Simon And Garfunkel SOUNDS OF SILENCE 1966 Laminated A2/B3 MINT MINUS AUDIO
  £   30
  $   40

 


£ 30 Sold For
Jul 20, 2019 Sold Date
Jul 13, 2019 Start Date
£   19 Start price
4   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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Description


SIMON AND GARFUNKEL - SOUNDS OF SILENCE

INCREDIBLE MINT MINUS AUDIO

1966 STEREO (2ND PRESS)

 EX+ SLEEVE


  • CATALOGUE:CBS  SBPG 62690
  • MATRIX: SBPG 62690 A2 / B3

 

 TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

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THE RECORD

 

THE LABELS

THE DEEP ORANGE TEXTURED LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. NO STAINS OR HANDLING MARKS. THE DEEP RICH COLOUR STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE ALL UN-RUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE 5-6  SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE , SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE, IN THE PAST 53 YEARS

 

THE VINYL

THIS HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN SUPERB CONDITION, REALLY GLOSSY AND NOT DULL LIKE MOST WORN OUT COPIES. IN DAY LIGHT THE DISC LOOKS FLAWLESS.. NO VISIBLE MARKS OR SCRATCHES AND NO SCUFFS OR DULL PATCHES

WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A FEW MINUSCULE WISPY HAIRLINES ONLY VISIBLE WHEN ANGLED IN CERTAIN POSITIONS. 

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTABLE 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 AM DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WILL 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 RECORD PLAYS AS NEW ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES WITHOUT DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT THE FEW PLAYS THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED STYLUS AND ALSO UNWORN .

PLEASE PLAY THE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AND THEN YOU WILL TRULY APPRECIATE JUST HOW MAGNIFICENT THIS 1966 RECORDING TRULY IS

FIRSTLY THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE 

THE LINKING GROOVES ARE  DEATHLY SILENT 

YOU WILL NOT HEAR ANY CLICKS OR LOUD POPS ANYWHERE THROUGH THE PLAYTHROUGH, SHOWING ONCE AGAIN JUST HOW SPECIAL THIS ALBUM IS

I DIDN'T HEAR ANY MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TOTALLY INSIGNIFICANT STATIC TICS OR DUST POPS DURING THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH 

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO SKIPS OR STICKS

WITH ALL THINGS CONSIDERED AND TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE STUNNING CONDITION OF THIS ALBUM I AM GOING GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS MINT MINUS.

HERE YOU HAVE A SUPERB SIMON AND GARFUNKEL 66 PRESS IN SUPERB CONDITION . SOUNDING ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT FROM START TO FINISH.

DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, PLAY ALL OF THE ALBUM AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN PERSONAL STANDARDS

 

THE SLEEVE

 LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE, NON LAMINATED REAR SURFACE E. J DAY AND CO. SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE WHICH IS USUALLY CREASED ALL OVER, ON THIS COPY IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. THE  LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR, AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASELINES WHATSOEVER. NO FOLDS OR BENDS.

NO RING WEAR OR EVEN ANY RECORD SHAPE

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH A TINY SPECK OF RUN TO THE TIP ENDS ONLY

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO LAMINATE PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. FOUR SMALL ONES ALONG THE TOP EDGE, EIGHT MINUSCULE ONES ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGE IS FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, WITH THE LAMINATE PERFECT ALL THE WAY FROM CORNER TO CORNER, AND THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IDENTICAL. BOTH HAVE ULTRA SMOOTH SURFACES TO THE TOUCH ALL THE WAY ACROSS

THE SPINE IS UN-LAMINATED THE THIN WHITE SURFACE SHOWS SOME AGE BROWNING AND LIGHT RUB, BUT THE TEXT IS ALIGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, WITH A TINY BIT OF LIGHT BURRING IN THE MIDDLE

THE REAR SURFACE IS SHOWING SIGHES OF AGEING AROUND THE PERIMETER EDGES, AND SOMEONE HAS ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE DOUBLE ARROW STEREO STICKER  WHICH HAS CAUSED A PAPER TEAR TO THE SLEEVE JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE STICKER , WHICH STRETCHES DOWNWARDS TO THE FIRST TRACK TITLE. THE ORIGINAL BENTALLS SHOP STICKER IS IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER STATING THE PRICE AS 38/6 OLD MONEY

THE ORIGINAL D1E CUT ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCEPTIONAL UNSPLIT CONDITION, ONE CORNER CORNERS HAVE LIGHT CREASING. NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS

I AM HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX+

 

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

GARRY


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