Santana CARAVANSERAI 1972 UK LP 1st Press A1 / B1 MINT MINUS AUDIO
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I have come across a collection of records that defy time.
They belonged to a collector who was buying in the mid to late 60's through the 70's and 80's
However his family have said that he didn't own a record player until the mid 80's.
Very strange I know, but what it means is that the early records have in most cases never been played or at the most one play.
Naturally people's tastes in music change and that's why the 80's albums have had more play than the 60's
There are some incredible records in this collection
I aim to release one per day and will list them at 8pm UK time so that they don't get confused with my other listings
I will also be test playing each record prior to listing . My very very careful test play will go undetected however
SANTANA - CARAVANSERAI
1972 UK 1ST PRESS
MINT MINUS AUDIO
NEAR MINT SHOREWOOD GETFOLD SLEEVE
WITH ADVERTISING INNER
FULLY PLAY TESTED PRIOR TO LISTING
- CATALOGUE: CBS 65299
- MATRIX NUMBERS: S65299 A1 / B1
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE ORANGE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION. THE COLOURS ARE UNFADED OR UNRUBBED, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THE COLOURS STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.
I CAN'T EVEN SEE ANY MORE THAN ONE TINY SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST WHY THIS ALBUM IS IN THE SUPERB CONDITION THAT IT IS
THE VINYL
THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW WITH AN ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS SHEEN, AND LOOKS TOTALLY MINT
AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING VISIBLE
A PRISTINE DISC
PLAYING THE RECORD
A TRUE FIRST PRESS PERFORMANCE WITH A STEREO REPRODUCTION THAT IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. SILENT RUN IN'S AND NEAR SILENT LINKING GROOVES LEADING TO PERFECT SOUND PLAYED WITHOUT DISTORTION THUS NO GROOVE WEAR.
THE RECORD PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECTION
THE FIRST THING TO MENTION IS THE TOTAL LACK OF EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, MEANING NO GROOVE WEAR
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE, NO CLICKS OR STICK OR JUMPS
THE ODD TINY SPECK OF LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A LINGING GROOVE OR TWO AND A LITTLE IN THE OPENING TRACK TO SIDE TWO
NO TICS OR POPS
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AND VINYL CONDITION AS MINT MINUS
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED SHOREWOOD GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN WITH RICH AND VIBRANT COLOURS ACROSSS THE WHOLE COVER
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE STILL SHARP AND SQUARE AND THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
THERE ARE THREE TINY PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE, NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGES ARE FULLY COLOURED WITH JUST A COUPLE OF PIN PRICKS OF WHITE ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS
. THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE A LITTLE MORE RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNERS AND A COUPLE OF PIN PRICKS OF UNDERCARDS VISIBLE ELSEWHERE
THE SPINE IS FLAT , WITH A FEW SMALL FLECKS OF UNDERCARD VISIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS AS SPECTACULAR AS THE FRONT
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVELAS TWO PRISTINE TEXTURED INNER PANELS
THE INNER SLEEVE IS FREE FROM SPLITS OR CREASES. NO MARKS OR STAINS
THIS SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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