Pickettywitch PICKETTYWITCH UK LP 1ST PYE 1970 1-2 PLAY NEAR MINT
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PICKETTYWITCH - PICKETTYWITCH
PLAYS TO 1-2 PLAY NEAR MINT !!!! CONDITION
- CATALOGUE:PYE NSPL 18357
- MATRIX: NSPL18357 A-1 * T / B-1 * T
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE PASTEL BLUE PYE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THEY ARE THE ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS LABELS AND THERE IS NOT ONE IOTA OF COLOUR LOSS OR STAINING TO EITHER ONE. THERE IS JUST ONE TINY SPIDER LINE AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE VINYL IS TYPICAL HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL, AND LOOKS REALLY SHINY AND CLEAN. IT GLEAMS LIKE A NEW DISC. IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS TOTALLY MINT AND FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES, AND THREE SMALL SUPERFICIAL HANDLING LINES ON SIDE ONE TRACK ONE, WHICH DO NOT SOUND WHATSOEVER
PLAYING THE RECORD
I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE 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 ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I AM NOW DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS. I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS OUT THERE WILL WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THEY ARE CONSIDERING LAYING OUT MONEY ON. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION OF THIS RECORDING IS ABSOLUTELY SUPERB, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEARLY.
THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION TO ANY PART OF THE RECORDING, MEANING THAT THE PLAY THAT THE RECORD HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS
PYE RECORDS USUALLY HAVE SOME LIGHT BACKGROUND NOISE AND THIS CAN ONLY BE HEARD DURING THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES ON THIS ALBUM
THE CLARITY OF THE AUDIO REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB, AND THERE IS NOT ONE IOTA OF HEAVY OR LOUD BACKGROUND CRACKLE, NOR ARE THERE ANY LOUD CLICKS EITHER
IN FACT THIS ALBUM PLAYS WITHOUT ANY VINYL NOISE, JUST THE VERY ODD SPLIT SECOND OF STATIC IN A COUPLE OF THE QUIETEST SPOTS,AND SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND I HEARD NO MORE THAN A FEW TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH
FOR ME THIS PLAYTHROUGH GRADES NEAR MINT
YOU SHOULD TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
TEXTURED UNLAMINATED FRONT SURFACE COUPLED WITH A FLIPBACKED REAR SURFACE
THE FRONT SURFACE HAS REMAINED FLAT AND IS FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASING.THERE ARE JUST A FEW TINY LINES RIGHT AGAINST THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THE TEXTURED SURFACE HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME SUPERBLY WITH ALL OF THE COLOURS UNRUBBED AND WITH ONLY A COUPLE OF TINY PATCHES OF WHITE SHOWING NEAR THE BOTTOM EDGE
THERE IS A SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE MAINLY VISIBLE AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM POINTS
THE WORST PART OF THE SLEEVE ARE THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES WHICH ARE SHELFWORN DOWN TO THE WHITE UNDERCARD WITH JUST A FEW SPECKS OF BROWN SHOWING ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, BUT FAR MORE ALONG THE TOP EDGE
THE SPINE IS STILL VERY FLAT WITH JUST A FEW LIGHT FINGER TO THUMB SQUASHES. THE TEXT IS ALSO SLIGHTLY RUBBED ON THE BAND NAME BUT NOWHERE ELSE
THE REAR SURFACE HAS PERFECTLY ADHERED FLIPBACKS, AND A STILL VERY WHITE SURFACE WITH JUST SOME VERY LIGHT BROWN MOTTLING IN SPOTS. THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER HAS A LITTLE TAPE RESIDUE WHERE THE ORIGINAL OWNER PLACED IT THERE FOR NO APPARENT REASON
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF THUMB NAIL NICKS NEAR THE BOTTOM
THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN FLAT AND BARELY CREASED CONDITION. NONE OF THE SEAMS HAVE SPLIT, AND JUST ONE CORNER HAS A FOLD. THE EDGES ARE ALSO LIGHTLY AGED
I AM DELIGHTED TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE AS EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT PLUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
