Smokie BRIGHT LIGHTS AND BACK ALLEYS UK LP 1ST PRESS 5-6 PLAYS NEAR MINT
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SMOKIE - BRIGHT LIGHTS & BACK ALLEYS
IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT!!!! CONDITION
FIRST PRESS - RAK LABELS
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:RAK SRAK530
- MATRIX: SRAK530 A-1 / B-1
- FIRST PRESS
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS:4 LH / 1 GDG
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE BLUE RAK LABELS IN PRISTINE CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. CLEARLY A WELL CARED FOR 37 YEAR OLD ALBUM
A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 5-6 SPIDER LINES SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS MARVELLOUS VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED
THE VINYL
THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND LOOKS AS GOOD TODAY AS IT DID BACK IN 1977. THERE ARE NO MARKS TO BEE SEEN ANYWHERE,AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS TO BE FLAWLESS. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES AND A FEW ULTRA FINE ANGEL HAIRLINE SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL 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 DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS IN THE FIRM BELIEF 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. THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS BRILLIANT, AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES TO JUDGE FOR YOURSELF.
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLING, NOR ANY LOUD CLICKS
NO STATIC AT ALL ANYWHERE AND ONLY A SPECK OF VINYL NOISE IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES
I HEARD NO MORE THAN ONE DUST POP ON SIDE TWO
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS NEAR MINT OR HIGHER!!!
SO PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
ORIGINAL GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE IN SUPERB CONDITION
THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN. NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES AND A LAMINATE THAT STILL SHINES WITH A MIRROR LIKE FINISH. THERE ARE FIVE SMALL LAMINATE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. THREE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THE TOP EDGE IS TOTALLY FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR,WITH LAMINATE THAT RUNS FULLY ACROSS THE SURFACE AND EVEN THE CORNER TIPS HAVE REMAINED UNRUBBED. THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IDENTICAL WITH A SPECK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT TIP END.
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE PERFECT AND ONLY ONE PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP WITH A SPECK OF BURRING AT THE BOTTOM, AND A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS FURTHER UP
THE REAR SURFACE IS AGAIN IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. LAMINATE THAT ONLY HAS A COUPLE OF TINY LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE AND TOP EDGE, AND A LITTLE RUB TO THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER TIP.
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL CARD PICTURE INNER SLEEVE WHICH IS IN UNCREASED AND UNSPLIT APART FROM AN ABSOLUTE MINUSCULE NIP TO THE BOTTOM EDGE.ALSO VERY FLAT AND TOTALLY UNMARKED
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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