Wizz Jones WHEN I LEAVE BERLIN 1974 UK LP 1st Press Village Thing PLAYS EX+
  £   52
  $   69

 


£ 52 Sold For
Oct 25, 2022 Sold Date
Oct 18, 2022 Start Date
13   Number Of Bids
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WIZZ JONES - WHEN I LEAVE BERLIN

UK 1ST PRESS 1972

EX+ AUDIO

EX+ SLEEVE

  • CATALOGUE: VILLAGE THING VTS 24
  • MATRIX: VTS 24 A-1A / B-1E


FULLY TEST PLAYED PRIOR TO LISTING


THE RECORD

 

THE LABELS

PERFECT VILLAGE THING PICTURE LABELS

THE BASE COLOUR IS UNMARKED AND STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE,

PRISTINE UNRUBBED BLACK TYPEFACE

THERE AREZERO SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE


THE VINYL

THIS VINYL RETAINS A VERY HEALTHY GLOSS AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS  FAULTLESS

UNDER SPOTLIGHTS I CAN SEE A FEW FINE WISPY HAIRLINES AND THREE LIGHT HANDLING LINES



THE TEST PLAY

THIS VINYL PLAYS NEAR PERFECTLY THROUGH BOTH SIDES.

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE WHICH INDICATES NO GROOVE WEAR

NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE 

THERE IS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

THE AUDIO IS CRISP AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT 

A LL IHEARD DURING THE ENTIRE PLAYS WERE A FEW RANDOM SPECKS OF VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN SOME OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES OR LINKING GROOVES

THREE OR FOUR TICS AS WELL OVER THE WHOLE ALBUM

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS  EX+


 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

FULLY LAMINATED  SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN

THE COLOURS ARE STILL RICH AND VIBRANT

THE LAMINATE IS HIGHLY POLISHED AND VERY GLOSSY

NO RING WEAR JUST A LIGHT OUTLINE OF RECORD SHAPE WHEN ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT

THERE IS A SPECK OF RUB TO THE TOP RIGHT AND BOTTOM LEFT CORNER TIPS

THERE ARE FOUR TINY PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. THREE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, TWO ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FULLY LAMINATED AND HASVE UNBLEMISHED CORNER TIPS

THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP WITH A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS

THE SPINE IS FLAT, HAS PERFECT LAMINATE AND ONLY A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE TIP ENDS

THE REAR SURFACE SIMILAR TO THE FRONT. HAS A COUPLE OF CREASE LINES ON THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER

THE DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE IS FALT, NO SEAM SPLITS, BUT HAS SOME FOXING


HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE EX+

 

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


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