The Sweet BIGGEST HITS UK LP 1ST PRESS RCA VICTOR PLAYS 1-2 PLAY MINT MINUS
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THE SWEET - BIGGEST HITS
IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY MINT MINUS!!!! CONDITION
NEAR MINT SLEEVE!!!
- CATALOGUE:RCA SF8316
- MATRIX: BGBS1108 4E / 2E
- FIRST PRESS MATT LABELS AND HEAVY VINYL
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE MATT ORANGE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE MATT LABELS ARE EVIDENCE OF A FIRST PRESS, AS LATER PRESSES WERE RELEASED ON LIGHTER VINYL WITH GLOSSY LABELS
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. I CANNOT EVEN SEE ANY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS IN DAYLIGHT AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES
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. I AM CONVINCED THAT ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, AND THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
THIS ALBUM PLAYS TO VIRTUALLY THE HIGHEST GRADE POSSIBLE. THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB, WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD EXACTLY AS WAS INTENDED.
THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS
TAKE A LISTEN AND YOU WILL HEAR FOR YOURSELF
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NO LOUD CLICKS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR ANY MORE THAN 1-2 DUST POPS AT ALL THROUGH THE PLAYTHROUGH
THERE IS THE ODD RANDOM SECOND OF STATIC HEARD PERHAPS IN A FEW LINKING GROOVES AND A COUPLE OF MORE SILENT PASSAGES ONLY
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS MINT MINUS!!!
PLEASE JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH
THE SLEEVE
UNLAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE FROM ROBERT STACE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY VERY CLEAN AND IMPORTANTLY ALL OF THE COLOURS HAVE BEEN RETAINED. THERE IS NO RUBBING OR MARKS ANYWHERE, AND NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE
THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR DEEP CREASE LINES ON THE SURFACE
THERE ARE THREE TINY LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE THREE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE OF WHICH CROSSES THE TOP RIGHT CORNER, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE FOUR CORNERS HAVE MINUSCULE WEAR
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE ABSOLUTE MINIMAL RUBBING. IT IS VERY LIGHT AND I HAD TO USE A MAGNIFYING GLASS TO REALLY SEE IT AS THE EDGES ARE WAFER THIN
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. A COUPLE OF TINY DIMPLES ON THE FLAT SURFACE NEAR THE TOP. THE COLOUR IS VIRTUALLY ALL THERE WITH JUST A COUPLE OF REALLY TINY SPECKS OF WHITE SHOWING ON THE LEADING EDGES. THE BOTTOM TIP ALSO HAS A PIN PRICK OF RUBBING.
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, WITH JUST TWO TINY FINGER NAIL NICKS,AND CLEARLY SHOWS THAT THE RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE
THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS CLEAN AND MARK FREE AS THE FRONT.THERE ARE MORE TINY LINES ON THE BACK THAN THE FRONT AND SOME ARE LONER AND RUN ACROSS THE TOW LEFT CORNERS. THE CARD IS NOT BENT HOWEVER.
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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