Abba THE ALBUM UK LP A8/B5 EARLY PRESS EPIC LABEL ONE PLAY MINT MINUS

	£		19
	$		25

ABBA - THE ALBUM

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS !!!  CONDITION

EXCELLENT PLUS  SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:EPIC EPC  86052
• MATRIX: EPC86052 A8 / B5 

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE ORANGE EPIC LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS AND THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS JUST ONE MINUSCULE SPIDER LINE NEAR THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE DISC.NOT A FINGERMARK ANYWHERE, AND IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE ONLY A COUPLE OF NEAR INVISIBLE SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL 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 LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE 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

I DECIDED TO PLAY THIS PREVIOUSLY UNPLAYED DISC, AS UNPLAYED DOESN'T GUARANTEE A MINT PLAYTHROUGH. I DO GUARANTEE THAT MY CAREFUL TEST PLAY WILL GO UNDETECTED

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

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS PERFECT WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD CLEARLY AND CLEANLY AS WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED

NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT AND THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE EITHER, NOR ANY LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND NO MORE THANH THE ODD SEMI SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC  EVEN IN THE LINKING GROOVES

I DIDN'T HEAR ANY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH, JUST A COUPLE OF TINY STATIC TICS

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH  MINT MINUS!!!     IT IS THAT GOOD

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

A CLEAN EXAMPLE OF THIS NON LAMINATED FRAGILE 1ST PRESS SHOREWOOD GATEFOLD SLEEVE 

THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND CLEAN. THERE IS NO RUBBING TO THE COLOUR AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, OR BENDS . THE ORIGINAL GOLD STICKER IS FIRMLY ADHERED IN THE LEFT CORNER. THERE IS ONE SMALL DOT OF MISSING COLOUR JUST BELOW THE TOP EDGE NEAR THE RIGHT CORNER

THERE ARE THREE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. FIVE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, BUT THERE IS A LITTLE SCUFF RIGHT ON THE EDGE IN THE MIDDLE,  AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE.

THE TOP EDGE HAS A LITTLE SHELF RUB WITH A FEW TINY WHITE SPECKS ALONG THE SURFACE, PLUS A LITTLE RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNERS.

THE BOTTOM EDGE  HAS A SMALL CHIP ON THE BACK EDGE

THE SPINE IS 100% FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, A PRISTINE EXAMPLE WITH ALL OF THE COLOUR REMAINING UNRUBBED, AND THE BLUE TYPEFACE PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND TOTALLY AS NEW.

THE REAR SURFACE  IS EVERY BIT AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT. JUST A COUPLE OF EDGE LINES VISIBLE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEAL TWO NEAR PERFECT INNER PANELS,

THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN UNSPLIT CONDITION .  NO STAINS OR CREASES. IN MINT CONDITION

HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS

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

GARRY