Small Faces SMALL FACES UK DEBUT LP 1ST DECCA MONO UNBOXED, PLAYS NEAR MINT

	£		237
	$		313

SMALL FACES - SMALL FACES

IN MAGNIFICENT 5-6 PLAY NEAR MINT!!!  CONDITION

RARE 1ST PRESS ON THE UNBOXED MONO DECCA LABEL

• CATALOGUE:DECCA LK4790
• MATRIX:XARL 7217-5A / 7218-4A

• FIRST PRESS
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 H / 1 G

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE RED AND SILVER LABELS ARE IN JUST MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE DEEP RED COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND HAS NO MARKS OR STAINS ON IT ANYWHERE. IT ALSO STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGO'S ARE ALSO IN PRISTINE UNRUBBED CONDITION, WITH EACH LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

A CLOSE STUDY OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 5-6 REALLY SMALL AND BARELY VISIBLE SPIDER LINES, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS INCREDIBLE VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED IN THE PAST 46 YEARS

THE VINYL

A GLEAMING DISC THAT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN. THIS IS NATURALLY ALSO A HEAVY WEIGHT FIRST PRESS DISC.IN DAYLIGHT THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE ON THE SURFACE OF THE VINYL,AND IT LOOKS VIRTUALLY FLAWLESS, APART FROM A COUPLE OF REALLY TINY AND BARELY VISIBLE LITTLE HANDLING LINES. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES, AND A COUPLE MORE HANDLING LINES

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 AM NOW DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED 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 RICH AND POWERFUL MONO SOUND IS JUST MAGNIFICENT AND PURE FIRST PRESS. THE REPRODUCTION IS JUST SECOND TO NONE, AND EVERY NOTE IS CLEAR AND CRISP.

THERE IS NOT ONE SECOND OF DISTORTION TO THIS AMAZING SOUND, MEANING THAT THE FEW PLAYS THAT THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS

THERE IS NEAR SILENCE BETWEEN THE TRACKS HAVING JUST SOME VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND BARELY HEARD WHEN LISTENING AT NORMAL DISTANCE

I CAN'T EVEN SAY THAT I HEARD MORE THAN FOUR OR FIVE MINUSCULE DUST POPS / TICS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

THE RECORDING IS A VERY LOUD MONO CUT AND IS REPRODUCED SUPERBLY, SO PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS GREAT ALBUM FOR YOURSELF

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH NEAR MINT

AN OUTSTANDING FIRST ISSUE VINYL

THE SLEEVE

THIS SLEEVE HAS A HISTORY OF BEING EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND IN ANYTHING OTHER THAN TRASHED CONDITION, PURELY BECAUSE OF THE THIN CARD USED, ENSURING THAT MOST COPIES ARE VERY BADLY CREASED AND SO GRUBBY ON THE BACK THAT YOU WOULD NEVER BELIEVE IT STATED OUT WHITE

HERE IS ONE THAT IS IN REALLY SUPERIOR CONDITION COMPARED TO THE REST

FIRSTLY THIS IS THE GENUINE 1ST ISSUE JAMES UPTON FRONT LAMINATED SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS IN FLAT AND CLEAN CONDITION , WITH A REALLY SHINY LAMINATE. THERE IS A LITTLE DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER WHERE IS HAS SUSTAINED SOME LAMINATE FLAKE CAUSED BY THE BOTTOM TIP BEING SLIGHTLY BENT UP AT SOME POINT. OTHER THAN THIS THERE ARE NO OTHER BLEMISHES TO THE MAIN BODY OF THE COVER.

THERE ARE 4 LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE AND A FEW PATCHES OF LAMINATE LIFT VERY CLOSE TO THE SPINE, ONE LIGHT LINE RUNNING ACROSS THE TOP LEFT CORNER, AND A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE ONE ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE THOUGH, AND NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE VIRTUALLY UNWORN WITH JUST A LITTLE SCUFFING TO THE BOTTOM EDGE

THE SPINE ALSO HAS ALL OF THE LAMINATE INTACT AND AGAIN THERE IS NO PEEL, OR FLAKE . EVEN DOWN TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS WHICH ARE JUST BARELY RUBBED. THE SURFACE IS A LITTLE CURVED, AND HAS A COUPLE OF TINY FINGER TO THUMB SQUASHES, BUT ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG THE EDGE, AND IT'S HERE THAT IS SHOWS JUST HOW LITTLE THE LP HAS BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS AGAIN FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASING AND BENDS.AND IS IN THE SAME TOP CONDITION AS THE FRONT, WITH JUST A FOUR LITTLE LAMINATE LINES ALONG THE SPINE, A TINY SLIVER OF LAMINATE LIFT IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER, AND THE FAINTEST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE WHEN THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO A STRONG LIGHT

THE CHEAP AND THIN CARD USED ON THIS SLEEVE ALWAYS ENSURES THE BACK SURFACE TO BE IN POOR CONDITION. THIS ONE IS MILDLY GRUBBY AROUND THE PERIMETER EDGES, AND THERE ARE SOME GLUE MOTTLES TOWARD'S THE BOTTOM AND THE BOTTOM EDGE. ALL OF THE TYPEFACE HOWEVER IS CLEAR AND LEGIBLE AND IMPORTANTLY UNRUBBED

THE ORIGINAL DECCA POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN AGED CONDITION. TOTALLY UNSPLIT, BUT HAS GLUE DRIED PERIMETER EDGES AND A FEW LIGHT CORNER CREASES. THIS IS HOWEVER THE CORRECT INNER SLEEVE FOR THIS LP, AS IT HAS THE 046 NUMBER IN THE BOTTOM CORNER (APRIL 1966) THE VINYL WAS RELEASED IN MAY 1966

THE SLEEVE GRADES EXCELLENT

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

GARRY