Rufus Thomas CROWN PRINCE OF DANCE U.S 1st Press STAX NM/EX+ AUDIO
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RUFUS THOMAS - CROWN PRINCE OF DANCE
STAX U'S 1ST PRESS
NEAR MINT / EX+ AUDIO
EX + SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE: STAX STS 3008
- MATRIX:STXS 0656-3 / 0657-4
I HAVE IN MY POSESSION A COLLECTION OF ALBUMS THAT CAME DIRECT FROM THE USA TO THE UK IN THE EARLY 70'S. THEY WERE AQUIRED BY A GENTLEMAN WHO WAS A DJ ON A RADIO STATION. HE WROTE TO STAX IN MEMPHIS IN THE MID 60'S AND ASKED HOW HE COULD GET HIS HANDS ON SOME SOUL MUSIC AS HE WANTED TO PLAY IT ON HIS RADIO STATION. TO HIS SURPRISE STAX ADDED HIM TO THEIR MAILING LIST AND CONTINUED TO SEND PARCELS OF LP'S AND SINGLES TO HIM WELL INTO THE 70'S. A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF THEM WERE THEREFORE DJ PROMO COPIES. THEY MAILED BOTH ALBUMS AND SINGLE, AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE ALBUMS HAVE REMAINED UNPLAYED.
THIS IS INDEED A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO CLAIM A PIECE OF HISTORY IN PRISTINE CONDITION. I CANNOT IMAGINE JUST HOW FEW UNPLAYED COPIES OF GENUINE STAX AND ASSOCIATED LABELS HAVE REMAINED IN THIS CONDITION.
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
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THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE GREEN LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR HAS REMAINED UNRUBBED, AND THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THIS COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLES REVEALS ZERO SPIDER LINES BY THE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED.AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS!!! THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS, UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS A LITTLE DULL NESS TO THE OUTER EDGE ON SIDE ONE, AND A COUPLE OF PATCHES ON SIDE TWO, PLUS JUST A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES
THE PLAYTHROUGH
THE VINYL PERFORMS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH. FROM THE SECOND THE STYLUS IS PLACED ON THE RECORD THERE IS NEAR SILENCE IN THE RUN IN GROOVE. THIS CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE VOLUME.
THE CLARITY OF THE FIRST PRESS IS VERY AUDIBLE AND THE RECORDING IS JUST SUPERB
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS
NO MORE THAN THE ODD SPECK OF EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE IN THE LINKING GROOVES
A LITTLE OCCASIONAL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD IN SOME OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES, AND A COUPLE OF RANDOM LITTLE DUST POPS / STATIC TICS DURING THE PLAY ON SIDE ONE. SIDE TWO HAS A COUPLE OF TRACKS WITH SOME TINY TICS, BUT THESE ARE IN THE PRESS AND NOT MAN MADE
A STUNNING AUDIO PERFORMANCE THAT CAN ONLY GRADE NEAR MINT FOR SIDE ONE AND EX FOR SIDE TWO
BUT BECAUSE YOU ARE ABLE TO LISTEN TO THE WHOLE ALBUM YOU WILL BE ABLE TO JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE WITH PASTE ON REAR SURFACE
THE FRONT SURFACE HAS ALL OF THE COLOUR RETAINED. THERE IS A PUNCH HOLE IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER, AND A LIGHT SHADOW OF AGEING TO THE OUTER EDGES
THERE ARE ZERO PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP EDGE. NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ZERO THUMB LINES BY THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGE HAS SOME RUB TO THE LEFT CORNER AND A SPECK OF RUB ON THE RIGHT TIP
THE BOTTOM EDGE JUST HAS A TINY SPECK OF RUB TO THE CORNER TIPS
THE SPINE IS ALSO LIGHTLY RUBBED AT THE BOTTOM TIP END
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP
THE REAR PASTE ON HAS A LIGHT CREASE LINE ACROSS THE TOP LEFT CORNER
THE ADVERTISING SLEEVE HAS A SMALL SPLIT TO ONE SIDE SEAM NEAR THE TOP AND A CORNER CREASED ON THE SAME SIDE
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE EX+
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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