Pretty Things GET THE PICTURE UK LP 1ST FONTANA TL5280 PLAYS NMINT- / EXCELLENT+

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	$		223

THE PRETTY THINGS - GET THE PICTURE

1ST PRESS FONTANA LABELS

PLAYS NEAR MINT MINUS / EXCELLENT PLUS

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:FONTANA TL 5280
• MATRIX:687359 1L//1 v 420 11   3 / 2L//1 v 420 11 2

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE SILVER BLACK FONTANA LABELS ARE IN SUPER CONDITION. THE JET BLACK TEXTURED BASE COLOUR IS JUST IMMACULATE. THERE IS NO RUBBING OR WEAR OF ANY DESCRIPTION. THE SPINDLE HOLE IS ALSO TOTALLY UNWORN. THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGO IS IN ADDITION PRISTINE AND EVERY LETTER PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE BLACK SURFACE IS THE TEXTURED ORIGINAL ISSUE.

THE SPINDLE HOLE HAS 8-9  SPIDER LINES AROUND IT, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS SUPERB ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGNAL LUSTRE. , AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS REALLY CLEAN WITH JUST A COUPLE OF SUPERFICIAL NON SOUNDING HANDLING LINES ON THE SURFACE. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THE VINYL DOESN'T LOOK AS FANTASTIC AS I WOULD HAVE LIKED, THERE ARE THE USUALLY WISPY HAIRLINES, AND SOME FINE HANDLING LINES, HOWEVER THESE 60'S VINYLS ARE FAR MORE ROBUST THAN ANYTHING THAT WAS PRODUCED IN THE 70'S OR LATER, AND DESPITE NOT LOOKING LIKE IT SHOULD PLAY PERFECTLY IT ACTUALLY PERFORMS TO A VERY HIGH STANDARD

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 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

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

THE OUTSTANDING MONO REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS WITH EVERY NOTE BEING CRISP AND CLEAR.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION AT ANY POINT, SHOWING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THE VINYL HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED STYLUS, AND ONE THAT WAS UNWORN OR UNDAMAGED

THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ALL

THERE IS THE ODD SPECK OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD IN SOME OF THE MORE SILENT PASSAGES, AND THE OCCASIONAL LITTLE TIC AND POP HERE AND THERE

THE VINYL HAS TWO FLAWS. THE FIRST IS A TINY SURFACE SCRATCH  ACROSS THE LAST FEW BARS OF THE PENULTIMATE TRACK ON SIDE ONE, AND THE FIRST THIRD OF THE LAST TRACK. HOWEVER THIS DOESN'T SOUND AS YOU WILL HEAR WHEN YOU LISTEN TO THE SOUND BITES ( 2ND ONE)

WHAT DOES SOUND IS A SCRATCH ON SIDE 2. I DIDN'T SPOT IT AT FIRST BECAUSE IT IS A SCRATCH THAT RUNS INLINE WITH THE GROOVE. HOWEVER THE GREAT NEWS IS THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY IN THE LINKING GROOVE BETWEEN THE END OF THE THIRD TRACK AND THE START OF THE 4TH TRACK ON SIDE 2, AND AUDIBLY ALL YOU GET IS ONE ROTATIONAL SCUFF SOUND. IT ACTUALLY AND INCREDIBLY DOESN'T AFFECT THE MUSIC ONE BIT

THE ACTUAL PLAYTHROUGH OF THIS VINYL FOR ME GRADES NEAR MINT MINUS OR AT WORST EXCELLENT PLUS

TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE AND PASTED ON NON LAMINATED REAR SURFACE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS HIGHLY POLISHED AND GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR. CLEARLY THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN WELL PROTECTED FROM NEW. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, OR BENDS, AND NO LARGE CREASE LINES EITHER.

THERE IS ONLY ONE  LAMINATE LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE,AND ONE MORE NEAR THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES ANYWHERE.

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE, JUST A SLIVER OF LAMINATE LIFT IN THREE SMALL PATCHES DOWN THE SPINE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE  FREE OF ANY SHELF WEAR, AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECTLY INTACT, APART FROM THE ABSOLUTE TIP ENDS OF THE CORNERS WHICH HAVE LIGHT RUBBING

THE SPINE HAS ALL OF THE LAMINATE FULLY IN PLACE . NO PEEL OR FLAKE AND IT IS ALSO FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, .

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP, WITH JUST A MINUSCULE SPECK OF BURRING TO THE BACK EDGE IN ONE SPOT, AND CLEARLY SHOWS WHY THE LP HAS NOT BEEN PLAYED THAT MUCH

THE REAR SURFACE HAS A PASTE OVER VERY MUCH LIKE THE AMERICAN SLEEVES. IT HAS REMAINED VERY WHITE WITH JUST THE BAREST SHADOW OF HANDLING TO THE EXTREME EDGES, AND SOME LIGHT BRWON MOTTLING. THERE IS JUST THE TINIEST BIT OF PASTE OVER MISSING TO THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER TIP

ALL OF THE TEXT AND PICTURES HAVE REMAINED UNRUBBED

THE INNER SLEEVE IS THE CORRECT  POLY LINED INNER FOR THIS ALBUM. LIGHTLY AGED AND HANDLED, IT HAS CREASES TO THE CORNERS, BUT IN IMPORTANTLY UNSPLIT

HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT MINUS

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

GARRY