The Bee Gees HORIZONTAL 1968 UK LP 1st STEREO A1/B1 PLAYS MINT MINUS HEAR
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BEE GEES - HORIZONTAL
SUPERB MINT MINUS AUDIO
FIRST PRESS STEREO
MINT MINUS SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:POLYDOR 583020
- MATRIX:583020 A//1 V 420 / B//1 v 420
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE ORANGY RED POLYDOR LABELS ARE IN ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE CONDITION. THERE IS NOT A MARK OR STAIN ON THEM. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE SPIDER LINES ROUND THE HOLE.
THE VINYL
THE VINYL IS JUST PRISTINE. THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT AND IN DAYLIGHT IT IS FLAWLESS. EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THERE ARE JUST A FEW MINUSCULE WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES
THE TEST PLAY
THE FIRST THING TO NOTE IS THAT THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT THE COUPLE OF PLAYS THE ALBUM HAS RECEIVED WERE COMPLETED ON SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS.
SECONDLY THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ANY POINT AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS AS CLEAR AS A BELL WITH EVERY NOTE HEARD EXACTLY AS WAS INTENDED
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AT ALL EITHER
THE VINYL PLAYS JUST SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES, WITH JUST THE ODD SPLIT SECOND OF STATIC IN A COUPLE OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES AND A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES.
I CAN'T EVEN SAY THAT I HEARD ANY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM VERY PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SUPERB DISC'S PLAYTHROUGH AS MINT MINUS IT IS THAT GOOD
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO IT, AND YOU BE THE JUDGE
THE SLEEVE
THIS IS A LAMINATED FRONT , UNLAMINATED REAR MACNEILL PRESS SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES OR EVEN BENDS.THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR . NO PEEL, LIFT OR FLAKE
THERE IS ONE MINUSCULE LAMINATE LINE NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE SPINE, NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. ONE MINUSCULE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE ALL SHARP AND SQUARE
NO RING WEAR, RECORD SHAPE OR IMPRESSION
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH PERFECTLY LAMINATED. THE COLOUR UNDERNEATH FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER, AND EVEN THE CORNER TIPS ARE UNRUBBED
THE WAFER THIN SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE LAMINATE IS PERFECT ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, WIH BOTH ENDS UNBLEMISHED. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS ALSO STILL RAZOR SHARP , LOOKING AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS ASSEMBLED
THE UNLAMINATED REAR SURFACE IS STILL FULLY COLOURED , AND IT'S HERE ON MOST COPIES THAT YOU WILL FIND RING WEAR, BUT THIS AMAZING EXAMPLE HAS NO RUB WHATSOEVER. IT IS TRULY IMMACULATE
THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND APART FROM A LITTLE BROWNING THOROUGH AGE IS IN UNSPLIT CONDITION,
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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