THE ELASTIC BAND - EXPANSIONS ON LIFE - DECCA NOVA - STEREO - 1969 - EX++

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ELASTIC BAND - EXPANSIONS ON LIFE - DECCA NOVA - STEREO - 1969 - EX++ - ZAL 9165/9166 P-2W

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• CAT SDN 6
• MATRIX ZAL 9165 P-2W/ZAL 9166 P-2W
• YEAR 1969
• LABEL DECCA NOVA

TRACKLISTING.....

SIDE 1- 1. MOTHER GOOSE. 2. LAST PERSON IN THE BAR. 3. CRABTREE FARM. 4. HAS ANYBODY SEEN HER. 5. DEAR JOHN.

SIDE 2- 1. ROOM FULL OF ROOM. 2. THAT'S NICE. 3. LIFE STILL GOE'S ON. 4. SAD JAZZ. 5. SUNRISE WORK 'TILL SUNSET.

• COVER EX+
• LABELS NM
• VINYL NM (MINT AUDIO)
• INNER VG+

WHAT A FANTASTIC L.P. "EXPANSIONS ON LIFE" BY ELASTIC BAND. THIS HAS A PSYCH/ROCK DELIVERY. ONE OF MY FAVOURITE RECORDS. FEATURING ANDY SCOTT (OF SWEET) ON GUITAR & TED YEADON (THE LOVE AFFAIR) ON VOCALS.

A DECCA NOVA ORIGINAL STEREO RELEASE WHICH IS IN GREAT SHAPE FOR A RECORD THATS A COUPLE OF YEARS OVER (40) IN AGE. HERE FOR YOUR INFO IS A RUNDOWN OF EACH PART.....

THE COVER LAMINATED FRONT BY "CLARIFOIL" STILL INTACT & FREE FROM ANY RIPPING TEARING OR HANDWRITTEN NAMES IN INK OR BIRO. SLEEVE PRINTED IN ENGLAND BY ROBERT STACE. THIS ON A GRADE OF 100% RECIEVES A 90% SOME VERY SLIGHT SIGNS AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT OF CREASE ALONG THE EDGES OF THE FRONT...BUT THIS IS BEING VERY CRITICAL AS THE CRACKING ARTWORK (WITH ALL OF THE TRACK TITLES) IS STILL EXCELLENT AFTER ALL THIS TIME.

THE BACK MATT FLIPOVER CLARIFOIL COVER, HAS NO RIPPING, LOOSINING OF GLUE, NO HANDRITING OF ANY KIND IN INK OR BIRO. THE FLIPBACK SPINE IS INTACT AND HAS NOT SPLIT. INTACT SPINE PERFECTLY READABLE WITH NO SPLITS OR DINKS, OR BUMPS. THE BLUE CIRCLE INDICATES A STEREO RELEASE WHILE RED WOULD BE A MONO. THIS IS A STEREO, THE INNER DUST COVER IS THE BLUE PART VISABLE THROUGH THE COVER. JUST BELOW THIS THERE ARE A COUPLE OF VERY SMALL PARTS OF STICKER TEAR FROM THE ORIGINAL PRICE TAG, THESE ARE MINOR REALLY AND ARE THE ONLY SMALL ISSUE TO BE LISTED AS A NEGATIVE. ALSO SOME VERY SLIGHT WEAR IN AGE BUT NOTHING TO DRASTIC. THIS L.P. COVER IN ITSELF IS EXTREMELY RARE, AND I'AM JUST GLAD ITS STILL INTACT. IT ALSO FOR THE BACK & INTACT SPINE GETS OUT OF 100% 90%  

ORIGINAL STEREO INNER DUST COVER STILL HAS THE PROTECTIVE PLASTIC INNER ATTACHED INSIDE. THIS INNER HAS NO HANDWRITTEN NAMES EITHER, AND ONLY VERY SLIGHT WEAR OR SIGNS OF AGE E.G. DISCOULORATION. THE ORIGINAL STICKER WITH THE CATALOUGE NUMBER IS STUCK HERE ALSO, BY THE SHOP I PURCHASED IT FROM. SO A VG+ RATING. I HAVE PUT THE RECORD INSIDE ANOTHER PROTECTIVE SLEEVE (NEW) BUT NOT DECCA. THIS WILL BE MAILED ALSO, TO HELP PROTECT ANY MOVEMENT. ALTHOUGH I SEAL AN PACK PROPERLY.

FOR ME -THE MOST IMMPORTANT & POSITIVE ASPECT OF WHATS ON OFFER HERE IS THE CONDITION OF THE RECORD & PLAY OF THE ACTUAL TRACKS...THE RECORD HAS NO WARPING, NO INGRAINED DUST, NO SCRATCHED MARKS, NO NEEDLE THRASH, PERFECTLY HANDLED WHENEVER PLAYED, AND ALWAYS PUT STRAIGHT BACK IN THE DUST INNER.

THIS RECORD HAS BEEN INSPECTED UNDER EXTREME BRIGHT LIGHT, YOU WILL SEE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS A FEW WISPY HAIRLINED FRACTURES FROM THE DUST INNER - BUT NO HEAVY SCRATCHES ANYWHERE ON THE DISC. IN MY OPINION FOR A 42 YEAR OLD VINYL RECORD THIS IS PRETTY OUTSTANDING REALLY.

