The Groundhogs SPLIT 1971 UK LP 1st Press SUPERB NEAR MINT AUDIO - LISTEN
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- CATALOGUE:LBS83401
- MATRIX:LBS83401 A-1U / / B-1U
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2 RM / 1 H
- FIRST PRESS INDICATORS
FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING
Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.comTHE GROUNDHOGS - SPLIT
IN ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT CONDITION
NEAR MINT AUDIO
1ST PRESS BLACK AND YELLOW LABELS
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE BLACK AND YELLOW LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE AND THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS BOTH UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. I CANNOT SEE ANY MORE THAN A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE , SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED IN ITS 52 YEARS.
THE VINYL
SUPERB GLEAMING ORIGINAL HEAVYWEIGHT DISC IN SPOTLESS CONDITION. . THE DISC GLEAMS IS FREE FROM ANY HANDLING MARKS ON EITHER SIDE, AND LOOKS TO BE FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT. UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO I CAN SEE ONE THIN SCUFF LINE ON THE SURFACE BETWEEN TRACKS 3 AND FOUR ON SIDE A, AND THAT'S ALL APART FROM ONE OR TWO TINY WISPY HAIRLINES
THE TEST PLAY
WHAT YOU WILL HEAR IS A DISTORTION FREE REPRODUCTION THAT IS CRYSTAL CLEAR, AND CRISP.MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THE VINYL HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS
THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
THE STEREO RECORDING IS SUBLIME ALL THE WAY THROUGH
CLEAR AND CLEAN EVEN THROUGH THE SILENT PASSAGES
ALL I HEARD WERE 2-3 MINUSCLUE SPECKS OF LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND ACROSS THE ENTIRE ALBUM
NO TICS OR POPS
SO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT
THE SLEEVE
FULLY LAMINATED E.J DAY GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND DOES NOT HAVE ANY HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. NO BENDS OR FOLDS EITHER. THERE ARE THREE PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. ABSOLUTELY NONE ALONG EITHER THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE SPINE EITHER.
THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR
THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH JUST A DOT OF RUB ON THE BOTTOM LEFT TIP
ALL FOUR OF THE FOUR TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE IMMACULATE. PERFECT LAMINATE AND UNBLEMISHED CORNER TIPS
THE SPINE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION. ALL OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, AND EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS ARE UNRUBBED
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY OF THOSE THUMB NAIL NICKS
THE REAR SURFACEHAS SOME NATURAL YELLOW AGEING UNDER THE LAMINARE AROUND THE EDGES
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS AN UNMARKED PAIR OF INNER PANELS, WITH AN ABSOLUTELY GLEAMING SURFACE
THE SLEEVE EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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