Amen Corner ROUND AMEN CORNER 1968 UK LP 1st Mono Press PLAYS MINT MINUS / EX+
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AMEN CORNER - ROUND AMEN CORNER
INCREDIBLE MINT MINUS / EX+ PLAYTHROUGH!!!
EX+ SLEEVE
MONO PRESSING
FULLY PLAY TESTED PRIOR TO LISTING
CATALOGUE: DERAM DML 1021
- MATRIX: ARL 8228-1A / 8229-2A
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS:1 G / 1 I
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE BROWN AND WHITE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION.
THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.
THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND THEREFORE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE 4-5 SPIDER LINES BY THE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER.
ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISC, AND IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS FLAWLESS.
EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF NEAR INVISIBLE SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL WISPY HAIRLINES
PLAYING THE RECORD
THE RECORD PLAYS TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH SIDE ONE
THERE ARE NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER
TOTALLY SILENT LINKING GROOVES, AND I DIDN'T HEAR ANY DUST POPS OR STATIC TICS THROUGHOUT
A COUPE OF TINY SPECKLES OF STATIC BUT THAT'S ALL
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST SUPERB AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD TO PERFECTION
SIDE TWO TRACK ONE HAS AN ALMOST INVISIBLE PIN PRICK MARK ON THE SURFACE WHICH CAUSES ABOUT FIVE ROTATIONAL LIGHT TICS. AFTER THIS THE SIDE PLAYS AS PERFECTLY AS SIDE ONE
SO FOR ME THE RECORD PLAYS MINT MINUS / EX+
THE SLEEVE
LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE. NON LAMINATED REAR
CLOUT AND BAKER SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND THE LAMINATE IS STILL VERY GLOSSY
THERE IS A TINY SLIVER OF LAMINATE LIFT ON THE LOWER HALF OF THE SPINE, AND ONE SMALL SPOT ON THE TOP EDGE
THERE IS NO RING WEAR JUST LIGHT RECORD SHAPE WHEN ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT
THE FOUR CORNER TIPS ARE STILL SHARP AND SQUARE
THERE ARE NO CREASES OR BENDS AND NO HEAVY CREASE LINES EITHER.
THERE ARE THREE SMALL PRESSURE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. THREE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, THREE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THE TOP EDGE HAS ALL OF THE COLOURS RUNNING ACROSS THE SURFACE. NO RUBBING TO THE CORNERS
THE BOTTOM EDGE IS SIMILAR
THE SPINE HAS A TINY SPECK OF LAMINATE FLAKE ON THE BOTTOM LEADING EDGE IN THE MIDDLE AS I FELT BY RUNNING A FINGER ALONG THE SURFACE
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF FEATHERING
THE REAR SURFACE HAS A NAME WRITTEN IN BIRO
ALSO SOME LIGHT HANDLING AND A SHADOW OF RING WEAR. THE TEST AND IMAGES ARE IN PERFECT UNRUBBED CONDITION
THE POLY LINED INNER IS IN FLAT AND 100% UNSPLIT. SOME AGEING TO THE EDGES
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE EX+
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