The Kinks MUSWELL HILLBILLIES SUPERB 1971 UK LP 1st Press TOP AUDIO EX+/NM
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Description
THE KINKS - MUSWELL HILLBILLIES
PLAYS TO AN EX+/NEAR MINT GRADE
STAGGERING QUALITY FROM THIS 1971 UK 1ST PRESS
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:RCA SF 8243
- MATRIX: APRS 5984-4E / 5985-4E
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE ORANGE RCA LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THEY ARE THE GLOSSY FIRST PRESS LABELS AND THERE IS NOT ONE IOTA OF COLOUR LOSS OR STAINING TO EITHER ONE.
EVEN USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS I CANNOT SEE ANY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE VINYL IS TYPICAL HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL, AND LOOKS REALLY SHINY AND CLEAN. IT GLEAMS LIKE A NEW DISC. IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS TOTALLY MINT AND FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM SOME SMALL BARELY VISIBLE WISPY HAIRLINES.
PLAYING THE RECORD
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION OF THIS RECORDING IS ABSOLUTELY SUPERB, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEARLY.
THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION TO ANY PART OF THE RECORDING, MEANING THAT THE PLAY THAT THE RECORD HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS
THE CLARITY OF THE AUDIO REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB, AND THERE IS NOT ONE IOTA OF HEAVY OR LOUD BACKGROUND CRACKLE, NOR ARE THERE ANY LOUD CLICKS EITHER
IN FACT THIS ALBUM PLAYS WITHOUT ANY EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE, JUST THE VERY ODD BIT OF VERY LOW LEVEL OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN SOME OIF THE LINKING GROOVES AND SILENT PASSAGES ON SIDE A
SIDE TWO PLAYS EVEN BETTER WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND
A COUPLE OF TINY STATIC TICS DURING THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH
FOR ME THIS PLAYTHROUGH GRADES EX+ / NEAR MINT
IT IS AN ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT AUDIO EXPERIENCE
THE SLEEVE
MAGNIFICENT HOWARDS UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD IN MINT MINUS CONDITION
THE FRONT SURFACE HAS REMAINED FLAT AND IS FREE FROM ANY CREASING. IN FACT THERE ARE NO CREASE LINES WHATSOEVER.
THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE, AND LIKEWISE THERE ARE NO LINES ON EITHER THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGE, AND DEFINITELY NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THE DELICATE AND EASILY RUBBED COLOURS ARE JUST IMMACULATE
ONE OF THE ISSUES WITH THIS SLEEVE IS THAT MANY ARE FOUND WITH A SEVERE GREEN HUE, WHERE THE UNDERCARD COLOUR HAS COME THROUGH. THIS ONE HAS THE TINIEST SLIVER ON A SMALL PART OF THE BOTTOM EDGE. NONE AT ALL BY THE SPINE WHERE SO OFTEN IT IS FOUND
THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
THE TOP EDGES HAVE A FEW TINY FLECKS OF UNDERCARD VISIBLE AND A LITTLE RUB TO THE CORNER TIPS
THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE SIMILAR
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND FREE FROM ANY SQUASHING. THERE IS A LITTLE RUB TO THE LETTER 'A; IN RCA AT THE BOTTOM
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME MAGNIFICENT CONDITION AS THE FRONT. NO PRESSURE LINES NEAR THE SPINE
A LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE UNDER THE TOP EDGE (LIGHT GREEN HUE)
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF FEATHERING AT THE TOP ON THE REAR EDGE
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PERFECT PAIR OF INNER PANELS.
THE ORIGINAL DIE CUT PAPER INNER IS INCLUDED
I AM DELIGHTED TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE AS NEAR MINT !!!
IT REALLY IS THAT GOOD
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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