Ivor Cutler DANDRUFF Scarce 1974 UK LP 1st Press Virgin Label EX+ / VG+ AUDIO
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IVOR CUTLER - DANDRUFF
1974 UK 1ST PRESS ON VIRGIN
EX+ / VG+ AUDIO
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
CATALOGUE: VIRGIN VS 2021
MATRIX NUMBERS: VS 2021 A-1U / B-1U
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 G / 1 G
FULLY PLAY TESTED PRIOR TO LISTING
THE VIRGIN LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION
THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE AND THE BLACK TEXT IS IMMACULATE
THERE ARE 2-3 SMALL SPIDER LINES AROUND THE HOLE WHATSOEVER
ABSOLUTELY GLEAMING MARK FREE DISC IN DAYLIGHT
LOOKS FLAWLESS IN NATURAL LIGHT
WHEN PLACED UNDER SPOTLIGHTS I SEE SOME LIGHT WISPY HAIRLINES
THE TEST PLAY
THE FIRST THING TO NOTE IS THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE CRYSTAL CLEAR SOUND, MEANING NO GROOVE WEAR
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND NO LOUD CLICKS OR POPS
ALL YOU WILL HEAR ARE SOME RANDOM LITTLE TICS AND A LITTLE LOW LEVEL BACKGROUND AS EACH SIDE STARTS
SIDE ONE PLAYS SUPERBLY, SIDE TWO HAS SOME LIGHT BACKGROUND DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE SIDE
I SUSPECT THIS IS EMBEDDED AS I CANNOT SEE ANYTHING THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE OVERALL AUDIO AS EX+/VG+
NON LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE SHOWS NO RUBBING AND THE BLACK AND WHITE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRABT THROUGHOUT
A LITTLE NATURAL HANDLING IS EVIDENT
NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
THE BOTTOM CORNER TIPS HAVE A LITTLE RUB.
THERE ARE FOUR PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. TWO ON THE TOP EDGE, THREE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGE IS FULLY COLOURED WITH UNBLEMISHED CORNER TIPS
THE BOTTOM EDGE IS SIMILAR
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND FREE FROM SQUASHING. THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND ONLY THE TOP TIP END SHOWS A DOT OF RUB
THE OPENING EDGE IS SHARP WITH A LITTLE FEATHERING AT THE BOTTOM,
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME CONDITION AS THE FRONT
THE PLAIN INNER HAS NO SEAM SPLITS
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
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