The Beatles A HARD DAYS NIGHT Stereo STUNNING MINT 2 BOX 1971 Sixth Press -1/-1
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BEATLES - A HARD DAYS NIGHT
SUPERB MINT PLAYTHROUGH!!!
MINT MINUS GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE
FULLY PLAY TESTED PRIOR TO LISTING
CATALOGUE: PARLOPHONE PCS 3058
- MATRIX:YEX 126-1 / 127-1
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS; 4 TO / 1 HP
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE BLACK AND SILVER LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION.
THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.
THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND THEREFORE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE ZERO SPIDERS LINE BY THE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER.
ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISC, AND IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS FLAWLESS.
EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE ONLY A COUPLE OF NEAR INVISIBLE LIGHT WISPY HAIRLINES
PLAYING THE RECORD
THE RECORD PLAYS TO PERFECTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH
ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHICH MEAS NO GROOVE WEAR
THERE ARE NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER
SILENT LINKING GROOVES ALL THE WAY THROUGH
NO AUDIBLE STATIC AT ALL DURING THE PLAY
I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR ANY STATIC TICS / DUST POPS DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST SUPERB AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD TO PERFECTION
A HIGH GRADE COLLECTABLE THAT PLAYS TO AN INCREDIBLE MINT STANDARD.
THE SLEEVE
SINGLE SLEEVE BY GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE
THE FRONT SURFACE HAS DEEP RICH COLOURS A GLOSSY LAMINATE
THERE IS NO RING WEAR, JUST A TINY SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE TOP AND BOTTOM WHEN ANGELD INTO THE LIGHT
NO LAMINATE LIFT, PEEL OR FLAKE
THE FOUR CORNER TIPS ARE STILL SHARP WITH A BIT OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM OF THE OPENING EDGE
THERE ARE NO CREASES OR BENDS AND NO HEAVY CREASE LINES EITHER.
THERE IS JUST A SINGLE TINY PRESSURE LINE NEAR THE SPINE. ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ZERO THUMB LINES NEAR THE RIGHT EDGE.
THE TOP EDGE HAS PERFECT LAMINATE AND UNBLEMISHED CORNER TIPS.
THE BOTTOM EDGE IS SIMILAR WITH A DOT OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIP
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND SQUASH FREE. THE TYEPFACE IS PERFECT . THE TIP ENDS REMAIN UNBLEMISHED
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION JUST THE BAREST SHADOW OF HANDLING TO THE OPENING EDGE, BUT THIS IS VERY MILD INDEED
THE ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT, FREE FROM SEAM SPLITS AND HAS NO CREASING
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS
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