Caravan FOR GIRLS WHO GROW PLUMP IN THE NIGHT UK LP 1ST DERAM PLAYS NEAR MINT
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CARAVAN - FOR GIRLS WHO GROW PLUMP IN THE NIGHT
IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT!!! PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION
1973 1ST PRESSING
- CATALOGUE:DERAM SDL R 12
- MATRIX: ZAL-12551P-3U / ZAL-12552P-3U
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE RED AND WHITE STEREO LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION.THE REDAREAS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND UNRUBBED, WHILST THE WHITE SECTIONS ARE PURE WHITE AND UNMARKED .THE SPINDLE HOLE IS UNWORN, AND A CLOSE INSPECTION REVEALS AROUND 6-7 SPIDER LINES SHOWING THAT THIS 39 YEAR OLD VINYL HAS HAD VERY FEW PLAYS
THE VINYL
THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN REALLY CLEAN CONDITION AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN. THE DISC SHOWS NO SCRATCHES OR SCUFFS,AND IN DAYLIGHT I CAN ONLY SEE ONE TINY HANDLING LINE, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NO MORE THAN SOME OF THE USUAL WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN. PLUS A FEW HAIRLINE HANDLING LINES, AND A COUPLE OF TINY DULLISH PATCHES TO THE VINYL
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. IT HAS OFTEN BEEN SAID THAT BUYING FROM EBAY IS A RISK DUE TO THE HIGH NUMBER OF SELLERS WHO MISDESCRIBE RECORD CONDITION. A VERY VALID POINT AS WELL. BUT HERE YOU ARE ABLE TO NOT ONLY READ ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THE LP'S THAT I OFFER FOR SALE, BUT TO ACTUALLY HEAR THE COMPLETE DISC IN THE COMFORT OF YOUR OWN HOME. THE EXTRA TIME THIS TAKES ME TO COMPLETE THIS WILL I HOPE ENABLE POTENTIAL BIDDERS TO WANT TO COME BACK TO LISTEN TO MORE OF MY ALBUMS UP FOR AUCTION
THE LP PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER.MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS
PLEASE LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES BECAUSE THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS QUITE BRILLIANT, AND THERE ARE MANY QUIET PASSAGES ON THIS ALBUM, BUT YOU SHOULDN'T BE ABLE TO HEAR AND BACKGROUND NOISE IN ANY OF THEM.
I AM REALLY DELIGHTED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS VINYL AS I WAS EXPECTING A LITTLE OF THE DECCA VINYL NOISE THAT IS INHERENT IN MANY DISCS OF THIS AGE, BUT NO SUCH PROBLEM. IF YOU ARE A COLLECTOR OF RARE PROGRESSIVE MUSIC AND ALBUMS, THEN THIS I BELIEVE IS A GREAT COPY
THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS, A LITTLE STATIC LIKE STUFF FROM TIME TO TIME AND A FEW RANDOM LITTLE DUST POPS /TICS, BUT THAT'S ALL
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SOUND QUALITY NEAR MINT
TAKE A GOOD LISTEN FOR YOURSELF THOUGH AND YOU BE THE JUDGE!!!!
THE SLEEVE
SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS ROBERT STACE LAMINATED GATEFOLD UK SLEEVE
HERE WE HAVE A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THIS FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, AND THE LAMINATE STILL SHINES LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR
THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE, AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE IN TOP CONDITION
THERE ARE JUST TWO SMALL LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE WHICH DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE SLEEVE ARE VIRTUALLY INVISIBLE.NONE AT ALL ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ON MICROSCOPIC ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE PERFECT LAMINATE WHICH RUNS UNBROKEN FROM CORNER TO CORNER , AND NO RUBBING EVEN TO ANY OF THE CORNER TIPS
THE SPINE WHICH USUALLY HAS SERIOUS SHELF WEAR AND RUBBING, IS IN THIS CASE IMMACULATE. TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, WITH EVERY LETTER OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. NO LAMINATE PEEL R FLAKE, AND ONLY THE VERY BOTTOM TIP HAS THE TINIEST SPECK OF RUBBING
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP AND ONLY HAS A COUPLE OF THUMB NAIL NICKS TO THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE GATEFOLD REAR SURFACE
THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT, AGAIN GLEAMING LAMINATE, AND JUST TWO SMALL LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE AND A COUPLE OF EVEN SMALLER ONES ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE
ALSO WORTH POINTING OUT THAT THIS SLEEVE HAS NO EVIDENCE OF RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS AN ABSOLUTELY CLEAN AND MINT INNER PAIR OF PANELS
THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND UNSPLIT WITH JUST A SHADOW OF GLUE AGEING TO THE PERIMETERS, HAS THE DATE 5-73 IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE MINT MINUS!!!!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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