The Walker Brothers PORTRAIT 1966 UK LP 1st STEREO W/Insert MINT MINUS HEAR
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PLAYS TO A MINT MINUS GRADE
INCREDIBLE AUDIO PERFORMANCE
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE BLACK AND SILVER LABELS ARE IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION.
THE BLACK BASE COLOUR AND YELLOW LOGO'S ARE BOTH UNRUBBED .THE COLOURS RUN UNINTERRUPTED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHICH HAS JUST 3-4 TINY SPIDER LINES BY IT
THE VINYL
THE HEAVYWEIGHT DISC LOOKS SUPERB. IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN.
EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO SEE OTHER THAN SOME TOTALLY NON SOUNDING EMBEDDED PALE DULL STREAKS IN THE VINYL
THE TEST PLAY
THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN PLAYED MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES
THIS STEREO ALBUM PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY. THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE COMPLETE CLARITY OF THE REPRODUCTION.
THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE, AND THE SOUND IS AS CLEAR AND SHARP AS IT POSSIBLE COULD BE.
MANY MANY 60'S COPIES WERE PLAYED ON SYSTEMS THAT HAD A STYLUS THAT WAS TOO HEAVY OR WORN AND CAUSED INVISIBLE GROOVE WEAR. THIS WOULD ONLY BE SPOTTED OR SHOULD I SAY HEARD WHEN PLAYING THE ALUM AND WOULD TAKE THE FORM OF BEHIND THE MUSIC STATIC AND BE CONTINUOUS. THIS VINYL HAS NONE OF THAT.
THE RUN IN IS SILENT, THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT, AND THE RUN OUT IS SILENT
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT.
NO CLICKS, OR POPS EITHER
ALL I HEARD DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH WERE A FEW RANDOM SPECKS OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND. BARELY AUDIBLE IN FACT
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LONG LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE OF THE QUALITY OF THIS SUPERB DISC
I JUST HAVE TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT MINUS
THE SLEEVE
LAMINATED FRONT, NON LAMINATED REAR WITH FLIPBACKS - SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, NO MARKS OR STAINS, NO LAMINATE PEEL, FLAKE OR EVEN LIFT
THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR
THERE ARE TWO TINY AND BARELY VISIBLE PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE , ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE. NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THREE OF THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE , WITH A TINY SPECK OF RUB ON THE BOTTOM LEFT TIP END
THE STEREO STICKER SITS FIRMLY IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER
NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE AT ALL
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FULLY LAMINATED AND HAVE NO DAMAGE OR SCUFFING. ONLY THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP SHOWS A DOT OF RUB
THE SPINE IS ALSO MAGNIFICENT. ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PRISTINE AND UNDAMAGED. EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE UNWORN. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THERE IS NO SQUASHING TO THE SPINE WHATSOEVER, IT'S JUST PERFECT IN EVERY WAY
THE OPENING EDGE IS SHARP WITHA SMALL AREA OF FEATHERING AT THE BOTTOM
THE REAR SURFACE IS UNLAMINATED AND IS STILL WHITE AND OBVIOUSLY BARELY HANDLED. LIGHT HANDLING ON THE OPENING EDGE, AND A COUPLE OF VERY LIGHT FOXING MOTTLES ON THE SPINE
THE FLIPBACKS ARE PRISTINE ON ALL THREE EDGES
THE PRESIGNED INSERT IS IN PERFECT CONDITION
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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