Moonkyte COUNT ME OUT 1971 UK LP 1st Press MOTHER Rare Prog Rock SUPERB AUDIO
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MOONKYTE - COUNT ME OUT
CLEAR AND CLEAN STEREO PLAYTHROUGH
ORIGINAL DIE CUT GIMMIX SLEEVE
SCARCE 1971 ALBUM ON THE MOTHER LABEL
FULLY PLAY TESTED PRIOR TO LISTING
CATALOGUE: MOTHER SMOT 1
- MATRIX: SMOT 1 A-1 / B-1
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 G / 1 G
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE DARK BLUE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION.
THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.
THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND THEREFORE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE JUST 4-5 TINY SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER.
ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISC, AND IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS FLAWLESS
UNDER A BANK OF SPOTLIGHTS I CAN SEE A FEW TINY WISPY HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE OF ULTRA FINE HANDLING LINES
PLAYING THE RECORD
THE RECORD PLAYS SUPERBLY THROUGH THE ENTIRE ALBUM
THIS IS A HIGH QUALITY ALBUM, AND NOT A TRASHED AND SCRATCHED ONE
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, MEANING NO GROOVE WEAR
A CLEAN AND CLEAR SOUND THROUGH OUT
THE INSTRUMENTATION IS HEARD CLEARLY AND AS WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER. THIS ALBUM HAS CLEARLY BEEN WELL LOOKED AFTER
THE SILENT PASSAGES OF MUSIC ARE OUTSTANDING
SO THE ONLY THING THAT IS SLIGHTLY IMPERFECT IS THAT THERE ARE SOME OCCASIONAL LITTLE TICS DURING THE PLAY. I WOULD ESTIMATE AROUNF 10-15 OVER THE ENTIRE ALBUM.
THESE ARE NOT LOUD JUST LIGHT TICS HERE AND THERE
I ALSO HEARD JUST A COUPLE OF SPECKS OF VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN JUST 2-3 PLACES
THE ALBUM PLAYS EVERY BIT AS GOOD AS IT LOOKS AND WOULD GRACE ANY COLLECTION
Overall it's very close to near Mint for the sound. A very strong EX+++
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED GIMMIX DIE CUT SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE HAS A DIE CUT HOLE IN THE MIDDLE AND HAS A CARD GRAPHIC TOWER RUNNING OVER PART OF THE HOLE. THIS HAS HAD A COUPLE OR SMALL REPAIRS, NO TAPE HAS BEEN USED. YOU WILL SEE FROM THE PICTURES THERE IS A SMALL REAPIRED SPLIT AT THE TOP OF THE TOWER AND A FEW LIGHT CREASE LINES ON THE BASE OF THE TOWER
I SUSPECT MANY ENDED UP FAR WORSE THAN THIS WITH IN SOME CASES THE BUILDING BEING COMPLETELY TORN AWAY AND LOST. SO DESPITE THE LITTLE FLAWS IT IS INTACT
THERE IS NO RING WEAR, JUST A SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM
THE FOUR CORNER TIPS HAVE A TINT BIT OF RUB TO THE ENDS
THE COLOURS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION . NO RUBBING AT ALL AND NO CREASES
THERE ARE FOUR TINY PRESSURE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THE TOP EDGE HAS PERFECT COLOUR ALL THE WAY ACROSS APART FROM A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT TIP END
THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS JUST A FEW WHITE FLECKS ON THE SURFACE AND A LITTLE CORNER TIP RUB
THE SPINE HAS A COUPLE OF TINY FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSIONS . PRISTINE WHITE SURFACE, AND PERFECT TYPEFACE THE TOP AND BOTTOM ENDS HAVE A PIN PRICK OF RUB
THE OPENING EDGE HAS JUST A LITTLE THIN FEATHERING IN PATCHES
THE REAR SURFACE HAS NICE CLEAN COLOURS WITH A PAPER PULL (STICKER REMOVAL) IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER
THE GREY LYRIC INNER SLEEVE HAS NO SEAM SPLITS, AND IS FLAT AND CREASE FREE
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