Riley, Riley Wood and Waggett SHAPE OF THE RAIN UK LP 1ST NEON NE7 PLAYS MINT-

	£		121
	$		160

RILEY, RILEY, WOOD, AND WAGGETT - SHAPE OF THE RAIN

IN MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS!!! CONDITION

WITH A SUPERB NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:NEON NE7
• MATRIX: AGBS 0545-3E / 0546-3E
• THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE MATRIX NUMBERS

A VERY RARE 1ST PRESS OF THIS ALBUM WHICH IS UP FOR AUCTION IN SUBLIME CONDITION

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE JET BLACK PICTURE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE COLOURS ARE ALL RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED, A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE INDICATES THAT THERE ARE NO SPIDER LINES AROUND THE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS IN DAYLIGHT AND IT LOOKS FLAWLESS,AND ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN, PLUS THREE SMALL NON SOUNDING MARKS ON SIDE ONE, AND A COUPLE OF HAIRLINE HANDLING LINES ONE ON EACH SIDE

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, A SERVICE THAT I AM NOW OFFERING TO ALL MY CUSTOMERS WITH EVERY DISC THAT I LIST. I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WILL WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE JUDGE THE ALBUMS THAT I LIST ON HOW IT SOUNDS AND NOT JUST MY DESCRIPTION.

THIS IS A SERVICE THAT I AM DELIGHTED TO OFFER

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 CLEAR AND CRISP THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT, MEANING THAT THE FEW PLAYS THE VINYL HAS RECEIVED WERE COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS.

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ALL

THIS IS A VERY LOUDLY PRODUCED ALBUM, AND THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT

THERE IS THE ODD LIGHT BIT OF VERY VERY LIGHT STATIC CAN ONLY BE HEARD IN THE QUIETEST SPOTS AND ONE OR TWO TINY DUST POPS THOUGH THE ENTIRE PLAY

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED , GATEFOLD IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN A COLLECTIBLE CONDITION. THE REASON BEING THAT THE NON LAMINATED DUSTY BROWN SURFACE NOT ONLY RUBS SEVERELY, BUT ALSO SUFFERS BADLY FROM RING WEAR OR AT LEAST RECORD SHAPE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. FIRST OF ALL THE BROWN COLOURS HAVE ALL BEEN RETAINED AND THERE IS NO SHELF WEAR OR RUBBING TO ANY PART OF THE DELICATE BROWN SURFACE. JUST ONE PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING JUST UNDER THE NEON LOGO IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER

THERE ARE NO CREASES, CREASE LINES, FOLD, BENDS OR DINGS, THERE ARE JUST FOUR SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE , NONE ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER

THE TOP EDGE IS NEAR PRISTINE WITH ALL OF THE COLOURS INTACT AND THE ONLY SPECK OF RUBBING IS AT THE RIGHT HAND CORNER TIP ENDS. THE BOTTOM EDGE DOES HAVE LIGHT SHELF WEAR ALONG THE LENGTH

THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED AND HAS ALL OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE LEGIBLE. THE BOTTOM TIP END HAS LIGHT RUBBING AND THERE ARE A FEW SPECKS OF WHITE SHOWING ELSEWHERE ALONG THE SURFACE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PUT TOGETHER, JUST ONE MICROSCOPIC THUMB NAIL NICK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BACK EDGE

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN EVEN CLEANER CONDITION THAN THE FRONT WITH JUST THREE LITTLE LINES NEAR THE SPINE AND THAT'S ALL. NO LOSS OF COLOUR AND NO SPECKS OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH

ALSO WORTH MENTIONING THAT THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE TO EITHER FRONT OR REAR SURFACE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A 99% PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS. THERE IS ONE TINYLITTLE SCUFF TO THE VERY BOTTOM LEFT CORNER

THE ORIGINAL BLACK POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN UNSPLIT CONDITION WITH JUST A LITTLE WRINKLING TO THE CORNERS

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS MAGNIFICENT SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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

GARRY