Manfred Manns Earthband GLORIFIED MAGNIFIED UK LP NMINT
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MANFRED MANN'S EARTHBAND - GLORIFIED MAGNIFIED
IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION
FIRST PRESS - PHILIPS LABEL
- CATALOGUE:PHILIPS 6306 125
- MATRIX: 6308125 1Y//1 / 2Y//1
THE BRAND NEW MANFRED MANN'S EARTHBAND WERE MOVED FROM VERTIGO TO THEIR SISTER LABEL PHILIPS, TO COINCIDE WITH THE NEW NAME AND DIRECTION FOR THE BAND. EVEN THIS OF COURSE WAS SHORT LIVED AS THEY SUBSEQUENTLY MOVED TO THE BRONZE LABEL. THEY RELEASED 2 ALBUMS ON PHILIPS BEFOREGOING BACK TO VERTIGO FOR MESSIN' AND THEN THE SWITCH TO BRONZE. IT SEEMS THAT PHONOGRAM COULDN'T MAKE UP THEIR MINDS WHAT TO DO WITH THE BAND
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE BACK AND SILVER LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION. THE JET BLACK BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND UNRUBBED, AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND AGAIN UNRUBBED. THERE ARE 6-7 SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THE ALBUM HAS HAD VERY LIMITED PLAY SINCE 1972
THE VINYL
THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF BARELY VISIBLE TINY HANDLING LINES VISIBLE WHEN THE DISC IS ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT AND A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION, BUT THAT IS ALL ON THIS GREAT LOOKING AND SOUNDING DISC
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 FOUR COMPLETE TRACKS FROM THE LP. BOTH OPENING TRACKS INCLUDING THE RUN IN, AND TWO RANDOM TRACKS, ONE FROM EACH SIDE INCLUDING THE LINKING GROOVE. PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND YOU WILL BE AMAZED
THE LP PLAYS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES. THE CLARITY OF THE REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEAR CRISPLY AND CLEARLY. THERE IS CERTAINLY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO HEAVY CLICKS ANYWHERE. WHAT YOU MIGHT HEAR IS A FEW BARELY ADUIBLE LITTLE DUST POPS IN A COUPLE OF SPOTS AND THE VERY ODD SECOND OR TWO OF STATIC IN A COUPLE OF PLACES, BUT I GUARANTEE THAT THIS VINYL PLAYS TO A TOP GRADE COLLECTIBLE CONDITION. IT TRULY IS AN OUTSTANDING FIRST PRESS
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN PLAY GRADING THIS NEAR MINT
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE AND THEREFORE PRONE TO ALL SORTS OF ABUSE.ADDED TO THE FACT THAT IT IS WHITE AND YOU ARE ASKING FOR ALL SORTS OF TROUBLE.
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN,AND VERY VERY WHITE INDEED WITH JUST SOME LIGHT MOTTLING AGESPOTS, AND JUST THE BAREST TRACE OF HANDLING TO THE PURE WHITENESS, BUT OVERALL THE SURFACE LOOKS EXCEPTIONALY GOOD IN COMPARISON TO MOST YOU WILL SEE. VERY VERY CLEAN AND TIDY INDEED. THERE ARE NO HEVAY CREASES, NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR DENTS , AND EVEN THE SMALL LINES THAT GATHER NEAR THE SPINE ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST FIVE SMALL ONES. THE COLOURS ON THE LOGO ARE IN PRISTINE UNRUBBED CONDITION
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE UNRUBBED AND HAVE NO SHELF WEAR
THE SPINE HAS ALL OF THE ORIGINAL TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND IS ALSO UNWORN
THE OPENING EDGE IS ABSOLUTELY RAZOR SHARP AND CLEARLY SHOWS THAT THE P HAS BEEN HOUSED IN THE SLEEVE FOR MOST OF ITS LIFE AND HAD BARELY BEEN REMOVED TO PLAY
THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN THE SAME NICE CONDITION AS THE FRONT
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A NEAR PERFECT PAIR OF INNER PANELS, WITH JUST A LIGHT TOUCH OF THE MOTTLING HERE AND THERE
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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