J J Cale TROUBADOUR UK LP 1ST PRESS SHELTER 1976 ONE PLAY EVER 100% MINT MINUS

	£		103
	$		137

J J CALE - TROUBADOUR

MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

OUTSTANDING MINT  SLEEVE

MUSEUM GRADE QUALITY

• CATALOGUE:SHELTER ISA 5011
• MATRIX: ISA5011 A-1 / B-1

THIS LP HAS COME FROM AN INCREDIBLE RECORD COLLECTION, WHERE THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAD PROTECTED THE ALBUMS FROM THE VERY DAY OF PURCHASE BY PLACING THEM INTO PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVES. THEREFORE VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE RECORDS THAT I WILL BE LISTING FROM THIS COLLECTION WILL HAVE MINT, MINT MINUS OR AT THE WORST NEAR MINT SLEEVES!

THE INNER SLEEVES HAVE ALL BEEN KEPT FLAT AND UNWRINKLED AND FURTHER ENHANCE THE COLLECTION.

THE VINYLS ARE ALSO IN THE MOST AMAZING CONDITION POSSIBLE, WITH A FEW HAVING NEVER BEEN PLAYED, AND AGAIN THE GRADING’S VARY BETWEEN MINT AND NEAR MINT...NOTHING LOWER.

THE RECORDS WERE PLACED INTO THOSE RECORD BOXES WITH HANDLES ON THEM, ENSURING THAT THEY HAVE BEEN KEPT AWAY FROM EXTREME HEAT OR SUNLIGHT AND COLD.

FINALLY THERE ARE SOME OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER TITLES IN THIS COLLECTION, SO PLEASE CHECK BACK DAILY FOR THE LATEST FROM THIS AMAZING SELECTION OF 197O'S ROCK ALBUMS

THE LABELS

THE PICTURE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THEY ARE RICH AND VIBRANT IN COLOUR AND THE BASE COLOURS FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. FINALLY THERE IS JUST ONE MINUSCULE  SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS 39 YEAR OLD ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

THE  VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. A BEAUTIFULLY GLOSSY ALBUM . IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION I CAN ONLY SEE A COUPLE OF WISPY LINES ON EACH SIDE

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 AS I AM CONVINCED 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 STEREO REPRODUCTION ON THIS FIRST PRESS IS SUPERB WITH EVERY NOTE BEING CLEARLY AND CRISPLY HEARD. IT HAS ALSO BEEN QUITE LOUDLY MIXED WHICH ADDS TO THE MAGNIFICENT SOUND GENERATED BY THE VINYL

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT WHAT PLAY THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED WITH A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THERE IS NO  BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR CLICKS,

THERE IS THE ODD SEMI SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A FEW RANDOM LINKING GROOVES AND A COUPLE OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

I CAN'T EVEN SAY I HEARD ANY MORE THAN A 1-2 TINY STATIC TICS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH, AND ONE DUST POP

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS!!!

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

ORIGINAL MACNEILL UNLAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE,

THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS SLEEVE IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. THERE ARE NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND THE  EASILY SOILED PASTEL SURFACE IS IN IMMACULATE CONDITION, HAVING BEEN INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW .NO SOILING WHATSOEVER

THERE ARE ZERO TINY LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH PERFECT. WHITE AND UNMARKED WITH THE FOUR CORNER TIPS IMMACULATE WITH ONLY THE TOP RIGHT HAVING A PIN PRICK OF WHITE VISIBLE

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT, AND 100% UNSQUASHED, ALL OF THE COLOUR IS INTACT. THE DELICATE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND AS NEW

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN UNBLEMISHED CONDITION, AGAIN THE COLOURED SURFACE IS PERFECTLY PRESERVED. NO LINES NEAR THE SPINE. NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE.

THE BLUE CARD  INNER SLEEVE IN IN UNSPLIT AND UNCREASED CONDITION. TWO SMALL THUMB LINES ONLY

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE MINT!!!

IT REALLY IS A STUNNING EXAMPLE

GARRY