Rare Earth ROAD UK ' PROMO COPY ' LP 1ST 1G/1G W/ INSERT ONE PLAY EXCELLENT ++

	£		57
	$		76

RARE EARTH - ROAD

IN ONCE PLAYED EXCELLENT PLUS !!! CONDITION

HOUSED IN AN EXCELLENT PLUS SLEEVE!!!

RARE PROMOTIONAL COPY

WITH OFTEN MISSING INSERT SHEET!!!

• CATALOGUE:RARE EARTH SRE 3006 
• MATRIX: SRE 3006 A-1 / B-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 G / 1 G

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE  ORANGE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE JET BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND THEREFORE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. EVEN USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS I AM UNABLE TO SEE MORE THAN ONE SPIDER LINE NEXT TO THE SPINDLE HOLE. THE PROMO LABEL IS FIRMLY AFFIXED TO SIDE ONE

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS IN DAYLIGHT AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES. SIDE TWO DOES HAVE THREE FINE HANDLING LINES AND A COUPLE OF DULL STREAKS WHICH ARE EMBEDDED

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. I AM CONVINCED THAT ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.

WITH THESE TWO RARE EARTH LP'S I HAVE UP FOR GRABS RIGHT NOW I AM VERY SURPRISED THAT THE REPRODUCTION DOESN'T MATCH THE FACT THAT THE RECORD HAS ONLY HAD ONE PLAY AND THAT THE CONDITION OF THE VINYL IS SUPERB. IT OUGHT TO PLAY NEAR MINT OR ABOVE.

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 ALBUM SOUNDS.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION AT ANY POINT, SHOWING THAT THE RECORD WAS PLAYED WITH A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

NOR IS THERE ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS

THE REASON THIS DOESN'T GRADE HIGHER IS THAT FOR SOME REASON THERE IS SOME VERY VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD ONLY IN THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES, AND SOME OCCASIONAL LITTLE DUST POPS/TICS. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE RARE OCCASIONS WHEN THE VINYL DOESN'T QUITE PLAY HOW IT LOOKS. THE VAST MAJORITY OF SIDE TWO PLAYS TO A NEAR MINT GRADE APART FROM AT THE END OF TRACK ONE AND THE START OF TRACK TWO FOR A FEW ROTATIONS

NOW HAVING SAID ALL OF THAT PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO LISTEN TO THE LP, AS I HAVE AS USUAL BEEN VERY CRITICAL OF ANY NOISE I HAVE HEARD AND WOULD ASK THAT YOU JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE IN  EXCELLENT PLUS PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

THE SLEEVE

UNLAMINATED TEXTURED GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE 1ST ISSUE SINGLE SLEEVE

THE TEXTURED FRONT SURFACE IS IN REALLY CLEAN CONDITION. NO RUBBING TO THE COLOURS WHATSOEVER, WHICH ARE ALL RICH AND VIBRANT. NO MARKS OR STAINS AND NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE. THE CORNER TIPS ARE IN REALLY TOP CONDITION

THERE IS SOME RECORD SHADOW IN THE TOP AREA OF THE COVER WHERE IT IS WHITE WHICH MAKES IT LOOK A LITTLE GRUBBY

THERE ARE TWO TINY LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGE HAS THE SPINE WORDING ALONG THE SURFACE AND IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS A LITTLE RUB TO THE WHITE SURFACE AT THE CORNER TIPS, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS  A FRACTION MORE RUBBING IN THE CORNERS

THE SPINE IS REALLY THIN AND DOES HAVE SOME PRESSURE MARKS, BUT ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS LIGHT RUB TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP WITH A FEW TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG THE SURFACE

THE REAR SURFACE IS LIKE THE FRONT , AGAIN NO CREASES ALTHOUGH HERE IS A LITTLE RECORD SHAPE VISIBLE.

THE PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS IN  UNSPLIT / UNCREASED CONDITION WITH A LITTLE AGEING TO THE EDGES

THE INSERT SHEET IS IN NEAR MINT MINUS  CONDITION AS IT HAS ONE CREASE LINE ACROSS A CORNER

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

GARRY