Bruce Springsteen TUNNEL OF LOVE 1988 UK LP 1st Press 1-2 PLAYS MINT AUDIO

	£		19
	$		25

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - TUNNEL OF LOVE

IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY MINT  !!! CONDITION

COMPLETE WITH  EX+ !!!!  SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:CBS 460270 
• MATRIX: 460270 A2 / B2
• 'DMM MASTERDISK' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX

  TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE RED LABELS ARE IN  MINT CONDITION. A SOLID BASE COLOUR THAT IS FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS. FULLY RUNNING UNINTERRUPTED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE AND BLUE LOGO'S ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE SPINDLE HOLE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND THERE ARE 1-2 TINY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE HOLE, AND EVEN SHARDS OF RESIDUAL VINYL INSIDE THE HOLE,  SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE.

THE VINYL

THE VINYL ABSOLUTELY GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. THE SHEEN IS FLAWLESS AND IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY MINT, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A COUPLE OF WISPY 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 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.

THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER.

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR ANY MORE THAN THE ODD SPECK OF STATIC IN ONE OR TWO LINKING GROOVES EITHER

I CAN'T EVEN SAY THAT I HEARD ANY MORE THAN 1-2 STATIC TICS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS MINT!!!

PLEASE DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

SEMI-LAMINATED SHOREWOOD SINGLE  SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR DEEP CREASE LINES.ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COLOUR IS THERE AND TOTALLY UNRUBBED. A NICE EXAMPLE. THERE IS A TINY BROWN MARK ON THE BOTTOM EDGE OM THE RIGHT CORNER,A ND ANOTHER ON THE OPENING EDGE AT THE TOP, AND A LITTLE NATURAL HANDLING TO THE WHITE AREAS

THERE ARE JUST TWO SMALL LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE 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 TOP AND BOTTOM HAVE ZERO SHELF WEAR WITH THE COLOUR FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER, AND ONLY THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP END HAS A SPECK OF RUB

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UN-SQUASHED. ALL OF THE COLOUR FULLY RUNS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM UNBLEMISHED. EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE UNWORN. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP,WITH ONE TINY PATCH OF ROUGHNESS TWO THIRDS OF THE WAY DOWN, AND SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT WITH NO COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER, AND AGAIN NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES, JUST ONE TINY ONE NEXT TO THE SPINE.

THE FLIMSY PICTURE / LYRIC INNER  IS IN MINT CONDITION AS WELL. TOTALLY FLAT AND UNCREASED. NO SPLITS TO THE SEAMS AND NO WRINKLES, MARKS OR STAINS.

IT HAS THE  SMALL THUMB NOTCH ALONG THE TOP EDGE

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS EX+!!!

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

GARRY