Rod Stewart NEVER A DULL MOMENT 1972 UK LP 1st Press Black Labels MINT MINUS
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ROD STEWART - NEVER A DULL MOMENT
MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS AUDIO
FIRST PRESS - BLACK LABEL
STUNNING MINT MINUS SLEEVE
MUSEUM GRADE SET!
- CATALOGUE:MERCURY 6499 153
- MATRIX:6499153 1Y 1 420 1 2 11/ 2 Y//1 420 1 2 17
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE JET BLACK LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS, AND A BASE COLOUR THAT IS UNBROKEN AS IT STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHICH SHOWS JUST 3-4 SPIDER LINES . THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THE LOGOS ARE UNRUBBED
THE VINYL
GLEAMING FIST PRESS DISC THAT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN. IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS AND even under a magnifying led halo there are just a couple of tiny wispy hairlines
PTHE TEST PLAY
THE FIRST THING TO SAY ABOUT THIS LP IS THE INCREDIBLE LOUD STEREO REPRODUCTION. CRYSTAL CLEAR AND EVERY NOTE HEARD EXACTLY AS WAS INTENDED.
THERE IS NO DISTORTION THROUGH GROOVE WEAR, AND THE ONE PLAY THAT THE LP HAS RECEIVED CLEARLY WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS.
THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS OF ANY DESCRIPTION
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE OTHER THAN A TINY AMOUNT TOWARDS THE END OF ITALIAN GIRLS
NO MORE THAN THE ODD MINUSCULE SPECK OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATICTATIC
NO MORE THAN 1 COUPLE OF THE TINIEST LITTLE DUST TICS OR POPS
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT MINUS
PLEASE JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AFTER HAVING A THOROUGH LISTEN TO IT!!!!
THE SLEEVE
UNUSUALLY THIS ALBUM WAS RELEASED IN THE UK IN TWO DIFFERENT SLEEVES. BOTH SLEEVES ARE THE SAME DESIGN, BUT ONE WAS MADE IN THE UK AND THE OTHER IN THE USA. THE US SLEEVE HAS THE US CATALOGUE NUMBER ON IT AS WELL AS THE UK 6499-153 NUMBER. THIS COPY HAS THE US SLEEVE
THE WEAR POINTS ON THIS SLEEVE WHICH USUALLY MAKES A SHABBY EXAMPLE ARE THE FLIMSY EDGES TO THE FLAPS AND THE TOP OPENING EDGE WHICH RUBS BADLY. HERE HOWEVER DUE TO THE SLEEVE BEING PROTECTED FROM DAY ONE, WE HAVE A MINT EXAMPLE
THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS NON LAMINATED SLEEVE IS IN INCREDIBLE CONDITION. FIRSTLY THERE IS NO LOSS OF COLOUR ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE. NO RUBBING OR COLOUR FADE AND NO MARKS
THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES WHATSOEVER ON THIS SURFACE EITHER, IN FACT THERE ARE NO PRESSURE LINES EITHER
THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO LINES AGAINST ANY OF THE EDGES.
THIS IS A TOP OPENING SLEEVE WITH A FRONT AND BACK SURFACE HINGED TO THE TOP EDGE, MAKING IT LOOK MORE LIKE A CALENDAR THAN A RECORD ALBUM. THE TOP EDGES ARE ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE AND FREE OF ANY RUBBING. THE TYPEFACE ON THE SPINE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE OVERHANGING FLIMSY CARD HAS A FEW MINUSCULE BURRS ALONG THE EDGES, BUT NOTHING SEVERE
THE AREA THAT THE LP SLIDES INTO IS ALSO ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN EXACTLY THE SAME SUPER CONDITION AS THE FRONT
. OPENING THE FRONT FLAP REVEALS THE STADIUM SHOTS AND AGAIN WE HAVE A PRISTINE UNBLEMISHED PAIR OF SURFACES.
THE REAR FLAP WHEN OPENED REVEALS THE GOALMOUTH SCENE AND YET AGAIN IT IS ALL IN MINT CONDITION.
THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS FIRST OF ALL THE CORRECT INNER FOR THIS ALBUM, HAVING THE DATE PRINTED IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER 0272 (FEB 1972). IT IS UNSPLIT , AND UNCREASED
A MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE AND FULLY JUSTIFIES A MINT MINUS GRADE
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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