McLaughlin Surman Holland Martin Berger WHERE FORTUNE SMILES PSYCH/ACID UK LP NM
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JOHN MCLAUGHLIN, DAVE HOLLAND, JOHN SURMAN, STU MARTIN, KARL BERGE - WHERE FORTUNE SMILES
STUNNING RECORD - NEAR MINT EXAMPLE PLAYS SUPERBLY NEAR MINT SLEEVE WITH POSTER INSERTFULLY PLAY TESTED PRIOR TO LISTING
CATALOGUE: DAWN DNLS 3018
- MATRIX: DNLS 3018 A-1*T / B-1*T
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE 1ST ISSUE DAWN 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 2-3 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 IT LOOKS NEAR PERFECT. JUST A COUPLE OF WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES
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
NO DISTORTION TO TH SOUND, THUS NO GROOVE WEAR
NEAR SILENT LINKING GROOVES, AND I DIDN'T HEAR ANY MORE THAN A FEW TINY SPECKLES OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND OVER THE COMPLETE PLAYTHROUGH
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST SUPERB AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD TO PERFECTION
THERE ARE NO MORE THAN A FEW TINY LITTLE STATIC TICS DURING THE PLAY
A STUNNING ORIGINAL LP IS GLORIOUS CONDITION
A HIGH GRADE COLLECTABLE THAT PLAYS TO AN INCREDIBLE NEAR MINT STANDARD.
THE SLEEVE
HEAVY CARD GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND HAS ALL OF THE COLOURS RUB FREE
THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
THE HYPE STICKER SITS IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER
THERE ARE ZERO PRESSURE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ZERO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THE TOP EDGES ARE FULLY COLOURED WITH ONLY A TINY SPECK OF RUB TO THE CORNER TIPS
THE BOTTOM EDGES AHAVE LIGHT SHELF RUB
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND FREE FROM SQUASHING. THERE IS ONE TINY SPECK OF UNDERCARD VISIBLE IN THE MIDDLE AND THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS SHOW A LITTLE RUB
THE OPENING EDGE IS SHARP ALL THE WAY ALONG WITH JUST A LITTLE MILD FEATHERING AND SHOWS WHY THE LP HAS NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME CONDITION AS THE FRONT
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNERS
THE GATEFOLD POSTER IS IN PERFECT CONDITION
THE CORRECT POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE HAS NO SEAM SPLITS JUST SOME AGEING TO THE EDGES
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
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