Manfred Man THE FIVE FACES OF MANFRED MANN 1964 UK LP 1st Mono PLAYS NM/EX+ HEAR
  £   19
  $   25

 


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Feb 7, 2025 Sold Date
Jan 31, 2025 Start Date
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MANFRED MANN - THE FIVE FACES OF MANFRED MANN

NEAR MINT / EX+ AUDIO

FIRST PRESS  - HMV LABEL

EX+ SLEEVE

 

  • CATALOGUE:CLP 1731 
  • MATRIX: 2XEA 2575-1N / 2576-1N
  • MOTHERS/STAMPERS:   3 RH / 1 RG

 

THE RECORD


 

THE LABELS

SUPERB RED AND BLACK HMV MONO LABELS. THE JET BLACK BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND IS UNRUBBED, UNFADED, UNMARKED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE RED LOGO IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION, AND FINALLY THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS JUST ONE REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINE BY THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

INCREDIBLE TO FIND THIS 61 YEAR OLD ALBUM IN WHAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS A NEAR NEW CONDITION. THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND GLEAMS LIKE NEW. THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE LP AT ALL WHER IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS PRISTINE. UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO, THERE ARE ONLY  A COUPLE OF BARELY VISIBLE WISPY HAIRLINES

 

THE TEST PLAY

THE FIRST THING TO NOTE IS THAT THE MONO SOUND IS VERY LOUD AND POWERFUL AND MOST IMPORTANTLY HAS ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION. MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THIS VINYL HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS.

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO CLICKS EITHER

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND ONLY A VERY LIGHT AND BARELY AUDIBLE SECOND OR TWO OF LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A FEW OF THE LINKING GROOVES, BUT THAT'S WHERE IT ENDS. EACH TRACK PLAYS TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION

I DIDN'T HEAR ANY DUST POPS OR TICS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH APART FROM A FEW BARELY AUDIBLE LIGHT STATIC LIKE TICS AT THE END OF TRACK ONE SIDE TWO

I AM GOING TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS NEAR MINT / EX+

DON'T ACCEPT MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE CHANCE TO LISTEN TO IT AND MAKE UP YOUR OWN MIND

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE AND NON LAMINATED FLIPBACK REAR SURFACE.

THE FRONT IS STILL FLAT AND CLEAN, WITH NO HEAVY CREASES , CREASE LINES OR BENDS. THE LAMINATE IS PERFECTLY ADHERED.

THERE ARE SEVEN PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE . TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, TWO ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONE REALLY TINY THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THERE IS NO RING WEAR JUST THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE.
THERE IS A THIN SLIVER OF AGEING AT THE OPENING EDGE

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE STILL VERY SQUARE WITH A COUPLE HAVING A PIN PRICK OF RUB AT THE TIP ENDS

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FULLY LAMINATED WHICH RUNS PERFECTLY FROM CORNER TO CORNER, ONLY THE TWO RIGHT TIPS SHOW A PIN PRICK OF RUBBING

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND FULLY LAMINATED. PERFECT TYPEFACE AND UNBLEMISHED ENDS

THE REAR SURFACE HAS PERFECTLY ADHERED FLIPBACKS ON THIS GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE PATENTS PENDING SLEEVE. THE WHITE SURFACE HASAGED A LITTLE AND SHOWS HANDLING AROUND THE EDGES

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP AND SHOWS JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE ORIGINAL GREASE PROOF PAPER LINED  INNER SLEEVE HAS SOME AGEING MOTTLES

 

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE EX+

 

 

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

GARRY


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