The Move LOOKING ON 1970 UK LP 1st Press FLY 1 PLAYS MINT MINUS LISTEN
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING
Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com THE MOVE - LOOKING ONPLAYGRADES AS MINT MINUS CONDITION
GENUINE FIRST PRESS ON THE FLY LABEL
EX+ SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:FLY FLY 1
- MATRIX: 1 FLY 1A-2U / B-2U
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS:1 R / 1 A
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE FLY LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND IS UNMARKED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.
THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 4-5 REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINES, SHOWING THAT THIS LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN PLAYED MORE THAN A HANDFUL OF TIMES SINCE 1970.
THE VINYL
THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND LOOKS SUPERB. IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS LP HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED . IN DAYLIGHT YOU CANNOT FAULT THE DISC AND IT LOOKS FLAWLESS. PLACING THE LP UNDER SPOTLIGHTS THE DISC STILL LOOKS MAGNIFICENT.
THE TEST PLAYTHE 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 LP SOUNDS.
THE FIRST PRESS STEREO REPRODUCTION IS CRYSTAL CLEAR AND CRISP. THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND ENSURING THAT THE VINYL WAS PLAYED WITH A CORRECTLY GRADED STYLUS.
THE DEAD WAX RUN IN AND RUN OUT IS SILENT AS ARE MOST OF THE LINKING GROOVES
THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH
A FEW TINY AND BARELY AUDIBLE SPLIT SECONDS OF VERY LIGHT STATIC CAN BE HEARD IN A FEW OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND PERHAPS A COUPLE OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES
NO POPS OR TICS
I AM ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED WITH THE PLAYTHROUGH OF THIS CLASSIC MOVE ALBUM AND
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS
YOU CAN TAKE A FULL LISTEN TO THE LP AND GRADE IT BY YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
MAGNIFICENT LAMINATED MACNEILL PRESS SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS JUST SPECTACULAR. THE LAMINATED SURFACE IS NEAR PERFECT. NO RUBBING AND NO LOSS OF COLOUR.
NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE
THERE IS A FINE SLIVER OF LAMINATE LIFT ALONG THE SPINE AND ANOTHER A COUPLE OF INCHED IN FROM THE SPINE
THERE ARE NO BENDS OR CORNER DINGS EITHER.
THERE ARE JUST FOUR MICROCOPIC PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, THREE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGE IS THE REASON THIS ONLY GRADES EX+. THERE IS A SMALL SPLIT IN THE CENTRE OF THE CARD WHERE THE LP HAS SCISSORED THROUGH AT SOME POINT. THE CORNERS ARE UNBLEMISHED
THE BOTTOM EDGE IS PERFECT FROM CORNER TO CORNER
THE SPINE IS VIRTUALLY PRISTINE. TOTALLY FLAT WITH ONE VERY TINY LINE ACROSS THE SURFACE THE COLOUR IS PERFECT AS IS THE TYPEFACE. THE TAPERED ENDS ARE UNBLEMISHED
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH A COUPLE OF MINUSCLUE THUMB NAIL NICKS
THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS MAGNIFICENT AS THE FRONT.
VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX+
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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