The Band STAGE FRIGHT US LP 1ST 1970 WITH POSTER 100% UNPLAYED AND MINT

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THE BAND - STAGE FRIGHT

IN MAGNIFICENT  UNPLAYED MINT!!! / MINT MINUS!!! CONDITION

VERY FIRST PRESS WITH THE WRAP ROUND POSTER

• CATALOGUE:CAPITOL SW 425
• MATRIX: SW 1-425-Z-1 / SW-2-425-Z-1
• 'STERLING' STAMPED INTO DEAD WAX BOTH SIDES
•  'RL' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX BOTH SIDES

THIS IS A GENUINE VERY FIRST PRESS AND UNTIL MY TEST PLAY WAS 100% UNPLAYED. HOW DO I KNOW THIS?

THE ALBUM WAS STILL SHRINKWRAPPED FROM NEW, AND I OPENED IT TO INSPECT THE LP TO ASCERTAIN IF IT WAS INDEED A GENUINE FIRST PRESS OR A REISSUE.

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE LIME GREEN CAPITOL LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THERE IS NOT A MARK ON THEM AND EVERYTHING IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE SPINDLE HOLE IS TOTALLY UNWORN, AND STILL HAS SHARDS OF RESIDUE VINYL INSIDE FROM THE FACTORY PRESSING MACHINE. THERE ARE NO SPIDER LINES AROUND THE HOLE WHATSOEVER

THE VINYL

A BEAUTIFUL HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL, THAT GLEAMS LIKE NEW. LOOKS LIKE IT WAS JUST PRESSED.

IT IS TOTALLY SPOTLESS AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO SEE AT ALL

THE VINYL HAS SLIGHTLY DULLED IN PATCHES AND THIS IS ENTIRELY DUE TO SITTING INSIDE THE SLEEVE UNPLAYED FOR ALL THESE YEARS, BUT AS YOU WILL HEAR IT HAS ABSOLUTELY NO EFFECT ON THE PLAYTHROUGH

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 WAS IN TWO MINDS WHETHER TO PLAY THIS ALBUM, BUT I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW AMAZING THIS RECORDING IS, AND SO MY ONE VERY CAREFUL TEST PLAY HAS JUST FINISHED AND THESE ARE THE RESULTS.

AN ABSOLUTELY ASTOUNDING VINYL REPRODUCTION THAT IS WITHOUT QUESTION THE BEST I HAVE EVER HEARD THIS ALBUM SOUND

ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT

THE FIRST TIME IN 40 YEARS THAT THIS VINYL HAS BEEN ON A TURNTABLE AND THE RESULTS DO NOT DISAPPOINT.

THE CLARITY OF THE REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT WITH EVERY NOTE HEARD EXACTLY AS WAS INTENDED

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ALL, AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ANY POINT

NO VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER, AND BARELY THE ODD SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC

ABSOLUTELY NO DUST POPS OR TICS AT ALL.

SO I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH MINT!!!!!

IT IS MAGNIFICENT

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LONG LISTEN TO THIS ONE AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

ROUGHLY TEXTURED SINGLE SLEEVE

AS I SAID UNTIL A COUPLE OF MINUTES AGO THIS SLEEVE WAS STILL IN IT'S ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP, AND SO IT HAS REMAINED IN THE BEST POSSIBLE CONDITION. THE ONLY SLIGHT BLEMISH IS THE TOP RIGHT CORNER WHERE THE SHRINK WAS PULLED VERY TIGHTLY WHICH HAS RESULTED IN A SMALL BEND TO THE VERY TIP

INSIDE THE SHRINK WRAP THE WRAP ROUND POSTER WAS VISIBLE COVERING TWO THIRDS OF THE FRONT SURFACE AND ALL OF THE REAR SURFACE. HAVING REMOVED THE SHRINK HAS REVEALED A SIMPLY STUNNING FRONT SURFACE. THIS TEXTURED SURFACE IS JUST MINT!!!

NOT ONE BLEMISH. NO RUBBING OR LOSS OF COLOUR WHATSOEVER. NO CREASE LINES OR EVEN THE LITTLE LINES THAT FORM NEAR THE SPINE, OR ON THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGE. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING AT ALL.

NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, ALL OF THE DELICATE COLOURS HAVE BEEN RETAINED

THE SPINE IS ALSO UNWORN, IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED AND HAS EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS ARE ALSO PERFECT

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM HAS REMAINED UNPLAYED. NOT ONE THUMB NAIL NICK

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS EXCEPTIONAL AS THE FRONT AGAIN NO LINES ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE

THE ORIGINAL GLOSSY WRAPAROUND POSTER IS ALSO IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. WHERE THE LITTLE BEND ON THE CORNER OF THE SLEEVE HAS OCCURRED THERE IS THE SAME LIGHT CREASE LINE ON THE POSTER, AND THE REAR SECTION HAS A FEW INDENTATIONS FROM THINGS THAT HAVE OBVIOUSLY RESTED AGAINST THE SLEEVE

THE INNER SLEEVE HAS SAT INSIDE THE OUTER SLEEVE FOR 40 YEARS AND WAS ORIGINALLY PLACED IN THERE POORLY RESULTING IN A 40 YEAR OLD CREASE LINE ACROSS ONE CORNER WELL ACTUALLY ACROSS ONE QUARTER. IT HAS ALSO YELLOWED LIGHTLY WITH AGE, BUT REMAINS UNSPLIT

HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  MINT MINUS

AN OUTSTANDING VAULT CONDITION COLLECTIBLE THAT WILL NEVER NEED UPGRADING

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

GARRY