John Mayall EMPTY ROOMS 1970 UK LP 1st Press Polydor MINT MINUS HEAR
  £   19
  $   25

 


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Mar 23, 2023 Sold Date
Mar 16, 2023 Start Date
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  • 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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