The Sweet SWEET FANNY ADAMS UK LP 1ST 1E/B1 NEAR MINT

	£		114
	$		150

THE SWEET - SWEET FANNY ADAMS

IN MAGNIFICENT BARELY PLAYED CONDITION

• CATALOGUE:RCA LPL 15038
• MATRIX: LPL15038 A-1E (THE 'E' IS CROSSED OUT) / LPL15038 B-1
• CORRECT 1ST PRESS GLOSSY LABELS

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE ORANGE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. 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. THERE ARE NO SPIDER LINES AT ALL AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE,SHOWING THAT THE ALBUMS WAS NOT ONLY CAREFULLY HANDLED, BUT THAT IT HASN'T HAD MUCH PLAYTIME SINCE 1974

THE VINYL

THE RECORD HAS STILL RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN, AND IT LOOKS VIRTUALLY FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT. I CAN JUST ABOUT MAKE OUT ONE VERY FINE HAIRLINE RUNNING ACROSS SOME OF SIDE 2 BUT HAVING PLAYED THE ALBUM I CAN GUARANTEE THAT IT DOESNT SOUND. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE SOME FINE WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN

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 BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE ALBUM WHERE THE RECORDING HAS BEEN DONE LOUDLY, AND THE ENERGY THAT THE VINYL OUTPUTS IN PHENOMINAL. THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO ANY PART OF THE SOUND. THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS FIRST CLASS, AND THERE IS NO SEVERE BACKGROUND CRACKELS ETC AND NO CLICKS EITHER

THERE IS THE ODD LITTLE BIT OF VERY VERY LIGHT BACKGROUND IN THE QUIETEST OF MOMENTS LIKE BETWEEN A COUPLE OF THE TRACKS IN THE LINKING GROOVES, WHICH AMOUNT TO NOTHING MORE THAN A TINY BIT OF STATIC.PERHAPS A COUPLE OF TINY TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAY AS WELL

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE VINYL EASILY PLAYS TO A MINT MINUS STANDARD

THE SLEEVE

FULLY LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE FROM ROBERT STACE AND CO

THIS SLEEVE IS AN ABSOLUTE PIG TO GET IN COLLECTIBLE CONDITION. VIRTUALLY EVERY COPY I HAVE SEEN HAS AN INHERRANT FLAW NAMELY THAT THE LAMINATE LIFTS ALL THE WAY DOWN THE SPINE EDGE ON BOTH THE FRONT AND THE BACK SURFACE. I THINK I HAVE ONLY EVER HAD ONE COPY THAT DIDN'T HAVE ANY WHATSOEVER.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY VERY FLAT AND THE LAMINATE ABSOLUTELY SPARKLES. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR FOLDS AND EVEN THE LAMINATE LIFT I PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED IS LIMITED TO JUST A FEW TINY SPOTS TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF THE COVER.

THERE ARE EIGHT SMALL LAMINATE LINES RUNNING OFF THE SPINE WHICH DOES DETRACT FROM THE OVERALL APPEARANCE BUT CERTAINLY NOT AS BADLY AS MOST.IN ADDITION THERE ARE TWO REALLY SMALL AND BARELY VISIBLE ONES NEAR THE TOP EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR AT ALL.ALL THE LAMINATE IS PERFECTLY INTACT HERE

THE SPINE HAS A COUPLE OF SMALL CHIPS TO IT WHERE TWO OF THE LAMINATE LINES OVERLAP THE EDGE AND OTHER THAN THIS THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS HAVE LIGHT RUBBING. THE TYPE FACE ON THE OTHER HAND IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THE SPINE IS VERY FLAT APART FROM THAT LITTLE BIT IN THE MIDDLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS TO SHOW WHERE THE LP HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM THE SLEEVE A FEW TIMES

THE REAR SURFACE LIKE THE FRONT HAS A SUPERB SHEEN TO THE SURFACE , AND HERE THERE IS NO LAMINATE LIFT NEAR THE SPINE EITHER, JUST FIVE TINY LAMINATE LINES. THE SLEEVE REMARKABLY DOESN'T HAVE ANY RING WEAR, OR EVEN ANY TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE

THE ORIGINAL RCA DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED. IT IS TOTALLY WHITE AND UNSPLIT, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A FEW

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY