Fairport Convention WHAT WE DID ON OUR HOLIDAYS UK LP 1ST 'RED EYE' EXCELLENT +
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FAIRPORT CONVENTION - WHAT WE DID ON OUR HOLIDAYS
PINK ISLAND (RED EYE 1ST PRESS))
1969 ORIGINAL STEREO
- CATALOGUE:ISLAND ILPS 9092
- MATRIX:ILPS 9092 +A / +B
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE SUPERB TEXTURED PASTEL PINK ISLAND LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. NO COLOUR LOSS AND NO MARKS OR STAINS AND A COLOUR THAT FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.
THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED, AS IS THE BLACK BLOCK LOGO, AND THERE ARE JUST A 6-8 TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING A LIMITED AMOUNT OF PLAY SINCE 1969
** THE LABELS LOOK TO BE A DIFFERENT COLOUR IN THE PICTURES, BUT THEY ARE NOT. ITS JUST THE LIGHT ANGLE WAS DIFFERENT ***
THE VINYL
THIS HEAVYWEIGHT 1ST ISSUE ISLAND VINYL LOOKS SUPERB. INDAYLIGHT ALMOST FLAWLESS WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY HANDLING MARKS VISIBLE. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE ARE A FEW MORE TINY HANDLING LINES AND SOME WISPY HAIRLINES
PLAYING THE RECORD
I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.
I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.
THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH REALLY WELL. THE REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS. SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION AND TOTALLY FREE FROM ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, MEANING THAT THE LITTLE PLAY THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS
THOSE THAT KNOW EARLY ISLAND PRESSES WILL APPRECIATE THAT THERE IS USUALLY VARYING DEGREES OF EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE IN THE PRESS, BUT HERE THIS EXAMPLE HAS ONLY THE BAREST TRACE.
THE LP PLAYS WITH OUT ANY HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE, AND CERTAINLY NO HEAVY CLICKS EITHER
THE EMBEDDED ISLAND VINYL NOISE IS VERY LIGHTLY AUDIBLE IN SOME OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES, AND THERE ARE A FEW DUST POPS HERE AND THERE
OVERALL THIS LP PLAYS PROPERLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES AND TO A VERY HIGH STANDARD
PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO LISTEN TO THIS SUPERB PRESSING AND BE THE JUDGE
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL EXCELLENT PLUS
THE SLEEVE
LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE FROM THE E.J.DAY AND CO
THIS SLEEVE IS REALLY HARD TO FIND IN ANY SORT OF COLLECTIBLE CONDITION DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS PRONE TO HEAVY LAMINATE CREASE LINES. THIS COPY IS IN SUPERB CONDITION FRONT AND BACK
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN. AND IS IN TOP CONDITION THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR DENTS EITHER. EVEN THE SMALL LINES THAT GATHER NEAR THE SPINE ARE RESTRICTED INCREDIBLY TO JUST ONE TINY ONE NEAR THE TOP. THERE ARE TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND JUST ONE SMALL THUMB LINE ON THE DOGS HEAD.
THERE IS A LITTLE LAMINATE FLAKE IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER AND A TINY SPECK OF LIFT ON THE SPINE (NO MORE THAN A HALF FINGERNAIL)
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE IN MINT CONDITION , GLOSSY LAMINATE WHICH RUNS FULLY FROM CORNER TO CORNER WITH ALL THE COLOUR PRISTINE UNDERNEATH. NO RUBBING TO THE CORNERS
THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY FLAT, AND UNSQUASHED.
THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT AND RUNS FULLY THE LENGTH OF THE SURFACE UNDAMAGED. ONLY THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS HAVE A PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING ON EACH. THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A TINY BIT OF ROUGHNESS AT THE VERY TOP AND A SMALL CRIMP IN THE MIDDLE. NO THUMB NAIL NICKS THROUGH
THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS SPECIAL AS THE FRONT, AGAIN NO HEAVY CREASING AT ALL, AND JUST THREE SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE, AND TWO ALONG THE TOP.
NO RING WEAR EITHER, OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE
THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER IS UNSPLIT
THE WHITE DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE IS UNCREASED, AND UNSPLIT. A COUPLE OF LIGHT WRINKLE TO TWO OF THE CORNERS
HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT!!!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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