The Idle Race THE BIRTHDAY PARTY UK LP 1ST BLUE LIBERTY 2 PLAYS NEAR MINT

	£		128
	$		170

THE IDLE RACE - THE BIRTHDAY PARTY

IN ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT!!! PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

ORIGINAL 1968 UK BLUE LIBERTY LABEL

• CATALOGUE:LBS83132
• MATRIX:LBS83132 A//1  /  B//1  

THE LABELS

THE 2 SHADES OF BLUE ARE IN TOP CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE AND THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS BOTH UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE JUST 2 MINUSCULE SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE, AND EVEN THIS YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT UNDER A LIGHT, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED IN ITS 44 YEARS. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED.THERE IS STILL RESIDUE VINYL INSIDE THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

SUPERB GLEAMING ORIGINAL HEAVYWEIGHT DISC IN SUPERB CONDITION. . THE DISC GLEAMS IS FREE FROM ANY HANDLING MARKS ON EITHER SIDE.IN DAYLIGHT IT IS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES

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 NOW 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 SUPERB 1ST PRESS STEREO REPRODUCTION IS LOUD AND MAGNIFICENT. NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE, AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLING WHATSOEVER.

THE CLARITY OF THE REPRODUCTIONS BOTH CRISP AND CLEAN, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD EXACTLY AS WAS INTENDED

THERE IS NO VINYL NOISE AND AND JUST THE ODD SECOND OR TWO OF VERY LIGHT STATIC IN SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND MORE SILENT PASSAGES, BUT EVEN THIS IS ONLY AUDIBLE AS I SIT 18 INCHES FROM MY SPEAKERS WHILST TYPING THIS OUT. MOVING TO NORMAL LISTENING DISTANCE AND THIS IS ALL BUT ELIMINATED

THE LINKING GROOVES ARE NEAR SILENT AS ARE THE RUN INS AND RUN OUTS, AND I ONLY HEARD AT THE MOST THREE TINY AND BARELY AUDIBLE LITTLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

FOR ME THIS GRADES NEAR MINT WITH EASE

BUT PLEASE DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

FULLY LAMINATED MACNEILL GATEFOLD SLEEVE.

THE FRONT SURFACE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR.

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NOR ARE THERE ANY FOLDS OR BENDS, JUST A TINY DING TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP

THERE IS A SLIVER OF LAMINATE AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE SPINE

THERE ARE JUST TWO SMALL LAMINATE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM AND ONE THUMB LINE CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR WITH THE COLOUR RUNNING NICELY FROM CORNER TO CORNER

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PRISTINE AND INTACT AND EVEN THE TIP ENDS ARE UNRUBBED. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS

THE REAR SURFACE AGAIN IS FULLY LAMINATED AND IN NEAR UNBLEMISHED CONDITION. JUST ONE MINUSCULE FINGERNAIL OF LAMINATE LIFT IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PAIR OF ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE INNER PANELS

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN ORIGINAL CONDITION. UNSPLIT AND UNCREASED WITH JUST SOME GLUE AGEING TO THE TOP EDGE

THE SLEEVE EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT !!!

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

GARRY