THE HILLTOPPERS: TOPS IN POPS 1957 1ST PRESS LONDON LP LOVELY COPY EX+
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WELCOME AGAIN TO MY CONTINUING RECORD COLLECTION CLEAROUT.
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE BOTH VISUALLY AND AURALLY GRADED AND THESE COME WITH A FULL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE. IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY JUST LET ME KNOW.
POSTAGE WILL BE £4.95 FOR THE FIRST LP WITH DISCOUNTS FOR LARGER ORDERS. POSTAGE WILL BE ROYAL MAIL SIGNED FOR.
I HAVE A FEW 50s/60s LPs TO WORK THROUGH SO WILL TRY AND LIST A FEW WITH THE SINGLES NOW AND AGAIN.
I WILL TRY AND LIST EACH WEEK BUT SOMETIMES WORK GET'S IN THE WAY SO PLEASE KEEP LOOKING.
ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK.
TITLE: TOPS IN POPS
YEAR: 1957
CAT NO: HAD 2071
CONDITION VISUAL (A/B SIDE): EX(+)/EX(+)
PLAYBACK (A/B SIDE) EX(+)/EX+
LABEL MARKS: NONE
OTHER INFO: HARDLY ANYTHING TO SEE ON THE VINYL AT ALL, JUST THE OCCASIONAL FAINT SURFACE TRACE. NO OBVIOUS SURFACE LINES/RUBS AT ALL AND NO OBVIOUS SCRATCHES. THE VINYL RETAINS A FULL SHEEN AND HAS OBVIOUSLY ONLY SEEN VERY LIGHT USE. THE DISC ITSELF WEIGHS IN AT A HEAVYWEIGHT 177g. PLAYBACK IS CLEAR AND DISTORTION FREE WITH NOTHING IN THE WAY OF BACKGROUND/SURFACE NOISE WHATSOEVER. RUN IN'S ARE SILENT AND THERE ARE NO POPS OR CLICKS AND JUST THE VERY OCCASIONAL SOLITARY BACKGROUND TICK (ONE TRACK HAS A TINY BACKGROUND TICK FOR A FEW REVS BUT NOTHING DETRIMENTAL TO THE MUSIC, JUST BEING FUSSY). EARLIEST 1st PRESSING ON THE PLUM LONDON LABEL WITH THE 'GROOVE' ABOUT 1cm IN FROM THE EDGE. LABEL IS UNMARKED WITH JUST A HANDFUL OF TINY SPINDLE TRACES. SLEEVE IS THE EARLY THIN LONDON TYPE WITH NO PRINT ON THE SPINE AND HAVING THE TWIN HALF MOON FLIPBACKS. IT IS FULLY LAMINATED ON THE FRONT AND BACK WITH JUST A LITTLE LIFTING ON THE OPENING EDGE BOTH SIDES AND A LITTLE ON THE UPPER FLIPBACK. A LITTLE LIGHT RINGWEAR BUT NO RIPS OR TEARS AT ALL, JUST ONE LITTLE MINOR SPLIT ON THE OPENING EDGE (ABOUT 1cm). THE SPINE AND TOP/BOTTOM EDGES ARE IN TIDY CONDITION WITH NO SPLITS OR SHELF RUBBING. THE OPENING EDGE IS PRETTY FLAT WITH BARELY ANY FEATHERING AND BOTH FLIPBACKS ARE INTACT. THERE ARE A FEW FAINT LITTLE AGEING SPOTS BUT, OVERALL, THE SLEEVE IS VERY CLEAN FOR IT'S AGE. VERY HARD TO FIND THESE EARLY THIN LONDON SLEEVES IN DECENT CONDITION BUT THIS ONE IS PRETTY GOOD. A REALLY NICE 1st PRESS COPY OF THE HILLTOPPERS SECOND AND LAST LONDON 33RPM RELEASE IN THE U.K. CONTAINING SOME OF THEIR BEST NUMBERS.
GRADING INFORMATION:
MINT: NEW/SEALED
NEAR MINT: NO OBVIOUS MARKS. TINY SLEEVE REMOVAL LINES IN STRONG LIGHT
EXCELLENT PLUS: ONE OR TWO BARELY VISIBLE SURFACE LINES/MARKS ONLY
EXCELLENT: LIGHT SURFACE MARKS ONLY. NO SCRATCHES. NO AUDIBLE MARKS.
EXCELLENT MINUS: A FEW SURFACE MARKS AND POSSIBLY THE ODD ULTRA LIGHT HAIRLINE SCRATCH. NO AUDIBLE FLAWS.
VERY GOOD PLUS: LIGHT MARKS AND SOME VERY LIGHT HAIRLINE SCRATCHES ALTHOUGH NOTHING THAT WILL HAVE ANY MAJOR AUDIO IMPACT.
VERY GOOD: LIGHT MARKS AND SCRATCHES WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A BIT OF SURFACE/BACKGROUND NOISE. USED BUT WITH NO MAJOR DEFECTS. WILL PLAY THROUGH FINE.
VERY GOOD MINUS: AUDIBLE SCRATCHES/MARKS BUT WILL PLAY THROUGH WITHOUT MAJOR ISSUE.
GOOD: WELL USED BUT PLAYABLE
FAIR: HEAVY MARKS. WILL PLAY BUT MAY STICK/JUMP.
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