Johnny And The Hurricanes THE BIG SOUND OF UK LP 1st Press London NR MINT AUDIO

	£		15
	$		20

JOHNNY AND THE HURRICANES - THE BIG SOUND OF

 MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT AUDIO

FIRST UK PRESS !!!

EX SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:LONDON HA-X 2322
• MATRIX: ACEL-1778-1B1779-1B
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 B / 1 C

  TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

• THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE MAUVE LABELS  ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION, THE RICH COLOUR IS UNBLEMISHED,  AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS ALSO CLEAR AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS THAT THERE ARE 4-5 TINY SPIDER LINES NEXT TO THE SPINDLE HOLE ON EITHER SIDE 

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HERE LOOKS MAGNIFICENT ON BOTH SIDES AND IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS JUST NOTHING TO SEE, APART FROM A FEW TINY WISPY HAIRLINES, AND A COUPLE OF EQUALLY TINY HANDLING LINES

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 DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE 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

 I HAVE RECORDED THIS IN MONO SO YOU ARE ABLE TO HEAR IT AS WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED

THE FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THE CLARITY OF REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB. THE CRYSTAL CLEAR INSTRUMENTATION AND VOCALS ARE PURE FIRST PRESS. 

THERE IS CERTAINLY NO GROOVE WEAR TO THIS  RECORDING WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN SOME DISTORTION TO THE SOUND. THERE IS NONE.

THE MONO REPRODUCTION IS JUST FANTASTIC, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD TO PERFECTION.

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER

I HEARD NO MORE THAN A  FEW RANDOM SECONDS OF STATIC IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES  AND IN A COUPLE OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGESAND I CANT EVEN SAY THAT I HEARD ANY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM HAPPY TO  GRADE THIS ALBUM NEAR MINT

PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS CLEAN AND HAS NO MARKS OR STAINS ON IT WHATSOEVER. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES NOR ARE THERE ANY DEEP CREASE LINES EITHER, OTHER THAN ONE WHICH RUNS ACROSS THE TOP LEFT CORNER

THE LAMINATE STILL RETAINS A DECENT SHINE TO IT, AND ONLY THE VERY EDGES HAVE A LITTLE BROWNING UNDER THE FILM

NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THERE ARE NUMEROUS SMALL PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. FIVE ALONG THE TOP EDGE , FIVE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND THREE THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE CORNER TIPS ARE LIGHTLY RUBBED

THE TOP EDGE HAS ALL OF THE LAMINATE INTACT WITH ONLY THE CORNER TIPS RUBBED A LITTLE. THE BOTTOM EDGE IS SIMILAR BUT ALSO HAS A SMALL CHIP TO THE LAMINATE IN THE MIDDLE

THE THIN SPINE HAS SHELF RUB AND TOP AND BOTTOM TIP WEAR

THE OPENING EDGE HAS A LITTLE BURRING

THE REAR SURFACE HAS CURVED FLIPBACKS TO DENOTE A FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE.THEY ARE FIRMLY ADHERED BUT THERE ARE A FEW CRACK LINES RUNNING ACROSS THE SURFACES. THE NON LAMINATED SURFACE IS ALL STILL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, BUT THERE IS AGEING AND HANDLING TO THE ONCE WHITE SURFACE

THE INNER SLEEVE HAS NO SEAM SPLITS, BUT ALSO HAS AGEING TO THE SURFACE AND SOME CREASED CORNERS

THE SLEEVE  GRADES EX

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

GARRY