Ian Gillan Band SCARABUS UK LP 1ST PRESS A1 / B1 JUST TWO PLAYS NEAR MINT

	£		19
	$		25

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IAN GILLAN BAND - SCARABUS

IN MAGNIFICENT TWICE PLAYED NEAR MINT!!! CONDITION

COMPLETE WITH NEAR MINT!!!!  SLEEVE

 

• CATALOGUE:ISLAND ILPS 9511
• MATRIX: ILPS9511 A1 / B1
• ' MASTER ROOM ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE TWO

 

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE ORANGE AND BLUE LABELS ARE ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE CONDITION. NOT ONE BLEMISH ON THEM AND ALL OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECT AND UNRUBBED. THE SPINDLE HOLE HAS ONLY TWO TINY SPIDER LINES NEXT TO IT 

 

 

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. IN DAYLIGHT IT IS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A FEW 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 ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH. I AM CONVINCED THAT ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH PERFECTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS ALBUM SOUNDS.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION AT ANY POINT.

NOR IS THERE ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS

NO VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER, JUST A LITTLE LIGHT STATIC AT THE START OF SIDE ONE AND VERY OCCASIONALLY IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES

I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR ANY  DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS ALBUM NEAR MINT

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS SUPERB DISC FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

 

THE SLEEVE

 

UNLAMINATED ROBERT STACE SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS AND CLEAN AND IMPORTANTLY  HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS. THERE IS NO LOSS OF COLOUR OTHER THAN A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF GREYING JUST UNDER THE TOP EDGE AND NEAR THE OPENING EDGE, PLUS ONE TINY WHITE SPECK DIRECTLY UNDER THE SCARABUS BANNER.

THERE ARE THREE TINY LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE, NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, TWO ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP EDGE HAS ALL OF THE BLACK COLOUR FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING ON THE RIGHT END. THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A FRACTION MORE RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER.

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, WITH A SPECK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM TIP, AND A WHITE DOT ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE. THE RED TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, WITH A COUPLE OF THUMB NAIL NICKS AT THE VERY BOTTOM

THE REAR SURFACE HAS JUST A FEW LINES AGAINST THE SPINE AND A VERY LIGHT TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE

THE PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS THE CORRECT ISSUE FOR THIS ALBUM AND IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION. NO SPLITS, NO CREASES.

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS  SLEEVE NEAR MINT

 

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

GARRY

 

 

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