Kraan KRAAN LIVE UK 2LP SET GULL LABELS ONE PLAY EVER AND 100% MINT
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Description
KRAAN - KRAAN LIVE
IN MAGNIFICENT ONCE PLAYED TOTALLY MINT!!! CONDITION
FIRST PRESS - GULL LABEL (SUBSIDIARY OF DECCA)
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
INCREDIBLE PROG ROCK ALBUM
- CATALOGUE:GULL GUD 2002/2
- MATRIX: XZAL-14416.9-1W ' 14417.P-1W / 14418.P-1W / 14419.P-1W
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2 BH / 4 BK / 1 H / 1 BK
- FIRST PRESS
- PLAYED JUST THE ONCE EVER!!!
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE GULL ORIGINAL PRESS LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITON. THERE IS NOT ONE BLEMISH ON THEM ANYWHERE. NO LOSS OF COLOUR, AND THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, AND ONLY WHEN EXAMINED UNDER LIGHT CAN I BARELY MAKE OUT ONE VERY FAINT SPIDER LINE TO CONFIRM THE DISCS 1 PLAY STATUS
THE VINYL
THERE ARE FEW WORDS TO DESCRIBE THE QUALITY OF THIS SET. BOTH DISCS GLEAM LIKE THE DAY THEY WERE PRESSED. THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON EITHER OF THE TWO DISCS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE. AND HEARING THE SOUND THAT IS GENERATED I AM NOT SURPRISED. THIS IS THE BEST COPY OF THIS LP THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN OR AM LIKELY TO SEE AGAIN. IT IS SUPERB!!!
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 LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO HEAR WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON.
THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN FOR YOURSELF, BUT WHAT YOU SHOULD HEAR IS A PERFECT STEREO PRODUCTION.
NO DISTORTION TO THE SPOUND
A SOUND THAT IS FREE FROM ANY BACKGROUND NOISE WHATSOEVER, NO CRACKLES, CLICKS . NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE. NO LIGHT STATIC AND EVEN THE LINKING AND RUN IN/OUT GROOVES ARE SILENT
AND INCREDIBLY NOT ONE DUST POP THROUGH ALL FOUR SIDES
THE WHOLE PACKAGE IS JUST MAGNIFICENT
I AHEV ABSOLUTELY NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS MINT!!!
IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER, BUT PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND GRADE AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
OUTSTANDING ROBERT STACE UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS JUST FLAT AND CLEAN. THERE HAS BEEN NO LOSS OF THE BLACK SURFACE APART FROM A SMALL SLIVER JUST ABOVE THE BOTTOM EDGE.
THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE ON THE MAIN BODY OF THE SURFACE, AND JUST FIVE SMALL LINES BY THE SPINE EDGE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ZERO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THERE IS NO RING WEAR AND ONLY THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE ON THE VERY TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES
THE TOP EDGE IS PERFECT WITH ALL OF THE BLACK FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER, AND EVEN THE CORNER TIPS HAVE REMAINED UNRUBBED.
THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IDENTICAL AND CLEARLY THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN WELL PROTECTED FROM NEW. ONLY THE VERY TIP ENDS AT THE RIGHT HAVE A PIN PRICK OF WHITE ON THEM
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. THE BLACK SURFACE IS ALL THERE AND EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALSO PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN EVERYWAY AS BRILIANT AS THE FRONT. JUST A FEW TINY LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. THE LATGE TYPEFACE IS ALL UNRUBBED.
THE OPENING EDGES ARE BOTH RAZOR SHARP, AND AGAIN THIS JUST SHOWS THAT THE RECORDS WERE NOT REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES.THERE IS A TINY CRIMP RIGHT AT THE BOTTOM
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A 100% PRISTINE INNER PAIR OF SURFACES.
THE TWO WHITE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVES ARE UNSPLIT, AND TOTALLY FLAT. THEY BOTH HAVE THE TOP RIGHT CORNER SHOWING A LIGHT CREASE LINE BUT THATS ALL. STTILL PERFECTLY WHITE
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
