Mike Oldfield HERGEST RIDGE 1974 UK LP 1st Press A-1U/B-3U NEAR MINT AUDIO HEAR

	£		20
	$		27

MIKE OLDFIELD - HERGEST RIDGE

UK 1ST PRESS

NEAR MINT AUDIO 

STUNNING MINT MINUS SLEEVE 

• CATALOGUE:VIRGIN V 2013
• MATRIX: V 2013 A-1U / B-3U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 GPM / 1 AH
• 'ARUN ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2
• 'PETE & MELY ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 1

TO LISTEN TO THE LP, PRESS THE PLAY BUTTONS BELOW (ONE FOR EACH SIDE). tHE RECORDING WILL TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO FULLY LOAD

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE COLOURED TWINS LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE COLOURS ARE ALL RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED. THERE ARE JUST 5-6 TINY SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS STILL IN SUPERB CONDITION. GLEAMING AND GLOSSY AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS FLAWLESS. UNDER SPOTLIGHT THERE ARE JUST SOME VERY TINY WISPY HAIRLINES  / SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL WISPS

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTABLE 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 AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO 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 BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS DISCS SOUNDS. 

AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT THERE ARE MANY SILENT OR NEAR SILENT PASSAGES ON ANY MIKE OLDFOED ALBUM SO IT IS VITAL THAT THERE IS NO FRYING BACKON OR LOUD CLICKS AR EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE 

YOU WILL HEAR THE ODD TINY SPECK OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND AND SOME TINY LITTLE STATIC LIKE TICS RANDOMLY THROUGH THE PLAY, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO MAR THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL'S AUDIO NEAR MINT

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AS IT'S YOUR OPINION THAT COUNTS

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS IMMACULATE. THERE IS NO LOSS OF THE COLOURS ON THE SURFACE WHATSOEVER. IT IS QUITE INCREDIBLE TO SEE ONE IN THIS MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THERE IS NO RING WEAR EITHER NOR IS THERE ANY SIGN OF RECORD SHAPE.OR ANY RUBBING FOR THAT MATTER. A REALLY STUNNING EXAMPLE.

THERE IS NO CREASING TO THE FRONT SURFACE, NO FOLDS OR BENDS ANDTHE FOUR CORNERS ARE ALL SHARP AND SQUARE.

THERE ARE THREE INVISIBLE TINY PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE . NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH PRISTINE WITH ALL OF THE COLOUR FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER. JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT TIP ENDS

WHAT IS CLEAR IS THAT THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FOR ALL OF IT'S LIFE

THE SPINE IS 100% FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE WHITE BASE COLOUR IS STILL WHITE AND UNRUBBED, WITH THE BLACK TYPEFACE PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. EVEN THE TIP ENDS REMAIN UNBLEMISHED

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE THOSE SMALL THUMB NAIL NICKS, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS HAS BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE.

THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT. A COUPLE OF TINY PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE AND TWO ON THE BOTTOM EDGE

THEPLAIN WHITE  INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN SUPERB CONDITION 

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS MAGNIFICENT SLEEVE MINT MINUS

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

GARRY