The Scorpions IN TRANCE ORIGINAL GERMAN 1ST WITH BANNED COVER PLAYS MINT MINUS

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SCORPIONS - IN TRANCE

IN MAGNIFICENT TWO  PLAY MINT MINUS PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

NEAR MINT MINUS SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:RCA PPL 1-4128
• MATRIX: PPL1 4128-A / B

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE ORANGE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE JET BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND THEREFORE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE JUST TWO TINY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE, SHOWING THAT THIS LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES

THE VINYL

THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND A FEW ULTRA FINE AND WISPY NON SOUNDING HANDLING LINES

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 LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, IN THE BELIEF THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

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 FANTASTIC THIS ALBUM SOUNDS. THE SILENT BITS ARE SILENT, AND THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ANY POINT

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE JUST THE ODD BIT OF RANDOM AND BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE STUFF IN A FEW OF THE LINKING GROOVES

I HEARD NO MORE THAN ONE TINY DUST POP THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE IN INCREDIBLE MINT MINUS PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

THIS SLEEVE WAS BANNED BECAUSE IT SHOWS AN EXPOSED BREAST POINTING TO THE GUITAR. THE SLEEVE WAS HASTILY BLACKED OUT IN THIS AREA, BUT HERE IS THE GENUINE GERMAN ORIGINAL ISSUE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY VERY CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. THE POWDERY UNLAMINATED BLACK SURFACE IS JUST SUPERB, WITH NO LOSS OF COLOUR WHATSOEVER.THERE WAS A SMALL DING TO THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER EDGE AND THE ORIGINAL OWNER TRIED TO BLACKEN THE WHITE AREA HERE. LOOKS A BIT UNTIDY ON THE TIP

THERE ARE THREE SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

NO RING WEAR AND ONLY THE BAREST TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE IF THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR WITH ALL OF THE DELICATE BLACK SURFACE FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER. ONLY THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP SHOWS A SPECK OF LIGHT RUBBING

THE SPINE IS ALSO NEAR PERFECT. FLAT AND UNSQUASHED WITH JUST ONE OR TWO SMALL FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSIONS. WHERE THE THREE SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE ON THE FRONT SURFACE MEET THE SPINE THERE ARE THREE SMALL LINES ACROSS THE WIDTH. THE WHITE IS A LITTLE GRUBBY, BUT ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, WITH TWO TINY LITTLE THUMB NAIL NICKS NEAR THE TOP

THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS CLEAN AND MARK FREE AS THE FRONT.ONE TINY LINE NEAR THE SPINE AND THAT LIGHT TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE.

THE FLIMSY DIE CUT WHITE INNER SLEEVE, HAS TWO SMALL SPLITS ONE ON EACH SIDE 

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS MAGNIFICENT SLEEVE NEAR MINT MINUS !!!

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

GARRY