Kevin Ayers BANANAMOUR 1973 UK LP 1st Press 'Gramophone Co Rim' PLAYS NM / EX+
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KEVIN AYERS - BANANAMOUR
SUPERB NEAR MINT / EX+ PLAYTHROUGH!!!
EX+SLEEVE
THE BOOK IS NOT INCLUDED WITH THIS COPY
FULLY PLAY TESTED PRIOR TO LISTING
CATALOGUE: HARVEST SHVL 807
- MATRIX:SHVL 807 A-3 / B-3
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS; 1 A / 1 P
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE GREEN LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION.
THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.
THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND THEREFORE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE 3-4 TINY SPIDERS LINE BY THE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER.
ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISC, AND IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS FLAWLESS.
EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE ONLY A FEW LIGHT WISPY HAIRLINES ON SIDE TWO
PLAYING THE RECORD
THE RECORD PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH
THERE ARE NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER
NEAR SILENT LINKING GROOVES, AND SIDE ONE PLAYS SUPERBLY
A FEW TINY SPECKLES OF STATIC BUT THAT'S ALL
SIDE TWO HAS A LITTLE OCCASIONAL LOW LEVEL STATIC AND A FEW TINY STATIC LIKE TICS DURING TRACK ONE. VERY LOW LEVEL AND BEHIND THE MUSIC
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST SUPERB AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD TO PERFECTION
A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE THAT PLAYS TO AN INCREDIBLE NEAR MINT / EX+ STANDARD.
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE BY GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE
THE FRONT SURFACE HAS DEEP RICH COLOURS WITH JUST A TINY SPECK OF GREYING ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND SLIVER ON THE TOP EDGE IN THE MIDDLE JUST OVER THE NAME
THERE IS NO RING WEAR, OR RECORD SHAPE
THE FOUR CORNER TIPS ARE STILL SHARP WITH A DOT OF RUB TO THE TIPS
THERE ARE NO CREASES OR BENDS AND NO HEAVY CREASE LINES EITHER.
THERE ARE TWO PRESSURE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ZERO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THE TOP EDGES ARE FULLY COLOURED WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY FLECKS OF UNDERCARD VISIBLE A DN A SPECK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS
THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE RUB TO THE REAR SURFACE WITH THE CORNER TIPS ALSO RUBBED ON BOTH SURFACES
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND SQUASH FREE. THE TYEPFACE IS PERFECT . THERE IS A LITTLE RUB TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM ENDS ANF A FEW FLECKS ON THE LEADING EDGES
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP ALL THE WAY ALONG AND SHOWS WHY THE LP HAS NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME CONDITION AS THE FRONT
THE LYRIC INSERT IS IN TOP CONDITION
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE EX+
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