Mellow Candle SWADDLING SONGS 1972 UK LP 1st Press DERAM SUPERB EX++ AUDIO HEAR
  £   2,650
  $   3,511

 


£ 2650 Sold For
Feb 27, 2025 Sold Date
Feb 20, 2025 Start Date
46   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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  • FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFOR BIDDING
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    MELLOW CANDLE - SWADLING SONG

    AUDIO THAT IS A BRILLIANT EX++(VERY CLOSE TO NEAR MINT)

    VG++ GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH INNER


    THE RECORDS

     

    THE LABELS

    THE TAN AND WHITE COLOURED LABELS ARE VERY CLEAN. THE WHITE AREAS ARE VERY WHITE. I CAN SEE WHAT LOOKS TO BE A VERY FAINT INITIAL ON SIDE A AND SOME 7-8 SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE

     

    THE VINYL

    THE VINYL STILL HAS A VERY HEALTHY SHEEN AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS PRISTINE. EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYLING LED HALO ALL I SEE ARE A COUPLE OF FAINT SURFACE HAIRLINES ON SIDE TWO AND A FEW NON SOUNDING EMBEDDED VERY LIGHT DULL STREAK LINES, PLUS A FEW WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES

    THE TEST PLAY

    THE LP PLAYS THROUGH SUPERBLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS ALBUM SOUNDS.
    IT PLAYS WITH JUST A COUPLE OF MINOR FLAWS

    THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION AT ANY POINT. THIS SHOWS THAT THE PLAY THAT THE ALBUM HAS RECEIVED WAS CONDUCTED ON A DECENT SYSTEM WITH AN UNWORN OR UNDAMGAED STYLI

    NOR IS THERE ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS

     MOSTLY SILENT LINKING GROOVES

    ON BOTH SIDES THE MUSIC IS CRYSTAL CLEAR AND CLEAN. ALL THAT I HEARD WERE A COUPLE OF TINY LITTLE TICS  ON SIDE ONE AT THE END OF TRACK ONE, AND ON SIDE TWO 3 VERY LIGHT TICS AT THE END OF TRACK ONE AND 6 MORE AT THE END OF TRACK THREE OF WHICH FOUR OF THEM ARE IN THE LINKING GROOVE TO TRACK 4

    IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS THIS IS EXTREMELY MINOR
    OTHER THAN THIS A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE SPECKS OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A COUPLE OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

    YOU HAVE TO TAKE A GOOD LONG LISTEN AND I TRUST YOU WILL COME TO THE SAME BELIEF AS ME

    THAT THIS AUDIO GRADES  EX++

    BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS SUPERB DISC FOR YOURSELF

     

    THE SLEEVE

     

    NON LAMINATED MATTE GATEFOLD SLEEVE FROM ROBERT STACE

    THE FRONT SURFACE IS STILL VERY CLEAN. MOST OF THESE ARE HEAVILY SOILED. THIS ONE ONLY SHOWS LIGHT HANDLING TO THE EDGES. THERE IS A LIGHT SCRATCH IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER
    A MILD SHADOW OF RING WEAR AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM
    THE BL;ACK INKS ARE STILL RICH AND VIBRANT

    THERE ARE FOUR PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE,PLUS A FEW DIMPLES NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE  BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

    THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE.

    THE FOUR CORNERS AREONLY LIGHTLY RUBBED AT THE TIPS

    THE TOP EDGES ONLY SHOW TINY DOTS OF RUB MAINLY ON THE REAR SURFACE AND A TINY SPECK ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIP ENDS CORNER TIPS
    THE BOTTOM EDGEHAS MORE SIGNIFICANT RUB ALONG THE REAR SURFACE

    THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. THE  TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.THE WHITE SHOWS HANDLING AND SOME DIMPLES, AND RUBBING AT THE ENDS

    THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP

    THE REAR SURFACESHOWS RING WEAR AND HANDLING

    OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS THE TWO INNER PANELS WHIC AGAIN SHOWS LIGHT HANDLING AROUND THE EDGES

    STILL A VERY PRESENTABLE SLEEVE

    I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS  SLEEVE VG++

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

    GARRY


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