Steve Winwood TALKING BACK TO THE NIGHT UK LP 1ST PRESS ONE PLAY MINT MINUS
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STEVE WINWOOD - TALKING BACK TO THE NIGHT
IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY!! MINT MINUS !!! CONDITION
COMPLETE WITH A NEAR MINT !!!! SLEEVE
OUTSTANDING QUALITY!!!!
- CATALOGUE:ISLAND ILPS 7777
- MATRIX: ILPS 9777 A-5U-1 / B-2U -1
- ' JONZ ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE ONE
- ' SOUND CLINIC ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE ISLAND LABELS 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 JUST ONE MICROSCOPIC SPIDER LINE AROUND 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 COUPLE OF 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 JUST THE ODD SPECK OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES
I CAN'T EVEN SAY THAT I HEARD ANY MORE THAN A FEW TINY STATIC TICS 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
SEMI LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES.
THERE ARE FIVE SMALL LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE AND ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEXT TO THE OPENING EDGE.
THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE FRONT OR BACK
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% MINT. ALL OF THE YELLOW COLOUR IS THERE AND EVEN THE CORNER TIPS ARE UNRUBBED.
THE SPINE IS FLAT WITH ONE FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSION JUST BELOW THE MIDDLE .PERFECT TYPEFACE AND NO RUBBING ANYWHERE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE
THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS NICE AS THE FRONT.
THE BLACK POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS USUALLY FOUND SPLIT, BUT THIS COPY IS ABSOLUTELY MINT. NO SPLITS , CREASES OR WRINKLES AND NO MARKS OR STAINS ON THE SURFACE
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT !!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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