Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas LISTEN UK LP 1ST PRESS MONO FINAL UPGRADE COPY

	£		45
	$		60

BILLY J KRAMER & THE DAKOTAS - LISTEN

IN MAGNIFICENT BARELY PLAYED MINT MINUS !! PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

YELLOW & BLACK PARLOPHONE LABEL *MONO* 1963

 MINT MINUS SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE: PMC 1209
• MATRIX: XEX 443-1N / 444-1N
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 GR / 1 A

I HAVE ACQUIRED A COLLECTION OF STUNNING VINYLS THAT BELONGED TO A COLLECTOR WHO HANDLED BOTH VINYL AND SLEEVE METICULOUSLY. INCREDIBLE ALBUMS THAT I WILL BE LISTING OVER THE COMING WEEKS. THIS IS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO COLLECT VINTAGE VINYL IN THE SORT OF CONDITION THAT YOU COULD ONLY DREAM ABOUT..LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE LP BEFORE LAYING A BID, AS I HAVE RECORDED EVERY SINGLE SECOND

MY LONG STANDING SERIOUS COLLECTOR CUSTOMERS WILL APPRECIATE THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A PRISTINE MUSEUM GRADE  ALBUM. NEW CUSTOMERS AS WELL, IF YOU ARE SERIOUSLY INTO COLLECTING THEN THIS MUST NOT BE PASSED UP

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE YELLOW AND BLACK 1ST ISSUE MONO LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. NO STAINS OR HANDLING MARKS. THE DEEP RICH COLOUR STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE GOLD LOGO'S AND TYPEFACE  ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE 2-3 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE.

THE VINYL

THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN SUPERB CONDITION, REALLY GLOSSY AND NOT DULL LIKE MOST WORN OUT COPIES. IN DAY LIGHT THE DISC LOOKS FLAWLESS

EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE

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 ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I AM DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WILL 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 RECORD PLAYS AS NEW ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES WITHOUT DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT THE FEW PLAYS THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED STYLUS AND ALSO UNWORN .

PLEASE PLAY THE SOUNDBITES AND THEN YOU WILL TRULY APPRECIATE JUST HOW MAGNIFICENT THIS 1963 MONO RECORDING TRULY IS

FIRSTLY THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND THE LINKING GROOVES ARE MAINLY DEATHLY SILENT WITH JUST THE VERY ODD TINY SPECK OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD IN JUST ONE OR TWO OF THEM

YOU WILL NOT HEAR ANY CLICKS OR LOUD POPS ANYWHERE THROUGH THE PLAYTHROUGH, SHOWING ONCE AGAIN JUST HOW SPECIAL THIS ALBUM IS

I HEARD NO MORE THAN ONE OR TWO MINUSCULE STATIC TICS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

WITH ALL THINGS CONSIDERED AND TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE STUNNING CONDITION OF THIS ALBUM I AM GOING GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS MINT MINUS

HERE YOU HAVE A MONO 1ST PRESS IN THE MOST UNIMAGINABLE CONDITION POSSIBLE. DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, PLAY ALL OF THE SOUNDBITES AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN PERSONAL STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE, NON LAMINATED FLIPBACK GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE PATENTS PENDING REAR SURFACE

ABSOLUTELY STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THIS 53 YEAR OLD SLEEVE

HERE WE HAVE A BARELY PLAYED VINYL AND THEREFORE A BARELY HANDLED SLEEVE WHICH IS IN THE MOST MAGNIFICENT CONDITION POSSIBLE

THE FRONT SURFACE  IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. THE FRONT SURFACE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR, AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASELINES WHATSOEVER. NO FOLDS OR BENDS, AND EVEN THE SMALL LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST ONE. NO LAMINATE LINES WHATSOEVER ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND INCREDIBLY ZERO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGE IS FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR WHATSOEVER,WITH THE LAMINATE PERFECT ALL THE WAY FROM CORNER TO CORNER, UNRUBBED CORNERS. THE BOTTOM EDGE IS NEAR PERFECT WITH A PIN PRICK OF WHITE ON THE RIGHT TIP END AND TWO NEAR THE LEFT CORNER BOTH HAVE ULTRA SMOOTH SURFACES TO THE TOUCH .

THE SPINE IS ONCE AGAIN FULLY LAMINATED, NO PEEL OR FLAKE,  THE TAPERED ENDS ARE PERFECT AND UNRUBBED. THE VERY TIP ENDS HAVE A PIN PRICK OF RUB. THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND UNBLEMISHED

THE OPENING EDGE IS  SHARP WITH A  LIGHT ROUGH FEEL

THE REAR SURFACE SHOWS PERFECTLY ADHERED FLIPBACKS

THERE IS NO RING WEAR

THE POROUS WHITE SURFACE SHOWS A SEMI CIRCLE OF RECORD PRESSURE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE WHICH HAS DISCOLOURED THE WHITE AREA

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCEPTIONAL UNSPLIT CONDITION, LIGHT RECORD IMPRESSION ONLY AND A LITTLE NATURAL AGEING TO THE ONCE WHITE SURFACE

I AM HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS

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

GARRY