Simple Minds ONCE UPON A TIME UK LP 1ST W POSTCARD 3-4 PLAYS EVER NEAR MINT

	£		19
	$		25

SIMPLE MINDS - ONCE UPON A TIME

IN MAGNIFICENT  NEAR MINT!!! CONDITION

OUTSTANDING  MINT !!! SLEEVE

COMPLETE WITH PICTURE INNER AND SIMPLE MINDS POSTCARD!!

• CATALOGUE:VIRGIN V2364 
• MATRIX: V2364 A-2U-1 / B-2U-1
• ' MASTERDISK ' STAMPED INTO DEAD WAX

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE TWO TAN AND WHITE LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. BOTH BASE COLOURS ARE IMMACULATE AND UNWORN, AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS TOTALLY UNRUBBED AND EVERY LETTER PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THERE ARE ONLY 3-4 TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS,AND IN DAYLIGHT IS IS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS. ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE A FEW WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES TO BE SEEN. AND A FEW ULTRA FINE ANGEL HAIR HANDLING LINES

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, AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE 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.

THE SILENT BITS ARE  NEAR SILENT, AND THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THIS SUPERB SOUND WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT.

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ANY POINT AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS

THERE IS THE VERY ODD SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A FEW OF THE MORE SILENT SPOTS, AND I HEARD NO MORE THAN 3-4 MINUSCULE DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT !!! IT IS THAT GOOD

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

THE SLEEVE

SEMI LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND TOTALLY CLEAN. THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE. AND ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT.

THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE WHATSOEVER ON ANY PART OF THE SLEEVE, AND THIS ENTIRELY DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER COVER FROM NEW.

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO!!! LINES NEAR THE SPINE. ONE MORE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS OFTEN ABUSED SLEEVE,

THE TOP EDGE HAS ALL OF THE BLACK AND WHITE SURFACE INTACT WITH TOTALLY IMMACULATE COLOURS THAT RUN FULLY FROM CORNER TO CORNER WITH EVEN THE CORNER TIPS UNRUBBED. THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IDENTICAL WITH ONE PIN PRICK OF WHITE ON THE RIGHT TIP.

THE SPINE IS 1005 FLAT AND UNSQUASHED WITH JUST ONE FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSION. THE GOLD SURFACE IS JUST PERFECT. NO RUBBING OR LOSS OF COLOUR ANYWHERE, AND THAT INCLUDES THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS JUST AS NEW!! RAZOR SHARP AND LOOKING AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRINTED AND PUT TOGETHER.

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN MINT!! CONDITION . JUST ONE TINY LINE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE 

THE PICTURE / LYRIC INNER SLEEVE IS FIRST AND FOREMOST UNSPLIT!!

THE SURFACE ON BOTH SIDES IS FLAT AND UNCREASED, AND THE COLOURS UNRUBBED

THE OFTEN MISSING POSTCARD IS ALSO IN MINT CONDITION

 I AM HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT !!!

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

GARRY