UFO PHENOMENON UK LP A2/ B2 CHRYSALIS 1 PLAY EVER PLAYS NEAR MINT
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UFO - PHENOMENON
IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY CONDITION
NEAR MINT VINYL AND MINT MINUS SLEEVE
MUSEUM GRADE VINYL AND SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:CHRYSALIS CHR 1103
- MATRIX: CHR1103 A//2 M / B//2 M
- THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE BLUE AND WHITE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION, THE COLOUR IS UNBLEMISHED IT 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.
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 APART FROM A FEW WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES. A REALLY PRISTINE VINYL
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. THIS VINYL HAS JUST A LITTLE LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD ONLY IN SOME OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST FANTASTIC, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD TO PERFECTION.
NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS
I CANT SAY THAT I HEARD MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TINY STATIC TICS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH
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 SINGLE SLEEVE
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.
THE COLOURS REMAIN PERFECT AND UNRUBBED . NO MARKS OR STAINS ON ANY PART OF THE COVER.
THERE ARE JUST THREE TINY LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH PRISTINE, WITH ALL OF THE EASILY RUBBED COLOURS PERFECTLY INTACT AND EVEN THE CORNER TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED.
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT WITH ONE FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSION IN THE MIDDLE, AND A SMALL SCUFF IN THIS AREA. THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS HAVE A TINY SPECK OF RUB.
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND UNBLEMISHED AND SHOWS WHY THIS LP HAS NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE FOR MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES EVER!!!!
THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION. JUST THREE TINY LINES CLOSE TO THE TOP OF THE SPINE
THE SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINTWITH EASE
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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