Rush A FAREWELL TO KINGS UK LP 1ST PRESS 4-5 PLAYS EVER NEAR MINT
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RUSH - A FAREWELL TO KINGS
IN MAGNIFICENT 4-5 PLAY NEAR MINT !!! CONDITION
COMPLETE WITH MINT!!!! SLEEVE
OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE
- CATALOGUE:MERCURY 9100 042
- MATRIX: 9100018 1Y//1 JAMF 1 1 / 2Y//1 JAMF 1 1
- 9100-041 / 042-B ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX /
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE BLUE AND WHITE MERCURY LABELS ARE JUST MAGNIFICENT. DEEP BLUE BASE COLOUR THAT IS FREE FROM ANY BLEMISHES. NO MARKS OR STAINS AND NO SIGNS OF HANDLING WHATSOEVER.
NO RUBBING TO THE TYPEFACE OR LOGO'S
THERE ARE JUST 4-5 TINY LITTLE SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE .
THE VINYL
THE VINYL IS ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE!! NOT A BLEMISH ON IT. IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY FLAWLESS AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST 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. I AM CONVINCED THAT ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH PERFECTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS ALBUM SOUNDS.
THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION AT ANY POINT.
NOR IS THERE ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS
NO VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER, AND JUST THE ODD SEMI SECOND OF STATIC AT THE START OF EACH SIDE FOR A FEW ROTATIONS, VERY OCCASIONALLY IN THE LINKING GROOVES AND SOME OF THE MORE SILENT PASSAGES
I HEARD NO MORE THAN HALF A DOZEN TINY LITTLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS NEAR MINT!!
BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS SUPERB DISC FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE FROM ROBERT STACE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS IMMACULATELY CLEAN AND IMPORTANTLY HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS.
THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES WHATSOEVER ON THE SURFACE.
THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO!!! LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE, ONE MICROSCOPIC ONE ON THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
ALL OF THE DELICATE COLOURING IS THERE AND THERE HAS BEEN NO RUBBING TO THE SURFACE, EVEN THE BLACK BORDER WHICH USUALLY RUBS BADLY IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE IMMACULATE AND IT'S EVIDENT THAT THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW. THERE IS NOT ONE SPECK OF COLOUR LOSS ON EITHER EDGE, AND THE DELICATE BLACK RUNS ALL THE WAY FROM CORNER TO CORNER, WITH EVEN THE VERY TIP ENDS UNBLEMISHED
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS NO RUBBING TO THE COLOUR OR TYPEFACE AND ONLY THE BOTTOM TIP END HAS A PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING THERE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN EXACTLY THE SAME CONDITION AS THE FRONT.
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS AN ABSOLUTE PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS. ALSO THE GATEFOLD WON'T OPEN FLAT SHOWING THAT IT HAS REMAINED IN A CLOSE POSITION ALL OF ITS LIFE
THE PICTURE INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION. NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES AND NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS. JUST PERFECT IN FACT
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE MINT! !!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
On 08-Mar-13 at 11:32:45 GMT, seller added the following information:
