Honeybus STORY 1970 UK LP 1st Press DERAM Rare Psych ALBUM PLAYS NM/EX HEAR
  £   206
  $   272

 


£ 206 Sold For
Nov 3, 2021 Sold Date
Oct 27, 2021 Start Date
20   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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Description

HONEYBUS - STORY

UK 1ST PRESS ON DERAM

RARE PSYCHEDELIC ROCK

PLAYS NEAR MINT (A) / EX (B)

VG+ SLEEVE



 

  • CATALOGUE:  DERAM SML 1056
  • MATRIX:           ZAL 9187.P-1W / 9188.P-1W
  • MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 1 B / 1 U





 TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

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THE LABELS

THE RED WHITE LABELS  ARE IN CLEAN CONDITION. NO WRITING OR MARKS AND THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE

THERE ARE  NUMEROUS SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE


THE RECORD

SUPERB HEAVYWEIGHT GLOSSY VINYL THAT IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS FLAWLESS

UNDER SPOTLIGHTS   THERE ARE A FEW VERY FINE WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE

THESE ARE SURFACE ONLY AND HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IMPACT ON THE AUDIO AS YOU WILL HEAR

PLUS A COUPLE OF HAIRLINE HANDLING LINES 

NOTHING FEELABLE ANYWHERE



PLAYING THE RECORD

I WILL START BY DETAILING THE ONE FLAW THAT IS AUDIBLE ON THE RECORD. 

THERE ARE SIX TRACKS ON SIDE TWO. AFTER THE SIXTH TRACK ENDS THERE IS A SMALL BAND OF VINYL WHERE THE BAND ARE INTRODUCED TO THE LISTENER. RIGHT AT THE START OF THIS THERE IS SOME NOISE AND A SKIP. IT LASTS ABOUT 2 ROTATIONS ONLY

OTHER THAN THIS THIS ALBUM PLAYS  SUPERBLY THOUGH BOTH SIDES

THERE IS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AT ALL SHOWING THAT THE RECORD HAS NOT BEEN PLAYED WITH A WORN OR OVERWEIGHT STYLUS

THE SOUND IS CRISP AND CLEAN

NO HEAVY CRACKLE 

THERE IS A LITTLE OCCASIONAL VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE LOW LEBEL BACKGROUND

AND A LITTLE JUST BEFORE THE MUSIC STARTS IN THE RUN IN

AND A FEW TINY LITTLE STATIC LIKE TICS DURING THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

 I GRADE THE AUDIO NEAR MINT FOR SIDE A AND EX FOR SIDE B DUE TO THE FLAW AT THE END


BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

  

THE SLEEVE 

LAMINATED FRONT. NON LAMINATED REAR - CLOUT AND BAKER SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS LAMINATED

THERE IS A SLIVER OF LAMINATE LIFT ALONG SIDE THE SPINE

THE COLOURS UNDERNEATH ARE STILL RICH AND VIRBANT 

THE BOTTOM CORNERS HAVE SOME RUB TO THEM

NO RING WEAR , JUST A SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE WHEN ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT

THERE ARE NINE PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. NINE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND NINE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE

FIVE THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGE IS FULLY LAMINATED WITH JUST A TINY BIT OF RUB TO THE CORNER TIPS

THE BOTTOM EDGE IS SIMILAR

THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A BIT OF RUB TO BOTH CORNERS

THE SPINE SHOWS THE PRESSURE LINES THAT ARE ON THE FRONT WHICH HAVE CREPT ONTO THIS SURFACE AND CRACKED THE LAMINATE

THE OPENING EDGE IS A LITTLE FEATHERED

THE REAR SURFACE FAIRLY GRUBBY AND HAS A SIGNATURE ON IT



 I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE VG+

 

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

GARRY


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