Pink Floyd OBSCURED BY CLOUDS UK LP 1ST A1-B1 GRAM CO 2-3 PLAYS NEAR MINT
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PINK FLOYD - OBSCURED BY CLOUDS
IN MAGNIFICENT 2-3 PLAY NEAR MINT!!!! CONDITION
MINT MINUS SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:HARVEST SHSP 4020
- MATRIX: SHSP4020 A-1 / B-1
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS:2 MH / 1 AM
- GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING
- ALL 1ST PRESS INDICATORS
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
BOTH LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE GREEN HARVEST BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND IS UNMARKED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 2-3 SMALL SPIDER LINES, SHOWING THAT THIS LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN PLAYED VERY OFTEN IN ITS 41 YEARS
THE VINYL
THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE OF TINY SCUFF MARKS ON THE OUTER RIM OF SIDE ONE
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 AS I DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS BECAUSE I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.
THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, SHOWING WHAT LITTLE PLAY THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED HAS BEEN COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM WITH A CORRECTLY TRACKED, WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS
THERE ARE SO MANY SILENT PASSAGES ON ANY PINK FLOYD ALBUM THAT IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO HEAR SOME CRACKLE.
THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERATINLY NO LOUD CLICKS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND ONLY THE ODD SPLIT SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC
THERE IS ONE TINY LITTLE HANDLING MARK ON THE OUTER RIM OF SIDE ONE WHICH CAUSES NO MORE THAN FIVE TINY TICS DUTING THE RUN IN AND OTHER THAN THIS THERE ARE JUST A FEW MORE THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH OF THIS MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE
SILENT LINKING GROOVES AND NEAR SILENT RUN INS AND A STUNNING CRISP AND CLEAR STEREO REPRODUCTION IS WHAT YOU SHOULD HEAR
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS BEAUTIFUL DISC NEAR MINT!!!!
DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A LISTEN AND MAKE YOUR OWN MIND UP ON THE GRADE
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINTED ROUND CORNERED SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, AND THIS TEXTURED SURFACE HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME REALLY WELL. THE DELICATE COLOURS ARE TOTALLY UNRUBBED.
THERE ARE NO CREASES TO ANY PART OF THE SURFACE WHATSOEVER, AND AMAZINGLY ZERO TINY LINES NEAR THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THE ROUNDED CORNERS ARE ALL IN UNWORN CONDITION, ALTHOUGH THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER HAS A REALLY TINY DING TO IT
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE ALMOST WITHOUT ANY SHELF WEAR. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF PIN PRICKS OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH. PLUS THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A SLIGHT ROUGHNESS WHERE THE CARD PROTRUDES PAST THE COLOURED SURFACE
THE SPINE ALSO HAS SOME VERY LIGHT RUBBING TO THE TOP LEADING EDGE. REMEMBER THIS IS A VERY THIN TEXTURED SURFACE AND IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND UNBLEMISHED. HAVING SAID THAT THE TYPEFACE IS STILL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THE REAR SURFACE OF THIS GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE IS IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE FRONT WITH JUST ONE MINUSCULE LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE
CLEARLY THE LP SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FOR MOST OF ITS LIFE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF THUMB NAIL NICKS WHERE THE LP HAS BEEN REMOVED A FEW TIMES
THE ORIGINAL ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION. THERE ARE NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS AND JUST A COUPLE OF LIGHT WRINKLES, WITH A LITTLE AGING TO TO GLUE WHICH HAS DREID AROUND THE PERIMETER EDGES LEAVING A BROWNING EFFECT.
HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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