Paul McCartney McCARTNEY 1970 UK LP 1st Press -2U / -2U PLAYS MINT MINUS HEAR
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GENUINE UK 1ST PRESS -2U / -2U MATRIX NUMBERS
PLAYS MINT MINUS FROM START TO FINISH
SUPERB NEAR MINT FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THE LABELS
ABSOLUTELY PERFECT. BOTH THE GREEN SIDE AND THE WHITE SIDE
PRISTINE UNRUBBED COLOUR AND TYPEFACE
THE SPINDLE HOLE ONLY SHOWS 2-3 VISIBLE SPIDER LINES
THE VINYL
SUPERB HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL. IT GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR
IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS
UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO I SEE ONE SMALL HANDLING LINE ON 'MAYBE I'M AMAZED' IT IS A FINE SURFACE ONLY LINE AND DOES NOT SOUND. OTHER THAN THIS A COUPLE OF TINY WISPY HAIRLINES
THE TEST PLAY
ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO CLICKS ANYWHERE
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
SILENT LINKING GROOVES
NO DUST POPS OR TICS
ALL I HEARD WERE A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS MINT MINUS
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH
THE SLEEVE
FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE.INSIDE AND OUTSIDE
THE LAMINATED FRONT GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR
FLAT AND CLEAN AND NO HEAVY CREASE LINES ON THE MAIN BODY OF THE COVER, NO BENDS EITHER. THERE ARE JUST FOUR PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE.
THERE ARE NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO A COUPLE OF TIP ENDS
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS INTACT, AND THE COLOUR FULLY RUNS FROM CORNER TIP TO CORNER TIP, AND ONLY THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP ENDS HAVE A PIN PRICK OF RUB
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, WITH EVERY LETTER OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. BOTH ENDS ARE PERFECT
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS AS GLOSSY AS THE FRONT/. THERE ARE FOUR SMALL PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE AND A COUPLE OF TINY LAMINATE LIFT LINES ON THE OPENING EDGE
INSIDE THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO MINTFULLY LAMINATED INNER PANELS.
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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