The Doobie Brothers THE CAPTAIN AND ME UK LP 1ST A1/B1 PLAYS MINT MINUS
  £   19
  $   25

 


£ 19 Sold For
Dec 22, 2014 Sold Date
Dec 15, 2014 Start Date
1 Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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DOOBIE BROTHERS - THE CAPTAIN AND ME

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS!!! CONDITION

MINT MINUS !!! SLEEVE

 

  • CATALOGUE:WARNER BROTHERS K 546217
  • MATRIX: K46217 A1 / B1

 

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE 'AVENUE'  LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THEY ARE RICH AND VIBRANT IN COLOUR AND THE BASE COLOURS FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. FINALLY THERE IS JUST ONE MICROSCOPIC SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLES, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS INCREDIBLE LP HAS BEEN PLAYED

 

THE VINYL

THE  VINYL GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SHEEN HAS BEEN RETAINED. IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND ONLY WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION CAN I SEE NUMEROUS TINY LITTLE SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL WISPS (ALL NON SOUNDING)

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, IN THE FIRM BELIEF THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE 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

THIS STEREO RECORDING PLAYS ABSOLUTELY SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES

NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE

NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE HEARD ANYWHERE

OTHER THAN THAT ALL THAT I HEARD WAS A COUPLE OF RANDOM LITTLE DUST POPS AND A COUPLE OF SEMI SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS!!!!

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

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

ORIGINAL MACNEILL UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE.

THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS SLEEVE IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION.THE DARK SURFACE IS STILL PERFECTLY UNRUBBED, AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE. THE COLOURS ARE ALL STILL RICH AND VIBRANT AND UNRUBBED

THERE ARE THREE VERY SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE. NONE ALONG THE  BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE VIRTUALLY FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, ALL OF THE PASTEL BLUE COLOUR RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER WITH ONLY THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP LIGHTLY RUBBED, AND ONE PIN PRICK OF WHITE ON THE TOP RIGHT TIP END

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE COLOUR IS ALL THERE AND ONLY THE  BOTTOM TIP HAS A SPECK OF RUB.THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO MINT INNER PANELS 

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN EXACTLY THE SAME  CONDITION AS THE FRONT

THE PLAIN WHITE  INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND UNSPLIT JUST AFEW LIGHT WRINKLES

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE MINT MINUS!!!!

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

GARRY

 

 



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