The Sweet SWEET FANNY ADAMS UK LP 1ST A1E/B1 NEAR MINT

	£		102
	$		135

THE SWEET - SWEET FANNY ADAMS

IN MAGNIFICENT BARELY PLAYED CONDITION

WITH A VERY RARE **UNLAMINATED*** SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:RCA LPL 15038
• MATRIX: LPL15038 A-1E (THE 'E' IS CROSSED OUT) / LPL15038 B-1
• CORRECT 1ST PRESS GLOSSY LABELS

THIS ISONIC SWEET ALBUM HAS A SLEEVE THAT I HAVE NEVER COME ACROSS BEFORE. IT IS TOTALLY 'UNLAMINATED' I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND CANNOT FIND ANOTHER PRESSING THAT IS EITHER FOR SALE OR HAS BEEN SOLD (POPSIKE).

THE SLEEVE IS A GENUINE UK FIRST ISSUE AND HAS ALL THE CORRECT MARKINGS FOR EXAMPLE AT THE FOOT OF THE SLEEVE IT HAS 'PRINTED IN ENGLAND BY ROBERTS STACE AND CO LTD' THUS RULING OUT A FOREIGN SLEEVE. IT HAS THE HH CODES ON THE TOP RIGHT OF THE REAR SURFACE AS THE LAMINATED ISSUE DOES, AND IT IS PUT TOGETHER IN EXACTLY THE SAME WAY WITH THE FLIPBACK TUCKED INSIDE THE FRONT SURFACE AND SEALED. IT IS ALSO MADE FROM THE SAME GREY CARD AS THE LAMINATED ISSUE, LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THIS MAY WELL HAVE BEEN A PRINTING ERROR, AND THAT THIS ONE ESCPAED THE LAMINATE PROCESS

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE ORANGE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. 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. THERE ARE NO SPIDER LINES AT ALL AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE,THAT I CAN SEE , MEANING THE LP WAS VERY CAREFULLY HANDLED WHEN PLACING ONTO A TURNTABLE 

THE VINYL

THE RECORD HAS STILL RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN, AND IT LOOKS GREAT. IN DAYLIGHT THERE IS NOT A MARK TO BE SEEN, AND ONLY WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE SPORADIC WISPY HAIRLINES AND A FEW VERY LIGHT HANDLING LINES TO BE SEEN

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 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

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE ALBUM WHERE THE RECORDING HAS BEEN DONE LOUDLY, AND THE ENERGY THAT THE VINYL OUTPUTS IN PHENOMINAL. THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO ANY PART OF THE SOUND. THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS FIRST CLASS, AND THERE IS NO SEVERE BACKGROUND CRACKELS ETC AND NO CLICKS EITHER

THERE IS THE ODD LITTLE BIT OF VERY VERY LIGHT BACKGROUND IN THE QUIETEST OF MOMENTS LIKE BETWEEN A COUPLE OF THE TRACKS IN THE LINKING GROOVES, AND I HEARD A COUPLE FO TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAY, BUT IT IS THE MUSIC WHICH COMES THROUGH LOUD AND CLEAR

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT

THE SLEEVE

FULLY UNLAMINATED!!! SINGLE SLEEVE FROM ROBERT STACE AND CO

THIS HAS TO BE A MISTAKE AS I HAVE MENTIONED ABOVE. IT'S THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER COME ACROSS AN UNLAMINATED SLEEVE IN 37 YEARS.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY VERY FLAT AND CLEAN AND OF COURSE DOESN'T SUFFER LAMINATE LIFT LIKE USUAL. THER ARE JUST THREE SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, TWO NEAR INVISIBLE ONES ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND ONE SIMILAR ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND A COUPLE OF REALLY TINY THUMB LINES CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE, BUT ONCE AGAIN THESE ARE BARELY VISIBLE. BEING UNLAMINATED IT HAS REVEALED THE ORIGINAL SURFACE TO BE THE TYPE OF SURFACE THAT IS VERY SUCEPTIBLE TO COLOUR LOSS AND I AM PLEASED TO SAY THAT ALL OF THE DELICATE COLOURS ARE PRESERVED AND THERE IS NO RUBBING AT ALL.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR AT ALL.AGAIN THIS IS BECAUSE THE ALBUM HAS BEEN PROTECTED FROM NEW,INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE

THE SPINE IS ALSO PERFECT. FLAT, CLEAN, UNSCUFFED, UNMARKED, FREE FROM ANY COLOUR LOSS AND HAS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TYPEFACE.JUST ONE TINY FINGER TO THUMB SQUASH

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS TO SHOW WHERE THE LP HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM THE SLEEVE A FEW TIMES

THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS CLEAN AND MARK FREE AS THE FRONT.WITH ONLY A COUPLE OF NEAR INVISIBLE TINY LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE

THE ORIGINAL RCA DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED. IT ISTOTALLY WHITE AND UNSPLIT, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A FEW CREASES WHERE IT HAS SAT A LITTLE SQUASHED INSIDE THE SLEEVE FOR MANY YEARS

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS MAGNIFICENT SLEEVE NEAR MINT MINUS

I WILL BE ON HOLIDAY WHEN THIS AUCTION ENDS SO I AM HAPPY TO WAIT FOR PAYMENT UNTIL I AM ABLE TO POST IT AROUND OCTOBER 11TH

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

GARRY