Dire Straits ALCHEMY LIVE UK 2LP SET ONE PLAY EVER 100% MINT MINUS

	£		71
	$		94

DIRE STRAITS - ALCHEMY LIVE

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS CONDITION

FIRST PRESS  - MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:VERTIGO VERY 11 
• MATRIX: 818244 A//4 v 420 Z 1 2 1 1 / B//3 v 420 Z 1 1 3 ? 818245 A//2  v 420 Z 1 1 5 / B//3 v 420 Z 1 1 5
• SOUND CLINIC ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX
• FIRST PRESS VINYL

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE WHITE LABELS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT. THE BASE WHITE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHERE THERE ARE NO MORE THAN ONE REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINE VERY CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING EXACTLY HOW MANY PLAYS THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED. IT JUST HASN'T BEEN PLAYED WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT IT IS 30 YEARS OLD

THE VINYL

A STUNNING PAIR OF  VINYLS IN SUPERB CONDITION. THEY BOTH GLEAM LIKE NEW AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY AS NEW, , AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE ONLY A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN

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 DOUBLE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH, AS I NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION WHATSOEVER ON EITHER DISC.

THE VOCAL CLARITY IS JUST SUPERB. CLEAR AND CRISP, AND PERFORMED THROUGH A SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION

THE ACOUSTIC GUITAR WORK IS ALSO REPRODUCED MAGNIFICENTLY.

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND ONLY THE VERY ODD SPLIT SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC HERE AND THERE

I HEARD NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

ANYWAY PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

GENUINE 1ST PRESS  UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE

 VERY HARD SLEEVE TO GET IN A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE CONDITION. THE REASON FOR THIS IS NOT ONLY IS THE SLEEVE UNLAMINATED, BUT THERE ARE MANY COLOURS ON THIS  SURFACE THAT WEAR VERY EASILY AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT RING WEAR IS MOST PREVALENT ON THE MAJORITY OF COPIES.

HERE THEN IS A  PERFECT GATEFOLD.

STARTING WITH THE FRONT SURFACE, THE FIRST AND MOST OBVIOUS THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES AND CREASE LINES. NOR ARE THERE ANY OF THOSE SMALL LINES THAT GATHER NEAR THE SPINE. THIS I BELIEVE IS VERY UNUSUAL FOR THIS  SLEEVE, BUT HERE IT'S JUST PERFECT.NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. BEST OF ALL ALL OF THE COLOURS HAVE BEEN RETAINED AND THERE IS NO RUBBING AWAY OF THESE PRECIOUS AND DELICATE  SHADES.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE ZERO SHELF RUBBING WITH ALL OF THE WHITE INTACT AND FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER, WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE VERY RIGHT CORNER TIP ENDS.

THE SPINE ON THIS SLEEVE IS AT BEST USUALLY FOUND WITH SHELF WEAR AND WORN TYPEFACE, BUT HERE IS A MINT UNSQUASHED AND UNWORN EXAMPLE WITH EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGES ARE STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH NO VISIBLE TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS WHERE THE DISCS HAVE BEEN REMOVED

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS BRILLIANT AS THE FRONT SURFACE , AGAIN ALL OF THE COLOURS UNRUBBED, AND NO CREASE LINES OF ANY DESCRIPTION

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE INNER SURFACE ON BOTH SIDES.

THE TWO BLACK POLY LINED INNER SLEEVES ARE IN MINT UNSPLIT CONDITION

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE MINT!!!

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

GARRY