The Sweet BIGGEST HITS UK LP 1ST PRESS 1E/1E LAMINATE SLEEVE PLAYS NEAR MINT
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THE SWEET - BIGGEST HITS
IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY NEAR MINT!!!! CONDITION
NEAR MINT LAMINATED 1ST ISSUE SLEEVE!!!
1E/1E FIRST PRESS
- CATALOGUE:RCA SF8316
- MATRIX: BGBS1108 1E / 1E
- FIRST PRESS MATT LABELS AND HEAVY VINYL
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE MATT ORANGE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE GLOSSY LABELS ARE EVIDENCE OF A FIRST PRESS, AS LATER PRESSES WERE RELEASED ON LIGHTER VINYL WITH MATT LABELS
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. I CANNOT EVEN SEE ANY SPIDER LINES AROUND 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 EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES, AND A SMALL NON SOUNDING SCUFF ON TRACK TWO , 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. I AM CONVINCED THAT ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, AND THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
THIS ALBUM PLAYS TO VIRTUALLY THE HIGHEST GRADE POSSIBLE. THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB, WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD EXACTLY AS WAS INTENDED.
THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS
TAKE A LISTEN AND YOU WILL HEAR FOR YOURSELF
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NO LOUD CLICKS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR ANY MORE THAN 1-2 DUST POPS AT ALL THROUGH THE PLAYTHROUGH
THERE IS THE ODD RANDOM SECOND OF STATIC HEARD PERHAPS IN A FEW LINKING GROOVES AND A COUPLE OF MORE SILENT PASSAGES ONLY
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS NEAR MINT!!!
PLEASE JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
1ST ISSUE FRONT LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE FROM ROBERT STACE
ONLY THE VERY FIRST PRESS VINYLS WERE HOUSED IN THE LAMINATED SLEEVE. ALL OTHER PRESSES WERE ISSUED WITH AN UNLAMINATED SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY VERY CLEAN AND THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR
THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR DEEP CREASE LINES ON THE SURFACE, JUST ONE LIGHT LINE RUNNING FROM THE TOP EDGE ABOVE THE SECOND 'E' IN SWEET TOWARDS THE OPENING EDGE ENDING JUST BEFORE THE 'V' IN VICTOR
THERE ARE FIVE MINUSCULE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE AND A FEW TINY PATCHES OF LAMINATE LIFT, JUST THAT ONE ALREADY MENTIONED , NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE ZERO RUBBING. THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT ALL THE WAY ACROSS AND THE CORNER TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED.
THE SPINE HAS A FEW LIGHT FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSIONS ALONG IT, BUT THE LAMINATE IS ONCE AGAIN UNBLEMISHED, AND THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS REMAIN UNRUBBED. THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THE OPENING EDGE IS SHARP, WITH JUST TWO TINY FINGER NAIL NICKS,AND CLEARLY SHOWS THAT THE RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE
THE UNLAMINATED REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS CLEAN AND MARK FREE AS THE FRONT.THERE IS A LIGHT SHADOW OF RING WEAR VISIBLE, AND THERE ARE A FEW LINES AGAINST THE SPINE
THE ORIGINAL RCA DIECUT INNER IS FLAT AND UNSPLIT. SOME LIGHT AGEING TO THE SURFACES
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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