Fat UK DEBUT LP ' FAT ' 1970 PROG RCA -1E/1E ONE PLAY MINT MINUS/NMINT

	£		53
	$		70

FAT - FAT

INCREDIBLE ONE PLAY EVER!!NEAR MINT   PLAYTHROUGH

OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT!!! SLEEVE

      CATALOGUE:RCA LSA 3009

• MATRIX: ZPRS5469-1E / 5470-1E
• RARE 1970 PROGRESSIVE ROCK ALBUM

FAT WERE A  PROG ROCK BAND THAT ONLY EVER RELEASED ONE ALBUM.

THE BAND FAILED TO MAKE AN IMPACT AND THIS ONE RECORD REMAINS AS A TESTAMENT TO THEIR TALENT. IT IS WORTH CHECKING THEM OUT ON THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE, AS THEY HAVE IN ONE GUISE OR ANOTHER CONTINUED TO MAKE MUSIC UNTIL THIS DAY.

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THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE GLOSSY LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE JET BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND THEREFORE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. I CANNOT SEE ANY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISC, AND IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS FLAWLESS, AND ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES.

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 ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH. I AM CONVINCED THAT ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, 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 ALBUM SOUNDS.

THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT POINT TO RAISE IS THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING NO GROOVE WEAR, MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THERE ARE NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER

THERE IS THE BAREST SEMI SECOND OF STATIC HEARD ONLY VERY OCCASIONALLY IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES ONLY, AND NO MORE THAN A FEW TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST SUPERB AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD TO PERFECTION

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS SUPERB DISC FOR YOURSELF AGAINST THE STANDARDS YOU PERSONALLY SET

A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE THAT PLAYS TO AN INCREDIBLE MINT MINUS OR NEAR MINT AT WORST STANDARD

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE , NON LAMINATED REAR SURFACE. CLOUT & BAKER SINGLE SLEEVE

THE LAMINATE ON THE FRONT SURFACE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND LOOKS ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES WHATSOEVER ON THE SURFACE, AND JUST THREE TINY LAMINATE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE, AND THIN SLIVER OF LAMINATE LIFT RUNNING NEXT TO THE SPINE ON THE TOP HALF.

SIX EQUALLY MINUSCULE LINES ON THE TOP EDGE, FIVE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THERE IS NO RING WEAR AND ONLY THE BAREST TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE WHEN THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH IMMACULATE WITH ALL OF THE COLOUR AND LAMINATE RUNNING PERFECTLY FROM CORNER TO CORNER. ONLY THE ABSOLUTE TIP ENDS HAVE A PIN PRICK OF WHITE VISIBLE.

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNCREASED AND THE LAMINATE IS PRISTINE AND RUNS ALL THE WAY DOWN THE LENGTH.THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS UNRUBBED

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND CLEARLY SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE HAS A PERFECT RUB FREE SURFACE. THERE IS NO COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER, AND THERE ARE JUST A FEW TINY LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE ONLY

THE DIE CUT  INNER IS IN FLAT AND 100% UNSPLIT. SOME VERY MILD AGEING TO THE SEAMS ONLY

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS  SLEEVE NEAR MINT!!!!

IF YOU WIN AN LP AUCTION OF MINE THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL GET IN TERMS OF PACKING AND DELIVERY.

I TREAT EVERY ALBUM WITH THE RESPECT IT DESERVES. THE FIRST THING IS THAT I REMOVE THE LP FROM THE SLEEVE AND PLACE IT INTO A BRAND NEW POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE TO PROTECT NOT ONLY THE LP BUT THE SLEEVE AS WELL. THE LP IS PLACED BEHIND THE SLEEVE AND THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE LOCATED BACK INSIDE THE SLEEVE.

THE ALBUM IS PLACED INSIDE A BRAND NEW THICK PVC OUTER SLEEVE. NOT SOME FLIMSY POLY THING, A PROPER COLLECTORS PVC SLEEVE.

I USE THE TOUGHEST CRUCIFORM BOXES TO PLACE THE LP INTO AND INCLUDE ONE VERY HEAVY DUTY STIFFENER INSIDE THE BOX AS WELL. THE OUTSIDE OF THE BOX WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL STIFFENERS PLACED ON BOTH FRONT AND BACK SURFACES OR AS MANY AS NEEDED TO ENSURE THE CORNERS CANNOT GET DAMAGED OR THE BOX BENT.

FINALLY THE LP IS SENT EITHER SIGNED FOR, TRACKED AND SIGNED FOR DEPENDING ON WHICH SERVICE IS AVAILABLE FOR EACH COUNTRY.

FINALLY THE TRACKING NUMBER IS UPDATED ON EBAY UPON MY RETURN FROM THE POST OFFICE

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

GARRY