IN DAYLIGHT AT A CERTAIN ANGLE WHEN THE RECORD IS TILTED THERE ARE 3 VISABLE HAIRLINES OR PRESSURE MARKS? NOT SURE WHICH. BUT THEY ARE NOT SURFACE SCRATCHED OR INGRAINED IN ANY WAY.

PLEASE NOTE: THESE HAIRLINES TOTALY DO NOT AFFECT ANY OF THE PLAY OF THE VINYL. THE AUDIO IS MINT PLAY THROUGHOUT. JUST MERELY POINTING OUT ANY MINOR (VISUAL) FLAWS FOR YOUR INFORMATION. PLEASE SEE THE EXTRA LARGE PHOTOGRAPHS PROVIDED BELOW....FOR A CLOSER THAN CLOSE UP VIEW. 

THE VINYL HAS STILL GOT A FANTASTIC APPERANCE AND AUDIO IS TOP. A TEST PLAY (THE FIRST THE RECORD IN A LONG TIME) REVEALED THE RECORD TO CONTAIN PERFECT CLARITY, NO POPS, SKIPS, CRACKLE, OR BACKGROUND DISTORTION AUDIBLE.

I ACTUALY BEFORE THE TRACK SIDE 1 RAN INTO PLAY, HAD TO CHECK MY SYSTEM VOLUME WAS TURNED UP!! AS I COULDN'T HEAR A THING ON THE RUN IN. SOMETIMES WHEN PLAYING AN ORIGINAL OR ANY RECORD YOU MIGHT HEAR A LITTLE POP OR STATIC, THIS HAD NONE! THIS WILL GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE STATE OF THE RECORDS AUDIO PLAY. A GREAT LISTEN WHICH I ENJOYED JUST AS MUCH AS THE FIRST TIME I PLAYED THIS GEM.

I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE PROVIDED SOME SOUND CLIPS FOR YOU WHILE READING ALONG, BUT HAVE AS YET TO INVEST IN THE CORRECT/COMPATABLE SET UP. SO FOR THE TIME BEING PLEASE USE THESE PHOTOS & EXTENSIVE LISTING TO HAVE A GOOD ENOUGH IDEA OF THE QUALITY THERE IS OFFERED THIS LISTING. TAKE IT FROM ME..THE RECORDS A PERFECT LISTEN. I WILL HAVE AN MP3 PLAYER INSTALED SOON...

THE LABEL ON SIDE 1 IS FREE FROM ANY SPINDLE MARKS NOT EVEN ONE WAS VISABLE UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT (HALOGEN) INSPECTION. NO HANDWRITTEN NAMES OR FADE IN PRINT, NO RIPS OR TEARS. PERFECT 100% MINT. SIDE 2 HAS ABOUT 3 SPINDLES AND SOME AROUND THE CENTRE PINHOLE. BUT THAT AGAIN IS BEING DESCRIPTIVE & NOT NEGATIVE ON MY PART. HIGHLY CRITICAL IF ANYTHING. THIS SIDE ALSO HAS NONE OF THE ISSUES LISTED SUCH AS HANDWRITING IN INK OR BIRO, FADE OR TEARS. HAVE A LOOK PLEASE FOR YOURSELF AT THE LARGE PHOTOGRAPHS PROVIDED BELOW THE GRADING SYSTEM. A GREAT OPPERTUNITY FOR ANYONE WHO KNOWS THE BAND OR HAS STILL TO EXPERIANCE THIS STUNNER OF A ACCOMPLISHED RECORDING. WELL DONE TO THE "ELASTIC BAND" THEY SOUND JUST AS ORIGINAL OVER 40 YEARS INTO THE TIME. DO NOT MISS THIS ONE OF OPPERTUNITY FROM ME, AS THESE RARELY IF EVER TURN UP IN SUCH A DETAILED LISTING OR GREAT CONDITION.

PLEASE NOTE: I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCEPT ANY RETURNS OF THIS ITEM, ITS RARITY WOULD BE MORE OF A RISK TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE TRIP OUT OF MY HANDS, AND I FEEL THIS DESCRIPTION IS MORE THAN HELPFULL IN UNDERSTANDING WHAT I'VE OFFERED. HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND. VINYL IS FRAGILE & POSTAL SERVICES ARE SOMETIMES A BIT HEAVY HANDED.

I'VE HAD LOTS OF HAPPY RETURNING CUSTOMERS FOR VINYL (IF YOU HAVE NOT DEALT WITH MYSELF BEFORE) SO PLEASE CHECK OUT MY FEEDBACK SCORE.

THE RECORD WILL BE PROPERLY PACKED OUTSIDE OF THE COVER, ALL CONTENTS INSIDE A POLY PROTECYOR, INBETWEEN 2 HARD CARD STIFFENERS, SEALED IN A HARD CARD MAILER WITH FRAGILE MARKED MASKING TAPE. THIS RECORD WILL NOT BE POSTED UNLESS REGISTERED DELIVERY. SURE YOU WILL AGREE THAT THIS IS FOR EVERYONES BENEFIT.

MANY THANKS & BEST OF LUCK. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER GREAT VINYL ON OFFER THIS LISTING ALSO. SOME FANTASTIC ORIGINALS AND MORE TO ADDED ALL THE TIME.

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