The Sweet DESOLATION BOULEVARD UK LP 1st Press A1 / B1 NEAR MINT AUDIO

	£		20
	$		27

THE SWEET - DESOLATION BOULEVARD

SUPERB BARELY PLAYED NEAR MINT AUDIO

EX+ SLEEVE

INCLUDES DIE CUT RCA INNER SLEEVE, AND INSERT SHEET

• CATALOGUE:RCA  LPL1 5082
• MATRIX: LPL1-5080-A-1 / B-1

  TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

THE LABELS

THESE FIRST PRESS ORANGE LABELS ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION, HAVING A DEEP RICH ORANGE COLOUR, FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS, AND NO RUBBING TO EITHER THE COLOUR, ALL THE BLACK TYPEFACE. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS NO VISIBLE SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THIS FIRST PRESS VINYL, HAS A DEEP RICH SHEEN, AND CLEARLY HAS NOT BEEN PLAYED MORE THAN ONCE OR TWICE. IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, WHILST UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION I CAN MAKE OUT A SINGLE ANGEL HAIRLINE HANDLING LINE ON SIDE ONE, AND A SMALL DULL LINE ON THE FINAL TRACK OF SIDE TWO. NEITHER HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THE SOUND

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 DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS IN THE FIRM BELIEF 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 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.

PLAYING THE VINYL YOU ARE IN FOR A TREAT, THE CRYSTAL CLEAR STEREOPHONIC REPRODUCTION THAT IS PURE FIRST PRESS.

THE FIRST THING TO MENTION IS THAT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THIS VINYL HAS RECEIVED HAS BEEN PLAYED ON A HI-FI SYSTEM THAT HAD CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND BALANCED, AND UNWORN STYLUS.

ALSO PLAYING THIS VINYL YOU WILL NOT HEAR ANY EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE, NOR ARE THERE ANY LOUD POPS OR CLICKS, AND FOR THAT MATTER NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE EITHER.

I DID HEAR A COUPLE OF BARELY AUDIBLE SPECKS OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A COUPLE OF LINKING GROOVES, PLUS 2-3 TINY LITTLE STATIC TICS DURING THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH.

AND ON THAT BASIS I AM DELIGHTED TO GRADE THE AUDIO REPRODUCTION OF THIS ALBUM NEAR MINT

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDRARDS

THE SLEEVE

MCNEILL PRESS FIRST ISSUE UNLAMINATED  GATEFOLD SLEEVE.

THE FRONT SURFACE OF THE OF THIS ICONIC ALBUM IS FLAT CLEAN, AND HAS DEEP RICH UNRUBBED COLOURS ACROSS THE SURFACE. THERE ARE FEW SMALL SCRATCH LINES ON THE SURFACE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE CORNERS AHAVE A LITTLE RUB TO THE TIP ENDS. THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

THERE ARE JUST THREE TINY  PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. NONE MORE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR OR ANYWHERE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. 

THE TOP EDGES WHICH USUALLY RUB BADLY ARE NEAR PERFECT ON THIS COPY. ONLY THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS SHOW A PIN PRICK OF RIB, AND A TINY SLIVER OF WHITE ON THE REAR LEFT CORNER.

THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE A LITTLE MORE RUB THAN THE TOP EDGES AT THE CORNERS

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND TOTALLY UN-SQUASHED. THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS HAVE A LITTLE RUB ON EACH ONE. THE REST OF THE SPINE LOOKS GREAT WITH JUST A COUPLE OF PIN PRICKS OF RUB ON THE LEADING EDGES. THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL FAIRLY SHARP WITH A LITTLE BURRING AT THE BOTTOM

THE REAR SURFACE LIKE THE FRONT IS UNRUBBED AND ALSO LIKE THE FRONT HAS NO RING WEAR, JUST A COUPLE OF TINY LINES BY THE SPINE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO NEAR PRISTINE INNER PANELS, JUST THE BAREST TINY SPECK OF GREYING AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM

THE LYRIC INSERT SHEET IS ALSO IN NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS JUST TWO MICROSCOPIC TOP TIP CREASE LINES

THE RCA DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE,  IS IN CLEAN CONDITION, NO SPLIT SEAMS , JUST A LITTLE EDGE AGEING.

I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX+

YOU ARE NOT GOING TO FIND A BETTER EXAMPLE

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

GARRY