Free HEARTBREAKER UK LP 1ST 1 PLAY A1 / B1 MINT-
£
57
$
76
Favourite Auctions
To save auctions to your favourites, please login
If you don't have an account, please register
Description
FREE - HEARTBREAKER
IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION
- CATALOGUE:ISLAND ILPS 9217
- MATRIX: ILPS A-1 / B-1 (ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX)
- MATRIX: ILPS A-2U / B-2U (STAMPED INTO DEAD WAX)
- MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 3 HO / 1 PH
- 'STERLING' STAMPED ON BOTH RUN OUT DEAD WAX AREAS
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE ISLAND PALM TREEE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB NEAR MINT CONDITION. THE A SIDE HAS A SMALL RESIDUE OF THE PRINTERS INK LEFT RIGHT AT THE TOP OF THE LABEL. THIS IS LEFT FROM THE FACTORY PRESSING PLANT AND NOT MAN MADE, OTHER THAN THIS, THE COLOURS ARE WHITE WHERE THEY NEED TO BE AND RICH AND VIBRANT WHERE THERE IS NO WHITE. THERE IS JUST ONE TINY SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE ON EACH SIDE TO SHOW WHERE THIS LP HAS HAD JUST ONE CAREFUL PLAY
THE VINYL
THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND IS A HEAVYWEIGHT DISC. THERE ARE NO MARKS VISIBLE IN DAYLIGHT AND ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION AM I ABLE TO SPOT 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 FOUR THREE MINUTE EXCERPTS FROM THIS ALBUM, I HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE DEAD WAX RUN IN, I HAVE ALSO RECORDED THE LINKING GROOVE TO THE START OF ONE OTHER RANDOM TRACK FORM EACH SIDE OF THE ALBUM. THE REPORDUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS
THE LP'S PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON ALL SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS. THERE IS THE VERY OCCASIONAL BARELY AUDIBLE DUST POP HERE AND THERE BUT THIS ALBUM SOUNDS AS GOOD NOW AS THE DAY IT WAS PRESSED
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE WITH A VERY FRAGILE 'WHITE' FRONT SURFACE. USUALLY FOUND VERY GRUBBY, BUT HERE IS A SLEEVE THAT HAS CLEARLY BEEN KEPT IN AN OUTER PLASTIC SLEEVE FROM NEW, AND THUS THE WHITENESS HAS BEEN PRESERVED,
THE FRONT IS ALSO FLAT AND VERY CLEAN, AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, IN FACT THERE ARE ONLY 3 SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. THERE IS NO RINGWEAR OR ANY RECORD SHAPE AT ALL EITHER. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, WHILST THE SPINE IS FLAT APART FROM ONE TINY PINCH IN THE MIDDLE, HOWEVER EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THERE HAS BEEN NO WEAR OR RUBBING TO THE SURFACE WHATSOEVER.
THE OPENING EDGE IS ABSOLUTELY RAZOR SHARP, SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS NOT BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE.
THE INNER LYRIC SLEEVE MADE FROM CARD WOULD USUALLY BE FOUND SPLIT ALONG THE BOTTOM SEAM IF THE LP HAS BEEN PULLED IN AND OUT A FEW TIMES. HERE HOWEVER DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE LP JUST HASN'T BEEN PLAYED IT IS PERFECTLY INTACT, AND CREASE FREE. THE LP HAS NO BEEN PLACED INSIDE A NEW POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE TO ENSURE THAT NO HARM CAN COME TO THE INNER SLEEVE
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION, JUST LIKE THE REST OF THE SLEEVE
HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE MINT MINUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
