Patti Smith Group WAVES 1979 UK LP 1ST PRESS UNPLAYED FINAL UPGRADE COPY MINT

	£		30
	$		40

PATTI SMITH BAND - WAVES

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED MINT!!!!! CONDITION

MINT  MINUS SLEEVE!!

FINAL UPGRADE QUALITY

• CATALOGUE: ARISTA  SPART 1086 
• MATRIX:SPART1086 A//1 / B//1

I HAVE COME ACROSS A LARGE COLLECTION OF VINYL ALBUMS THAT BELONGED TO A COLLECTOR WHO TOOK CARE OF HIS ALBUMS IN A MOST MAGNIFICENT WAY. VIRTUALLY EVERY ALBUM IN THIS COLLECTION WAS REMOVED FROM THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE AND PLACED INTO A HIGH GRADE ANTI-STATIC INNER. THIS HAS MEANT THAT THE ALBUMS HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPLIT THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE FOR ONE, AND SECONDLY HAVE REMAINED IN THE MOST PRISTINE CONDITION. THE COLLECTOR ALSO TOLD ME THAT HE NEVER PLACED A FINGER ON THE VINYL AND ALWAYS HELD THEM BY THE EDGES. THEY WERE ALL PLAYED ON A LINN TURNTABLE

HERE THEN IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GRAB A 30 YEARS OLD PLUS ALBUM IN 'AS NEW' CONDITION. EVERY RECORD THAT I LIST FROM THIS LOT WILL BE RECORDED ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES AND AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO HEAR FROM THE LINK AT THE TOP OF THE AUCTION PAGE.

PLEASE NOTE I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU WILL BE UNABLE TO HEAR THE SOUNDS ON A SMARTPHONE OR TABLET, SO PLEASE USE A PC TO HEAR THE AUDIO!

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE BLUE AND KHAKI LABELS ARE IN ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE CONDITION. THERE IS NOT A MARK ON EITHER SIDE, AND NO COLOUR LOSS.THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS IN MINT CONDITION

THERE ARE NO SPIDER LINES AT ALL ON EITHER SIDE OF THE LABEL

THE VINYL

FIRST PRESS VINYL IN GLEAMING AS NEW CONDITION. TOTALLY FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT AND UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS STILL NOTHING TO SEE . A TRULY MINT DISC!!

PLAYING THE RECORD

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 AM NOW DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

I DECIDED TO PLAY THIS PREVIOUSLY UNPLAYED DISC, AS UNPLAYED DOESN'T MEAN MINT!! AND I GUARANTEE MY ONE CAREFUL TEST PLAY WILL GO UNDETECTED 

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.

THE RECORD PLAYS THROUGH MAGNIFICENTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW CRISP AND CLEAN THE DISC SOUNDS. 

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD HOW IT WAS INTENDED. THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND POPS, JUST A PURE CLEAN SOUND.

NOT MORE THAN THE OCCASION SEMI SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE NATURAL STATIC. NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE, AND I AM DELIGHTED TO SAY THAT THE VINYL PERFORMS TO THE HIGHEST GRADE POSSIBLE

I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR ANY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH MINT!!!

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

UNLAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE

I HAVE TO POINT OUT RIGHT AWAY THAT THERE IS A PUNCH HOLE IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER REMINISCENT OF AN IMPORTED LP, OR A BARGAIN BASEMENT CLEARANCE ALBUM

HAVING SAID THAT THE SLEEVE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS

THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THERE ARE JUST FIVE MICROSCOPIC LINES NEAR THE SPINE, THREE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FULLY COLOURED ALL THE WAY ACROSS'S WITH JUST THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS SHOWING A LITTLE RUBBING

THE SPINE HAS A FEW LIGHT FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSIONS ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE, AND A LITTLE FOXING TO THE PASTEL BLUE COLOUR. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE PRISTINE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS PRISTINE AS THE FRONT IN EVERY WAY.

THE 2 PAGE INSERT SHEET IS FLAT AND UNCREASED, AGAIN A LITTLE LIGHT FOXING TO THE PAPER

THE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS UNSPLIT AND UNCREASED. THE E-STAT INNER SLEEVE ADDED BY THE ORIGINAL OWNER IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION 

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT !!!

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

GARRY