Sting NOTHING LIKE THE SUN UK 2LP SET ONE PLAY EVER ALL-1 MATRIX 100% MINT MINUS
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STING - NOTHING LIKE THE SUN
IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS!!!! CONDITION
FIRST PRESS ALL -1 MATRIX NUMBERS
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
LIMITED EDITION WITH COVER PRINT
STUNNING COPY!!!
- CATALOGUE:A & M AMA 6402
- MATRIX: AMA6402 A-1 / B-1 / C-1 / D-1
- ' DB TAPEONE ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE ONE
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
KHAKI LABELS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK AND WHITE TYPEFACE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. CLEARLY AN IMMACULATELY CARED FOR 28 YEAR OLD ALBUM
A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST ONE!!! MINUSCULE SPIDER LINE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS MARVELLOUS VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED
THE VINYL
THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW IN DAYLIGHT. IT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE IS NOTHING TO SEE. PERHAPS A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES WHEN ANGLED A CERTAIN WAY
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, 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 I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
THE CLARITY OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS JUST INCREDIBLE. EVERY NOTE IS CRISP AND CLEAN, AND THE WHOLE ALBUM SOUNDS SUPERB ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT TO THIS CRYSTAL CLEAR REPRODUCTION
I AM JUST BLOWN AWAY BY THE INCREDIBLE STEREO SOUND THIS RECORDING PRODUCES AND ALL OF THIS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND NOT EVEN ANY STATIC IN THE LINKING GROOVES
I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I DIDN'T HEAR ANY MORE THAN FOUR TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS OUTSTANDING DISC MINT MINUS!!!!
TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
FIRST ISSUE SINGLE SLEEVE WITH COVER PRINT STICKER
THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN. THE WHITE SURFACE IS EASILY SOILED AND THIS ONE ONLY HAS THE ABSOLUTE MINIMAL AMOUNT OF VISIBLE HANDLING. THERE IS ONE SCUFF TO THE SLEEVE JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE PICTURE AT THE TOP.
THERE IS NO RING WEAR WHATSOEVER OR EVEN A HINT OF RECORD SHAPE
THE TOP LEFT CORNER HAS THE TINIEST LITTLE CREASE TO IT, THE OTHER 3 CORNERS ARE PERFECT IN EVERY WAY
THE STICKER IS PERFECTLY ADHERED IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER
THERE ARE TWO MINUSCULE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH PRISTINE. THE WHITE COLOUR IS PERFECT AND UNRUBBED, WITH EVEN THE CORNER UNBLEMISHED
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. NO LOSS OF COLOUR EITHER THROUGH RUBBING OR FADING TO THE MAIN BODY, TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE PERFECT, AND THE TYPEFACE PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND AS NEW, AND IT'S CLEAR THAT THE LP HAS NEVER BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE VERY OFTEN
THE REAR SURFACE IS IMMACULATE , AGAIN THE WHITE SURFACE IS NEAR PERFECT
THE ORIGINAL 2 PAGE LYRIC INSERT SHEET IS IN MINT CONDITION. NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES
THE COVER ART PRINT IS ALSO PERFECT AND UNCREASED.
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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