ROLLING STONES Aftermath UK LP 1ST UNBOXED DECCA MONO
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Description
THE ROLLING STONES - AFTERMATH
- LABEL:DECCA
- CAT: LK 4786
- MATRIX:XARL 7209-6B / 7210-1A
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 G / 1 M
- THE SLEEVE
LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE, AND NON FLIPBACK NON LAMINATED REAR SURFACE.
THE FRONT SURFACE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION, A NEAR PERFECT EXAMPLE, AS MOST OF THESE REALLY THIN SLEEVES SUFFER BADLY FROM RING WEAR, AND TEARS.
NOT SO THIS BEAUTY. IT IS FREE OF RINGWEAR, AND THERE ARE NO MARKS ANYWHERE ON IT. THERE ARE ALSO NO CREASES, AND EVEN THE USUAL TINY LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE ARE REDUCED TO ONE OR TWO NEAR INVISIBLE ONES.
THE TOP AND BOTTOMEDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, AND THE OPENING EDGE IS ABOUT AS GOOD AS IT GETS FOR THIS SLEEVE. JUST THE BAREST TRACE OF FEATHERING IN ONE OR TWO ODD SPOTS.
THE SPINE IS IMMACULATE
MOST OF THE TATTY SLEEVES OUT THERE SHOW IT ON THE BACK EVEN MORE THAN THE FRONT, FROM WRITING, TEARS, AND DEEP BROWNING YOU WILL HAVE SEEN THEM ALL. HOW PLEASANT IT IS TO FIND ONE WITH ONLY THE BAREST OF BROWNING AROUND THE PERIMETER, AND HAVE THE REST VERY WHITE AND UNBLEMISHED
THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE "EMITEX" IS INCLUDED AND IS IN TOP CONDITION
THE LABELS
DEEP RED DECCA LABELS WITH SILVER TYPEFACE IN SUPERB CONDITION. NO SPINDLE HOLE WEAR AND ONLY A FEW LIGHT SPIDER LINES TO INDICATE THE LP HAS HAD AROUND 10 PLAYS LIFETIME
THE VINYL
LOOKS REALLY STUNNING. IT HAS RETAINED VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SHEEN, AND IN NORMAL LIGHT LOOKS MARK FREE, NO HANDLING MARKS ETC. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION I AM ABLE TO MAKE OUT A FEW VERY FINE HAIRLINES, WHICH I AM CERTAIN WILL NOT AFFECT THE PLAY ONE JOT. IT REALLY DOES LOOK SUPERB
GENTLY LOWERING THE STYLUS ONTO SIDE ONE, THE RUN IN GROOVE IS NEAR SILENT, THE FIRST THING TO REPORT IS THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION,AND THIS MEANS THAT AT NO POINT HAS THIS LP BEEN SUBJECTED TO A HEAVY STYLUS OR A WORN ONE.
THE CLARITY OF THE PERFORMANCE THEREFORE IS BRILLIANT. IT'S NOT A PERFECT PERFORMANCE FROM THE VINYL AS THERE IS SOME EXTREMELY LIGHT BACKGROUND IN PLACES. NOT ENOUGH TO IRRITATE THE LISTENER, BUT ENOUGH THAT I MUST REPORT IT TO YOU.
MOSTLY IT CAN BE HEARD ON SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES, BUT WHILST THE MUSIC IS PLAYING IT IS VIRTUALLY INAUDIBLE.
AFTER LISTENING FULLY TO THE ALBUM I WOULD GRADE THE FIRST SIDE VG+ AND THE SECOND SIDE EX.
A DELIGHTFUL EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASSIC STONES LP, BETTERED BY A NEAR MINT EXAMPLE, BUT THIS WILL GRACE ANY COLLECTION FOR SURE
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