John Martyn GRACE AND DANGER UK LP 1ST PRESS 100% UNPLAYED AND MINT
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JOHN MARTYN - GRACE AND DANGER
IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED MINT !!!! CONDITION
FIRST PRESS A-2U / B-2U
SUPERB EXCELLENT PLUS SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:ISLAND ILPS 9560
- MATRIX: ILPS9560 A-2U / B-2U
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2 22 / 3 13
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE MULTICOLOURED ISLAND LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND STRETCH FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE
NO MARKS OR STAINS AT ALL ON A ANY PART OF THE LABEL.
THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY CLEAR AND LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED.
THE SPINDLE HOLE IS UNWORN AND DOESN'T HAVE ANY SPIDER LINES AROUND EITHER SIDE. EVEN USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS THERE ARE JUST NONE TO SEE, PLUS THERE IS STILL RESIDUAL VINYL SHARDS OUTSIDE OF THE HOLE ON SIDE ONE
THE VINYL
THE VINYL IS JUST SUPERB. A HEAVYWEIGHT DISC THAT GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION IT IS STILL VIRTUALLY FLAWLESS. WITH JUST A FINE TOTALLY NON SOUNDING ANGEL HAIRLINE HANDLING LINE ON SIDE TWO
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. IT'S ALL THERE. THE RUN IN'S, RUN OUT'S AND LINKING GROOVES. I AM OF THE OPINION THAT POTENTIAL BIDDERS OF QUALITY VINYL WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR ALL OF ANY ALBUM THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON.
THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
I DECIDED TO PLAY THIS ALBUM BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW UNPLAYED DOESN'T MEAN MINT!!. MY ONE VERY CAREFUL TEST PLAY WILL NOT BE DETECTABLE
THE VINYL PERFORMS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND THE FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NONE OF THE USUAL ISLAND VINYL NOISE EMBEDDED IN THE WAX .
NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT THROUGH THE PLAY
THE RECORD PLAYS WITHOUT ANY HEAVY CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS, AND INCREDIBLY NO STATIC EITHER
I HEARD JUST ONE TINY DUST POP DURING THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SUPERB ALBUM MINT !!!!!
BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS STILL VERY WHITE, BUT DOES HAVE SOME VERY LIGHT HANDLING AT THE PERIMETERS.
NO RINGWEAR JUST A BARE SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE
THERE ARE SIX SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, AND ANOTHER THREE ALONG THE TOP EDGE. NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE NO SHELF WEAR WHATSOEVER, WITH THE WHITE COLOUR RUNNING FULLY FROM TIP TO TIP. EVEN THE TIP ENDS ARE UNRUBBED
THE SPINE ITSELF IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. ALL OF THE COLOUR IS INTACT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE TOP TIP WHICH HAS SOME LIGHT RUBBING
APART FROM THE CATALOGUE NUMBER AT THE TOP OF THE SPINE ALL THE REST OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY OF THOSE THUMB NAIL NICKS SHOWING JUST WHY THIS ALBUM HAS REMAINED INSIDE THE SLEEVE ALL THESE YEARS
THE REAR SURFACE IS BETTER THAN THE FRONT WITH LESS HANDLING AND FEWER TINY LINES
THE ORIGINAL BLACK POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO INCLUDED AND IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. UNSPLIT AND UNCREASED WITH JUST A LITTLE RECORD IMPRESSION
THE SLEEVE GRADES EXCELLENT PLUS!!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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