The Undertones POSITIVE TOUCH 1981 UK LP 1st Ardeck IN SHRINK MINT MINUS HEAR
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING
Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com THE UNDERTONES - POSITIVE TOUCHSUPERB MINT MINUS AUDIO
NEAR MINT SLEEVE IN SHRINKWRAP
COMPLETE WITH PRINTED CARD INNER SLEEVE
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE CREAM LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLES. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL CLEAR AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE NO SPIDER LINES VISIBLE
THE VINYL
THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS FLAWLESS.
EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER SPOTLIGHTS THERE ARE ONLY A COUPLE OF WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES
PLUS ONE NON SOUNDING VERY FINE HANDLING LINE ON SIDE TWO
THE TEST PLAY
THE FIRST THING TO SAY ABOUT THIS VINYL IS THAT THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS. EACH NOTE IS HEARD VERY CLEARLY AND THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ALL THROUGHOUT ANY PART OF THE PLAY THROUGH. NOR IS THERE ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE
THIS DISC PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH
NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND NEAR SILENT LINKING GROOVES
NO CRACKLE, CLICKS OR POPS
NO TICS ANYWHERE, JUST THE ODD MINUSCULE SPECK OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A FEW LINKING GROOVES
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS AUDIO MINT MINUS
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED MATTE SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS JUST SUPERB. FLAT AND CLEAN AND THE COLOURED SURFACE HAS LOST NONE OF THE ORIGINAL COLOUR WHICH IS STILL RICH AND VIBRANT.
THE SHRINKWRAP IS NATURALLY SPLIT AT THE OPENING EDGE BUT NOWHERE ELSE. IT IS TIGHT TO THE SLEEVE BUT NOT TIGHT ENOUGH TO BEND THE SLEEVE
NO RINGWEAR OR RECORD SHAPE AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE
THE ORIGINAL HYPE STICKER SITS IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER UNDER THE SHRINK, AND THE VIRGIN STICKER SITS IN THE MIDDLE ON TOP OF THE SHRINK
THERE ARE TWO VERY TINY PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP EDGE, AND NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGE HAS PERFECT COLOUR AND UNBLEMISHED CORNER TIPS
THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IDENTICAL
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND HAS PERFECT TEXT.
THE OPENING EDGE IS SHARP AND HAS NO FEATHERING
THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS GOOD AS THE FRONT
THE LYRIC INNER SLEEVE HAS NO SEAM SPLITS AND NO CREASES
THERE IS SOME VERY MILD FOXING TO THE SURFACE
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
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