Humble Pie PERFORMANCE ROCKIN THE FILLMORE UK LP MINT
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HUMBLE PIE - PERFORMANCE ROCKIN' THE FILLMORE
IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION
FIRST PRESS - KHAKI A&M LABEL
- CATALOGUE:A & M 63506-1 / 2
- MATRIX: AMLH63506 A-1 / B-1 / C-1 / D-1
- FIRST PRESS
- PLAYED JUST THE ONCE EVER!!!
WOW!!! THATS ALL THERE IS TO SAY ABOUT THIS INCREDIBLE SET. I HAVE NEVER EVER SEEN ONE THAT IS IN THIS CONDITION. AND THE SLEEVE IS JUST AMAZING
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE FAWN ORIGINAL PRESS LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITON. THERE IS NOT ONE BLEMISH ON THEM ANYWHERE. NO LOSS OF COLOUR, AND THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, AND ONLY WHEN EXAMINED UNDER LIGHT CAN I BARELY MAKE OUT ONE VERY FAINT SPIDER LINE TO CONFIRM THE DISCS 1 PLAY STATUS
THE VINYL
THERE ARE FEW WORDS TO DESCRIBE THE QUALITY OF THIS SET. BOTH DISCS GLEAM LIKE THE DAY THEY WERE PRESSED. THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON EITHER OF THE TWO DISCS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE. AND HEARING THE SOUND THAT IS GENERATED I AM NOT SURPRISED. THIS IS THE BEST COPY OF THIS LP THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN OR AM LIKELY TO SEE AGAIN. IT IS SUPERB!!!
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 EIGHT THREE MINUTE SECTIONS FROM THIS ALBUM, INCLUDING THE DEAD WAX RUN IN AND EACH OF THE FIRST TRACKS ON EACH SIDE, FOLLOWED BY ONE RANDOM TRACK FROM EACH SIDE INCLUDING THE LINKING GROOVE.
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN FOR YOURSELF, BUT WHAT YOU SHOULD HEAR IS A PERFECT STEREO PRODUCTION THAT IS FREE FROM ANY BACKGROUND NOISE WHATSOEVER, NO CRACKLES, CLICKS OR ANYTHING TO MAR THE SOUND AT ALL.
THE WHOLE PACKAGE IS JUST MAGNIFICENT
I DON'T DO THIS VERY OFTEN, BUT I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS MINT
IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER
THE SLEEVE
I HAVE SEEN MANY MANY COPIES OF THIS SLEEVE, BUT NONE AS GOOD AS THIS ONE. MOST HAVE BEEN VERY BADLY RUBBED AND THE FRAGILE BLACK SURFACE WORN AWAY, AND IN ADDITION SOME HAVE THE MOST HIDDEOUS RING WEAR.
THIS ONE HAS BEEN KEPT IN A STRONG PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FROM NEW, AND I WOULD SUGGEST THE RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT SEPERATELY FROM THE SLEEVE AS WELL
THE FRONT SURFACE IS JUST FLAT AND CLEAN. THERE HAS BEEN NO LOSS OF THE BLACK SURFACE WHATSOEVER, WHICH IS VERY UNUSUAL INDEED. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE, AND JUST TWO REALLY SMALL LINES BY THE SPINE EDGE. THE ONLY SIGN THAT THE RECORDS HAVE EVER BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE IS THE IMPRINT OF A THUMB NAIL IN THE CENTRE OF THE SLEEVE RIGHT BY THE OPENING EDGE, WHICH ACTUALLY BACKS UP THE FACT THAT IT HAS BEEN OUSED IN A STIFF PLASTIC SLEEVE BECAUSE THE ONLY WAY THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MADE IS A THUMB PUSHED BETWEEN THE PLASTIC SLEEVE AND THE CARD SLEEVE TO PULL THE SLEEVE OUT OF THE COVER. THIS I BELIEVE IS A VERY MINOR ISSUE ON AN OTHERWISE INCREDIBLE SLEEVE. TO ADD FURTHER PROOF THAT THE SLEEVE WAS WELL PROTECTED IS THE FACT THAT THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF SHELF WEAR TO EITHER THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES. AND THAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU WILL NOTICE ON MOST OF THESE SLEEVES BECAUSE AS I PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED THE BLACK WEARS AWAY WITH SOME EASE. THE SPINE IS ABSOLUTELY AS NEW. FLAT UNRUBBED AND EVERY LETTER PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN EVERYWAY AS BRILIANT AS THE FRONT. BETTER IN FACT AS IT DOESN'T HAVE THE THUMB NAIL LINE ON THE OPENING EDGE.
THE OPENING EDGES ARE BOTH RAZOR SHARP, AND AGAIN THIS JUST SHOWS THAT THE RECORDS WERE NOT REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES.
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A 100% PRISTINE INNER PAIR OF SURFACES.
I AM STILL AMAZED AT THE BRILLIANCE OF THIS SLEEVE, AND I AM GOING TO WITHOUT HESITATION GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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