Rolling Stones STEEL WHEELS UK LP 1ST A3/B3 PRESS UNPLAYED PLAYS 100% MINT-*
  £   34
  $   45

 


£ 34 Sold For
May 15, 2012 Sold Date
May 8, 2012 Start Date
£   19 Start price
2   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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ROLLING STONES - STEEL WHEELS

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED!!! MINT MINUS CONDITION

FIRST PRESS WITH A MINT MINUS SLEEVE

 

 

  • CATALOGUE:CBS 465752-1
  • MATRIX:465752.1 A2 / B2

 

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE GREY AND SILVER LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLES. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL CLEAR AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE NO SPIDER LINES WHATSOEVER ON THE LABELS AND EVEN USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS I COULD SEE ANY. A SUPREMELY CARED FOR VINYL

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS FLAWLESS. EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES

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 DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE LP BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

I WAS IN TWO MINDS AS THE WHETHER TO PLAY THE RECORD OR NOT, BUT AS I ALWAYS SAY, UNPLAYED DOES NOT MEAN MINT, AND I HOPE THAT BIDDERS WOULD PREFER TO HAVE MY ONE CAREFUL TEST PLAY AND BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD RATHER THAN TAKE A CHANCE

THE FIRST THING TO SAY ABOUT THIS VINYL IS THAT THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS. EACH NOTE IS HEARD VERY CLEARLY AND THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ALL THROUGHOUT ANY PART OF THE PLAY THROUGH. NOR IS THERE ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE

THIS DISC PLAYS TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH. WITH THE ONLY NOTABLE NOISE BEING A VERY VERY LIGHT AND BARELY AUDIBLE TRACE OF STATIC LIKE VINYL NOISE TYPICAL OF THE THINNER 80'S VINYL USED. THIS CAN ONLY BE HEARD ON OCCASION AND ONLY IF YOU SIT RIGHT ON TOP OF YOUR SPEAKERS AS I DO WHILST TYPING THIS

THERE ARE A FEW RANDOM LITTLE DUST TICS AND POPS AT RANDOM AND THE ONLY THING THAT STOPS ME FROM GRADING THIS A FULL MINT STATUS

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS DISC MINT MINUS

 

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

 

THE FRONT SURFACE IS JUST SUPERB. FLAT AND CLEAN AND THE UNLAMINATED SURFACE HAS LOST NONE OF THE ORIGINAL COLOUR WHICH IS STILL RICH AND VIBRANT.

 

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE ,JUST A FEW LIGHT LINES NEAR THE EDGES. SIX ALONG THE SPINE, FIVE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, FOUR ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGES, BUT NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

 

THE TOP EDGE HAS A TINY SPECK OF RUBBING TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIP, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE IS ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE

 

THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY FLAT AND AGAIN FREE FROM ANY COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER, APART FROM A SPECK AT THE BOTTOM TIP END. THERE IS JUST A TINY BIT OF RUB TO THE ROLLING STONES WORDING.

 THE OPENING EDGE IS ABSOLUTELY RAZOR SHARP

 

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE FRONT. JUST A COUPLE OF TINY LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, AND THE TOP EDGE. ONE LIGHT LINE RUNNING ACROSS THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER

NO RECORD SHAPE OR RING WEAR WHATSOEVER

 

THE GLOSSY PAPER PICTURE INNER SLEEVE IS IN MINT UNCREASED, UNSPLIT CONDITION AND LOOKS SUBLIME

 

 

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS!!!!

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

GARRY

 

 





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