Jimi Hendrix Experience THE CRY OF LOVE 1971 UK LP Track Label NEAR MINT AUDIO

	£		27
	$		36

JIMI HENDRIX - THE CRY OF LOVE

IN MAGNIFICENT little played NEAR MINT!!! CONDITION

A STUNNING COLLECTIBLE  WITH A TOP CONDITION SLEEVE

CATALOGUE: TRACK 2408 101

MATRIX NUMBERS :2408101 A//1 1 1 2 3 / B//1  1 1

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

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE  MATT BLACK LABEL IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE BLACK BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLES.

THE SILVER LOGO AND TYPEFACE WHICH IS OFTEN FOUND RUBBED AWAY IS IN PERFECT CONDITION , WITH EACH LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED THIS IS THE EARLIEST PRESS , LATER REISSUED ON THE POLYDOR LABEL AFTER HENDRIX BECAME COLLECTIBLE FOLLOWING THE ELECTRIC LADYLAND ALBUM RELEASED LATER IN 1968.

THERE ARE JUST A FEW SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE, SHOWING THAT THIS INCREDIBLE ALBUM HAS HAD LIMITED PLAYS FROM NEW

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. IT GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS FLAWLESS . EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND ONE TINY SURFACE SCUFF ON THE PENULTIMATE TRACK SIDE TWO

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 THE ENTIRE LP FROM START TO FINISH BECAUSE I AM CERTAIN THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORDS BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

I HOPE YOU AGREE THAT THE REPRODUCTION FROM THIS ALBUM IS JUST BRILLIANT. PURE FIRST PRESS AND THE DISC PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH. TRYING TO FIND A GREAT COPY OF THIS ALBUM IS VERY HARD  AND MOST COPIES ARE TRASHED WITH SLEEVES TO MATCH. HERE WE HAVE WHAT I CAN ONLY DESCRIBE AS A NEAR FAULTLESS PERFORMANCE.

THE FIRST THING TO NOTE IS THAT THE SOUND IS DISTORTION FREE . THIS SHOWS THAT THE LP WAS PLAYED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY TRACKED STYLUS, AND ONE THAT WASN'T DAMAGED OR WORN EITHER.

SECONDLY THERE IS NO FRYING BACON OR LOUD CLICKS AND JUMPS. 

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

I SAID NEAR FAULTLESS IN MY DESCRIPTION, BUT I AM BEING VERY PICKY HERE. THERE IS THE ODD BIT OF WHAT I CAN ONLY DESCRIBE AS LIGHT STATIC  IN SOME OF THE QUIETEST SPOTS ( JUST A FEW EXAMPLES) I HAVE ONLY MENTIONED THIS BECAUSE WHERE I SIT TYPING THIS OUT I AM NO MORE THAN 12 INCHES AWAY FROM MY SPEAKERS, AND AS I MOVE AWAY TO NORMAL LISTENING DISTANCE I CAN'T HEAR ANY OF IT. BUT ANYWAY IT IS BARELY AUDIBLE EVEN AT THE SHORT DISTANCE. 

OTHER THAN THAT A COUPLE OF TINY STATIC TICS DURING THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS BEAUTIFUL VINYL NEAR MINT

PLEASE DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT HAVE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS. THE COLOUR HAS REMAINED UNRUBBED AND LOOKS SUPERB ALL OVER. NO HEAVY CREASES, CREASE LINES OR BENDS.

THERE ARE JUST THREE TINY PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP EDGE HAS SOME LIGHT SHELF RUB TO THE REAR SURFACE, BUT ONLY A SMALL SPECK ON THE RIGHT FRONT CORNER. THE RIGHT CORNER TIP END IS ALSO LIGHTLY RUBBED. THE BOTTOM EDGE  JUST HAS A FEW LITTLE RUB MARKS ALONG THE SURFACES

THE SPINE IS NEAR  PERFECT. TOTALLY FLAT AND UN-SQUASHED AND THE ONLY AREA OF COLOUR RUB IS AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS

THE  OPENING EDGE  IS RAZOR SHARP AS IT POSSIBLY COULD BE,WITH AND DEPICTS WHY THIS LP HAS REMAINED INSIDE THE SLEEVE UNPLAYED FOR MANY YEARS.

THE REAR SURFACE HAS THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE BUT THE COLOURS ARE IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION. AGAIN JUST A COUPLE OF TINY LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE, AND A SMALL PATCH OF COLOUR LOSS IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO  PRISTINE INNER PANELS 

THE  POLYLINED INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT AND CLEAN . UNSPLIT AND UNCREASED. THERE IS SOME GLUE AGEING TO THE SEAMS (it also has the correct 03/71 date printed in the bottom right corner_

THIS SLEEVE EASILY GRADES  NEAR MINT 

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

GARRY