Frank Zappa HOT RATS 1969 UK LP 1st Press Steamboat VINYL PLAYS MINT - LISTEN
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FRANK ZAPPA - HOT RATS
IN MAGNIFICENT MINT PLAY-THROUGH CONDITION
GENUINE FIRST PRESS REPRISE TRI CENTRE STEAMBOAT LABEL
EXCELLENT PLUS SLEEVE
THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED ONLY 1-2 TIMES FROM 1969
- CATALOGUE:REPRISE RSLP 6356
- MATRIX:RSLP6536 A1 / B1
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS:
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
BOTH LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. ALL THREE SEGMENTS THAT MAKE UP THIS LABEL ARE IN MINT CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS AND NO RUB, AND COLOUR THAT FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK 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 AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST ONE WISPY HAIRLINE VISIBLE. A TRULY SUPERB FIRST PRESS VINYL
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 AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND AND THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT
NO DUST POPS EITHER
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT!!
TAKE A GOOD LISTEN FOR YOURSELF AND YOU BE THE JUDGE
THE SLEEVE
UNLAMINATED MACNEILL GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS LP HAS A LITTLE NOTICEABLE RUB TO THE LOWER SECTION JUST ABOVE THE 'HOT RATS' TYPEFACE ON THE LILAC SECTION WHERE SOME OF THE UNDER COLOUR HAS BEEN LIGHTLY EXPOSED
OTHER THAN THIS SMALLISH BLEMISH THE REST OF THE COVER IS IN VERY NICE CONDITION, HAVING JUST THREE TINY LINES AGAINST THE SPINE NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE WHITE PANELS AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM ARE VERY LIGHTLY AGED BUT ARE STILL MOSTLY VERY WHITE
THE TOP EDGE HAS ALL OF THE COLOUR RUNNING ALL THE WAY ACROSS WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIP END. THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF VERY MILD SHELF WEAR TO THE REAR SURFACE, AND AGAIN A SPECK OF THE RIGHT TIP ENDS
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THERE IS SOME SHELF RUB TO THE BLACK SURFACE AND THE LETTER 'S' OF RATS HAS BEEN WORN OFF. THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ALSO HAVE SOME LIGHT WEAR
THE OPENING EDGE HAS A COUPLE OF SMALL SPECKS OF BURRING, BUT IS MOSTLY SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE HAS NO RUBBING TO THE COLOURS, JUST A LITTLE RUB TO THE BOTTOM CORNERS, AND A COUPLE OF TINY LINES BY THE SPINE, AND ONE SMALL THUMB LINE ON THE OPENING EDGE
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A NEAR PRISTINE PAIROF PANELS, JUST A LITTLE AGEING TO THE EDGES, BUT THE COLOURS ARE STILL RICH AND VIBRANT
THE DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE IS STILL IN FLAT CONDITION. NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SURFACES, NO CORNER CREASES, AND ONLY NATURAL AGEING TO THE EDGES
VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT PLUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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