Bonzo Dog Band TADPOLES UK LP 1ST BLUE LIBERTY MINT-
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Description
THE BONZO DOG BAND - TADPOLES
- CATALOGUE:LIBERTY LBS 83257
- 1969 BLUE LIBERTY LABEL
- MATRIX:LBS 83257 A-2 / B-2
- GENUINE FIRST PRESS INDICATORS
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE GENUINE FIRST PRESS BLUE LIBERTY LABELS ARE IN GREAT CONDITION. THE LIGHT BLUE BASE COLOUR IS UNFADED, AND UNMARKED, AND STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THERE ARE ONLY 3-4 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED
THE VINYLS
SUPERB GLOSSY BLACK DISC WHICH LOOKS MAGNIFICENT. ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE ANY SIGNS OF SOME RIDICULOUSLY MINISCULE LITTLE WISPY LINES. IT IS BOTH OBVIOUS AND CLEAR THAT THE RECORD HAS BARELY TOUCHED A TURNTABLE, AND THAT WHEN IT DID IT WAS HANDLED WITH EXTREME CARE
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 FOUR THREE MINUTE SECTIONS FROM THE LP, WHICH CONSISTS OF BOTH OPENING TRACKS TO EACH OF THE SIDES INCLUDING THE DEAD WAX, AND ONE FURTHER TRACK FROM EACH SIDE INCLUDING THE PRECEEDING RUN IN. THIS SHOULD ALLOW YOU TO UNDERSTAND HOW CLEAN THE SOUND IS
THE CLARITY OF THE SOUND IS PURE "FIRST PRESS" AND DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS EVER!!
AS THE OPENING TRACK STARTS TO PLAY IT IS CLEAR THAT THE LP IS PLAYING WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED IF IT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED WITH A STYLUS THAT WAS WORN OR FAR TOO HEAVY. THIS IS NOT THE CASE AND THE SOUND IS PERFECTLY CLEAN. . THIS SUPERB PERFORMANCE CONTINUES ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES, THERE IS THE VERY OCCASIONAL BIT OF LIGHT STATIC AND ONE OR TWO LIGHT AUDIBLE POPS HERE AND THERE I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS NEAR MINT
THE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS NON LAMINATED MACNEILL SLEEVE ISIN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS TO THE CARDAND THE DIE CUT EYES AND FOREHEAD ARE UNDAMAGED. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF LIGHT CREASE LINES, AND A LITTLE GRUBBINESS DUE TO HANDLING ONLY.
BOTH THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE UNWORN, AND THE SPINE WHILST A LITTLE SQUASHED IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY VERY SHARP AND IT IS CLEAR THAT THE LP HAS BARELY BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE.
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME GREAT CONDITION AS THE FRONT WITH JUST THE BAREST TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE RIGHT ALONG THE BOTTOM
THE ORIGINAL INNER CARTOON SHEET IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, AGAIN JUST THE SIGNS OF HANDLING OVER THE YEARS WHICH IS NO MORE THAN A LITTLE AGEING
SO I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE AS EXCELLENT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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