The Sweet POPPA JOE LP. Impossible to find
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THE SWEET - POPPA JOE
ONE OF THE HARDEST SWEET ALBUMS TO COLLECT EVER!!!
- CAT:RCA LSP 34153
- MATRIX: BKAY 18174 1S 1A / 18175 1S 1A
ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE RARITY. THIS ITALIAN RCA PRESSING IS A 1972 ORIGINAL, BUT IT'S NOT AN RCA PRESSING AS IT HAS THE DECCA INNER RIM ON THE LABEL SO IT WOULD APPEAR THAT DECCA MADE IT ON RCA'S BEHALF. I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANOTHER COPY OF THIS ANYWHERE IN THE UK
THE RECORD LABELS
AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED THIS IS A SET OF DECCA LABELS ON AN RCA DISC. THE ORANGE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND HAS NO MARKS OR BLEMISHES. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY CLEAR AND LEGIBLE. IT HAS THE OFFICIAL ITALIAN STAMP ON THE LOWER RIGHT SECTION OF SIDE 2. THERE ARE NO SPIDER LINES NEAR THE SPINDLE HOLE AND THIS SHOWS JUST HOW LITTLE THIS HAS BEEN PLAYED
THE VINYL
SUPERB GLOSSY AND NEAR PRISTINE DEEP BLACK VINYL. IT LOOKS BRILLIANT. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION I AM ABLE TO MAKE OUT A FEW LIGHT HAIRLINES AND THATS ABOUT ALL. IT HAS CLEARLY HAD ONLY A FEW PLAYS SINCE 1972
PLAYING THE RECORD
I HAVE INCLUDED 4 SHORT EXAMPLES SOF JUST HOW GREAT THIS RECORD SOUNDS. PLEASE CLICK ON THE MEDIA PLAYER BELOW TO HEAR IT. I ALWAYS BELIEVE THAT THE INTRODUCTION (RUN IN GROOVE) IS A REALLY GOOD REFLECTION OF THE OVERALL QUALITY OF THE DISC. SO I HAVE STARTED THE RECORDING FROM THE RUN IN GROOVE, HENCE A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THE MUSIC STARTS. HOWEVER YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CLEARLY HEAR WHAT THAT RUN IN SOUNDS LIKE, WHETHER IT HAS ANY NOISE ETC.
THE RUN IN IS NEAR SILENT, AND AS THE RECORD STARTS TO PLAY "POPPA JOE" IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT YOU ARE LISTENING TO SOMETHING SPECIAL. THE FIRST THING THAT IS CLEAR IS THAT THE SOUND IS DISTORTION FREE. ALMOST POINTLESS STATING THIS IN LIGHT OF HOW LITTLE THE ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED, BUT IT DOES MEAN THAT THE PLAY THAT THE RECORD HAS HAD WAS DONE WITH A GOOD QUALITY STYLUS AND NOT ONE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE GROOVE SUCH AS A WORN, CHIPPED STYLUS, OR INDEED ONE THAT WAS TRACKING TOO HEAVILY.
EACH TRACK PLAYS THROUGH WITH UTMOST CLARITY. THE PERFORMANCE ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES IS JUST OUTSTANDING. THERE IS NO BACKGROUND NOISE ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE, AND EACH LINKING GROOVE IS AS SILENT AS THE RUN IN THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY HEARD BY NOW. EVEN THE RUN OUT WHICH HISTORICALLY HAS NOISE ON MOST ALBUMS IS AS CLEAR AS A BELL. . I DID DETECT A FEW VERY LIGHT AND BARELY AUDIBLE LITTLE POPS HERE AND THERE,AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES BUT HONESTLY THIS ALBUM PLAYS TO PERFECTION. I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS DISC NEAR MINT
THE SLEEVE
THE OVERALL GRADING OF THE SLEEVE IS EXCELLENT PLUS.
THIS IS WHAT THIS LP IS ALL ABOUT. A SIMPLY SUPERB GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH A SET OF PICTURES THAT I HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE ON ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE SWEET. QUITE WHY THIS SLEEVE WAS DESIGNED THIS WAY ESCAPES ME BUT IT IS TRULY SUPERB. THE COVER DESIGN WAS DONE BY SOMEONE CALLED GORDON FAGGETTER. THE FRONT SURFACE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE COLOURS ARE VIBRANT AND UNWORN, APART FROM RIGHT AT THE BOTTOM WHERE THERE IS A LITTLE LOSS TO THE BLACKNESS. THE EDGES AND SPINE HAVE REMAINED UNWORN, AND THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME SUPER CONDITION AS THE FRONT. OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A GREAT PICTURE WITH THE SAME CARTOON CHARACTER WALKING THROUGH A FIELD OF BALLOON BREASTS. ITS WACKY BUT FANTASTIC.
ABSOLUTE INCREDIBLE RARITY AND A MUST FOR THE TRUE SWEET COLLECTOR
THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO INCLUDED. THIS IS ALSO AS PRISTINE AS THE REST OF THE SET
THE RECORD HAS BEEN PRESERVED IN A NEW POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE, THE ORIGINAL IS INCLUDED AND LEFT INSIDE THE SLEEVE. THE LP WILL BE SENT VERY CAREFULLY PACKAGED AND I WILL PLACE THE LP OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE FOR MAXIMUM PROTECTION. YOUR NEW PURCHASE WILL ALSO COME HOUSED IN A NEW STIFF PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE.
SO ONCE AGAIN THIS IS A VERY VERY HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE ALBUM IN THE MOST SUPERB CONDITION IMAGINABLE, SO BID WITH CONFIDENCE, AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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