UFO NO HEAVY PETTING UK LP 1ST GREEN CHRYSALIS 1 PLAY NMINT- LP MINT SLEEVE
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185
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245
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Description
UFO - NO HEAVY PETTING
IN MAGNIFICENT 1 PLAY CONDITION
GREEN CHRYSALIS FIRST PRESS
NEAR MINT VINYL AND MINT MINUS SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:CHRYSALIS CHR 1103
- MATRIX: CHR1103 A1 / B1
- FIRST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS
A FIRST PRESSING OF THIS ALBUM MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES
THE SLEEVE MUST BE SEMI LAMINATED AND HAVE A GLOSSY SHEEN
THE SLEEVE MUST BE MADE BY GOTHIC PRINT FINISHERS LTD.
THE SLEEVE MUST BE FLIPBACKED INSIDE THE BACK PANEL
THE LABELS MUST BE GREEN (BLUE AND WHITE ARE LATER PRESSES)
THE VINYL MUST HAVE A FLAT OUTER EDGE
THE GREEN LABELS MUST HAVE RED TEXT RUNNING ROUND THE OUTER RIM STATING 'ALL RIGHTS OF THE MANUFACTURER'
THE MATRIX LABELS MUST BE ETCHED NOT STAMPED
THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST END A1/B1
- THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE GREEN LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION, THE PASTEL GREEN COLOUR IS UNBLEMISHED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALSO CLEAR AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 1 NEAR INVISIBLE TINY SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE HOLE, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN PLAYED, IN FACT NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES SINCE NEW.
THERE IS STILL SOME LOOSE SHARDS OF VINYL INSIDE THE SPINDLE HOLE BACKING UP THE BARELY PLAYED STATUS
THE VINYL
THE VINYL HERE LOOKS MAGNIFICENT ON BOTH SIDES AND IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS JUST NOTHING TO SEE
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 AS I DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE 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
THE FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THE CLARITY OF REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB. THE CRYSTAL CLEAR INSTRUMENTATION AND VOCALS ARE PURE FIRST PRESS. THERE IS CERTAINLY NO GROOVE WEAR TO THIS RARE RECORDING WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN SOME DISTORTION TO THE SOUND. THERE IS NONE. ISLAND/CHRYSALIS RECORDINGS HAVE LONG BEEN LAMBASTED FOR THE POOR QUALITY OF VINYL USED IN THEIR EARLY LP'S WHICH HAVE OFTEN RESULTED IN UNWANTED VINYL NOISE EVEN WHERE THERE ARE NO MARKS. ON THIS VINYL THERE IS SOME VERY LIGHT VINYL NOISE HEARD MAINLY DURING THE SLOWEST TRACK BELLADONNA ON SIDE ONE
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST FANTASTIC, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD TO PERFECTION.
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO SKIPS ETC
APART FROM THE ALREADY MENTIONED LIGHT VINYL NOISE, I HEARD A LITTLE STATIC LIKE STIFF IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES, AND A FEW LITTLE TICS AND POPS HERE AND THERE
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS ALBUM NEAR MINT!!!
PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
SEMI LAMINATED SLEEVE FROM GOTHIC PRINT FINISHERS
THE FRONT SURFACE IS CLEAN AND HAS NO MARKS OR STAINS ON IT WHATSOEVER. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES NOR ARE THERE ANY CREASE LINES EITHER, AND EVEN THE TINY LINES THAT USUALLY FORM NEAR THE SPINE ARE JUST TWO NEAR INVISIBLE ONES IN NUMBER
THE COLOURS REMAIN PERFECT AND UNRUBBED . THERE IS ONE TINY THUMB LINE BY THE MONKEY'S FOOT
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% UNRUBBED, AND CLEARLY SHOWS THAT THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW
THE SPINE HAS ALL OF THE COLOURS INTACT AND IS ABSOLUTELY FLAT AND TOTALLY UNSQUASHED. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND INCREDIBLY NO WEAR TO THE COLOURS APART FROM THE BAREST SPECK ON THE VERY TOP TIP END ONLY
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND UNBLEMISHED AND SHOWS WHY THIS LP HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED
THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION.
NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE, AND NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES JUST SMALL LINE RUNNING FROM THE SPINE INTO THE SLEEVE JUST ABOVE THE BOTTOM EDGE
THE SLEEVE GRADES MINT MINUS WITH EASE
A SUPERB FIRST PRESS EXAMPLE OF THIS RECORD AND SLEEVE
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
