Captain Beefheart TROUT MASK REPLICA 1969 UK Double LP 1st STRAIGHT NMINT HEAR
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108
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143
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING
Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.comCAPTAIN BEEFHEART - TROUT MASK REPLICA
OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT AUDIO
EX SLEEVE
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE MAGENTA STRAIGHT LABELS ARE IN JUST MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE DEEP COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND HAS NO MARKS OR STAINS ON IT ANYWHERE. IT ALSO STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE AND LOGO'S ARE ALSO IN PRISTINE UNRUBBED CONDITION, WITH EACH LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THERE AREN'T ANY SPIDER LINES BY ANY OF THE SPINDLE HOLES
THE VINYL
GLEAMING DISCS THAT HAVE RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN. THEY ARE NATURALLY ALSO HEAVY WEIGHT FIRST PRESS DISCS.
IN DAYLIGHT THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE ON THE SURFACE OF THE VINYLS, AND THEY LOOKS FLAWLESS.
UNDER SPOTLIGHTS ALL I SEE ARE A COUPLE OF VERY FEINT AND LIGHT WISPY HAIRLINES ON THE SURFACE IN TOTAL
THE TEST PLAY
THE RICH AND POWERFUL STEREO SOUND IS JUST MAGNIFICENT AND PURE FIRST PRESS. THE REPRODUCTION IS JUST SECOND TO NONE, AND EVERY NOTE IS CLEAR AND CRISP.
THERE IS NOT ONE SECOND OF DISTORTION TO THIS AMAZING SOUND, MEANING THAT THE FEW PLAYS THAT THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS
THE LINKING GROOVES ARE NEAR SILENT
A COUPLE OF TINY STATIC LIKE TICS DURING THE ENTIRE FOUR SIDES
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
THERE ARE A FEW RANDOM SPECKS OF VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND DURING THE PLAY, BUT NOTHING THAT DETERS FROM THE OVERALL SOUND QUALITY
THE RECORDING IS A VERY LOUD STEREO CUT AND IS REPRODUCED SUPERBLY, SO PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS GREAT ALBUM FOR YOURSELF
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS NEAR MINT, FOR THE AUDIO PERFORMANCE
PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN SO THAT YOU CAN GRADE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED MATTE GATEFOLD SLEEVE BY E.J.DAY AND CO
THE FRONT SURFACE IS IN FLAT AND CLEAN CONDITION
IT STILL HAS THE PRICE HYPE STICKER IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER
THE COLOURS ARE ALL RICH AND VIBRANT AND THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
THERE IS A CREASE LINE OVER THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER, AND A LITTLE RUBBING TO THE CORNER TIPS
THERE ARE FOUR PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. ONE ON THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND TWO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGES HAVE SPORADIC RUBBING
THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE MORE THAN THE TOP
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND FREE FROM SQUASHING. PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TYPEFACE, HOWEVER THERE ARE A NUMBER OF RUB SPOTS ON THE LEADING EDGES AND THE TOP AND BOTTOM ENDS
THE OPENING EDGES ARE STILL VERY SHARP WITH A FEW TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS
THE REAR SURFACE HAS DEEP RICH COLOURS LIKE THE FRONT. NO CREASE LINES ON THIS SURFACE
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PERFECT INNER PANELS
THE PLAIN DIE CUT INNER SLEEVES HAVE NO SEAM SPLITS. ONE IS PERFECTLY FLAT WHILST THE OTHER HAS A CORNER FOLD AND SOME WRINKLES
THE SLEEVE GRADES EX
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