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HOME - THE ALCHEMIST
NEAR MINT AUDIO
EX SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:CBS 65550
- MATRIX: S 65550A1 / B1
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE ORANGE LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE GREEN HARVEST BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND IS UNMARKED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE,AND TOTALLY UNRUBBED
A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 5-6 TINY SPIDER LINES.
THE VINYL
THIS ROCK SOLID HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND LOOKS SUPERB. IN DAYLIGHT THE LP IS EXTREMELY GLOSSY
UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO ALL I SEE ARE 2-3 TINY WISPY HAIRL;NES
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 ENSURING THAT THE VINYL WAS PLAYED WITH A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS.
THERE IS NO CRACKLE AND NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
NO CLICKS OR POPS
ALL I HEARD DURING THE PLAY WERE A FEW RANDOM VERY LIGHT AND BARELY AUDIBLE SPECKLES OF LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A FEW OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES, WAY BEHIND THE MUSIC AND CERTAINLY NOT INTEFFERING WITH THE OVERALL SOUND
THERE ARE ALSO 3-4 TINY LITTLE TICS
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO EX+
PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
SHOREWOOD NON LAMINATED MATTE GATEFOLD
THE FRONT SURFACE SHOWS A LITTLE VERY LIGHT FOXING THROUGH STORAGE
THERE ARE TWO VERY SMALL PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. ONE ON THE TOP EDGE. NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE .
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE MAGNIFICENT, FULLY COLOUREDAND PRISTINE , AND ONLY THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIPS SHOWS A SMALL SPECK OF RUB
THE SPINE IS PRISTINE. AGAIN NO COLOUR LOSS. TOTALLY UNSQUASHED, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE MAUVE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. ALSO NO RUBBING TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP .
THE REAR SURFACE IS SIMILAR TO THE FRONT. SOME LIGHT FOXING AND A LITTLE HANDLING TO THE TOP WHITE AREA
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A LITTLE AGEING AT THE EDGES AND ALSO A LITTLE MILD FOXING
VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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