Marc Brierley WELCOME TO THE CITADEL 1968 Rare UK FOLK ROCK LP 1st Press EX+/EX

	£		427
	$		566

MARC BRIERLEY - WELCOME TO THE CITADEL

1968  1ST UK PRESS ON CBS

VERY RARE FOLK ROCK ALBUM

PLAYS EX+ / EX

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:    CBS S 63478
• MATRIX:               SBPG-63478 A1 / B1
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 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

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

THE  TEXTURED ORANGE  LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. 

 THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. 

NO MARKS OR WRITING

THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWS 2-3 TINY SPIDER LINE, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

THE VINYLTHE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN AND IN DAYLIGHT  LOOKS ABSOLUTELY MINT. 

EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE ON SIDE A. NO HAIRLINES AND NO SUARFCE HANDLING LINES

SIDE B SHOWS A COUPLE OF NON SOUNDING SURFACE HANDLING LINES

A GLEAMING MARK FREE  RECORD IN NEAR PERFECT CONDITION

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTABLE 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 THE ENTIRE DOUBLE LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS VINYL PLAYS WITH SOME EMBEDDED LIGHT BACKGROUND IN PLACES

LOOKING AT THE RECORD UNDER SPOTLIGHTS THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS WHATSOEVER

I HAVE EVEN EXAMINED THE SURFACE WITH A MAGIFYING GLASS AND CAN FIND NO MORE THAN A FEW TINY LITTLE LINES THAT ARE INVISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE

SO HOW DOES IT PLAY?

NO DISTORTION AT ANY POINT TO THE STEREO REPRODUCTION, SO NO GROOVE WEAR

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE 

A CLEAR , AND LOUD STEREO REPRODUCTION 

SIDE A HAS A LITTLE LIGHT BACKGROUND MOSTLY IN THE SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES

SIDE B HAS A SIMILAR AMOUNT APART FROM THE LAST TWO TRACKS WHICH HAVE A LITTLE MORE

SO PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN TO THE RECORDINGS OF THIS RARE ALBUM

THE LP JUST HASN'T BEEN PLAYED MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES  AND I GRADE THE UADIO EX+ FOR SIDE A AND EX FOR SIDE B

BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE 

I THINK THE CONDITION OF THE SLEEVE SUPPORTS THE BARELY PLAYED STATUIS OF THE ALBUM

A LAMINATED FRONT, NON LAMINATED REAR UPTON PRINTING GROUP SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS A VERY GLOSSY LAMINATE. IT SHINES LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR

NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THERE IS JUST ONE SINGLE SMALL PRESSURE LINE BY THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE ACROSS THE RIGHT TIP  , AND ZERO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP EDGE HAS ALL OF THE LAMINATE RUNNING ACCROSS THE SURFACE, AND PRISTINE CORNER TIPS . THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IDENTICAL

THE SPINE IS FULLY LAMINATED  WITH PERFECT TYPEFACE . UNBLEMISHED END TIPS

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE WHITE NON LAMINATED SURFACE IS STILL VERY WHITE. NO RUBBING TO THE PICTURES AND NO AGEING OR HANDLING TO THE EDGES

THE ORIGINAL WHITE INNER SLEEVE NEEDS REPLACING IS IT HAS SEAM SPLITS

 I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY