Gravy Train STAIRCASE TO THE DAY 1974 UK LP 1st Press Dawn RARE Prog MINT HEAR
  £   195
  $   258

 


£ 195 Sold For
Oct 20, 2021 Sold Date
Oct 13, 2021 Start Date
14   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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Description

GRAVY TRAIN - STAIRCASE TO THE DAY

UK 1ST PRESS ON THE DAWN LABEL

 MINT AUDIO 

EX+ GATEFOLD SLEEVE

RED TRANSLUCENT VINYL


 

  • CATALOGUE:DAWN DNLH 1
  • MATRIX:DNLS DNLH -1 A-2?G / B-2?G
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  • THE RECORD
THE PINK AND WHITE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. FULLY COLOURED WHICH RUNS UNINTERRUPTED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED I CANNOT SEE ANY MORE THAN A FEW  TINY SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE RECORD IS IN A VERY GLOSSY CONDITION. NO DULLING TO THE SURFACE IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT WHEN PLACED UNDER SPOTLIGHTS I CANNOT SEE ANY WISPY HAIRLINES WHATSOEVER THIS IS OF COURSE A RED TRANSLUCENT VINYL SO SHOWS UP RED WHEN LOOKED UNDER STRONG LIGHT THE VINYL IS VERY SPECIAL AND LOOKS PERFECT UNDER ANY CONDITION


PLAYING THE RECORD
THE RECORD PLAYS SUPERBLY THROUGH BOTH SIDES NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ANY POINT WHICH INDICATES THAT THE PLAY THAT THE RECORD HAS RECEIVED WAS CONDUCTED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE OTHER THAN A REALLY TINY BIT IN THE RUN IN, WHICH PYE RECORDINGS ARE OFTEN INFAMOUS FOR AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE NO LOUD  CLICKS, NO SKIPS OR JUMPS
I DIDN'T HEAR ANY STATIC WHATSOEVER AND THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT NO TICS OR POPS EITHER YOU WILL NOT FINMD A CLEANER COPY THAN THIS
DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, HAVE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE AUDIO MINT
THE SLEEVE

 THE SLEEVE IS A GATEFOLD THAT IS NON  LAMINATED - ARTWORK BY ROGER DEAN

THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS  SLEEVE IS IN REALLY CLEAN CONDITION. NOT BATTERED AND BRUISED LIKE SO MANY

THE COLOURS ARE STILL RICH AND VIBRANT AND HAVE NOT SUFFERED ANY RUBBING.

THERE IS A SMALL NUMBERED STICKER IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE AND NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS

THE FOUR CORNERS HAVE A TINY SPECK OF RUB TO THE TIPS

THERE ARE JUST FOUR TINY PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP EDGE, FNONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGES HAVE LIGHT SHELF RUB. MOST OF THE COLOUR IS STILL PRESENT

THE BOTTOM EDGES ALSO HAVE A LITTLE WHELF RUB. A LOT LESS ACTUALLY THAT THE TOP EDGES

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS SOME LIGHT SURFACE RUB IN TINY SPECKS AND A LITTLE ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITHOUT ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS

THE REAR SURFACE DOES SHOW A LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE, BUT NO LOSS OF COLOUR SO NO RING WEAR 

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER PANELS

THE WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS FREE FROM SPLITS, JUST A LITTLE AGED IN SPOTS


VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  EX+

 

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY


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