Spence Davis Group THE SECOND ALBUM 1966 UK LP 1st Press 100% UNPLAYED AND MINT

	£		375
	$		497

THE SPENCER DAVIS GROUP - SECOND ALBUM

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED (APART FROM MY TEST PLAY) MINT CONDITION

ORIGINAL 1966 FONTANA mono PRESS

INCREDIBLE  MINT sleeve

FINAL UPGRADE EXAMPLE

• CATALOGUE:FONTANA TL 5295
• MATRIX: 687362 1l//1 420 1 1 4 / 687632 2l//1 420  1 1 12
• 1ST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS

A FIRST PRESS OF THIS ALBUM MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES

THE LABEL MUST BE THE TEXTURED BLACK AND SILVER FONTANA LABEL

THE OUTER EDGE OF THE VINYL MUST BE FLAT NOT TAPERED

THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST BE 1L1 / 2L1 AND THE DIGITS FOLLOWING 420 MUST BE 1 1

THE RIM WORDING MUST START ' ALL RIGHTS OF THE RECORD PRODUCER'

THE SLEEVE MUST BE LAMINATED FRONT AND A FLIPBACKED REAR, HOWEVER THESE WILL BE HIDDEN BY THE  AND AMERICAN STYLE PASTEOVER ON THE BACK

THERE MUST BE NO MENTION OF THE MAKER OF THE SLEEVE ANYWHERE

THERE IS A TEXT BOX ON THE RIGHT INNER PANEL WHICH STATES ' WARNING- COPYRIGHT SUBSISTS IN ALL FONTANA RECORDINGS'

ON THE LEFT BOTTOM EDGE THE FOLLOWING MUST BE PRINTED ' AN ISLAND RECORD PRODUCTION'

 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 BLACK AND SILVER HEAVILY TEXTURED LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THEY ARE RICH AND VIBRANT IN COLOUR AND THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AS IS THE AREA SURROUNDING THE FONTANA LOGO.  FINALLY THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE. I KNOW THIS WAS UNPLAYED UNTIL TODAY BECAUSE THE SPINDLE HOLE WAS SO TIGHT I HAD TO PRESS REALLY HARD TO GET TO SIT ON MY TURNTABLE. NOW THAT I HAVE PLAYED BOTH SIDES THE LP FITS EASIER OVER THE SPINDLE. STILL TIGHT BUT NOT AS TIGHT AS WHEN I FIRST PLACED IT ON

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. A BEAUTIFULLY GLOSSY ALBUM . IT IS CLEAR JUST BY LOOKING AT IT, THAT IT HAS NOT SEEN A TURNTABLE IN ITS 52 YEARS.

IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TO BE FLAWLESS AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS STILL NOTHING TO BE SEEN. A TRULY PRISTINE VINYL

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 RECORDED THE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I AM NOW DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

I HAVE ALSO RECORDED THIS IN MONO SO THAT YOU ARE ABNLE TO HEAR IT AS IT WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED

A REALLY CLEAN AND CRISP MONO SOUND THAT NEEDS PLAYING LOUDLY

THIS ALBUM PLAYS TOM ABSOLUTE PERFECTION AND YOU WILL NEVER FIND A BETTER EXAMPLE

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE

NO LOUD CLICKS OR POPS

NO STATIC IN ANY OF THE LINKING GROOVES

NO DUST POPS

NO STATIC TICS

HOWEVER IT'S THE SUPERB MONO REPRODUCTION THAT COMES BLASTING THROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT. IT IS THAT SPECIAL

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE ALBUM AND JUDGE ITS QUALITY FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS

A FINAL UPGRADE TO ANY COPY

THE SLEEVE

ABSOLUTELY SUPERB ORIGINAL 1966 LAMINATED FRONT, PASTE OVER REAR SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. THERE ARE NO  HEAVY CREASES OR LARGE AND DEEP CREASE LINES, AND THE LAMINATE STILL GLEAMS LIKE NEW

THERE IS NO LAMINATE PEEL, LIFT OR FLAKE.

THERE ARE 2 NEAR INVISIBLE LITTLE LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE, TWO ON THE TOP EDGE, AND NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE. AND ONE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THERE IS NO RING WEAR TO THE SLEEVE, OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE FOR THAT MATTER

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR WHATSOEVER, AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT FROM CORNER TO CORNER

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN MINT CONDITION. NO LAMINATE LOSS, NO SQUASHING, NO RUBBING TO THE TIP ENDS, AND ALL OF THE TYPEFACE PRISTINE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG THE EDGES

 THE REAR SURFACE HAS THE AMERICAN STYLE PASTEOVER, AND THIS HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME SUPERBLY WELL. STILL INCREDIBLY WHITE AND LOOKS VIRTUALLY NEW. ALL OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECT AND UNRUBBED

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS UNSPLIT, LIGHTLY CREASED, AND ALSO LIGHTLY AGED

THE SLEEVE GRADES MINT MINUS

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

GARRY