John Mayall EMPTY ROOMS 1970 UK LP 1st Press Polydor MINT MINUS HEAR
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- FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com JOHN MAYALL - EMPTY ROOMS
IN MAGNIFICENT BARELY PLAYED MINT MINUS CONDITION
FIRST PRESS - EX+ SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH TRACK DISCOGRAPHY INSERT
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE ORANGY RED POLYDOR LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION.
THE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE,
THE TYPEFACE IS UNWORN AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. EVEN UNDER VERY CLOSE SCRUTINY I CANN'T SEE ANY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE HOLE, AND THIS MEANS THAT THE LP HAS BEEN VERY VERY CAREFULLY HANDLED
THE VINYL
THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE.
THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS ON THE SURFACE OF EITHER SIDE, AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER SPOTLIGHTS IT LOOKS PRISTINE. NO HAIRLINES
CLEARLY THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN VERY CAREFULLY HANDLED AND BARELY PLAYED IN THE LAST 53 YEARS
THE TEST PLAY
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH INCREDIBLY.
THE REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS.
SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION AND A DISTORTION AND CRACKLE FREE PERFORMANCE. NO DISTORTION TO THE AUDIO, WHICH MEANS NO GROOVE WEAR. NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND AT ALL APART FROM A LITTLE VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE STUFF IN SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES. NO DUST POPS, OR TICS AT ALL
THIS ALBUM PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS BUT PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED MATTE SINGLE SLEEVE FROM MACNEILL PRESS
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND HAS DEEP RICH COLOURS IN THE CENTRE
THE WHITE BORDER IS STILL VERY WHITE WITH JUST A LITTLE NATURAL HANDLING . AGEING TO THE EDGES, SMALL BLUE LINE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND A LITTLE MARK IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER.
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH JUST A TINY DING TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT ONE. NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
NO PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. TWO MINUSCULE ONES ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE TOTALLY UNWORN,. PERFECTLY SMOOTH WITH JUST A SPECK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP END
THE SPINE HAS A COUPLE OF VERY LIGHT FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSIONS. PERFECT TECT AND UNBLEMISHED TAPERED ENDS,
THE OPENING EDGE IS ABSOLUTELY RAZOR SHARP AND AS NEW. IT IS VERY OBVIOUS LOOKING AT THIS THAT THE LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION
THE TRI FOLD LYRIC INSERT IS IN MINT CONDITION
THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE HAS THE CORRECT PATENT NUMBER BOTTOM LEFT AND MADE IN ENGLAND BOTTOM RIGHT. THIS IS IN UNSPLIT CONDITION.
THE SLEEVE EASILY GRADES EX+
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