The Rolling Stones AFTERMATH UK LP 1st BOXED Stereo 1-2 PLAY MINT MINUS AUDIO

	£		39
	$		52

• CATALOGUE:DECCA SKL4786
• MATRIX: XZAL-7209-5W / 7210-4W
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 CU / 1 CI

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE DARK BLUE BOXED LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. NO STAINS OR HANDLING MARKS. THE COLOUR STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE ALL UN-RUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE 1-2 VISIBLE  SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE.

THE VINYL

THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN SUPERB CONDITION, REALLY GLOSSY AND NOT DULL LIKE MOST WORN OUT COPIES. IN DAY LIGHT THE THE LP APPEARS FLAWLESS  UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS A LIGHT  BAG RASH EFFECT ON SIDE TWO. UNLIKE MANY ALBUMS WITH THIS EFFECT,ON THIS PARTICULAR COPY IT HAS NO AUDIBLE EFFECT, SO IT IS JUST SURFACE RATHER THAN EMBEDDED INTO THE VINYL. OTHER THAN THIS THERE ARE JUST 1-2 WISPY HAIRLINES. SO PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO PLAY THE SECOND PLAY BUTTON AT LEAST AS THIS IS THE WHOLE OF SIDE TWO

 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 AM DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WILL 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 CUSTOMER

THE VINYL PLAYS WITH A CRISP CLEAR STEREO SOUND WITHOUT DISTORTION TO THE MUSIC MEANING THAT WHAT VERY LITTLE PLAY THE RECORD HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

WHEN YOU PLAY THIS LP THE POWERFUL SOUND IS CRYSTAL CLEAR WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS OR POPS, SO PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN TO THE RECORD BEFORE DECIDING IF IT IS RIGHT FOR YOUR COLLECTION.

YOU WILL HEAR AN OUTSTANDING STEREO RECORDING FREE FROM ANY UNWANTED NOISES, OR POPS. BEING ULTRA PICKY I HEARD A COUPLE OF THE TINIEST LITTLE STATIC TICS IN A COUPLE OF LINKING GROOVES, AND THE ODD TINY SPECK OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC

THIS GRADES AS CLOSE TO MINT MINUS AS POSSIBLE

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE, NON LAMINATED REAR SURFACE

I HAVE MENTIONED SO MANY TIMES JUST HOW THIN THESE EARLY STONES ALBUM SLEEVES ARE. WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE QUALITY SLEEVES THAT THE BEATLES ALBUMS CAME IN IT, MAKE YOU WONDER WHY THEY DECIDED TO PUT WHAT WOULD BE VERY POPULAR RECORDS IN SLEEVES THAT COULDN'T HANDLE THE CONSTANT REMOVAL AND INSERTION OF THE VINYL. MOST COPIES WILL BE HEAVILY CREASED AND MAYBE EVEN TORN, PLUS THE POROUS REAR SURFACE IS USUALLY ALWAYS STAINED AND VERY BROWN....

THE FRONT SURFACE WHICH IS USUALLY CREASED ALL OVER, IS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING. FIRST OF ALL THE LAMINATE ABSOLUTELY GLEAMS AND HAS A REALLY DEEP SHEEN TO IT.

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, FOLDS OR BENDS AND NO TEARS OR SPLITS ANYWHERE.

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO  LAMINATE PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE, JUST A LITTLE LAMINATE LIFT IN THREE PATCHES. ONE ON THE TOP EDGE, ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND ONE TINY THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE 

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE WAFER THIN LAMINATE . THE TOP EDGE HAS A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIP END, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE IS PERFECT

THE SPINE IS ONCE AGAIN FULLY LAMINATED, AND HAS NO CHIPS OR ROUGHNESS TO THE LAMINATE. IT IS FLAT AND FREE FROM SQUASHING. THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE, AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE PERFECT

THE WHITE REAR SURFACE HAS RETAINED THE WHITE SURFACE PERFECTLY. NO MARKS OR STAINS AND NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TINY HANDLING FINGER DISCOLOURISATION NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCELLENT UN-SPLIT CONDITION, ALSO VERY FLAT AND UN-CREASED, AGAIN SHOWING WHY THE LP HAS HARDLY BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE. THIS INNER DOES HAVE LIGHT AGEING TO THE EDGES

THIS SLEEVE LIKE THE LP GRADES  NEAR MINT 

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

GARRY