ELMER GANTRY'S VELVET OPERA UK LP 1968 FREAKBEAT NEAR MINT AUDIO - LISTEN
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ELMER GANTRY'S VELVET OPERA
SUPERB NEAR MINT PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION
GENUINE FIRST PRESS DIRECTION LABEL FROM 1968
EXCELLENT PLUS SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:DIRECTION 8 63300
- MATRIX:s8 63300 A1 / B2
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS:
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE YELLOW LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. DEEP RICH SURFACE, RUB FREE AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS NO MORE THAN ONE TINY SPIDER LINE VERY CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND LOOKS SUPERB. IN DAYLIGHT THE DISC LOOKS FLAWLESS. WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND SOME VERY FINE HANDLING LINES TOWARDS THE END OF SIDE TWO
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 DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD 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 LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.
THE FIRST PRESS STEREO REPRODUCTION IS CRYSTAL CLEAR AND CRISP. THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER.THIS SHOWS THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THIS RECORD HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS
THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ANY POINT AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER
I HAVE TO SAY THAT I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR ANY MORE THAN A TINY SPECK OF OCCASIONAL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A FEW OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES
THERE ARE NO MORE THAN A FEW OF THE TINIEST LITTLE STATIC / DUST TICS DURING THE ENTIRE PLAY (mainly side two)
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT!! EX++ AT THE LOWEST
TAKE A GOOD LISTEN FOR YOURSELF AND YOU BE THE JUDGE THOUGH. JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE, NONE LAMINATED REAR SURFACE, UPTON SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT LAMINATED SURFACE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR
THERE ARE 10 SMALL LAMINATE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE, TWO ON THE TOP EDGE, THREE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE WAFER THIN AND BOTH FULLY LAMINATED. THE TOP ONE IS FULLY COLOURED ALL THE WAY ACROSS, THE BOTTOM ONE JUST HAS A SPECK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIP
THE THIN SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. A LITTLE ROUGHNESS TO THE LAMINATE WHEN RUNNING A FINGER DOWN THE LENGTH
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH A COUPLE OF REALLY TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS VISIBLE
THE REAR NON LAMINATED SURFACE IS STILL VERY WHITE WITH JUST THE LIGHTEST SHADOW OF HANDLING TO THE OPENING EDGE
THE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION. NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SURFACES, NO CORNER CREASES, AND ONLY NATURAL GLUE AGEING TO THE EDGES
VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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