Harvey Andrews PLACES AND FACES 1970 UK LP RARE FOLK ROCK - DECCA NOVA EX+ HEAR
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Description
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING
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HARVEY ANDREWS - PLACES AND FACES
ORIGINAL UK BLUE DECCA NOVA LABEL
EX+ SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:SDN 9
- MATRIX:ZAL-9289.P-1W / ZAL-9290.P-1W
- 1ST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE PALE BLUE LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE AND THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS BOTH UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THERE ARE 1-2 SMALL SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
SUPERB GLEAMING ORIGINAL HEAVYWEIGHT DISC.
ON THE LAST TRACK ON EACH SIDE THERE IS SOME SILVER FLECKING THAT RUNS INLINE WITH THE GROOVE. I HAVE SEEN THIS MANY TIMES ON VARIOUS ALBUMS OVER THE YEARS AND WHILST IT LOOKS LIKE IT SHOULD CAUSE ISSUES, IT ACTUALLY DOESN'T. IT'S ALMOST LIKE SOME OF THE BLACK COLOUR OF THE VINYL HAS BEEN LOST. ANYWAY IT DOESN'T SOUND WHICH IS THE IMPORTANT THING TO MENTION
UNDER SPOTLIGHTS THERE ARE A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE OF SMALL HAIRLINE HANDLING LINES
THE TEST PLAY
THE STUNNING FOLK SOUND GENERATED FROM THIS VINYL IS PURE FIRST PRESS, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD EXACTLY HOW IT WAS INTENDED. DISTORTION FREE AS WELL MEANING THAT THE CAREFUL PLAYS THE RECORD HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A HIFI THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS
THE VINYL PLAYS ABSOLUTELY SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR LOUD CLICKS. IN FACT THERE ARE SO MANY QUIET PASSAGES ON THIS PERFORMANCE THAT ANY AMOUNT OF BACKGROUND WOULD INSTANTLY BE A PROBLEM
NEAR SILENT LINKING GROOVES
NO CRACKLE
THE ODD ALMOST INAUDIBLE SPEK OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND
A COUPLE OF TINY STATIC TICS
A NEAR FLAWLESS AUDIO PERFORMANCE THAT I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE EX+
PLEASE DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE AND NON LAMINATED REAR SURFACE, HIPGNOSIS SINGLE SLEEVE.
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR
THERE IS A LIGHT CREASE LINE RUNNING OVER THE TOP RIGHT CORNER
THERE ARE FOUR TINY PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, AND TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, THREE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE PLUS ONE THUMB LINE CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE
NO RING WEAR JUST A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE WHEN ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE
THE TOP EDGE IS MINT. PERFECT LAMINATE AND UNBLEMISHED CORNER TIPS
THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IDENTICAL
THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY FLAT AND FREE FROM SQUASHING, ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE PINCHED ENDS ARE ALSO UNBLEMISHED
THE REAR NON-LAMINATED SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS OUTSTANDING AS THE FRONT
NO MARKS OR STAINS AND THE GREY HAS REMAINED UNRUBBED
THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE HAS NO SEAM SPLITS, AND NO CREASES
THIS SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
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