David Bowie DIAMOND DOGS UK LP 1ST PRESS A-1/B-1 BARELY PLAYED EXCELLENT PLUS
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DAVID BOWIE - DIAMOND DOGS
IN BARELY PLAYED EXCELLENT PLUS !!! CONDITION
HOUSED IN A MINT MINUS SLEEVE!!!
- CATALOGUE:RCA APL1 0576
- MATRIX: ARL1-0576 A-1oly / B-1oly
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE GLOSSY ORANGE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE JET BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND THEREFORE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. EVEN USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS I AM UNABLE TO SEE ONE SPIDER LINE NEXT TO THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE HEAVYWEIGHT 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 DISCS IN DAYLIGHT AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES.AND A COUPLE OF ANGEL HAIR HANDLING LINES
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 BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS ALBUM SOUNDS.
THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION AT ANY POINT.
NOR IS THERE ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE, JUST SOME VERY VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD IN SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND SOME OF THE QUIETER PASSAGES
ALSO THERE ARE A FEW RANDOM LITTLE DUST POPS/TICS
A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE IN EXCELLENT PLUS PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF HOWEVER!!!
THE SLEEVE
UNLAMINATED 1ST ISSUE GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM THE DAY IT WAS PURCHASED AND IS IN THE BEST CONDITION I HAVE EVER SEEN A COPY OF THIS
THE MATT FRONT SURFACE IS ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE. NO RUBBING TO THE COLOURS WHATSOEVER, WHICH ARE ALL RICH AND VIBRANT. NO MARKS OR STAINS AND NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE
INCREDIBLY THERE IS JUST ONE MICROSCOPIC LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE ALL SHARP AND SQUARE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE SUPERB. WITH ALL OF THE DELICATE AND EASILY RUBBED COLOURS ALL THERE AND RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER. ONLY THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP ENDS HAVE A PIN PRICK OF RUBBING
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. THE TYPEFACE IS 100% PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE ONLY SPECK OF RUB IS ONE PIN PRICK TO THE BOTTOM TIP END
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND ONLY ONE TINY THUMB NAIL NICK VISIBLE
THE REAR SURFACE IS LIKE THE FRONT , AGAIN NO CREASES AND JUST THE ONE LINE NEAR THE SPINE AND ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE. SOMEONE HAS PENCILLED X5 IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER. I AM SURE AN ERASER WILL REMOVE THIS HOWEVER.
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS AN ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE MINT CONDITION PAIR OF INNER PANELS. THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE FRESHNESS FROM NEW
THE PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. STILL VERY WHITE WITH JUST ONE CORNER CREASED. THE DIE CUT IS UNSPLIT AS ARE THE SEAMS
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS !!! IT IS THAT GOOD
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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