Tracy Chapman SELF TITLED 1989 EU/UK DEBUT LP 1st Press PLAYS MINT HEAR
  £   57
  $   75

 


£ 57 Sold For
Aug 18, 2025 Sold Date
Aug 11, 2025 Start Date
8   Number Of Bids
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com TRACY CHAPMAN - TRACY CHAPMAN

 MAGNIFICENT  MINT AUDIO

FIRST PRESS WITH A SUPERB MINT MINUS SLEEVE

 


THE LABELS

THE RED AND BLACK LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLES. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL CLEAR AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE JUST 1-2 TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE ON EACH SIDE, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN AND LOOKS SUPERB. IN DAYLIGHT IT IS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO IT STILL LOOKS PRISTINE

THE TEST PLAY

THE FIRST THING TO SAY ABOUT THIS VINYL IS THAT THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS. EACH NOTE IS HEARD VERY CLEARLY AND THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ALL THROUGHOUT ANY PART OF THE PLAY THROUGH. NOR IS THERE ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE

THIS DISC PLAYS TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH. WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS

SILENT THROUGH THE LINKING GROOVES AND QUIET PASSAGES

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

NO TICS OR POPS

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS AUDIO MINT

 

PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

MAGNIFICENT MATTE SINGLE SLEEVE

 

THE FRONT SURFACE IS JUST SUPERB. FLAT AND CLEAN AND THE NON LAMINATED MATTE SURFACE HAS LOST NONE OF THE ORIGINAL COLOUR WHICH IS STILL RICH AND VIBRANT. AND UNFADED

THERE ARE NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE.

THERE ARE THREE VERY TINY PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. THREE ON THE TOP EDGE AND NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH A LITTLE DOT OF RUB ON THE TOP RIGHT TIP

 

THE TOP EDGE ALSO HAS THE SPINE WORDING AND IT IS FULLY COLOURED APARTT FROM THAT DOT OF RUB TO THE RIGHT TIP

THE BOTTOM EDGE IS A MINT

 

THE SPINE IS JUST AMAZING. IN MAGNIFICENT UNSQUASHED CONDITION. ALL OF THE COLOURS INTACT FROM TOP TO BOTTOM AND UNFADED AND MATCHES THE FRONT AND BACK PERFECTLY
EVRY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

 

THE REAR SURFACE IS AGAIN IN SUPERB CONDITION WITH NO SIGNS OR COLOUR LOSS OR CREASES. JUST THREE SMALL PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE

 

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND NO THUMB NAIL NICKS ANYWHERE


THE ORIGINAL PICTURE  / LYRIC INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB UNSPLIT AND UNCREASED CONDITION. NO RUBBING OR RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

 

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS GREAT COVER MINT MINUS

IT IS THAT GOOD

 

A REAL VAULT COPY OF THIS LP 

 

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

GARRY



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