Supertramp CRIME OF THE CENTURY UK LP 1ST PRESS LAMINATED SLEEVE 100% MINT MINUS

	£		128
	$		169

SUPERTRAMP - CRIME OF THE CENTURY

IN MAGNIFICENT  MINT  MINUS !!! CONDITION

COMPLETE WITH MINT MINUS !!!!  SLEEVE

OUTSTANDING QUALITY!!!!

• CATALOGUE:A & M 68258
• MATRIX: AMLS 68258 A5 / B5
• NO COMMERCIAL PRESS LOWER THAN THIS

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE GREY AND BROWN  LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. A SOLID BASE COLOUR THAT IS FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS. THE BLACK TYPEFACE AND LOGO'S ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE SPINDLE HOLE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND THERE ARE ONLY 2-3 TINY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE.

THE VINYL

THE VINYL ABSOLUTELY GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. THE SHEEN IS FLAWLESS AND IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY MINT, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES.

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. I AM CONVINCED THAT ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH PERFECTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS ALBUM SOUNDS.

THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER.

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE

THERE ARE SO MANY QUIET PASSAGES ON THIS ALBUM THAT TO FIND ONE THAT DOESN'T PLAY WITH CRACKLE, CLICKS AND POPS IS A REAL RARITY

THERE IS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE ANYWHERE, AND ONLY A LITTLE BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A FEW RANDOM SPOTS LIKE RIGHT AT THE START OF EACH SIDE BEFORE THE MUSIC KICKS IN AND IN A COUPLE OF LINKING GROOVES

I CAN'T EVEN SAY THAT I HEARD ANY MORE THAN 1-2 TINY LITTLE  DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS MINT MINUS!!!

PLEASE DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

FULLY LAMINATED MACNEILL PRESS SINGLE SLEEVE

ONLY THE VERY FIRST ISSUES OF THIS LP HAD THE LAMINATED SLEEVE . ALL LATER PRESSES WERE A FLAT MATT FINISH

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR DEEP CREASE LINES.ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COLOUR IS THERE AND TOTALLY UNRUBBED. THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND IS QUITE SUPERB

THERE ARE THREE SMALL LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, TWO ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

 THERE IS ONE TINY SPECK OF LAMINATE LIFT IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER.

THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE, FRONT OR BACK

BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE IN MINT CONDITION WITH ALL OF THE LAMINATE FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER WITH EVEN THE CORNER TIPS UNBLEMISHED

THE SPINE IS IN FLAT AND ONLY HAS ONE LIGHT FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSION JUST OVER HALFWAY DOWN. THE LAMINATE IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. ONE TINY LINE WHERE THE DENT IS. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE TIP TIP IS IMMACULATE, THE BOTTOM HAS ONE PIN PRICK OF WHITE VISIBLE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE AND EVERY BIT AS SPECIAL AS THE FRONT.JUST A FEW LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE

THE OFTEN MISSING INSERT SHEET IS IN MINT CONDITION

THE PLAIN WHITE  INNER SLEEVE IS IN NEAR  MINT  CONDITION. NO MARKS, STAINS, SPLITS OR HEAVY CREASES. JUST A FEW VERY LIGHT WRINKLES

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

GARRY