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