Various Artists MOTOWN CHARTBUSTERS VOL 5 UK LP 1ST ONE PLAY EVER & MINT

	£		19
	$		25

VARIOUS - MOTOWN CHARTBUSTERS VOL 5

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT !!!  CONDITION

OUTSTANDING MINT !!!!  SLEEVE

MUSEUM GRADE CONDITION

• CATALOGUE:TAMLA MOTOWN STML 11181
• MATRIX: STML11181 A-2 / B-5
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 GOP / 3 GT

I HAVE JUST COME ACROSS A COLLECTION OF 70'S VINYL THAT BELONGED TO A COLLECTOR WHO PURCHASED LP'S AND 90% OF THE TIME DIDN'T PLAY THEM AT ALL!!!. A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF THE COLLECTION WERE STILL IN THE SHOP CARRIER BAGS OR PAPER BAGS (BOOTS / W.H.SMITH ETC). TO SAY THAT THIS COLLECTION IS IN PERFECT CONDITION IS ALMOST AN UNDERSTATEMENT!. THE SLEEVES MATCH THE RECORDS AND ARE ALSO IN THE MOST AMAZING CONDITION. AND MOST HAVE PERFECT CORNERS WITH EVEN THE CORNER TIPS UNRUBBED!!!

I WILL BE RELEASING THESE OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS A FEW A DAY. HERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET 40 YEAR OLD VINYL IN THE SAME CONDITION AS IT WAS IN THE SHOP!!!

I HAVE THE FIRST 9 VOLUMES OF THIS SET OF 12 AND ALL IN INCREDIBLE CONDITION. I WILL BE LISTING THESE ONE A DAY FOR THE NEXT 9 DAYS!!

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE JET BLACK TAMLA LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS AND THE BLACK BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS ONE MICROSCOPIC SPIDER LINE NEAR THE SPINDLE HOLE.

THE VINYL

ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE DISC.NOT A FINGERMARK ANYWHERE, AND IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES

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 LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY 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 LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS PERFECT WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD CLEARLY AND CLEANLY AS WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED, AND THIS IS AN EXTREMELY LOUD CUT

NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT AND THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE EITHER, NOR ANY LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND NO STATIC EVEN IN THE LINKING GROOVES

I DIDN'T HEAR ANY MORE THAN ONE MINUSCULE DUST POP THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH  MINT !!!     IT IS THAT GOOD

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE UNLAMINATED TEXTURED SINGLE SLEEVE IN MAGNIFICENT MINT CONDITION

THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND CLEAN. THERE IS NO RUBBING TO THE COLOUR AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, OR BENDS . THE TEXTURED SURFACE IS JUST PERFECT AND HAS NO BLEMISHES WHATSOEVER

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO!!! LINES LINE NEXT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE

THERE IS NO RING WEAR AND NO RECORD SHAPE AT ALL

THE TOP  AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH  IMMACULATE WITH ALL OF THE EASILY RUBBED SURFACE PERFECTLY INTACT THE CORNER TIPS ARE UNRUBBED.

THE WAFER THIN SPINE IS MINT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE TINIEST SPECK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM TIP END. OTHERWISE TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. PERFECT COLOURS AND NO SHELF WEAR WHATSOEVER.

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP

THE REAR SURFACE  IS ALSO IN  MINT CONDITION, A PERFECT TEXTURED SURFACE WITH UNRUBBED TYPEFACE. ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS THE LETTER P WRITTEN IN PENCIL NEAR THE TOP LEFT CORNER. I AM CERTAIN THIS CAN EASILY BE REMOVED

THE ORIGINAL EMI WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN UNSPLIT CONDITION .  SOME AGEING TO THE EDGES AND THE MIDDLE LABEL AREA

HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE MINT ! !!!!

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

GARRY