John Mayall CRUSADE UK LP BOXED DECCA STEREO 1-2 PLAYS EVER 100% MINT MINUS

	£		68
	$		90

JOHN MAYALL  - CRUSADE

IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY MINT MINUS CONDITION

OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:DECCA SKL 4890
• MATRIX: ZAL 7995-2W / 7996-2W
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 I / 1 N

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE DEEP BLUE AND SILVER BOXED STEREO LABELS ARE IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. THE BLUE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND UNRUBBED. THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION. ITS REALLY HARD TO SPOT BUT THERE IS JUST ONE TINY SPIDER LINE VERY CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING WHY THIS LP HAS REMAINED UNPLAYED FOR ALL THESE YEARS

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS OR LINES,AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS AND ONLY WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION AM I ABLE TO MAKE OUT A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND ONE VERY FINE HANDLING LIN E (NON SOUNDING) ON THE LAST TRACK OF 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 ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE INCREDIBLE STEREO SOUND COMES THROUGH CRISP AND CLEAR ON ALL TRACKS, WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF GROOVEWEAR OR DISTORTION AT ANY POINT

THERE ARE NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND CLICKS WHATSOEVER. IT IS VERY CLEAR TO ME THAT THIS ALBUM HAS ONLY EVER BEEN PLAYED ON HIGH END EQUIPMENT.

THERE IS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND ONLY THE VERY ODD SPLIT SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES

I HEARD ABOUT 2-3 TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAY AND THAT'S ALL 

THIS IS WITHOUT DOUBT IN MY MIND ONE OF THE CLEANEST COPIES OF THIS I HAVE EVER COME ACROSS, AND I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS STUNNING VINYL MINT MINUS

BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE, NON LAMINATED REAR SURFACE MACNEILL SINGLE SLEEVE

ABSOLUTELY GLEAMING FRONT SURFACE. THIS LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PUT TOGETHER. MADE FROM A VERY STIFF CARD THAT WAS HARD TO CREASE IT THEREFORE COMES IN MAGNIFICENT ORIGINAL CONDITION.

NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NO FOLD OR BENDS AND ABSOLUTELY ZERO!!!!TINY LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR,  AND THE LAMINATE FULLY RUNS FROM CORNER TO CORNER UNBLEMISHED. ONLY THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP END SHOWS A SPECK OF RUB.

THE SPINE IS JUST MINT!!  ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECTLY INTACT AND THERE IS NO SQUASHING TO THE SPINE WHATSOEVER. ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS THERE AND EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE UNRUBBED

 THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS SHOWING JUST WHY THE LP HAS BARELY BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE.

THE UNLAMINATED REAR SURFACE IS IN EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN CONDITION. THE WHITE SURFACE HAS REMAINED VERY WHITE AND THE ONLY SIGNS OF HANDLING OCCUR AT THE PERIMETER EDGES.

THERE IS NO RING WEAR AT ALL ON EITHER FRONT OR REAR SURFACES

THE ORIGINAL BLUE AND WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCEPTIONAL UNSPLIT CONDITION. A LITTLE GLUE AGEING TO THE EDGES, AND SOME LIGHT WRINKLING

HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE  NEAR MINT!!!

THIS REALLY IS AN EXCEPTIONAL COPY OF THIS CLASSIC BLUES ALBUM, AND WOULD GRACE ANY COLLECTION

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

GARRY