Santana WELCOME UK LP 1ST PRESS A1/B1 100% UNPLAYED AND 100% MINT
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SANTANA - WELCOME
IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED MINT!!!! CONDITION
FIRST PRESS
MINT MINUS SLEEVE
TIME WARP COPY!!!
- CATALOGUE:CBS 69040
- MATRIX: S69040 A1 B1
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
CBS WHITE LABELS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE GOLD TYPEFACE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. CLEARLY AN IMMACULATELY CARED FOR 42 YEAR OLD ALBUM
A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS ZERO!!! SPIDER LINES SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS MARVELLOUS VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED
THE VINYL
THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW IN DAYLIGHT AND IS MADE OF THE VERY HEAVY VINYL THAT MOST LATE 60'S RECORDINGS WERE PRESSED ON.IT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE IS NOTHING TO SEE. SPOTLESS!!!
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, AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.
THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
THE CLARITY OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS JUST INCREDIBLE. EVERY NOTE IS CRISP AND CLEAN, AND THE WHOLE ALBUM SOUNDS SUPERB ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT TO THIS CRYSTAL CLEAR REPRODUCTION
I AM JUST BLOWN AWAY BY THE INCREDIBLE STEREO SOUND THIS RECORDING PRODUCES AND ALL OF THIS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS
NO VINYL NOISE AND NOT EVEN ANY STATIC IN THE LINKING GROOVES
I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I DIDN'T HEAR ANY MORE THAN 2-3 TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS OUTSTANDING DISC MINT!!!!
TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
FIRST ISSUE SHOREPAK UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE
A STUNNING WHITE SLEEVE THAT HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW!!!
THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN. THE WHITE SURFACE IS STILL IN SUPERB CONDITION WITH JUST THE BAREST TRACE OF AGEING IF THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO STRONG LIGHT AND EVEN THIS IS RESTRICTED TO JUST THE PERIMETERS AND IS JUST A SLIGHT OFF SHADE OF WHITE, BARELY NOTICEABLE!!!. THE EMBOSSED 'WELCOME' IS STILL IMMACULATE AND UNRUBBED
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE!!!
THERE IS NO RING WEAR WHATSOEVER OR EVEN A HINT OF RECORD SHAPE
THERE IS JUST ONE MINUSCULE LINE NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE SUPERB WITH ALL OF THE DELICATE WHITE SURFACE FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER AND EVEN THE TIPS ARE UNRUBBED
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A FINER EXAMPLE. NO LOSS OF COLOUR EITHER THROUGH RUBBING OR FADING, AND THIS GOES FOR THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS AS WELL WHICH ARE PERFECT!! THE GOLD TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND AS NEW, AND IT'S CLEAR THAT THE LP HAS NEVER BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE VERY OFTEN
THE REAR SURFACE IS IMMACULATE , EXACTLY LIKE THE FRONT
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER PANELS
THE ORIGINAL CBS ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSPLIT AND UNCREASED. STILL PERFECTLY WHITE
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS !!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
