Family A SONG FOR ME 1970 UK LP 1st Press Tri Colour W/Insert PLAYS NEAR MINT
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FAMILY - A SONG FOR ME
MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT / MINT MINUS AUDIO
NEAR MINT GATEFOLD
INCLUDED INSERT SHEET
- CATALOGUE:REPRISE RSLP9001
- MATRIX: RSLP9001 A-2 / B-2
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE ORIGINAL STEAMBOAT TRICOLOUR LABELS ARE IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION.
THE COLOURS ARE UNFADED OR UNRUBBED, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE COLOURS STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.
THERE ARE A FEW TINY SPIDER LINES NEAR THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW WITH AN ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS SHEEN, AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS PERFECT,
EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER SPOTLIGHTS THERE IS JUST ONE NON SOUNDING DULL MARK AND A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES ON SIDE TWO
A SUPERB LOOKING 52 YEAR OLD RECORD
PLAYING THE RECORD
A TRUE FIRST PRESS PERFORMANCE WITH A STEREO REPRODUCTION THAT IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. SILENT RUN IN'S AND LINKING GROOVES LEADING TO PERFECT SOUND PLAYED WITHOUT DISTORTION THUS NO GROOVE WEAR.
VINYL THAT WAS AS HEAVY AS THIS WAS OFTEN POORER QUALITY THAN SAY THE VINYL THAT EMI USED FOR THEIR ALBUMS. A CASE IN POINT IS THE EARLY ISLAND PRESSES ON THE PINK EYE LABEL. THIS ONE IS NO DIFFERENT, BUT THIS VINYL IS CLEAN. THERE IS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO CLICKS OR POPS
THE AUDIO IS SO CLEAN AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD TO PERFECTION
NO AUDIBLE DUST POPS AND NO MORE THAN A FEW RANDOM SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC ON SIDE TWO
NO DUST POPS
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT FOR THE AUDIO
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED MATTE GATEFOLD SLEEVE FROM MACNEILL PRESS
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND THE COLOUR HAS ALL BEEN RETAINED WITHOUT SHELF RUB
THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
THERE IS JUST ONE TINY PRESSURE LINE BY THE SPINE AT THE BOTTOM. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE. ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE BOTTOM TWO CORNER TIPS HAVE SOME RUBBING WITH A LITTLE MORE ON THE RIGHT ONE THAN THE LEFT
THE TOP EDGES HAVE ALL OF THE COLOUR RUNNING ACROSS THE SURFACES WITH JUST A SPECK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS
THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE RUB AT BOTH CORNERS ON ALL FOUR SURFACES. THE MIDDLE IS FULLY COLOURED
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE COLOURS ARE ALL THERE WITH ONLY THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS SHOWING A SPECK OF RUB
THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE HAS A LITTLE FEATHERING TO THE SURFACES IN THE MIDDLE
THE REAR SURFACE HAS TWO PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE, AND ONE ALONG THE OPENING EDGE
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER PANELS
THE INSERT SHEET HAS A SCRATCH ON THE LYRIC SIDE IN THE MIDDLE AT THE BOTTOM AND THE RIGHT CORNER IS WRINKLED A LITTLE
THE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS THE CORRECT ISSUE FOR THIS ALBUM. NO SPLITS TO THE SEAMS BUT DOES HAVE AGEING TO THEM.
THIS SLEEVE WITHOUT A DOUBT GRADES EX++
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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