Jean Knight MR BIG STUFF 1971 UK STAX LP 1st Press MINT MINUS AUDIO
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JEAN KNIGHT - MR BIG STUFF
STAX ALBUM
U.K 1st press - STERO
MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS AUDIO
EX SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE: STAX 2362022
- MATRIX:2362022 A//1 420 11 / B //1 420 11
I HAVE IN MY POSESSION A COLLECTION OF ALBUMS THAT CAME DIRECT FROM THE USA TO THE UK IN THE EARLY 70'S. THEY WERE AQUIRED BY A GENTLEMAN WHO WAS A DJ ON A RADIO STATION. HE WROTE TO STAX IN MEMPHIS IN THE MID 60'S AND ASKED HOW HE COULD GET HIS HANDS ON SOME SOUL MUSIC AS HE WANTED TO PLAY IT ON HIS RADIO STATION. TO HIS SURPRISE STAX ADDED HIM TO THEIR MAILING LIST AND CONTINUED TO SEND PARCELS OF LP'S AND SINGLES TO HIM WELL INTO THE 70'S. A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF THEM WERE THEREFORE DJ PROMO COPIES. THEY MAILED BOTH ALBUMS AND SINGLE, AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE ALBUMS HAVE REMAINED UNPLAYED.
THIS IS INDEED A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO CLAIM A PIECE OF HISTORY IN PRISTINE CONDITION. I CANNOT IMAGINE JUST HOW FEW UNPLAYED COPIES OF GENUINE STAX AND ASSOCIATED LABELS HAVE REMAINED IN THIS CONDITION.
WHILST THIS IS NOT THE U.S PRESSING IT STILL CAME FROM THE SAME COLLECTION
TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY
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THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE YELLOW LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR HAS REMAINED UNRUBBED, AND THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THIS COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLES REVEALS ONE TINY SPIDER LINE
THE VINYL
THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED.AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS!!! THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS, UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION IT STILL LOOKS PRISTINE
THE PLAYTHROUGH
THE VINYL PERFORMS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH. FROM THE SECOND THE STYLUS IS PLACED ON THE RECORD THERE IS NEAR SILENCE IN THE RUN IN GROOVE. THIS CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE VOLUME.
THE CLARITY OF THE FIRST PRESS IS VERY AUDIBLE AND THE RECORDING IS JUST SUPERB
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE, ONLY THE OCCASIONAL SPECK OF STATIC IN A LINKING GROOVE
I HEARD JUST A COUPLE OF TINY LITTLE DUST POPS
A STUNNING AUDIO PERFORMANCE THAT CAN ONLY GRADE MINT MINUS
BUT BECAUSE YOU ARE ABLE TO LISTEN TO THE WHOLE ALBUM YOU WILL BE ABLE TO JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE, NON LAMINATED REAR MACNEILL SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND THE COLOURS HAVE REMAINED FREE FROM ANY RUBBING WITH A CLEAN GLOSSY LAMINATE COVERING
THERE ARE FIFTEEN SMALL PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. TWELVE TINY ONES ON THE TOP EDGE. THREE EQUALLY SMALL ONES ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND FOUR THUMB LINES BY THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGE HAS NO RUBBING AT ALL, AND BOTH CORNER TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED
THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A SMALL SPLIT AT THE RIGHT CORNER TIP
THE SPINE HAS SQUASHING AND SOME LAMINATE CRACK LINES ACROSS THE SURFACE
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN NEAR PERFECT CONDITION. A REALLY CLEAN SURFACE WITH JUST THE BAREST SHADOW OF HANDLING AT THE TOP
THE POLY LINED DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT WITH A COUPLE OF CORNER CREASES. NO SEAM SPLITS, JUST A LITTLE AGEING
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE EX
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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