NICK DRAKE FIVE LEAVES LEFT UK 1ST PRESS STUNNING EX/EX+ LP VINYL RECORD
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Description
ALL RECORDS CLEANED AND PLAY TESTED
GRADED UNDER STRONG LIGHT USING THE RECORD COLLECTORS GRADING SYSTEM
A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF A RARE AND DESIRABLE RECORD
MATCHED TO VARIANT 2 EXACTLY ON DISCOGS. SEE NOTES
THIS GEM WAS FROM A COLLECTION FROM A LOVELY MAN JOHN IN WISHAW SCOTLAND
HE ACTUALLY INADVERTENTLY PURCHASED THIS AS HE WAS WANTING TO BUY DR STRANGELY STRANGE, S KIP OF THE SERENES. HE HAD THE ISLAND SAMPLER WHERE ON THE REAR THE CATALOGUE NUMBERS OF THAT RECORD AND FLL
ARE REVERSED. SURPRISED UPON RECEIVING NICK THROUGH THE POST HE PLAYED THE RECORD A COUPLE OF TIMES AND IN JOHN'S HOUSE IT RESIDED FOR THE NEXT 55 YEARS
FOR POSTERITY THE SAME ISLAND SAMPLER IS INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS SALE
THE NON LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS RARELY SEEN IN THIS CONDITION, WITHOUT LAMINATE THIS WOULD BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAVY RUBS IN STORAGE ALONE, LOVELY AND CLEAN WITH VERY LIGHT CORNER WEAR, FAINT EDGE RUBS AND A LIGHT CREASE FRONT TOP MIDDLE
THE SPINE SHOWS A LITTLE MORE EDGE WEAR ALONG THE TOP SIDE OF SPINE
ALL IN IN LOVELY CONDITION
ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER FULLY INTACT WITH SOME LIGHT DISCOLOURATION AND CREASES
RECORD SEPERATELY IN A NEW ANTI STATIC INNER SLEEVE
THE RECORD ITSELF IS A LOVELY CLEAN EXAMPLE, AS SEEN IT HAS A DEEP GLOSSY SHEEN AND FANTASTIC GROOVE DISTINCTION
EVEN UNDER STRONG LED LIGHT THERE IS BARELY ANYTHING TO SEE, I COULD CATCH A COUPLE THE FAINTEST LIGHT MARKS ON ONE SIDE, A SUPER CLEAN RECORD ON CLOSE INSPECTION
I HAVE PLAY TESTED THE RECORD CAREFULLY IN FULL TWICE ON QUALITY, CALIBRATED EQUIPMENT
THE RECORD PLAYS FANTASTICALLY WELL
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VINYL RECORD AND FROM 1969 AND ALTHOUGH IT PLAYS SUPERBLY IT IS NOT GOING TO BE COMPLETELY NOISE FREE. IF YOU EXPECT IT TO BE AS QUIET AS A CD PLEASE DO NOT BID.
THE MUSIC HERE IS SOFTLY SPOKEN AND GENTLE ACOUSTIC FOLK WITH OFTEN SOFT QUIET PHASES, THE PLAYBACK IS EXCELLENT WITH VERY LOW LEVEL BACKGROUND NOISE ON OCCASIONS CHARACTERISED BY A VERY FAINT CRACKLE OR A VERY LIGHT TICK, PLENTY OF PHASES ALSO PLAY ALMOST NOISE FREE
THE RECORD HAS BEEN CLEANED WITH A PROJECT RCM I'M SURE AN ULTRASONIC CLEAN AND GETTING SERIOUS WITH DUST AND STATIC WILL SEE PLAYBACK IMPROVE FURTHER STILL AS THE RECORD IS IN STUNNING CONDITION
ABOUT 10 SECONDS FROM THE START OF NICKS VOCALS ON MAN IN A SHED A LIGHT TICK OCCURS TWICE OVER 2 REVOLUTIONS
ON CLOSE INSPECTION A TINY DOT ON THE RECORD IS EVIDENT, ONE TICK AT END OF TIME HAS TOLD ME SHOWS A TINY WHITE DOT, I CANT TELL IF THESE ARE TINY FLAWS IN THE RECORD OR WILL RELEASE ULTRASONICALLY , I DON'T WANT TO START TRYING TO AGITATE MANUALLY, THESE ARE MINOR ISSUES ON WHAT IS A BEAUTIFUL, CLEAN, BARELY PLAYED RECORD
ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER
AVAILABLE INTERNATIONALLY THROUGH EBAYS GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM
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