Scorpions LOVEDRIVE UK LP 1ST PRESS HARVEST 1G/1G ONE PLAY EVER 100% MINT MINUS
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170
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225
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Description
SCORPIONS - LOVEDRIVE
IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS !!! CONDITION
COMPLETE WITH MINT MINUS !!!! SLEEVE
1G/1G VERY 1ST PRESS!!!
OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE!!!
- CATALOGUE:HARVEST SHSP 4097
- MATRIX: SHSP 4097 A-1 / B-1
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 G / 1 G
- ' NICK W' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE GREEN HARVEST ARE IN MINT CONDITION. A SOLID BASE COLOUR THAT IS FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS. THE BLACK TYPEFACE AND LOGO'S ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THE SPINDLE HOLE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND THERE IS ONE TINY LITTLE SPIDER LINE NEXT TO THE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE
THE VINYL
THE VINYL ABSOLUTELY GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. THE SHEEN IS FLAWLESS AND IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY MINT, AND 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. 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.
THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THE RECORD HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A PERFECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS.
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND ONLY SOME VERY OCCASIONAL BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A FEW OF THE LINKING GROOVES
I CAN'T EVEN SAY THAT I HEARD ANY MORE THAN TWO MINUSCULE DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS MINT MINUS!!!
PLEASE DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE UNLAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. ALL OF THE EASILY RUBBED COLOURS ARE THERE AND EVEN THE NORMAL LIGHT GREYING TO THE SURFACE IS NOT THERE.
THERE ARE JUST THREE MINUSCULE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP AND NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THERE IS NO RING WEAR AND JUST THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE IF THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO STRONG LIGHT
THE TOP EDGE IS ABSOLUTELY MINT WITH ALL OF THE COLOUR RUNNING FULLY FROM CORNER TO CORNER, AND EVEN THE TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED. THE BOTTOM EDGE IS SIMILAR BUT DOES HAVE SOME VERY LIGHT SHELF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER ONLY
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. AGAIN THE DELICATE GREY COLOUR IS ALL THERE WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUBBING SHOWING ON THE TOP TIP END. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE
THE REAR SURFACE IS IDENTICAL TO THE FRONT. IN ABSOLUTELY TOP CONDITION
THE PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS THE CORRECT ISSUE FOR THIS ALBUM HAVING THE DATE 11/78 PRINTED AT THE BOTTOM, WHICH IS PRIOR TO THE RELEASE DATE OF FEBRUARY 1979, AND IS ALSO IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. NO SPLITS, NO CREASES, NO WRINKLES AND NO MARKS TO THE IMMACULATE SURFACE, JUST SOME LIGHT AGEING TO THE PERIMETER EDGES
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS !!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
