Mike Heron SMILING MEN WITH BAD REPUTATIONS UK LP 1ST PRESS UNPLAYED MINT MINUS
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MIKE HERON - SMILING MEN WITH BAD REPUTATIONS
IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED MINT MINUS CONDITION
FIRST PRESS A-1U / B-2U
SUPERB NEAR MINT SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:ISLAND ILPS 9146
- MATRIX: ILPS9146 A-1U / B-2U
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 M / 2 GG
- INCREDIBLY EARLY FIRST PRESS
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE PINK PALM TREE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND THE PASTEL PINK COLOUR ALSO IS IMMACULATE TO IT THE WHITE AREAS ARE STILL PURE WHITE. 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
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 FEW TINY WISPY HAIRLINES SIDE 2
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 ,JUST AN OCCASIONAL LITTLE STATIC LIKE STUFF HEARD IN A COUPLE OF THE THE LINKING GROOVES AND MOST SILENT PASSAGES ONLY,AND CONSIDERING HOW MANY SILENT PASSAGES THERE ARE ON THIS ALBUM, A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF STATIC HERE AND THERE IS NOTHING
NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT THROUGH THE PLAY
THE RECORD PLAYS WITHOUT ANY HEAVY CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS, AND NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF THE TINIEST DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH.
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SUPERB ALBUM MINT MINUS!!!!!
BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
A SUPERB NEAR MINT EXAMPLE OF THIS UNLAMINATED HOWARDS OF SLOUGH GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS NEAR PRISTINE THERE ARE NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES , NO BENDS OR FOLDS, AND ALL OF THE EASILY RUBBED COLOUR HAS BEEN PERFECTLY RETAINED.
NO RINGWEAR OR RECORD SHAPE,
THERE IS ONE SMALL LINE NEXT TO THE SPINE. THREE MINUSCULE ONES ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THE TOP EDGE IS FULLY COLOURED ALL THE WAY FROM CORNER TO CORNER AND ONLY THE REAR RIGHT TIP END SHOWS A SPECK OF LIGHT RUBBING. THE BOTTOM EDGE DOES HAVE SOME LIGHT SHELF WEAR IN PATCHES ACROSS THE SURFACE
THE SPINE ITSELF IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE COLOUR IN THE MAIN IS ALL THERE WITH JUST A SMALL SCUFF AT THE BOTTOM TIP[, AND THREE SMALL DOTS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SURFACE.
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 NEARLY AS IMMACULATE AS THE FRONT. AGAIN NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND NO SEVERE COLOUR LOSS, JUST A SLIVER OF GREEN RING WEAR ALONG THE MIDDLE OF THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND A SPECK MORE JUST UNDER THE TOP EDGE.
THE PLAIN WHITE DIECUT INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO INCLUDED AND IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. NO WRINKLES NO SPLITS
THE SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT!!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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