Gladys Knight & The Pips NEITHER ONE OF US UK LP 1ST UNPLAYED AND 100% MINT
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GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS - NEITHER ONE OF US
IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED MINT !!! CONDITION
OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT!!!! SLEEVE
WITH COMPETITION INSERT
VERY EARLY 1ST PRESS
- CATALOGUE:TAMLA MOTOWN STML 11230
- MATRIX: STML11230 A-2 / B-2
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 R / 1 RG
- 1ST ISSUE GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING
I HAVE JUST COME ACROSS A COLLECTION OF 70'S VINYL THAT BELONGED TO A COLLECTOR WHO PURCHASED LP'S AND 90% OF THE TIME DIDN'T PLAY THEM AT ALL!!!. A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF THE COLLECTION WERE STILL IN THE SHOP CARRIER BAGS OR PAPER BAGS (BOOTS / W.H.SMITH ETC). TO SAY THAT THIS COLLECTION IS IN PERFECT CONDITION IS ALMOST AN UNDERSTATEMENT!. THE SLEEVES MATCH THE RECORDS AND ARE ALSO IN THE MOST AMAZING CONDITION. AND MOST HAVE PERFECT CORNERS WITH EVEN THE CORNER TIPS UNRUBBED!!!
I WILL BE RELEASING THESE OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS A FEW A DAY. HERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET 40 YEAR OLD VINYL IN THE SAME CONDITION AS IT WAS IN THE SHOP!!!
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE JET BLACK TAMLA LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS AND THE BLACK BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE ZERO!!!! SPIDER LINES NEAR THE SPINDLE HOLE. TO BE A FIRST PRESS FROM 1973 THE LABELS MUST HAVE THE GRAMOPHONE CO RIM WORDING ON IT. THIS WAS THE SWITCH OVER YEAR AND MANY COPIES ARE REISSUES ON THE LABEL THAT STATES 'EMI RECORDINGS'
THE VINYL
ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE DISC.NOT A FINGERMARK ANYWHERE, AND IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE ONLY A FEW NEAR INVISIBLE SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL 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 LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE 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
I DECIDED TO PLAY THIS PREVIOUSLY UNPLAYED DISC, AS UNPLAYED DOESN'T GUARANTEE A MINT PLAYTHROUGH. I DO GUARANTEE THAT MY CAREFUL TEST PLAY WILL GO UNDETECTED
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 LP SOUNDS.
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS PERFECT WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD CLEARLY AND CLEANLY AS WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED
NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT AND THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE EITHER, NOR ANY LOUD CLICKS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND NO STATIC EVEN IN THE LINKING GROOVES
I DIDN'T HEAR ANY MORE THAN TWO MINUSCULE DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH MINT !!! IT IS THAT GOOD
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE UNLAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND CLEAN. THERE IS NO RUBBING TO THE COLOUR AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, OR BENDS . THE ORIGINAL COMPETITION STICKER IS FIRMLY ADHERED IN THE RIGHT CORNER
THERE ARE FOUR SMALL LINES LINE NEXT TO THE SPINE. TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE
THERE IS NO RING WEAR JUST A VERY LIGHT IMPRESSION OF RECORD SHAPE JUST UNDER THE TOP EDGE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH IMMACULATE WITH ALL OF THE EASILY RUBBED SURFACE THERE WITH THE TYPEFACE FROM THE SPINE ALSO APPEARING UNRUBBED ON THE TOP EDGE. THE CORNER TIPS ARE UNRUBBED.
THE WAFER THIN SPINE HAS A FEW LIGHT FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSIONS. THE COLOUR HAS ALL BEE RETAINED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A COUPLE OF WHITE PIN PRICKS ON THE SURFACE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP WITH A LITTLE ROUGHNESS TO THE FRONT EDGE
THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION, WITH JUST A FEW LINES NEAR THE SPINE. AND ONE ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES. LIKE THE FRONT THERE IS NO RUBBING AT ALL, AND NO RING WEAR
THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN UNSPLIT CONDITION . SOME AGEING TO THE EDGES
THE COMPETITION INSERT IS INCLUDED AND IS IN MINT UNSNIPPED CONDITION.
THIS WAS ONE OF THREE TAMLA LP'S THAT YOU COULD BUY AND ENTER WITH A CHANCE TO WIN A TRIP TO LOS ANGELES
HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT!!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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