The Smiths HATFUL OF HOLLOW 1984 UK LP 1st Press PLAYS MINT MINUS HEAR
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com THE SMITHS - HATFUL OF HOLLOW
MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS AUDIO
EX SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE: ROUGH TRADE 76
- MATRIX NUMBERS: ROUGH 76 A1 / B3
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE BLUE LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE COLOURS ARE UNFADED OR UNRUBBED, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE COLOURS STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.
THERE ARE 3-4 SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW WITH AN ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS SHEEN, AND LOOKS TOTALLY MINT
AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER AN LED MAGNIFYING HALO THE RECORD SHOWS JUST A COUPLE OF TINY WISPY HAIRLINES
THE TEST PLAY
A STEREO REPRODUCTION THAT IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. SILENT RUN IN'S AND LINKING GROOVES LEADING TO PERFECT SOUND PLAYED WITHOUT DISTORTION THUS NO GROOVE WEAR.
THE RECORD PLAYS TO PERFECTION
THE FIRST THING TO MENTION IS THE TOTAL LACK OF DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, MEANING NO GROOVE WEAR
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE, NO CLICKS OR STICK OR JUMPS
I HEARD JUST A COUPLE OF SPECKS OF LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES
ONE TINY DUST POP
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS MINT MINUS
TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED GLOSSY GATEFOLD SLEEVE FROM GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN
THERE HAS BEEN SOME RUBBING TO THE BLUE SURFACE ALONG THE TOP EDGE. THE TWO LEFT CORNER AREAS, A LITTLE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE IN THE RIGHT CORNER
THERE IS ALSO A DULL PATCH TO THE RIGHT OF THE TOP OF THE PICTURE WHERE A STICKER ONCE SAT AND WAS REMOVED
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE STILL SHARP AND SQUARE WITH A DOT OF RUB ON THE BOTTOM TIP ENDS
THERE ARE NO PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE, NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGEEDGES SHOW A FEW DOTS OF WHITE IN THE MIDDLE ON EACH SURFACE A ND A PIN PRICK OF RUB ON THE RIGHT TIP ENDS
. THE BOTTOM EDGE IS SIMILAR
THE SPINE IS FLAT , WITH PERFECT TYPEFACE AND ONLY A COUPLE OF TINY SLIVERSOF RUB NEAR THE TOP
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERYSHARP
THE REAR SURFACE HAS VERY MILD RUB ON THE SPINE AND BOTTOM EDGE AND A LITTLE ON THE LEFT CORNER OF THE TOP EDGE
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO VERY CLEAN INNER PANELS
THE GLOSSY CARD LYRIC / PICTURE INNER SLEEVE IS NEAR PRISTINE. NO CREASES BUT A TINY SEAM SPLIT ON THE BOTTOM. ONE TINY CORNER OF THE LEFT FLIPBACK HAS HAD A PULL
THIS SLEEVE GRADES EX
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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