Styx PARADISE THEATRE LASER ETCHED DISC UK LP 1ST PRESS 1 PLAY 100% MINT MINUS
£
19
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25
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STYX - PARADISE THEATRE
IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS!!! CONDITION
LASER ETCHED DISC
SUPERB NEAR MINT SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:A & M AMLK 63719
- MATRIX: AMLK63719 A1 / B1
- 'STERLING' STAMPED INTO DEAD WAX
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE PICTURE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE COLOURS ARE ALL RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE YELLOW TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED, AND THERE ARE STILL SHARDS OF RESIDUAL VINYL INSIDE THE SPINDLE HOLE. THERE IS JUST ONE TINY SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS IN DAYLIGHT AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NO MORE THAN A FEW VERY LIGHT WISPY HAIRLINES
THE LASER ETCHED SIDE IS SIMPLY STUNNING AND MAKES THIS A VERY COLLECTIBLE DISC
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, A SERVICE THAT I AM OFFERING TO ALL MY CUSTOMERS WITH EVERY DISC THAT I LIST. I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WILL WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE JUDGE THE ALBUMS THAT I LIST ON HOW IT SOUNDS AND NOT JUST MY DESCRIPTION.
THIS IS A SERVICE THAT I AM DELIGHTED TO OFFER
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 CLEAR AND CRISP THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS
THERE ARE MANY MANY SILENT PASSAGES ON THIS VINYL WHICH WOULD SHOW UP ANY FLAW WITH THE PLAYING SURFACE. I AM DELIGHTED TO SAY THERE ARE NO FLAWS WHATSOEVER
THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT, MEANING THAT WHAT PLAY THE VINYL HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS.
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ALL
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE EITHER
THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF SPLIT SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF LINKING GROOVES
I DIDN'T HEAR ANY DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS
DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS VIRTUALLY PRISTINE. THE BLUE SURFACE IS ALMOST FLAWLESS WITH JUST A FEW WHITE FLECKS VISIBLE ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES
THE LASER STICKER IS FIRMLY ADHERED TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER
THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, CREASE LINES, FOLD, BENDS OR DINGS, AND ONLY THREE REALLY TINY LINES NEAR THE SPINE . ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE VERY VERY LIGHTLY SHELF WORN WHERE THERE ARE SOME VERY TINY WHITE SPECKS ALONG THE SURFACES AND A SPECK OF RUBBING TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIPS
THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE PASTEL BLUE SURFACE DOES SHOW SOME WHITE FLECKS AT RANDOM, BUT THESE ARE VERY TINY, AND THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND SHOWS WHY THE LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE
THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT. AGAIN WITH ONLY A FEW TINY LINES ALONG THE EDGES
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A TOTALLY PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS.
THE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS UNSPLIT, FLAT AND STILL PURE WHITE
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS MAGNIFICENT SLEEVE NEAR MINT!!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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