Pulp THIS IS HARDCORE 1998 UK 2LP SET 1st Press ISLAND SHRINKWRAPPED NR MINT

	£		65
	$		86

PULP - THIS IS HARDCORE

NEAR MINT AUDIO

FIRST PRESS  - ISLAND UK 

OUTSTANDING AUDIO

MINT MINUS SHRINK WRAPPED SLEEVE

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• CATALOGUE:ISLAND ILDPS 8066
• MATRIX: ILPSD 8066 A1 / B1 / C1 / D2

  TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE MAGENTA LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION, THE COLOUR  BEING RICH AND VIBRANT AND THE WHITE TEXT BEING PERFECT

THERE ARE JUST NO VISIBLE  SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE ON DISC ONE

THE VINYL

REALLY HEAVY ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS DISCS, THAT HAVE RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SHINE ABOUT THEM. IN DAYLIGHT THEY BOTH LOOK SPOTLESSLY CLEAN AND MARK FREE. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE NO MORE THAN A FEW NEAR INVISIBLE TINY WISPY HAIRLINES VISBLE. SOME NON SOUNDING EMBEDDED DULL SPECKLES, AND A FEW SURFACE HAIRLINE HANDLING LINES ON EACH SIDE

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 DOUBLE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

RIGHT AWAY I WILL SAY THAT IN PARTICULAR ITS WORTH LISTENING TO CHILD IN TIME FIRST AS THIS STARTS VERY QUIETLY AND GIVES A REAL FLAVOUR OF THE CONDITION OF THE VINYL. IT IS THE SECOND TRACK ON THE FIRST RECORDING

HERE WE HAVE AN IMMACULATE PLAY THROUGH OF THIS SUPERB DOUBLE ALBUM SET. THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, SHOWING THAT THE COUPLE OF PLAYS THAT THE SET HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM WITH A CORRECTLY TRACKED AND WEIGHTED STYLUS

THE CLARITY OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS JUST INCREDIBLE.  WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD AS IT WAS INTENDED. CRISP AND CLEAN AT EVERY POINT

THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE ANYWHERE THROUGH EITHER OF THE DISCS.

NO CLICKS OR LOUD POPS

ALL I HEARD WAS A LITTLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND ON THE RUN IN'S AND IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES ONLY, AND A COUPLE OF TINY LITTLE DUST POPS DURING THE ENTIRE PLAY THROUGH OF THE FIRST THREE SIDES. SIDE FOUR HAD A FEW TICS AND POPS IN THE PENULTIMATE TRACK

THIS IS A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS SOUGHT AFTER 1998 RELEASE

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL PLAYTHROUGH AS NEAR MINT!!!  EX FOR SIDE FOUR

BUT DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, SIT BACK AND TAKE A GOOD LISTEN FOR YOURSELF AND YOU BE THE JUDGE!

THE SLEEVE

SEMI LAMINATED GATEFOLD IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION.  STILL IN ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP, SPLIT ONLY AT THE OPENING EDGE TO ALLOW THE LP'S TO BE REMOVED.

THIS SLEEVE STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL VIRGIN CHART STICKER ON IT FOR AUTHENTICITY

THE FRONT SURFACE IS IMMACULATE WITH JUST THE TINIEST SPECK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO STRESS LINES BY THE SPINE. NONE ON ON THE TOP EDGE, AND ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES BY THE OPENING EDGE

THERE IS NO RING WEAR, OR RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR AT ALL APART FROM A SLIVEROF WHITE ON THE FRONT RIGHT CORNER TIP END ONLY. THE REST OF THE SURFACES ARE IMMACULATE

THE SPINE IS ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE. NO LAMINATE LOSS WHATSOEVER. NO SQUASHING OF THE SPINE. THE LEADING EDGES ARE TOTALLY MINT AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS LEGIBLE.THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS HAVE NO RUB

THE OPENING EDGES ARE STILL RAZOR SHARP 

THE REAR SURFACE IS ONCE AGAIN IMMACULATE WITH THE SAME DEEP LUSTRE AS THE FRONT. AGAIN NO CREASES OR BEND.

THE GATEFOLD HAS NEVER BEEN OPENED BECAUSE OF THE SHRINKWRAP SO I CAN ONLY ASSUME IT IS IN MINT CONDITION

THE ORIGINAL GLOSSY PICTURE CARD INNERS ARE ALL INTACT AND UNSPLIT. THERE IS A LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE ON THEM AND A COUPLE OF LIGHT STRESS LINES BUT THATS ALL

THIS IS A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE AND I HAVE NO QUALMS ABOUT GRADING IT  MINT MINUS

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

GARRY