Charles Lloyd Quartet OF COURSE OF COURSE UK LP 1ST MONO 33 LABEL NEAR MINT
  £   23
  $   30

 


£ 23 Sold For
Nov 14, 2016 Sold Date
Nov 7, 2016 Start Date
£   19 Start price
3   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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CHARLES LLOYD QUARTET - OF COURSE OF COURSE

IN  NEAR MINT PLAY CONDITION

STUNNING NEAR MINT SLEEVE!!!!

VERY FIRST PRESS WITH TEXTURED LABELS AND '33' ON THE LABEL

 

  • CATALOGUE:BPG 62347 
  • MATRIX NUMBERS BPG62347 a1 / b1
  • FIRST PRESS NUMBERS
  • HEAVY VINYL
  • ROUGH TEXTURED LABELS
  • '33' ONLY ON LABELS

 

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE  LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE ORANGE BASE COLOUR HAS REMAINED UNRUBBED, AND THERE IS NO COLOUR LOSS ANYWHERE. THIS COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE  SPINDLE HOLE, WHICH HAS A TINY CHIP TO THE PAPER ON SIDE ONE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION

A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLES REVEALS JUST 1-2 SPIDER LINES CLOSE BY INDICATING A BARELY PLAYED DISC

THE VINYL

THE LP SHINES LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. THERE ARE NO MARKS AT ALL ON THE SURFACE, AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND ONLY WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE SOME WISPY HAIRLINES AND THREE OR FOUR ANGEL HAIRLINE HANDLING LINES VISIBLE

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 LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME 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 DISC PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY , AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS RECORD SOUNDS.

THE SILENT BITS ARE SILENT, AND THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY. THE MONO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. I CANNOT BE CRITICAL OF THIS REPRODUCTION  IN ANY WAY AT ALL.

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION TO ANY PART OF THE PLAYTHROUGH, AND ABSOLUTELY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER.

NO LOUD CLICKS AND NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

THERE IS SOME OCCASIONAL LIGHT AND BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD ONLY IN THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES, AND IN ADDITION SOME RANDOM LITTLE DUST POPS OR TICS

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL  NEAR MINT

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO IT AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE, UNLAMINATED ' FLIPBACKED 'REAR SURFACE SINGLE SLEEVE .

 

THE FRONT SURFACE IS CLEAN AND MARK FREE. THERE IS A TINY DING TO THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER TIP AND A SMALL CHIP TO THE COLOUR JUST ONE THE BOTTOM EDGE

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE ON THE SLEEVE ,AND NO BENDS OR FOLDS EITHER

THERE ARE JUST THREE SMALL LAMINATE LINES BY THE SPINE

ONE ALONG THE TOP AND ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THERE IS THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE IF THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAS THE LAMINATE RUNNING FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND NO RUBBING TO THE CORNER TIPS.

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND TOTALLY UNSQUASHED. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE, AND THERE IS NO LOSS OF COLOUR ANYWHERE, WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUBBING TO THE BOTTOM TIP END

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP AND SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM HAS BARELY BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE.

THE REAR SURFACE HAS PERFECTLY ADHERED FLIPBACKS AND THEY ARE NOT DAMAGED IN ANY WAY EITHER.

THE WHITE POROUS SURFACE US STILL VERY WHITE WITH JUST SOME LIGHT AGEING AND HANDLING TO THE OPENING EDGE

ALL OF THE TEXT AND IMAGES ARE PERFECT AND UNRUBBED

THE ORIGINAL CBS ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE WAS SPLIT ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. I HAVE VERY CAREFULLY REPAIRED IT WITH PAPER GLUE

THE SLEEVE EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT

 

 

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

GARRY

 

 


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