UFO STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT UK 2LP UNPLAYED 100% MINT
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19
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25
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Description
UFO - STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT
IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED MINT!!!! CONDITION
BLUE CHRYSALIS FIRST PRESS
- CATALOGUE:CHRYSALIS CHR CTJ5
- MATRIX: CJT5 A//2 E 420 11 3 / B//1 E 420 11 1 1 / C//2 E 420 11 10 / D//2 E 420 11 6
- FIRST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS (THERE ARE -1 NUMBERS WHICH ARE SLIGHTLY EARLIER)
- 'JA' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE ONE AND TWO
- THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE BLUE AND WHITE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION, THE COLOURS ARE UNBLEMISHED AND FULLY STRETCH 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 ON SIDE 2 CLOSE TO THE HOLE, SHOWING, AND NONE AT ALL ON THE OTHER THREE SIDES, JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN PLAYED.
THE VINYL
THE VINYL IS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS ON ALL FOUR SIDES. AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE WHATSOEVER. PRISTINE IN EVERY WAY
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 LP'S WHICH HAVE OFTEN RESULTED IN UNWANTED VINYL NOISE EVEN WHERE THERE ARE NO MARKS. HERE HOWEVER THE VINYL PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH .
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST FANTASTIC, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD TO PERFECTION.
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS
I HEARD NO MORE THAN A SECOND OR TWO OF STATIC A COUPLE OF TIMES, AND A COUPLE OF TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH MINT!!!
PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
SEMI LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS CLEAN AND SHINY AND HAS NO MARKS OR STAINS ON IT WHATSOEVER. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES NOR ARE THERE ANY CREASE LINES EITHER, JUST ONE SMALL LAMINATE LINE NEAR THE SPINE
THE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT, AND ARE PERFECT AND UNRUBBED
NO THUMB LINES AND NO SMALL LINES NEAR THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES EITHER
ALSO NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 99% UNRUBBED, AND THE GLOSSY SURFACE STRETCHES FROM TIP TO TIP, WITH ONLY THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP END HAVING THE TINIEST SPECK OF RUBBING
THE SPINE HAS ALL OF THE COLOURS INTACT AND IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. ALL THE COLOURS ARE PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED, AND THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. EVEN THE TIP ENDS ARE PRISTINE.
THE OPENING EDGES ARE RAZOR SHARP AND UNBLEMISHED AND SHOWS WHY THIS LP HAS BARELY BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME MAGNIFICENT CONDITION AS THE FRONT . TOTALLY PRISTINE AND UNBLEMISHED, AND NO LINES HOWEVER SMALL
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNERS
THE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVES ARE ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION, HAVING HARDLY BEE OUT OF THE SLEEVE, THEY ARE BOTH VERY WHITE, UNCREASED, AND UNSPLIT
THIS SLEEVE GRADES MINT!!!!!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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