The Groundhogs SPLIT 1971 UK LP 1st SUPERB GLEAMING MINT VINYL, NR MINT AUDIO

	£		51
	$		67

THE GROUNDHOGS - SPLIT

IN ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT CONDITION

1ST PRESS BLACK AND YELLOW LABELS

STUNNING MINT MINUS SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:LBS83401
• MATRIX:LBS83401 A-1U /   /  B-1U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 A / 1 T 
• FIRST PRESS INDICATORS
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TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

THE BLACK AND YELLOW LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE AND THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS BOTH UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. I CANNOT SEE ANY MORE THAN A COUPLE OF NEAR INVISIBLE SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE  , SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED IN ITS 46 YEARS. 

THE VINYL

SUPERB GLEAMING ORIGINAL HEAVYWEIGHT DISC IN SPOTLESS  CONDITION. . THE DISC GLEAMS IS FREE FROM ANY HANDLING MARKS ON EITHER SIDE, AND LOOKS TO BE FLAWLESS. AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE 

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 JUST KNOW THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING ABID, THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

WHAT YOU WILL HEAR IS A DISTORTION FREE REPRODUCTION THAT IS CRYSTAL CLEAR,AND CRISP, MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THE VINYL HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS

WHAT YOU WILL HEAR IF YOU SIT AS CLOSE AS I DO TO MY SPEAKERS (18 INCHES) IS THE SLIGHTEST BIT OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN SOME OF THE QUIETER PASSAGES AND OCCASIONALLY IN A LINKING GROOVE. 

I HEARD AROUND 4-5 MINUSCULE LITTLE STATIC TICS DURING THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH, AND TWO TINY POPS JUST AS SIDE TWO STARTS

SO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL  NEAR MINT FOR THE AUDIO AND MINT VISUALLY

THE SLEEVE

FULLY LAMINATED  E.J DAY GATEFOLD SLEEVE 

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND DOES NOT HAVE ANY HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. 

THE LAMINATE IS PRISTINE AND GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR.

THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

NO BENDS OR FOLDS EITHER. AND AMAZINGLY JUST ONE MINUSCULE LAMINATE PRESSURE LINE AGAINST THE SPINE. ONE ON THE TOP EDGE, ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THERE IS ONE VERY LIGHT PRESSURE LINE RUNNING FROM JUST UNDER THE LETTER G AT THE START OF GROUNDHOGS, TO JUST UNDER TONY'S THUMB, ONLY REALLY VISIBLE WHEN ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT

ALL FOUR OF THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE IMMACULATE. THEY ARE 100% FULLY LAMINATED AND UNBLEMISHED IN ANY WAY. SMOOTH FINISH ALL THE WAY ACROSS AND PRISTINE UNBLEMISHED CORNER TIPS.

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION. ALL OF THE  BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, AND EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS ARE UN-RUBBED. THIS IS ALSO A FAR WIDER SPINE THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN ON THIS ALBUM

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY OF THOSE THUMB NAIL NICKS

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION. NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE, AND JUST ONE LAMINATE LINE BY THE SPINE. THERE IS A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF NATURAL AGEING UNDER THE LAMINATE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS AN UNMARKED PAIR OF INNER PANELS, WITH AN ABSOLUTELY GLEAMING SURFACE

THE SLEEVE EASILY GRADES MINT MINUS

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

GARRY