Joe Cocker MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN 1970 UK Double LP 1st Press PLAYS MINT MINUS
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21
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28
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Description
MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS AUDIO
EX QUAD FOLD SLEEVE
TRANSLUCENT RED VINYL
- CATALOGUE:A & M AMLS 6002
- MATRIX:AMLS 6002 A1 / B1 / C1 / D1
THE LABELS
FIRST ISSUE KHAKI LABELS IN MINT CONDITION
NO RUBBING TO THE COLOURS AND THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWS ONE SPIDER LINE ON EACH SIDE
THE VINYL
THE RECORDS GLEAM LIKE BRAND NEW DISCS. THEY HAVE NO MARKS OF ANY KIND AT ALL ON ANY PART OF THE SURFACE AND IN DAYLIGHT THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THE RECORD STILL LOOK PRISTINE, PERHAPS A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE WISPY HAIRLINES
SUBLIME LOOKING RECORDS
THE TEST PLAY
THIS VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
NO DISTORTION AT ANY POINT TO THE STEREO REPRODUCTION
THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT
NO TICS OR POPS
A SUPREMELY CLEAN AND SUPERB STEREO SOUND . IT JUST HAS NOT BEEN PLAYED MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES IN 55 YEARS
I GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS MINT MINUS
BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
SUPERB MACNEILL QUAD-FOLD OUT SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT, AND FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. SUPERB DEEP RICH COLOURS ARE ALL RICH AND VIBRANT AND UNRUBBED. THE CREAMY WHITE SURFACE HAS A LITTLE NATURAL AGEING TO THE SPINE EDGE AND HANDLING TO THE EDGES
A MILD SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE
THERE ARE FIVE PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. EIGHT BARELY VISIBLE ONES ALONG THE TOP EDGE , FIVE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THE CORNERS TIPS ARE LIGHTLY RUBBED
THE TOP EDGES HAVE A LITTLE AGEING AND A SPECK OF RUB AT THE CORNER TIPS
THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE SIMILAR
THE SPINE IS 100% FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. PRISTINE UNRUBBED TEXT AND JUST A DOT OF RUB ON THE BOTTOM END
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME MAGNIFICENT CONDITION AS THE FRONT
OPENING THE QUAD FOLD REVEALS FOUR MINT CONDITION INNER PANELS
THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAS ADORNED THE INNER SLEEVES WITH PRESS CUTTINGS ABOUT THE ALBUM
HE HAS ALSO WRITTEN INSIDE THE OPENING EDGE ON THE REAR THE DATE AND PLACE OF PURCHASE 11/8/1970
THE SLEEVE GRADES EX
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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