Doc Watson SOUTHBOUND 1966 UK LP 1st Press Fontana SUPERB NEAR MINT AUDIO
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DOC WATSON - SOUTHBOUND
1966 UK 1ST PRESS ON FONTANA
PLAYS TO A NEAR MINT GRADE
FULLY PLAY TESTED BEFORE LISTING
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
FOLK / COUNTRY - OUTSTANDING ALBUM
- CATALOGUE: FONTANA TFL6074
- MATRIX: 6074 1L//1 420 / 2L//1 420 11
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE BLACK AND SILVER LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION.
THERE IS NOT ONE BLEMISH ON THEM AND THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.
THE SILVER TEXT IS ALSO IN PERFECT CONDITION
THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWS 3-4 MINUSCULE SPIDER LINES, AND I HAVE EXAMINED IT USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS
THE VINYL
THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY MINT.
EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE OTHER THAN A FEW NEAR INVISIBLE WISPY HAIRLINES
BEAUTIFUL LOOKING RECORD
PLAYING THE RECORD
THIS VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER,
NO DISTORTION AT ANY POINT TO THE STEREO REPRODUCTION, SO NO GROOVE WEAR
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
A CLEAR , AND LOUD STEREO REPRODUCTION
THE RECORD PLAYS SUPERBLY THROUGH BOTH SIDES, CLEAN AUDIO AND ONLY THE ODD RANDOM SPECK OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND AND A COUPLE OF LITTLE STATIC TICS
NOTHING TO MAR THE OUTSTANDING AUDIO PERFORMANCE WHATSOEVER
SO A BARELY PLAYED LP THAT HAS AN AUDIO GRADE OF NEAR MINT
LAMINATED FRONT AND PASTRE ON REAR SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE HAS SUPERB UNRUBBED COLOURS AND PRISTINE LAMINATE WHICH IS STILL VERY GLOSSY
NO RING WEAR JUST A SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE WHEN ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE
THERE ARE TWO TINY PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE , AND ZERO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THE TOP EDGE HAS ALL OF THE COLOUR FULLY RUNNING ACROSS FROM CORNER TO CORNER, AND ONLY A DOT OF RUB TO THE RIGHT TIP END
THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IDENTICAL
THE SPINE IS FLAT , HAS PRISTINE LAMINATE AND TEXT
THE OPENING EDGE SHARP WITH A SPECK OF BURRING
THE REAR SURFACE PASTE ON SHEET IS STILL IN TOP CONDITION. A LIGHT TRACE OF AGEING BUT VERY MINOR
THE INNER SLEEVE IS THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED ONE. SOME AGEING AND A COUPLE OF CORNER CREASE LINES
I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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