Genesis A TRICK OF THE TAIL 1976 UK LP 1st Press Textured Sleeve PLAYS NM / EX+
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GENESIS - A TRICK OF THE TAIL
PLAYS TO A NEAR MINT GRADE
1ST PRESS 1976 - MAD HATTER LABEL
PLAYED NO MORE THAN ONE OR TWO TIMES
SLEEVE IS TEXTURED AND NEAR MINT
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE PINK HATTER LABELS AREIN INCREDIBLE CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR IS TOTALLY UNRUBBED .THE COLOURS RUN UNINTERRUPTED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHICH HASJUST A COUPLE OF TINY VISIBLE SPIDER LINES AROUND IT,
THE VINYL
THE HEAVYWEIGHT DISC IS VERY CLEAN AND SHINY. LOOKS PERFECT IN DAYLIGHT
UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO I CAN SEE ONE VERY FINE HANDLING LINE ON SIDE TWO, PLUS A COUPLE OF SMALL WISPY HAIRLINES
THE TEST PLAY
THIS STEREO ALBUM PLAYS SUPERBLY WELL . THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE COMPLETE CLARITY OF THE REPRODUCTION. THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE, MEANING NO GROOVE WEAR.
NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND ANYWHERE
NO CRACKLES, CLICKS OR POPS AND THE STEREO SOUND IS SUBLIME
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
ALL I HEARD DURING THE TEST PLAY AND RECORDING WAS A FEW SMALL SPECKS OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A FEW RANDOM SPOTS DURING THE PERFORMANCE, AND A COUPLE OF TINY STATIC LIKE TICS
PLUS A FEW VERY TINY ROTATIONAL TICS DURING THE SECOND LAST TRACK ON SIDE TWO (VERY BEHIND THE MUSIC)
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LONG LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE!
I JUST HAVE TO GRADE THIS AUDIO NEAR MINT / EX+
THE SLEEVE
IMMACULATE TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE
PRINTED IN THE NETHERLANDS FOR THE UK MARKET
THE FRONT SURFACE HAS DEEP RICH COLOURS AND HAS REMAINED UNRUBBED. THE SURFACE HAS A TEXTURED FINISH THAT ONLY A FIRST ISSUE DOES
THE INKS ARE PRISTINE RIGHT ACROSS THE SURFACE WITH JUST A MINUSCULE TRACE OF HANDLING AT SOME EDGES
IT HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PVC OUTER SINCE NEW AND IS JUST PERFECT IN EVERY ASPECT
NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
THERE IS NOT ONE CREASE, OR CREASE LINE ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE
NO PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP EDGE, NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
SHARP SQUARE CORNERS
NO RUBBING TO THE TOP EDGES AND ALL FOUR CORNER TIPS REMAIN UNBLEMISHED
THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE ALMOST IDENTICAL WITH JUST A SLIVER OF RUB ON THE REAR RIGHT CORNER
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND FREE FROM SQUASHING. NO TEXT ON THIS SLEEVE WHICH IS NORMAL AND THE SPINE IS A LIGHTER SHADE THAN THE REST OF THE SLEEVE WHICH AGAIN IS CORRECT FOR THIS ISSUE
THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS COLOUR RICH AS THE FRONT. AGAIN NO RECORD SHAPE OR RING WEAR AND NO EDGE PRESSURE LINES
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP
INSIDE THE GATEFOLD THE TWO INNER PANELS ARE BOTH PRISTINE
THE MARKETING CREDITS ARE CORRECT. CHARISMA OLD COMPTON ROAD
THE PICTURE / CARD INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO MINT. NO SPLITS OR CREASES
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS IT REALLY IS THAT GOOD
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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