The Smiths THE QUEEN IS DEAD UK LP 1ST PRESS IMMACULATE ONE PLAY MINT AUDIO
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Description
THE SMITHS - THE QUEEN IS DEAD
IN MAGNIFICENT ONCE PLAYED PLAY MINT !!! CONDITION
MINT MINUS !!!! SLEEVE
MUSEUM GRADE CONDITION
- CATALOGUE:ROUGH TRADE 96
- MATRIX: rough96 a-2u-1-1 / b-1u-1-1
- ; FEAR OF MANCHESTER ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE ONE
- ' THEM WAS ROTTEN DAYS ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE GREEN LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS AND THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE WHITE TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. I CAN'T SEE ANY SPIDER LINES WHATSOEVER NEAR THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE DISC.NOT A FINGERMARK ANYWHERE, AND IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE ONLY A FEW NEAR INVISIBLE SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL 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 LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD 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 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 LP SOUNDS.
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS PERFECT WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD CLEARLY AND CLEANLY AS WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED
NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT AND THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE EITHER, NOR ANY LOUD CLICKS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND PERHAPS A COUPLE OF SEMI SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC
I DIDN'T HEAR ANY DUST POPS OR TICS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH MINT !!! IT IS THAT GOOD
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THIS GATEFOLD
THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND CLEAN. THERE IS NO RUBBING TO THE COLOUR AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, OR BENDS . THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE WHATSOEVER!
THE COLOURS ARE ALL RICH AND VIBRANT.
SHARP AND SQUARE CORNERS
THERE ARE THREE TINY LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THE TOP EDGES IS IMMACULATE WITH ALL OF THE EASILY RUBBED SURFACE INTACT AND PRISTINE. ALL OF THE COLOUR RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER,EVEN THE CORNER TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED. THE BOTTOM EDGE JUST HAS A LITTLE RUB IN THE RIGHT CORNER
THE SPINE IS 100% FLAT AND UNSQUASHED,THERE IS ONE SMALL SCUFF ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE. THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECT.
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION, LIKE THE FRONT THERE IS NO RUBBING AT ALL, AND NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE.
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TOW MINT INNER PANELS
THE GLOSSY CARD INNER SLEEVE IS IN PERFECT CONDITION
HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE MINT MINUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
