Japan TIN DRUM 1981 UK LP 1st Press RARE WITH POSTER & HYPE PLAYS 100% MINT HEAR
  £   42
  $   56

 


£ 42 Sold For
Jan 23, 2025 Sold Date
Jan 16, 2025 Start Date
10   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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  • FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com JAPAN - TIN DRUM
    SCARCE 1ST PRESS WITH THE HYPE STICKER AND POSTER

    OUTSTANDING MINT AUDIO FROM START TO FINISH

    NEAR MINT SLEEVE 

    THE RECORDS

     

    THE LABELS

    THE GREY LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THEY ARE RICH AND VIBRANT IN COLOUR AND THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. FINALLY I CAN'T  SEE ANY MORE THAN ONE MINUTE SPIDER LINE BY THE SPINDLE HOLE 

     

    THE VINYL

    THE VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. A BEAUTIFULLY GLOSSY ALBUM . IN DAYLIGHT IS LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO IT STILL LOOKS MINT


    THE TEST PLAY


    THE LP PLAYS PERFECTLY THROUGH BOTH SIDES. 

    NO GROOVE WEAR AND THUS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND.

    THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB, AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLES, OR LOUD CLICKS

    NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

    SILENT  LINKING GROOVES

    NO DUST POPS OR TICS AND NO STATIC

    I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO  MINT

    PLEASE DO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

     

     

    THE SLEEVE

     

    NON LAMINATED GLOSSY SINGLE SLEEVE

    STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE, THIS FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE ON THE MAIN BODY AND DELICATE COLOURS ARE IN GREAT SHAPE UNRUBBED AND UNFADED.
    THE HYPE STICKER IS FIRMLY ADHERED TO THE TOP RIGHT CORNER AREA

    NO RINGWEAR , OR RECORD SHAPE

    THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE APART FROM A TINY DING TO THE BOTTOM TIGHT TIP END

    THERE ARE TWO PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE .TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, TWO ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

    THE TOP EDGE HAS NEAR PERFECT COLOUR. JUST TWO PIN PRICKS OF WHITE ON THE SURFACE AND ANOTHER ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIP
    THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A SPECK OF RUB TO TE RIGHT CORNER TIP

    THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. A FEW TINY FLECKS OF WHITE ON THE LEADING EDGES. 

    THE OPENING EDGE IS VERYSHARP 

    THE REAR SURFACE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION JUST A TINY CLUSTER OF PRESSURE LINES NEAR THE FOOT OF THE SPINE

    THE INNER SLEEVE HAS BEEN ADORNED WITH PRESS CUTTINGS ABOUT THE BAND AND THE ALBUM FROM THE RELEASE TIME

    THE LARGE POSTER HAS VERY SHARP FOLD LINES. NO SPLITS OR TEARS JUST LIGHT AGEING TO THE FAR RIGHT FOLD LINE

    I AM HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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


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