Scorpions TOKYO TAPES 1978 UK 2LP 1st Press 1-2 PLAYS MINT AUDIO - LISTEN

	£		19
	$		25

SCORPIONS - TOKYO TAPES

 MAGNIFICENT  1-2 PLAY MINT AUDIO

 SUPERB NEAR MINT SLEEVE TO MATCH

• CATALOGUE:RCA NL 28331 (2)
• MATRIX:NL 28331 A-1E / B-1E / C-2E / D-2E 
• STRAWBERRY ' STAMPED' INTO DEAD WAX SIDES 3& 4
• ' W ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDES 1 & 2

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

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE MATT ORANGE LABELS ARE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION, THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK LOGO IS CLEAN AND VIBRANT AND UNRUBBED. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND CLEAR. THERE ARE A FEW LIGHT AND NEAR INVISIBLE FOXING MOTTLES

I CANNOT SEE ANY MORE THAN 1-2 TINY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

BOTH RECORDS ARE IN THE SAME CONDITION. THEY HAVE BOTH LOST A LITTLE OF THE ORIGINAL GLOSSY SHEEN AND HAVE SOME DULL PATCHES, NONE OF WHICH HAS ANY IMPACT ON THE SOUND WHATSOEVER. IN ADDITION THERE ARE A FEW NON SOUNDING IN LINE SILVER LINES ON THE SURFACE ( JUST A  COUPLE ON EACH SIDE) AGAIN THESE HAVE NO IMPACT ON THE AUDIO PERFORMANCE AT ALL. WHEN PLACED UNDER A SPOTLIGHT THERE ARE NO WISPY HAIRLINES , NO HANDLING LINES TO BE SEEN AT ALL WHICH IS WHY THE AUDIO PERFORMANCE OF THIS SET IS MINT

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 BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO LISTEN TO ANY LP THEY ARE CONSIDERING PLACING A BID ON, AND THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

FIRSTLY THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION ON THIS VINYL IS JUST SUPERB, WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEARLY.A POWERHOUSE PRODUCTION THAT IS AS CLEAR AS A BELL

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND ANYWHERE ON THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

THE SILENT PASSAGES ARE SILENT!! AND THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE TO BE HEARD AT ANY POINT.

NO LOUD CLICKS AND NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE, AND NOT EVEN ANY STATIC IN THE LINKING GROOVES OR SILENT PASSAGES

I DIDN'T HEAR ANY DUST POPS OR STATIC TICS ANYWHERE THROUGH ALL FOUR SIDES

I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT, VISUALLY EX+

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS NO DEEP CREASE LINES, FOLDS OR BENDS, AND  THE COLOURS HAVE ALL BEEN RETAINED AND THERE IS NO RUBBING

NO RING WEAR , JUST THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE WHEN ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT

THERE ARE THREE TINY LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE . TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, FOUR ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, OF WHICH TWO OF THE RUN ACROSS THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGES ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION WITH ALL OF THE COLOUR FULLY RUNNING ACROSS BOTH SURFACES, AND ONLY A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT TIP ENDS

THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE VERY SIMILAR, AND ONLY SHOW A TINY SPECK MORE RUB TO THE CORNER TIPS

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE COLOUR IS NEAR PRISTINE AND THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, JUST A LITTLE RUB TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS

THE OPENING EDGES ARE RAZOR SHARP AND SHOWS WHY THIS LP'S HAVE NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE FRONT. JUST THREE SMALL PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE, AND THAT LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE WHEN ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO FULLY COLOURED INNE RPANELS, A COUPLE OF LIGHT CREASE LINES AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH PANEL

THE WAFER THIN WHITE DIE CUT INNER SLEEVES ARE AMAZINGLY FREE FROM SEAM SPLITS. THE CORNERS HAVE SMALL CREASES AND THERE ARE A FEW TINY FOXING MOTTLES

THE SLEEVE EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT

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

GARRY