Lindisfarne FOG ON THE TYNE 1971 UK LP 1st Pink Scroll MINT FINAL UPGRADE HEAR
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING
Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.comLINDISFARNE - FOG ON THE TYNE
MAGNIFICENT MINT PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION
FIRST PRESS ON THE RARE PINK SCROLL LABEL
INCREDIBLE TEXTURED SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:CHARISMA CAS 1050
- MATRIX: CAS1050 A-1U / B-1U
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2 RR/ 1 RO
- 'PORKY' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE ONE
- 'PECKIE' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE TWO
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE PINK SCROLL CHARISMA LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE PINK BASE COLOUR IS UNRUBBED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY CLEAR AND LEGIBLE, AND THERE ARE JUST 2-3 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE TO DEMONSTRATE HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED
THE VINYL
THE VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION, NO LOSS OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE WHATSOEVER. IN DAYLIGHT THE RECORD LOOKS IMMACULATE AND UNBLEMISHED IN ANY WAY, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THE ALBUM STILL LOOKS MINT
THE TEST PLAY
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS, WITH THE ACOUSTIC GUITARS SOUNDING ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT
THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THIS GLORIOUS SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THIS LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS.
THERE IS NO VINYL NOISE AT ALL, AND BARELY NO STATIC WHATSOEVER. A CRYSTAL CLEAR GEORGE PECKHAM CUT!!
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ALL EITHER
THERE ARE NO DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH AND ON THAT BASIS I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS MINT
BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO IT AND YOU BE THE JUDGE OF IT'S QUALITY
THE SLEEVE
INCREDIBLE TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE PRINTED BY E.J DAY AND CO LTD
MOST COPIES OF THIS SLEEVE YOU WILL COME ACROSS WITH BE VERY HEAVILY WORN, AND THE TEXTURED SURFACE RINGWORN. THE SPINE AND TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES WILL MOSTLY BE WORN AWAY AND THE TYPEFACE BARELY LEGIBLE IF AT ALL
THIS ONE HOWEVER IS ALMOST AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRINTED
THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNMARKED APART FROM A TINY WHITE SPECK NEAR THE TOP RIGHT CORNER. THE TEXTURED SURFACE IS JUST IMMACULATE, AND IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC SLEEVE FROM NEW,
THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASE LINES , IN AMAZINGLY NOT ONE SMALL LINE NEAR THE SPINE. NOR ARE THERE ANY OTHER LINES NEAR THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH A THINIEST SPECK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM TIPS
THE TOP EDGES HAVE A LITTLE LIGHT SHELF RUB
THE BOTTOM EDGES VIRTUALLY NONE WITH ONLY A LITTLE WHITE ON THE CORNERS
THE SPINE IS JUST AMAZING. THE BEST EXAMPLE I HAVE SEEN. THE MAUVE SURFACE IS STILL RICH AND HASN'T WORN WHATSOEVER. TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. EVERY SINGLE LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND AL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. JUST THAT ONE TINY BIT OF WHITE SHOWING AT THE TIP ENDS
THE OPENING EDGE IS JUST RAZOR SHARP, NOT EVEN ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS EITHER
THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS STUNNING AS THE FRONT, AGAIN NO COLOUR LOSS AND NO SMALL LINES ANYWHERE
NO RECORD SHAPE NO RING WEAR!!!
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE INNER PANELS
A REALLY INCREDIBLE EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE AND I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE IT MINT MINUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
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