Procol Harum WHITER SHADE OF PALE /SALTY DOG 1972 UK 2LP 1st Press FLY MINT HEAR
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Description
MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS AUDIO
WITH A NEAR MINT SLEEVE
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE FLY LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE COLOURS ARE ALL RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS ONE MINUSCULE AND BARELY VISIBLE SPIDER LINE
THE VINYL
THE RECORDS GLEAM LIKE NEW . ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS IN DAYLIGHT WHERE THEY LOOKS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THERE ARE JUST A FEW TINY WISPY HAIRLINES
THE TEST PLAY
THE RECORDS PLAY TO NEAR PERFECTION
NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER,MEANING THAT THE LITTLE PLAY THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS
A SUPERB REPRODUCTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES WITH NO MORE THAN ONE OR TWO SPLIT SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH
NO TICS OR POPS APART FROM A SMALL AMOUNT OF BARELY AUDIBLE AND VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE TICS ON THE OPENING TRACK OF SIDE TWO (A WHITER SHADE LP)
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT MINUS / NEAR MINT
BUT PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS THOUGH
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED MATTE GATEFOLD SLEEVE FROM ROBERT STACE
BEING A DOUBLE LP OF TWO PREVIOUSLY RELEASED SINGLE ALBUMS, THE SLEEVES ARE UPSIDE DOWN ALLOWING THE OWNER TO DECIDED WHICH WAY UP IN THE COLLECTION IT WOULD SIT. SO IN EFFECT THERE ARE TWO FRONT SIDES AND NO REAR
SO A WHITE SHADE OF PALE SIDE HAS DEEP BLACKS ACROSS THE SURFACE. NO RUBBING AND NO COLOUR FADE
OTHER THAN A THIN BAND ACROSS THE CENTRE
THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, NO CREASE LINES, NO FOLD OR BENDS, AND NO MARKS OR STAINS.
THERE ARE NO PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE APART FROM THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP WHICH HAS A TINY SPECK OF RUB
THE SALTY DOG SIDE IS EQUALLY SUPERB. AGAIN NO COLOUR LOSS OR RUB OR FADE
NO RECORD IMPRESSION OR RING WEAR
THERE IS A SMALL BROWN MARK ON THE TOP LEFT CORNER
THE THIN WHITE BORDER IS EXCEPTIONAL
NO PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE ALL IMMACULATE WITH UNBLEMISHED CORNER TIPS
THE SPINE HAS PERFECT COLOUR AND TYPEFACE. UNSQUASHED AND UNBLEMISHED AT THE ENDS
THE OPENING EDGES ARE RAZOR SHARP
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS THE REAR SURFACES OF THE ORIGINAL ALBUM SLEEVES. AGAIN UPSIDE DOW TO MATCH THE FRONT COVERS. BOTH ARE IN IMMACULATE CONDITION
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
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