OPO - 2 Very Rare 1977 Dutch FOLK LP 1st Press STOOF PLAYS NEAR MINT / EX
  £   32
  $   42

 


£ 32 Sold For
Nov 26, 2021 Sold Date
Nov 19, 2021 Start Date
3   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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Description

OPO - 2

1977 1ST DUTCH PRESS ON STOOF

PLAYS TO A NEAR MINT / EX GRADE


FULLY PLAY TESTED BEFORE LISTING

NEAR MINT  SLEEVE

OUTSTANDING FOLK RARITY


 

  • CATALOGUE:    STOOF MU 7435
  • MATRIX:               MU 7435 A 15C1 / B 125C1




 

 

THE RECORD

 

THE LABELS

THE LIGHT BROWN   LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. 

THERE IS NOT ONE BLEMISH ON THEM AND THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. 

THE BLACK TEXT IS ALSO IN PERFECT CONDITION

THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWS ZERO SPIDER LINES, AND I HAVE EXAMINED IT USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS


THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN AND IN DAYLIGHT  LOOKS ABSOLUTELY MINT. 

EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE OTHER THAN A FEW  SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES  ON SIDE B

BEAUTIFUL LOOKING RECORD



PLAYING THE RECORD


THIS VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, 

NO DISTORTION AT ANY POINT TO THE STEREO REPRODUCTION, SO NO GROOVE WEAR

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE 

A CLEAR , AND LOUD STEREO REPRODUCTION 

SIDE A PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITH NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF SPECKS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC AND A TINT STATIC LIKE TIC OR TWO

SIDE B FROM ABOUT HALF WAY DEMONSTRATES SOME VERY LIGHT OCCASIONAL STATIC LIKE LOW LEVEL BACKROUND AND SOME RANDOM LITTLE TICS

NOTHING SERIOUS , AND NOTHING VISIBLE ON THE VINYL TO CAUSE ANY OF THIS

SO A BARELY PLAYED LP THAT HAS AN AUDIO GRADE OF NEAR MINT FOR SIDE A AND EX FOR SIDE B





  

THE SLEEVE 

NON LAMINATED MATTE SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS SUPERB UNRUBBED COLOURS

NO RING WEAR JUST A SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE TOP AND BOTTOM ON THIS VERY THIN COVER

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH A TINY BIT OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM TWO

THERE ARE TWO TINY PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE  ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE  ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE  , AND ZERO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP EDGE HAS ALL OF THE COLOUR FULLY RUNNING ACROSS FROM CORNER TO CORNER, WITH A LITTLE RUB ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIP ONLY

THE BOTTOM EDGE IHAS A FEW TINY WHITE FLECKS ALONG THE SURFACE AND RUB TO THE CORNER TIPS

THE SPINE IS FLAT WITH A COUPLE OF TINY DOTS OF RUB IN THE MIDDLE. THE TEXT IS PRISTINE

THE OPENING EDGE IS  RAZOR SHARP

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS DELIGHTFUL AS THE FRONT

THE INNER SLEEVE IS THE ORIGINAL  DIE CUT ONE WHICH IS IN SPLIT FREE CONDITION. 

 I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

 

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

GARRY


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