Marc Bolan T. Rex THE SLIDER UK LP 1st Press 1-2 PLAYS MINT MINUS AUDIO - SUPERB

	£		77
	$		102

T. REX - THE SLIDER

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED/ 1 PLAY CONDITION

STUNNING SLEEVE AND DISC

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• CATALOGUE:EMI BLN 500
• MATRIX: MARK ILPA 1U / MARK ILPB-1U
• MATRIX: B,ON 5001 A-2U / BLN5001 / B-2U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:3 GRG / 5 TP
• ' BOBIL '  AND  'SOLID GOLD IS GOLD ' ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX SIDE TWO
• 'THE MAD MONK' ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX SIDE TWO

 TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE BLUE AND RED LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. NOT ONE JOT OF COLOUR LOSS AOR ANY MARKS WHATSOEVER. THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, AND THERE ARE JUST 1-2 TINY SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THIS DISC IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. A HEAVY VINYL AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY STUINNING. EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A FEW NEAR INVISIBLE WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH IMPECCABLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.EVERYTHING IS THERE, RUN INS, LINKING GROOVES ETC

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION ANYWHERE SHOWING THAT WHAT TINY AMOUNT OF PLAY THIS LP HAS RECEIVED, WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A UNWORN AND CORRECTLY WEIGHTED STYLUS

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT AND COULDN'T BE ANY CLEARER. EVERY NOTE HEARD TO PERFECTION

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ANY POINT, AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE

I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR ANY VINYL NOISE, JUST THE ODD SEMI SECOND OF STATIC IN A FEW LINKING GROOVES ONLY

NO DUST POPS, AND ONLY A COUPLE OF INSIGNIFICANT TINY STATIC TICS HEARD DURING THE ENTIRE PLAY THROUGH

I AM VERY PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THE AUDIO PERFORMANCE OF THIS OUTSTANDING LP AS MINT MINUS

BUT PLEASE DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, HAVE A LISTEN TO THE WHOLE THING AT YOUR LEISURE AND DECIDED FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN PERSONAL STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

THIS UNLAMINATED SLEEVE HAS ON VIRTUALLY EVERY COPY I HAVE SEEN ONE OF THREE MAJOR FAULTS

1. SERIOUSLY CREASED
2. SEVERE RING WEAR
3. SPLITS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE INNER SLEEVE

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES I HAVE SEEN FOR YEARS

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND VERY CLEAN. THERE IS NO GRUBBINESS OR HANDLING TO THE SURFACE WHATSOEVER. 

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, DEEP CREASE LINES, FOLD, BENDS OR DINGS.

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE STILL VERY SHARP AND SQUARE AND THERE IS NO RING WEAR, JUST THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM

THERE ARE TWO MICROSCOPIC AND INVISIBLE PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE AND FOUR ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE THERE AND THERE IS NO RUBBING WHATSOEVER TO THE DELICATE POWDERY SURFACE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM RUBBING, WITH JUST A PIN PRICK ON THE VERY TIP ENDS OF THE CORNERS

THE SPINE  LIKE THE REST OF THE SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND IT IS FLAT AND SQUARE. THE TAPERED ENDS ARE IN TOP CONDITION WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE VERY TIP ENDS

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND DOESN'T HAVE ANY OF THE SMALL THUMB NAIL NICKS THAT YOU GET BY REMOVING THE VINYL

THE REAR SURFACE IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE FRONT. THERE IS JUST A LIGHT SLIVER OF AGEING TO THE SPINE AND OPENING EDGE

THE INNER SLEEVE IS JUST IMMACULATE. I HAVE NEVER SEEN ONE THIS GOOD. THE RED COLOUR IS PERFECT ALL OVER AND THERE IS NO RUBBING TO THE SURFACE WHATSOEVER. A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE THAT'S ALL, 

NONE OF THE SEAMS ARE SPLIT, AND AMAZINGLY THERE ARE NO CREASES OR EVEN ANY SMALL LINES AT ALL ON ANY PART OF THE INNER. IT IS TOTALLY AS NEW

VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

THIS IS AN INVESTMENT GRADE VINYL AND SLEEVE 

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY