The Staple Singers THE STAPLE SWINGERS 1971 US 1st Press PROMO
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THE STAPLE SINGERS - THE STAPLE SWINGERS
PROMO COPY
U.S 1st press
IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT CONDITION
EX+ SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE: STAX STS 3011
- MATRIXSS0495 2 / SS0496 2 AND STXS 00607-4 / 0608-4
- LMIXCHED INTO DEAD WAX
I HAVE IN MY POSESSION A COLLECTION OF ALBUMS THAT CAME DIRECT FROM THE USA TO THE UK IN THE EARLY 70'S. THEY WERE AQUIRED BY A GENTLEMAN WHO WAS A DJ ON A RADIO STATION. HE WROTE TO STAX IN MEMPHIS IN THE MID 60'S AND ASKED HOW HE COULD GET HIS HANDS ON SOME SOUL MUSIC AS HE WANTED TO PLAY IT ON HIS RADIO STATION. TO HIS SURPRISE STAX ADDED HIM TO THEIR MAILING LIST AND CONTINUED TO SEND PARCELS OF LP'S AND SINGLES TO HIM WELL INTO THE 70'S. A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF THEM WERE THEREFORE DJ PROMO COPIES. THEY MAILED BOTH ALBUMS AND SINGLE, AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE ALBUMS HAVE REMAINED UNPLAYED.
THIS IS INDEED A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO CLAIM A PIECE OF HISTORY IN PRISTINE CONDITION. I CANNOT IMAGINE JUST HOW FEW UNPLAYED COPIES OF GENUINE STAX AND ASSOCIATED LABELS HAVE REMAINED IN THIS CONDITION.
I DECIDED TO GIVE THIS PREVIOUSLY UNPLAYED ALBUM A QUICK TEST PLAY TO CONFIRM THE AUDIO GRADE. I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL GO UNDETECTED
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
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THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE WHITE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR HAS REMAINED UNRUBBED, AND THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THIS COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS SHARP AND CLEAR. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLES REVEALS JUST ONE MINUSCULE SPIDER LINE
THE VINYL
THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED.AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS!!! THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE OTHER THAN A FEW SPECKS OF DULLING AND A FEW MINUSCULE WISPY HAIRLINES
THE PLAYTHROUGH
THE VINYL PERFORMS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH. FROM THE SECOND THE STYLUS IS PLACED ON THE RECORD THERE IS NEAR SILENCE IN THE RUN IN GROOVE. THIS CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE VOLUME.
THE CLARITY OF THE FIRST PRESS IS VERY AUDIBLE AND THE RECORDING IS JUST SUPERB
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS
NO MORE THAN THE ODD TINY SPECK OF EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE, HEARD ONLY IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES
JUST ONE OR TWO BARELY AUDIBLE LITTLE STATIC TICS DURING THE PLAY APART FROM THE FINAL TRACK WHERE THERE ARE FOUR POPS
A STUNNING AUDIO PERFORMANCE THAT CAN ONLY GRADE NEAR MINT
BUT BECAUSE YOU ARE ABLE TO LISTEN TO THE WHOLE ALBUM YOU WILL BE ABLE TO JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE WITH PASTE ON REAR SURFACE
THE FRONT SURFACE STILL HAS ALL OF THE RICH COLOURS PERFECTLY FREE FROM ANY RUBBING. THE SMALLEST SPECK OF RING WEAR AT THE VERY TOP. THE TOP RIGHT CORNER HAS TORN PAPER ON THE TOP EDGE AND A LITTLE ON THE TOP OF THE FRONT SURFACE/ THE BOTTOM CORNER TIPS HAVE TINY DINGS
THERE ARE TWO TINY PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP EDGE. ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES BY THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE SCUFFED WITH THE PAPER NICKED ALONG THE SURFACES. BOTH RIGHT CORNERS HAVE SMALL SPLITS TO THE CARD
THE SPINE IS ALSO FULLY COLOURED WITH CLEAR AND SHARP TYPEFACE. A LITTLE RUB TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE PASTE ON IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. STILL RICHLY COLOURED AND FREE FROM RUBBING
THE PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT ,FREE FROM ANY SPLITS . NO CREASES,FURTHER PROOF THAT THE LP HAS REMAINED INSIDE THE SLEEVE UNTOUCHED FOR MANY YEARS
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE EX+
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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