Joni Mitchell CLOUDS 1969 UK LP RSLP 6376 UK LP ONE PLAY MINT MINUS - HEAR
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CUSTOMER UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2022
For the past 2 years GG_Supersounds has been listing records that in the main are in Mint or very close to it condition. We continue to track down and list the very best records that we are able to for our ever growing customer base For those that have been with us over that period of time will know that there are two business partners listing on the site. One from Horsham and the other from Bognor Regis From time to time this has been confusing for our customers as there often 2 invoices to pay where purchases are made from different locations by one customer To rectify this we have decided that the Horsham location will continue to list on GG_Supersounds, whilst the Bognor Regis location will now list on GG-Superstuff.
IT WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE TO BUY FROM BOTH LOCATIONS AND HAVE COMBINED SHIPPING, BUT THIS WILL BE RELIANT OF THE TWO OF US MEETING UP, AND WILL THEREFORE USUALLY TAKE MORE TIME, BUT IT IS DO-ABLE
Nothing Else Changes - Still the same superb selection of the best records will be available
For the protection of all concerned we only send signed for and tracked and signed
REGULAR VISITORS TO OUT SITE WILL BE AWARE THAT WE HAVE BEEN LISTING A COLLECTION OF MINT RECORDS, WHICH WE OBTAINED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. WHAT YOU WILL NOT BE AWARE OF IT THAT AMONGST THIS COLLECTION WERE A BATCH OF 60'S LP THAT ARE IN THE SAME EXCITING CONDITION.
UNLIKE THE LATER 70'S AND 80'S RECORDS IN THIS COLLECTION, THE 60'S RECORDS HAVE HAD ONE OR TWO PLAYS.
HOWEVER BECAUSE THE 60'S VINYL WAS FAR MORE FORGIVING; THEY SOUND EVERY BIT AS PERFECT AS THE LATER PRESSINGS WE HAVE BEEN OFFERING
WE ARE DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO NOW FINALLY LIST SOME OF THESE CLASSIC ALBUMS FROM THE 60'S ALONG WITH THE COMPLETE RECORDING OF EACH RECORD, SO THAT WHEN WE SAY MINT, YOU ARE ABLE TO CONFIRM IT BY TAKING A LISTEN
FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS WE WILL HAVE SOME PRISTINE JONI MITCHELL ALBUMS
JONI MITCHELL - CLOUDS
IN MAGNIFICENT ONCE PLAYED MINT MINUS CONDITION
OUTSTANDING MINT MINUS !!! SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:REPRISE RSLP 6341
- RSLP6341 A-1 * T STEREO / B-1 * T STEREO
FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CA HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING
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A WORD ABOUT THIS PRESSING. CLOUDS WAS ISSUED IN MAY 1969 AND WAS ORIGINALLY PRESSED ON THE TRI-LABEL STEAMBOAT REPRISE LABEL. IN 1970 REPRISE CHANGED THEIR LABELS TO THE TAN STEAMBOAT STYLE. THEY DID HOWEVER PRESS COPIES OF THIS ALBUM WHICH WERE INTENDED FOR THE ORIGINAL LABEL WHICH ENDED UP WITH THE NEW STYLE TAN LABEL. THIS IS CLEARLY EXPLAINED BY THE MATRIX NUMBERS ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX. THE NUMBERS INDICATE A FIRST PRESS HAVING THE RSLP CATALOGUE NUMBER AT THE START AND ENDING WITH -1. LATER PRESSES WOULD HAVE THE NEW STYLE KINNEY MATRIX NUMBERS STARTING WITH THE LETTER K. SO YOU CAN BE VERY CERTAIN THAT THIS RECORDING IS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS RECORDINGS
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE TAN LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THERE IS NOT ONE BLEMISH ON THEM AND THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED.
THERE IS ONE MICROSCOPIC SPIDER LINE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE HOLE,SHOWING JUST WHY THIS ALBUM IS IN THE CONDITION THAT IT IS!!
THE VINYL
THIS DISC GLEAMS LIKE NEW. IT HAS THAT JUST REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE SHEEN ABOUT IT, AND IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS HAS NEVER BEEN ON A TURNTABLE MORE THAN ONCE UNTIL TODAY.
IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE . A TRULY MINT LOOKING DISC
PLAYING THE RECORD
THE CLARITY OF THIS PRESS IS THERE FOR ALL TO HEAR. A VERY SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION THAT IS ABSOLUTELY CRYSTAL CLEAR.
SO THE FIRST THING TO MENTION IS THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THIS SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION
SECONDLY THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER.
NO VINYL NOISE AND ABSOLUTELY NO MORE THAN THE ODD SPLIT SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC ANYWHERE
I AM CERTAIN I DIDN'T HEAR ANY MORE THAN ONE OR TWO MINUSCULE DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THIS INCREDIBLE AUDIO PERFORMANCE AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS
THE SLEEVE
UNLAMINATED AND TEXTURED GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SINGLE SLEEVE.
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT, CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY MARKS, STAINS OR CREASES.
THE COLOURS HAVE REMAINED TOTALLY UNRUBBED . AND THERE IS NO RINGWEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE.
THERE ARE THREE SMALL LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE
THE TOP EDGE HAS ALL OF THE COLOUR RUNNING ACROSS THE SURFACE WITH BLEMISH FREE CORNER TIPS
THE BOTTOM EDGE IS SIMILAR WITH A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE CORNER TIPS
THE SPINE IS THIN, FLAY AND FREE FROM SQUASHING. PERFECT COLOURS AND ONLY A SPECK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM TIP END
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP WITH A TINY BIT OF FEATHERING
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE FRONT
THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT , FREE FROM SPLITS AND ONLY HAS SOME AGEING TO ONE EDGE
THE SLEEVE EASILY GRADES MINT MINUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
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