Neil Diamond HOT AUGUST NIGHT UK 2LP SET 1ST PRESS UNI 1W 1-2 PLAYS NEAR MINT-

	£		20
	$		27

NEIL DIAMOND - HOT AUGUST NIGHT

IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY NEAR MINT MINUS  CONDITION

NEAR MINT MINUS SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:UNI ULD 1-2
• MATRIX: GMZ-55-1W / 56-1W / GMZ-57-1W / 58-1W
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:3 UH / 1 CK 1 CA / 1 CI

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE YELLOW LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ON THEM AT ALL. THE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. . THERE ARE JUST ONE OR TWO REALLY TINY SPIDER LINES NEXT TO THE SPINDLE HOLES

THE VINYL

THIS HEAVYWEIGHT FIRST PRESS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THIS IS A FIRST PRESS HEAVYWEIGHT DISC IN SUBLIME CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE VINYLS VISIBLE IN DAYLIGHT AND THEY APPEAR TO BE FLAWLESS.

WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES VISIBLE. SIDE THREE HAS ONE VERY FINE ANGEL HAIRLINE HANDLING LINE ACROSS SOME OF THE FACE. IT IS HOWEVER TOTALLY NON SOUNDING

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 SET  FROM START TO FINISH AS I HAVE LONG BEEN CONVINCED THAT POTENTIAL BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO LISTEN TO ANY LP THEY ARE THINKING OF PLACING A BID ON. I AM DELIGHTED TO OFFER THIS SERVICE FOR MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP'S PLAY THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON ALL SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS SET SOUNDS. THE REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS WITH EVERY NOTE BEING CRISP AND CLEAR.

FIRST OF ALL THERE IS NOT ONE IOTA OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE AND THIS CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES THAT THE COUPLE OF PLAYS THE RECORD HAVE RECEIVED WERE CONDUCTED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD AN UNWORN AND CORRECTLY WEIGHTED STYLUS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER

THERE ARE SOME VERY OCCASIONAL , BARELY AUDIBLE LITTLE TICS AND POPS WHICH ARE SPREAD RANDOMLY DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH. THERE ARE A FEW ROTATIONAL TINY TICS JUST BEFORE ' AND THE GRASS WONT PAY NO MIND' AND SOME DURING I AM I SAID...

THIS LP SET IS IN SUPERB CONDITION AND WOULD HAVE BEEN A STONE MINT MINUS GRADE IF NOT FOR THESE OCCASIONAL LITTLE TICS AND POPS

THERE IS CERTAINLY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE, PERHAPS THE ODD SEMI SECOND OF STATIC HERE AND THERE

I AM HOWEVER DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THE PLAYTHROUGH AS NEAR MINT MINUS

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO IT AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

FIRST PRESS ROBERT STACE UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND CLEAN AND THERE IS NOT ONE CREASE OR BEND ON IT ANYWHERE. THE UNLAMINATED SURFACE HAS VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE EASILY RUBBED COLOURS UNBLEMISHED WITH JUST A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF RING WEAR VISIBLE TO THE RIGHT EDGE,AND BOTTOM EDGE AND A LITTLE GREYING TO THE LEFT NEAR THE SPINE.

THERE ARE JUST TWO SMALL LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF VERY LIGHT SHELF WEAR IN THE FORM OF A FEW WHITE FLECKS ALONG THE SURFACES. THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER IS ALSO A LITTLE RUBBED.

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND TOTALLY UNSQUASHED. ALL OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THE WHITE BASE COLOUR ONLY HAS A SPOT OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM TIP.

THE OPENING EDGES ARE STILL VERY SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS VISIBLE.

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT SURFACE,WITH ALL COLOUR STILL INTACT AND JUST A VERY LIGHT TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE VISIBLE. TWO TINY LINES NEAR THE SPINE.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS

THE TWO BLUE AND WHITE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVES ARE BOTH IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THEY ARE UNSPLIT, UNCREASED AND UNMARKED AND ARE THE CORRECT INNERS FOR THIS ALBUM

THIS SLEEVE EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT MINUS

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

GARRY