Jackson Heights RAGAMUFFINS FOOL 1972 UK LP 1st Press Vertigo Swirl PLAYS EX+/NM
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106
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JACKSON HEIGHTS - RAGAMUFFINS FOOL
SUPERB CLEAN CRISP EX+ / NEAR MINT AUDIO
VERTIGO SPIRAL LABEL
VG+ SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:VERTIGO 6360 077
- MATRIX: 6360077 1//Y 2 11/ 2//Y 2 420 11 6
SUPERB PROG ROCK ALBUM FROM THIS SHORT LIVED BAND.THE ALBUM WAS ISSUED WITH A POSTER FOR THE VERY FIRST ISSUES, THIS ONE DOESN'T HAVE THE POSTER ALTHOUGH IT IS STILL A FIRST PRESS
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE SPIRAL LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE COLOURS ARE ALL RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED, AND THE WHITE SURFACE IS PURE WHITE AND UNMARKED. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS 5-6 SPIDER LINES SHOWING THE LIMITED PLAY THAT THE RECORD HAS RECEIVED IN 50 YEARS
THE VINYL
THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS IN DAYLIGHT, UNDER SPOTLIGHTS I CAN SEE A NUMBER OF VERY FINE AND WISPY SURFACE HAIRLINES
PLAYING THE RECORD
THE RECORD PLAYS WITH A VERY CLEAR AND CRISP STEREO SOUND
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE
NO LOUD TICS OR POPS. NO CLICKS ETC
ALL I HEARD OTHER THAN THE MUSIC WAS A SECOND OR TWO OF STATIC ON A FEW OCCASIONS ONLY
SIDE A HAS A COUPLE OF RANDOM ROTATIONS OF EMBEDDED STATIC LIKE NOISE IN A COUPLE OF PASSAGES
SIDE B PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECTION
AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING VINYL AND I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE IT EX+ FOR SIDE A AND NEAR MINT FOR SIDE B
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED , HOWARDS SINGLE SLEEVE
VERY UNUSUAL DESIGN ON THIS SLEEVE. THE SLEEVE IS STANDARD ENOUGH BUT HAS FLOWER DESIGNS EMBOSSED INTO THE PERIMETER EDGES ALL THE WAY AROUND. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS DENTED, BUT NOT SO, IT'S A VERY CLEVER ADDITION TO THE DESIGN OF THE COVER
THE FRONT SURFACE IS STILL DEEPLY COLOURED AND SHOWS NO RING WEAR
THERE IS A SMALL GLUE MARK ON THE LEFT EDGE OF THE CENTRE IMAGE
THERE ARE NUMEROUS EDGE PRESSURE LINES
THE TOP EDGE HAS SOME RUB TO THE CORNER TIPS
THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS HEAVIER RUB AT THE CORNERS AND SOME LIGHT RUB IN THE MIDDLE
THE SPINE HAS RUB TO THE TAPRED BOTTOM END AND THERE ARE SOME WHITE SPOTS OF UNDERCARD ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE WJERE THE PRESSURE LINES MEET THE SPINE
THE OPENING EDGE IS QUITE SHARP ALL THE WAY ALONG
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN A VERY TIDY AND CLEAN CONDITION, ONLY A FEW SPINE PRESSURE LINES
THE ORIGINAL VERTIGO SWIRL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS UNSPLIT, HAS A LITTLE AGEING AND A SMALL STAIN
THE SLEEVE GRADES VG+
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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