Colosseum COLOSSEUM LIVE 1971 UK LP 1st Press PLAYS MINT MINUS HEAR
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MINT MINUS AUDIO FROM START TO FINISH
MINT MINUS SLEEVE
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE CREAM COLOURED LABELS ARE IN INCREDIBLE CONDITION. .THE COLOURS RUN UNINTERRUPTED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE TEXT IS ALSO PERFECT
THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF SMALL SPIDER LINES BY THE HOLES
THE VINYL
THE HEAVYWEIGHT DISCS HAVE RETAINED ALL OF THEIR ORIGINAL SHEEN. IN DAYLIGHT THERE IS NOT A MARK ON THEM
UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THEY STILL LOOK MINT APART FROM SIDE THREE WHICH I CAN SEE ONE VERY FINE AND TOTALLY NON SOUNDING HANDLING LINE (SKATE LINE)
I HAVE HAD MANY COPIES OF THIS ALBUM BUT NONE THAT I COULD LIST DUE TO A STANDAR FLAW WITH THE VINYL CAUSED I BELIEVE BY THE PVC INNER POCKETS AND THE FOAM EDGES. THEY GET WHAT YOU MAY CALL BLOOMING OR A WATERMARK ON THE EDGES WHICH LINES UP WITH THE FOAM STRIPS ON THE POCKETS. THIS MAKES THE RECORDS VIRTUALLY UNPLAYABLE. SIDE ONE HAS THE TINIEST LITTLE SPECK OF IT ON THE VERY OUTER RIM CAUSING A COUPLE OF TINY SHUSHING NOISES BEFORE THE MUSIC STARTS (SEE PIC)
THE TEST PLAY
THIS ALBUM PLAYS TO PERFECTION. THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE COMPLETE CLARITY OF THE REPRODUCTION. THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE, AND THE SOUND IS AS CLEAR AND PRECISE
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT.
A DEEP RICH AND POWERFUL STEREO SOUND THROUGHOUT UNINTERRUPTED BY ANY UNWANTED NOISES
NO TICS OR POPS
ALL I HEARD WAS A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKLES OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND AT THE VERY START OF A COUPLE OF SIDES, PLUS THAT LITTLE SHUSHH IN THE RUN IN TO SIDE ONE
I JUST HAVE TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT MINUS
TAKE A LISTEN A JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED MATTE GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE HAS DEEP RICH AND VIBRANT COLOURS THAT ARE FREE FROM ANY RUBBING OR FADING
NO RING WEAR JOR RECORD SHAPE
THERE ARE NO PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP EDGE AND NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE
NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE RIGHT EDGE.
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES JUST PLAIN CARD AND THESE ARE STILL SHARP AND ONLY THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE A FEW TINY THIUMB NAIL NICKS
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND VIRTUALLY FULLY COLOURED WITH JUST A LITTLE RUB AT EACH END. PERFECT TEXT
THE REAR SURFACE IS AS PRISTINE AS THE FRONT
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER PANELS
THIS SLEEVE ALSO HAS THE TWO ROSE COLOURED PVC INNER SLEEVES AFFIXED TO THE EDGES OF THE GATEFOLD. EACH ONE IS IN PERFECT CONDITION AND STILL HAS THE FOAM LIP WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO CLEAN THE RECORDS AS THEY WERE EXTRACTED. FORTUNATELY THE ORIGINAL OWNER SAW FIT TO PLACE THE RECORDS IN SEPARATE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVES WHICH PROTECTED THE VINYLS FROM ANY DAMAGE FROM THESE FOAM EDGES
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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