Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers HARD PROMISES UK LP 1ST ONE PLAY 100% MINT MINUS

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TOM PETTY - HARD PROMISES

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS  !!! CONDITION

COMPLETE WITH NEAR MINT !!!!  SLEEVE

TIME VAULT QUALITY!!!!

• CATALOGUE:MCA MCF 3098 
• MATRIX: MCF3098 A2 / B1
• BILBO ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX

I HAVE UNEARTHED A LARGE COLLECTION OF ROCK ALBUMS THAT ARE IN A CONDITION THAT DEFIES BELIEF!!

THEY BELONGED TO A COLLECTOR WHO DID EXACTLY THAT - COLLECT THEM!!!

NEVER PLAYED!!! AND NEVER HANDLED!!!

THEY WERE FOUND INSIDE A LOCKED ROOM WHERE THEY HAVE SAT UNMOLESTED FOR ALL THESE YEARS.

IT IS AS THOUGH THEY WERE BRAND NEW SHOP STOCK, BUT OF COURSE THERE IS ONLY ONE COPY OF EACH RECORD.

SO OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS I AM GOING TO BE LISTING THESE NIGHTLY. YOU HAVE JUST THE ONE CHANCE TO SNAP UP SOMETHING UNIQUE IN THE COLLECTING INDUSTRY NAMELY ' A VINTAGE UNPLAYED VINYL!!!

NOW HAVING SAID THAT I WILL BE RUNNING A TEST PLAY ON EACH OF THEM TO RECORD THE VINYL FOR BIDDERS TO LISTEN TO, BECAUSE UNPLAYED DOESN'T ACTUALLY GUARANTEE MINT!!! WHAT I DO GUARANTEE IS THAT MY VERY CAREFUL TEST PLAY WILL GO UNDETECTED

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE PICTURE COLOURED LABELS ARE ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE. NOT ONE BLEMISH ON THEM AND ALL OF THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS PERFECT AND UNRUBBED. THE SPINDLE HOLE HAS ONE MINUSCULE SPIDER LINE AROUND IT SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. IN DAYLIGHT IT IS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A COUPLE OF WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES. AND WHAT LOOKS LIKE A FINGERPRINT IN THE DEAD WAX TO SIDE ONE, BUT IS IN FACT EMBEDDED INTO THE VINYL FROM THE FACTORY. TOTALLY NON SOUNDING

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, BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH PERFECTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS ALBUM SOUNDS.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION AT ANY POINT.

NOR IS THERE ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS

NO VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER, AND JUST THE ODD RANDOM SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC

I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR ANY  DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS ALBUM MINT MINUS !!!!

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS SUPERB DISC FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

FULLY LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY VERY CLEAN AND IMPORTANTLY  HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS. THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR

THERE ARE SIX TINY LAMINATE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE , THREE SMALL ONES ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND  NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THE REAL PROOF LIES IN THE EVIDENCE ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES WHERE THE COLOUR REMAINS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT ALL THE WAY FROM CORNER TIP TO CORNER TIP. NO WEAR OR CHIPPING TO THE LAMINATE AND ONLY THE VERY TIP OF THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER HAS A SPECK OF RUBBING

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF LIGHT DIMPLES ON THE SURFACE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN STUNNING CONDITION JUST TWO TINY LINES NEAR THE SPINE AND TWO MORE ALONG THE TOP EDGE

THE HEAVY PAPER PICTURE INNER SLEEVE IS THE CORRECT ISSUE FOR THIS ALBUM, HAVING THE ROUNDED CORNERS AND THE LARGE THUMB NOTCH, AND IS ALSO IN MINT CONDITION. NO SPLITS, NO CREASES, NO WRINKLES AND NO MARKS TO THE IMMACULATE  SURFACE

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

GARRY