Rod Stewart EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY UK LP 1ST BLACK LABEL 1Y1/2Y1 MINT MINUS
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ROD STEWART - EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY
IN MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS!!! CONDITION
FIRST PRESS - BLACK LABEL
STUNNING MINT SLEEVE
3-4 PLAYS EVER!!!
OUTSTANDING SET!!
- CATALOGUE:MERCURY 6338 063
- MATRIX:6338063 1Y//1 420 1 s 6 0 4 / 2 Y//1 420 1 1 1 7
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE JET BLACK LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS, AND A BASE COLOUR THAT IS UNBROKEN AS IT STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHICH SHOWS JUST 3-4 SPIDER LINES . THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE, AND THE LOGOS ARE UNRUBBED. still shards of residual vinyl on side two inside the spindle hole
THE VINYL
GLEAMING FIST PRESS DISC THAT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN. IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE , NO HANDLING LINES OR WISPY HAIRLINES, JUST A MINUSCULE MARK ON THE VINYL IN THE LINKING GROOVE BETWEEN TRACK 2-3 ON SIDE TWO
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 FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE 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 FIRST THING TO SAY ABOUT THIS LP IS THE THAT STEREO REPRODUCTION IS CRYSTAL CLEAR AND EVERY NOTE HEARD EXACTLY AS WAS INTENDED.
THERE IS NO DISTORTION THROUGH GROOVE WEAR, AND THE COUPLE OF PLAYS THAT THE LP HAS RECEIVED CLEARLY WERE COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS.
THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS OF ANY DESCRIPTION
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE EITHER
THERE ARE 7 TINY ROTATIONAL TICS 3 IN THE LINKING GROOVE AND 4 JUST AS THE TRACK 'MANDOLIN WIND' STARTS. VERY VERY MINOR IRRITATION
THE VINYL PLAYS SUPERBLY AND ONLY HAS THE ODD SECOND OR TWO OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD ONLY IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND AT THE START OF SIDE TWO
I HEARD ONE OR TWO OF THE TINIEST STATIC TICS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS!!!
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO IT AND MAKE A JUDGEMENT AGAINST YOUR OWN PERSONAL STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
VERY OFTEN FOUND DOG EARRED, BUT HERE WE HAVE AN ABSOLUTE MINT FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS NON LAMINATED IS IN INCREDIBLE CONDITION. FIRSTLY THERE IS NO LOSS OF COLOUR ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE
THERE ARE NO CREASES WHATSOEVER ON THIS SURFACE EITHER, AND NO FOLDS OR BENDS.
THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO!!! LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ZERO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE PERFECTLY SHARP AND SQUARE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE PERFECT WITH ALL OF THE DELICATE CREAM COLOUR THERE AND EVEN THE CORNER TIPS HAVE REMAINED UNRUBBED
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED WITH ALL THE COLOUR IN PERFECT CONDITION. ONE TINY SPECK OF RUB TO THE TOP TIP. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRINTED AND MADE UP
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME MAGNIFICENT CONDITION AS THE FRONT, JUST ONE TINY LINE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SPINE
IMPORTANTLY THIS IS A CORRECT UK FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE WITH THE WARNING: COPYRIGHT SUBSISTS TEXT IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER.
THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN NEAR PERFECT CONDITION. UNSPLIT AND UNCREASED. A LITTLE GLUE AGEING TO THE TOP EDGE
A MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE AND FULLY JUSTIFIES A MINT GRADE
IF YOU WIN AN LP AUCTION OF MINE THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL GET IN TERMS OF PACKING AND DELIVERY.
I TREAT EVERY ALBUM WITH THE RESPECT IT DESERVES. THE FIRST THING IS THAT I REMOVE THE LP FROM THE SLEEVE AND PLACE IT INTO A BRAND NEW POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE TO PROTECT NOT ONLY THE LP BUT THE SLEEVE AS WELL. THE LP IS PLACED BEHIND THE SLEEVE AND THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE LOCATED BACK INSIDE THE SLEEVE.
THE ALBUM IS PLACED INSIDE A BRAND NEW THICK PVC OUTER SLEEVE. NOT SOME FLIMSY POLY THING, A PROPER COLLECTORS PVC SLEEVE.
I USE THE TOUGHEST CRUCIFORM BOXES TO PLACE THE LP INTO AND INCLUDE ONE VERY HEAVY DUTY STIFFENER INSIDE THE BOX AS WELL. THE OUTSIDE OF THE BOX WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL STIFFENERS PLACED ON BOTH FRONT AND BACK SURFACES OR AS MANY AS NEEDED TO ENSURE THE CORNERS CANNOT GET DAMAGED OR THE BOX BENT.
FINALLY THE LP IS SENT EITHER SIGNED FOR, TRACKED AND SIGNED FOR DEPENDING ON WHICH SERVICE IS AVAILABLE FOR EACH COUNTRY.
FINALLY THE TRACKING NUMBER IS UPDATED ON EBAY UPON MY RETURN FROM THE POST OFFICE
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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