JOHN MARTYN LONDON CONVERSATION UK 1ST PRESS PINK ISLAND EYEBALL 1967 FOLK VINYL
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JOHN MARTYN
LONDON CONVERSATION
UK 1ST PRESS PINK EYEBALL LABEL
ISLAND RECORDS ILP 952
1967
MATRIX:
SIDE A - ILP + 952A - 1
SIDE B - ILP + 952B - 1
THE FRONT LAMINATED E.J DAY SLEEVE IS IN VERY GOOD + CONDITION. THE FRONT SLEEVE IS GREAT. STILL A DECENT WHITE COLOUR TO THE MAIN BODY OF THE SLEEVE. A FEW LAMINATE CREASES BUT NOTHING MAJOR. SOME MINOR CREASES TO THE BOTTOM EDGE AND A FEW SLIGHT LAMINATE LIFTS / NICKS TO THE EDGE BUT NOTHING THAT YOU WOULD CLASS AS DAMAGE. THERE IS A SMALL LAMINATE LIFT ON THE SPINE BUT ALL TEXT IS READABLE AND THE SPINE IS SOLID. THE REAR SLEEVE IS SLIGHTLY GRUBBY WITH AGE AND HANDLING, A SLIGHT RINGWEAR IMPRESSION - WHICH IS MINOR. NO WRITING OR MAJOR RIPS OR TEARS, NO MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE SLEEVE AT ALL. I WOULD GRADE AS VG+.
THE TEXTURED 1ST VERSION PINK ‘EYEBALL’ LABELS ARE BOTH EXCELLENT, NO WRITNG OR DAMAGE.
VISUALLY THE VINYL WOULD ONLY GRADE AS GOOD. IT IS FLAT AND STRAIGHT AND HAS A GOOD SHINE. THERE IS A LONG NON-FEELABLE SCRATCH ON SIDE A AND A FAIR FEW OTHER FINER AND SMALLER SCRATCHES, NONE OF WHICH ARE FEELABLE OF SUGGEST SURFACE DAMAGE. SIDE B HAS A SLIGHTLY FEELABLE SCRATCH ACROSS TRACK 1 ON SIDE 2 AND AGAIN SOME OTHER FINER SCRATCHES AND HANDLING MARKS, NOTHING ELSE FEELABLE.
THE AUDIO HOWEVER IS MUCH BETTER THAN THE VISUAL GRADING. THE SOUND IS CLEAR AND LOUD, THERE IS HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE AT ALL. THE SLIGHTEST SENSE OF CRACKLE WHEN THE VINYL STARTS BUT NOTHING MUCH DURING THE TRACKS. HARDLY ANY POPS - JUST A FEW ON CERTAIN TRACKS, VERY MUCH BACKGROUND POPS, NO LOUD CLICKS OR POPS THAT AFFECT THE AUDIO. THE MOST NOTICEABLE SCRATCH ON TRACK 1 SIDE 2 ONLY AFFECTS THE AUDIO FOR 2-3 ROTATIONS WITH MINOR BACKGROUND POPS AND A BIT OF CRACKLE AND THAT IS ALL. NO STICKS OR JUMPS AT ALL AT ANY POINT. THE AUDIO IS CLEAR AND DISTORTION FREE, THE VOCALS ARE CLEAR. THERE IS NO SURFACE NOISE COMPETING WITH SOUND AT ANY POINT. THE VINLY IS A THICK WEIGHT AND REALLY GOOD PRESSING AND DESPITE SOME OF THE VISUAL CONCERNS, NONE OF THESE REALLY AFFECT THE AUDIO AT ALL WHICH IS FAR SUPERIOR TO ANY VISUAL GRADING WOULD SUGGEST.
ITEMS WILL BE SENT IN CARD MAILERS OR BOXES WITH CARD STIFFENERS.
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