The Smiths HATFUL OF HOLLOW 1984 UK LP 1st Press SUPERB MINT MINUS AUDIO
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I have come across a collection of records that defy time.
They belonged to a collector who was buying in the mid to late 60's through the 70's and 80's
However his family have said that he didn't own a record player until the mid 80's.
Very strange I know, but what it means is that the early records have in most cases never been played or at the most one play.
Naturally people's tastes in music change and that's why the 80's albums have had more play than the 60's
There are some incredible records in this collection
I aim to release one per day and will list them at 8pm UK time so that they don't get confused with my other listings
I will also be playing each record and recording IT. My very very careful test play will go undetected however
THE SMITHS - HATFUL OF HOLLOW
SUPERB MINT MINUS AUDIO
NEAR MINT SLEEVE, WITH HYPE STICKER
- MATRIX: ROUGH TRADE ROUGH 76
- MATRIX NUMBERS: ROUGH 76 A2 / B2
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE BLUE LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION.
THE BASE COLOUR IS UNFADED, UNRUBBED, AND HAS NO STAINS OR MARKS ON IT AND IT FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.
THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALSO IN PRISTINE
THERE ARE ZERO SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE.
A BARELY PLAYED VINYL IN THE SORT OF CONDITION THAT AS A COLLECTOR YOU WOULD WANT TO FIND.
UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION IT LOOKS ALMOST AS PRISTINE AS IT DOES IN DAYLIGHT WITH JUST A SINGLE NON SOUNDING HANDLING LINE ON TRACKS 2 AND THREE SIDE TWO
THE TEST PLAY
A TRULY SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS ALBUM
THE SOUND IS AWESOME AND CRYSTAL CLEAR AND CLEAN ALL THE WAY THROUGH
NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND MEANING NO GROOVE WEAR
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO CLICKS OR POPS
DURING THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH I HEARD NO MORE THAN TWO OR THREE SMALL SPECKS OF LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND
NO DUST POPS OR STATIC TICS
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED SHINY GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH LTRIC INNER
BY GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN
NICE DEEP BLUE COLOURS. NO RUBBING TO THE SURFACE
THE HYPE STICKER IS FIRMLY ATTACHED TO THE RIGHT SIDEFOUR SHARP, SQUARE CORNERS WITH A PIN PRICK OF RUB ON THE TIP ENDS
THERE ARE ZERO PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP EDGE, NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND ZERO THUMB LINES ON THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGES HAVE SONE WHITE CHIPS OF UNDERCARD VISIBLE
THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE SIMILAR
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT WITH NEAR PERFECT COLOUR. JUSTA COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF UNDERCARD VISIBLE. PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TYPEFACE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS NICE AS THE FRONT, JUST A TINY SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE UNDER THE TOP EDGE
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PERFECT INNER PANELS
THE GLOSSY CARD PICTURE INNER IS FREE FROM CREASES OR SPLITS. VERY MILD BROWNING TO THE EDGES
HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
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