Spooky Tooth SPOOKY TWO 1969 UK LP EYE Label Purple Cover MINT MINUS LP / SLEEVE

	£		230
	$		305

SPOOKY TOOTH - SPOOKY TWO

1ST PRESS PINK ISLAND 'EYE' LABEL

PLAYED JUST 5-6 TIMES EVER

OUTSTANDING MINT MINUS PLAYTHROUGH 

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

  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

 CATALOGUE:ISLAND ILPS 9098 

MATRIX: ILPS 9098 + A / + B (STAMPED INTO DEAD WAX)

THE FIRST PRESS OF THIS SPOOKY TWO MUST HAVE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES

THE LABELS MUST BE TEXTURED, AND HAVE THE 'EYE LOGO ON THE LEFT SIDE

THE VINYL MUST BE HEAVYWEIGHT AND BARELY FLEXIBLE

THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST BE STAMPED AND NOT ETCHED

THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST END + A / +B (ANYTHING ELSE IS A REISSUE)

PORKY AND PECKO DO NOT APPEAR IN THE DEAD WAX (ONLY ON RE-ISSSUES)

THE SLEEVE MUST BE A GATEFOLD (E.J.DAY) SINGLE SLEEVES ARE REISSUES

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE FIRST PRESS PINK ISLAND LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE PASTEL COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE

THE ORANGE 'EYE' AND ALL OF THE REST OF THE ISLAND LOGO 'S ARE IN MINT CONDITION, UNRUBBED AND UNWORN, AS IS THE BLACK TYPEFACE WHICH IS IN MINT CONDITON

THE PASTEL PINK LABELS ARE ALSO THE CORRECT TEXTURED 1ST PRESS LABELS

THERE ARE JUST 1-2 MICROSCOPIC SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THIS ROCK SOLID HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN HAS BEEN COMPLETELY RETAINED, AND IN DAYLIGHT THERE IS NOT ONE MARK TO BE SEEN, IT'S ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS.

 AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, OTHER THAN A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES BUT THAT'S ALL

A SIMPLY STUNNING VINYL IN THE BEST CONDITION POSSIBLE

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 WHOLE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE THAT I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THOSE THAT COLLECT ISLAND VINYL WILL KNOW THAT MANY COPIES OF THE EARLY ISLAND LABEL HAVE INERRANT VINYL NOISE, AND SOME ARE VIRTUALLY UNPLAYABLE DUE TO THE WHOOSHING SOUND EMBEDDED IN SOME DISCS.

THIS COPY OF SPOOKY TWO HOWEVER IS FREE FROM ANY EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

THE FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT THE COUPLE OF PLAYS THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT DURING THE PLAYBACK, AND THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS. LOUD AND CLEAN WITH A CRISPNESS TO THE AUDIO 

THERE IS NO MORE THAN THE ODD RANDOM SPECK OF STATIC HEARD IN A COUPLE OF LINKING GROOVES, AND I CANNOT EVEN SAY THAT I HEARD ANY MORE THAN 1-2 TINY DUST POPS DURING THE ENTIRE PLAY THROUGH

CLEARLY THIS ALBUM HAS REMAINED UNPLAYED  FOR ALL BUT A COUPLE OF CAREFUL TRIPS ROUND THE TURNTABLE

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS FOR THE AUDIO

I DOUBT WHETHER THERE IS A BETTER COPY OUT THERE, BUT DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED E.J.DAY GATEFOLD SLEEVE IN SUPERB CONDITION - THIS IS THE RARER PURPLE COVER (OLIVE IS THE MOST COMMON)

THE FRONT SURFACE WHICH OFTEN HAS COLOUR LOSS, IS JUST SUPERB. RICH AND VIBRANT AND UNRUBBED.

ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE INTACT AND THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NOR ANY BENDS OR DINGS, AND AMAZINGLY JUST THREE MINUSCULE AND NEAR INVISIBLE LITTLE PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE.

NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE. NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, APART FROM A SPECK ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS.THE BOTTOM EDGES ALSO HAVE A LITTLE RUB AT THE CORNER TIPS

THE SPINE HAS A LITTLE RUB AT THE BOTTOM TIP, AND NONE ELSEWHERE, EVEN THE LEADING EDGES ARE UNBLEMISHED

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME INCREDIBLE CONDITION AS THE FRONT. NOT ONE BLEMISH TO BE SEEN ANYWHERE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PERFECT INNER PANELS 

I AM PERFECTLY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS

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

GARRY