Alan Hull (Lindisfarne) PIPEDREAM 1973 UK LP w/booklet Charisma EX+ / EX AUDIO
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ALAN HULL - PIPEDREAM
SUPERB EX+ EX PLAYTHROUGH!!!
EX+ SLEEVE
FULLY PLAY TESTED PRIOR TO LISTING
- MATRIX: CAS 1069 A-1U / B-1U
- MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 1 GA / 2 I
CATALOGUE: CHARISMA CAS 1069
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE LARGE MAD HATTER LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION.
THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.
THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND THEREFORE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE SPIDER LINES BY THE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER.
ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISC, AND IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS FLAWLESS.
UNDER SPOTLIGHTS I CAN SEE A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES ON SIDE ONE, AND MORE ON SIDE TWO
PLAYING THE RECORD
THE RECORD PLAYS CLEARLY THROUGHOUT
THERE ARE NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, MEANING NO GROOVE WEAR
NO BACKGROUND HISS OR ANY OTHER UNWANTED VINYL NOISE
WHAT YOU WILL HEAR IS SOME LOW LEVEL LIGHT BACKGROUND BEHIND SOME OF THE MUSIC, PLUS SOME LIGHT TICS AND POPS HERE AND THERE.MORE ON SIDE B THAN SIDE A
A SUPER COLLECTABLE THAT PLAYS TO AN EX+ / EX STANDARD
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATD GATEFOLD SLEEVE BY E.J.DAY GROUP
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND HAS ALL OF THE COLOURS RUB FREE, AND THEY ARE RICH AND VIBRANT ACROSS THE SURFACE
THERE IS NO RING WEAR AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO A COUPLE OF THE TIP ENDS
THERE ARE FOUR PRESSURE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ZERO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THE TOP EDGES HAVE PERFECT COLOUR AND UNBLEMISHED CORNER TIPS
THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE IDENTICAL
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT . PRISTINE TEXT, A LITTLE RUB TO THE ENDS
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP FROM TOP TO BOTTOM
THE REAR SURFACE HAS A TINY BIT OF RING WEAR AT THE BOTTOM
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PERFECTLY ADHERED BOOKLET AND MINT INNER PANELS
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE EX+
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