The Moody Blues SEVENTH SOJOURN 1972 UK LP 1st Press Threshold MINT AUDIO
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THE MOODY BLUES - SEVENTH SOJOURN
IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY MINT CONDITION
STUNNING VERY FIRST ISSUE NEAR MINT SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH INSERT SHEET
FULLY TEST PLAYED PRIOR TO LISTING
- CATALOGUE:THRESHOLD THS7
- MATRIX:XZAL-11172P-5W / 11173P-5W
- PLAYED 1-2 TIMES SINCE 1972
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 3 BUA/ 1 HA
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE WHITE AND MAUVE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE WHITENESS OF THE BASE COLOUR IS JUST PERFECT. NO MARKS OR STAINS, OR SIGNS OF HANDLING, JUST WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT ON A RECORD THAT HASN'T HAD MORE THAN A COUPLE OF PLAYS. THE MAUVE LOGO'S AND TYPEFACE ARE ALL PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED. THE SPINDLE HOLE IS TOTALLY UNWORN. JUST 1-2 TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
ABSOLUTELY GLEAMING PRISTINE VINYL. HAS A MIRROR LIKE FINISH TO IT, AND LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRESSED.
HERE ARE NO MARKS AT ALL ON THE DISC, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER SPOTLIGHTS THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES
THE TEST PLAY
AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING STEREO REPRODUCTION
THE LP PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ALL, MEANING THAT WHAT PLAY THIS HAS HAD, WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE, AND NO STATIC EITHER
I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR ANY DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAY GRADE AS MINT !!!
THE SLEEVE
UNLAMINATED ROBERT STACE GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS SUPERB
A REALLY CLEAN AND MARK FREE FRONT SURFACE. THERE IS NO GREYING WHICH OFTEN BLIGHTS THIS SLEEVE, THE COLOURS ARE ALL RICH AND VIBRANT ACROSS THE SURFACE
THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
THERE ARE JUST TWO MINUSCULE PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SPINE. NONE AT ALL ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND ZERO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE .
THE TOP EDGES ARE FULLY COLOURED ALL THE WAY ACROSS. THE CORNER TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED
THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE SIMILAR WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED.. ALL OF THE DELICATE COLOUR ARE THERE IS NO RUB TO THE ENDS. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND PRISTINE.
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND DOESN'T HAVE ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS, WHICH IS FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT THE LP HAS REMAINED INSIDE THE SLEEVE FROM NEW
THE LYRIC INSERT SHEET IS IN MINT CONDITION TUCKED INSIDE THE SLEEVE.
THE REAR SURFACE IS ALMOST AS GOOD AS THE FRONT. A NO LINES NEAR THE SPINE, OR ANY OF THE OTHER EDGES THERE IS A LIGHT SPECK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER TIP
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A VERY CLEAN PAIR OF INNER PANELS. A COUPLE OF TINY MARKS TOP AND BOTTOM ONLY
THE BLUE AND WHITE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS UNSPLIT, UNCREASED, AND PERFECTLY FLAT. IT HAS JUST A SPECK OF GLUE AGEING TO THE EDGES. IT HAS THE CORRECT DATE PRINTED IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER 11-72 (NOV 1972) WHICH IS PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OF THE ALBUM IN DECEMBER 1972
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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