The Leslie West Band SELF TITLED UK LP 1ST PHANTOM (RCA) 2-3 PLAYS MINT MINUS
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THE LESLIE WEST BAND - SELF TITLED
PLAYS TO A MINT MINUS!!!!!! GRADE
A GENUINE FIRST PRESS FROM 1975
FIRST ISSUE NEAR MINT!!! SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:PHANTOM PHS 701
- MATRIX: PHS701 A-1K / B-1K
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE WHITE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION.
THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE JET BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND THEREFORE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE JUST 1-2 NEAR INVISIBLE TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE 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 DISCS IN DAYLIGHT, AND IT LOOKS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE ONLY A FEW VERY FINE 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. I AM CONVINCED THAT ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS ALBUM SOUNDS. IN PARTICULAR THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ANY POINT
THERE ARE NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ANY POINT
THERE IS NO VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER, AND ONLY A COUPLE OF RANDOM SECONDS OF VERY LIGHT STATIC HEARD IF AT ALL IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES
I HEARD NO MORE THAN 31-2 TINY LITTLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SUPERB DISC MINT MINUS!!!!
BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS SUPERB DISC FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
UNLAMINATED GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS IMMACULATE AND IMPORTANTLY NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND ALL OF THE DELICATE COLOURS HAVE BEEN RETAINED WHICH IS VERY UNUSUAL FOR THIS OFTEN ABUSED COVER.
THERE IS NO RING WEAR WHICH IS AGAIN A RARITY
THERE ARE NINE NE MINUSCULE LINES NEAR THE SPINE AND TWO MORE ON THE TOP EDGE, AND A THIN SLIVER OF TAPE RESIDUE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE SUPERB. ALL OF THE COLOURS HAVE BEEN RETAINED AND FULLY RUN FROM CORNER TIP TO CORNER TIP. ONE SCUFF OF WHITE SHOWING ON THE TOP EDGE IN THE MIDDLE. ALL FOUR CORNERS ARE UNRUBBED.
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND HAS NO SQUASHING, ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECT AND FULLY LEGIBLE, AND THERE IS NO WEAR TOP THE SURFACE AND THIS INCLUDES THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP, AND JUST HAS A COUPLE OF REALLY TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS
THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS CLEAN AND MARK FREE AS THE FRONT. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. JUST A FEW TINY ONES ALONG THE SPINE.
THE DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. AMAZINGLY NO SEAM SPLITS WHICH IS UNCOMMON. THE PAPER IS STILL VERY WHITE AND ONLY HAS A COUPLE OF CORNER CREASE LINES. A SUPERB EXAMPLE!!!
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT!!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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