Barry St John ACCORDING TO ST JOHN 1968 UK LP 1st press Major Minor NEAR MINT
  £   53
  $   70

 


£ 53 Sold For
May 4, 2022 Sold Date
Apr 27, 2022 Start Date
3   Number Of Bids
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BARRY ST. JOHN - ACCORDING TO ST. JOHN

SUPERB CRYSTAL CLEAR NEAR MINT AUDIO

VERY TIDY COPY

EX SLEEVE 



FULLY PLAY TESTED PRIOR TO LISTING

 

CATALOGUE: MAJOR MINOR MMLP 43

  • MATRIX:LP-043.A-1 / B-1


THE RECORD

 

THE LABELS

THE GREEN HARVEST 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 IS ONE TINY SPIDER LINE 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.

 EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION IT ONLY SHOWS ONLY SOME VERY WISPY HAIRLINES


PLAYING THE RECORD

THE RECORD PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH

THERE ARE NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND MEANING NO CROOVE WEAR

THERE IS A LITTLE EXTREMELY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD IN SOME LINKING GROOVES ONLY

I HEARD JUST ONE POP IN ONE OF THE LINKING GROOVES ON SIDE ONE

THE MONO REPRODUCTION IS JUST SUPERB AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD TO PERFECTION

A HIGH GRADE COLLECTABLE THAT PLAYS TO AN  NEAR MINT STANDARD.

 

THE SLEEVE

 

LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE, NON LAMINATED REAR SURFACE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND HAS ALL OF THE COLOURS RUB FREE APOART FROM A TINY SLIVER OF WHITE IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER

THE LAMINATE IS  GLOSSY AND FREE FROM ANY PEEL, LIFT OR FLAKE

THERE IS NO RING WEAR JUST A SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM WHEN ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT

THERE ARE NO CREASES OR BENDS AND NO HEAVY CREASE LINES EITHER. 

THERE ARE FIVE PRESSURE LINES NEAR  THE SPINE,  FIVE ALONG THE TOP EDGE,THREE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. 

THE TOP EDGE HAS ALL OF THE LAMINATE RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER WITH ONLY A SPECK OF RUB TO THE TIP ENDS

THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IDENTICAL

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT . THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM ENDS HAVE A PIN PRICK OF RUB

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL QUITE SHARP WITH A TINY BIT OF FEATHERING

THE REAR SURFACE HAS SOME PAPER PULL ON THE OPENING  EDGE WHERE SOME TAPE HAS BEEN REMOVED. SOME GREYING TO THE BLACK SURFACE



I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS  SLEEVE EX


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