Goliath GOLIATH UK DEBUT LP 1970 PROG MINT-
£
217
$
288
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Description
GOLIATH - GOLIATH
IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION
- CATALOGUE:CBS 64229
- MATRIX: S64229 A1 / B1
GOLIATH'S ONE AND ONLY ALBUM PRESSED AND RELEASED IN 1970, AND BARELY SOLD. NOW RECOGNISED AS ONE OF THE HARDEST PROGRESSIVE ALBUMS TO COLLECT, AND CAN ONLY GROW IN VALUE, PARTICULARLY AS THIS MAGNIFCENT COPY IS IN MINT MINUS CONDITION
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
BOTH LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE ORANGE BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND IS UNMARKED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST THREE REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINES, SHOWING THAT THIS LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN PLAYED MORE THAN A FEW TIMES EVER!!
THE VINYL
THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS OR LINES, AND ONLY WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION AM I ABLE TO MAKE OUT A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES THAT ARE OTHERWISE INVISIBLE
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 FOUR COMPLETE TRACKS FROM THIS ALBUM, I HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE DEAD WAX RUN IN, I HAVE ALSO RECORDED THE LINKING GROOVES TO THE START OF THE OTHER TRACKS THAT ON OFFER. THE REPORDUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMOSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.THE VINYL PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECTION WITH ONLY THE BAREST TRACE OF NOISE RIGHT AT THE BEGIINNING DURING THE DEAD WAX RUN IN. CERTAINLY NO DISTORTION TO ANY PART OF THIS SOUND, NOR ARE THERE ANY CLICKS OR BACKGROUND CRACKLES, JUST THE VERY ODD BARELY AUDIBLE DUST POP (2-3 AT THE MOST)
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS
THE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE ON THIS SINGLE NON LAMINATED SLEEVE IS FLAT AND CLEAN. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS. THERE ARE A FEW BARELY VISIBLE TINY LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE AND ONE LIGHT ONE ACCROSS THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER. THE ORIGINAL COLOURS HAVE ALL BEEN RETAINED AND APART FROM A TINY SMIDGEN ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, THE COLOURS REMAIN UNRUBBED.
THERE IS NO SIGN OF RINGWEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES AND THE SPINE HAVE LIGHT SHELF WEAR
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST ONE SMALL THUMB NAIL TO SHOW THAT THE LP HAS BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE (BARELY)
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN EVERYWAY AS GOOD AS THE FRONT SURFACE.PARTICULARLY SO BECAUSE OF THE GREY AND WHITE SURFACE THAT USUALLY CAN BE FOUND WORN ON MOST SLEEVES OF THIS TYPE, HERE THE IMAGE STILL LOOKS AS SHARP AS THE DAY IT WAS PUT TOGETHER
THE CBS ADVERTISING POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. VERY LIGHT CREASE LINES, BUT NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS, JUST SOME LIGHT AGING AT THE PERIMETER EDGES
HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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