David Bowie THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST 1972 US 1st Press MINT MINUS
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DAVID BOWIE - THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST
INCREDIBLE MINT MINUS PLAYTHROUGH!!!
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
DYNAFLEX 1ST PRESSING
FULLY PLAY TESTED PRIOR TO LISTING
CATALOGUE: RCA LSP-4702
- MATRIX: APRS 6814-6S A2D/ 68154S A1
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE MATT ORANGE 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 ZERO 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 AND A COUPLE OD EMBEDDED DULL STREAKS
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
THERE IS A VERY TINY SPECK OF 'DYNAFLEX' VINYL NOISE HEARD ONLY IN A FEW OF THE LINKING GROOVES ONLY
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST SUPERB AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD TO PERFECTION
THE AUDIO PERFORMANCE IS EASILY UP THERE WITH THE BEST COPIES WITH A GREAT STETERO SPLIT
NO AUDIBLE DISTRACTIONS OTHER THAN A FEW OF THE TINIEST LITTLE STATIC LIKE TICS JUST AS THE FINAL TRACK STARTS
SO FOR ME THE RECORD PLAYS MINT MINUS / NEAR MINT
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE WITH PASTEON REAR
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND THE COLURS ARE JUST MAGNIFICENT
UNLIKE MANY US SLEEVES THIS ONE SHOWS NO RING WEAR WHATSOEVER
NO RUBBING TO ANY PART OF THE SURFACE AT ALL
THERE IS NO RING WEAR AND NO RECORD SHAPE EITHER
THE FOUR CORNER TIPS ARE STILL SHARP AND SQUARE
THERE ARE NO CREASES OR BENDS AND NO HEAVY CREASE LINES EITHER.
THERE ARE ZERO PRESSURE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THE TOP EDGE HAS ALL OF THE COLOURS RUNNING ACROSS THE SURFACE. A SINGLE DOT OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIP
THE BOTTOM EDGE IS SIMILAR
THE SPINE IS IMMACULATE. PRISTINE COLOURS AND TYPEFACE. NO RUBBING TO THE ENDS EITHER
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF FEATHERING
THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS PERFECT AS THE FRONT
THE LYRIC INNER SLEEVE HAS NO SEAM SPLITS. THERE ARE SOME BLOTCHY SEE THROUGH MARKS ON THE SURFACE
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS
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