The Association AND THEN... ALONG COMES 1966 UK LP Black London Mono EX+
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THE ASSOCIATION - AND THEN... ALONG COMES
SUPERB EX+ PLAYTHROUGH!!!
EX+ SLEEVE
FULLY PLAY TESTED PRIOR TO LISTING
CATALOGUE: LONDON HAT 8305
- MATRIX: AIL-2926-1B / 2927-1C
- MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 1 C / 1 U
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE BLACK LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION.
THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.
THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND THEREFORE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THERE ARE 2-3 VISIBLE SPIDER LINES ROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER.
ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISC, AND IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS FLAWLESS
UNDER SPOTLIGHTS I SEE A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES ONLY ON SIDE TWO
PLAYING THE RECORD
THE RECORD PLAYS CLEANLY THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH
THERE ARE NOHEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER
NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, MEANING NO GROOVE WEAR
CLEAR AND CLEAN AUDIO WITHOUT ANY EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
IN THE LINKING GROOVES ON SIDE A, THERE IS A TINIEST TRACE OF NATURAL VINYL NOISE BUT ONLY AUDIBLE IF YOU SIT RIGHT ON TOP OF YOUR SPEAKERS
ON SIDE B THERE IS A LITTLE VERY LOW LEVEL BACKGROUND BEHIND A COUPLE OF THE EARLIER TRACKS, BUT AGAIN NON EXISTANT IF YOU ARE AT NORMAL LISTENING DISTANCE
I HEARD NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TINY STATIC TICS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAY
PLAYS TO AN EX+ STANDARD.
THE SLEEVE
LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE, NON LAMINARED REAR - SINGLE SLEEVE BY JAMES UPTON
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND HAS ALL OF THE COLOURS RUB FREE., AND THE LAMINATE IS VERY GLOSSY AND HAS NO LIFT, PEEL OR FLAKE
THERE IS NO RING WEAR, JUST THE LIGHTEST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM WHEN ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT
THE FOUR CORNER TIPS ARE STILL SHARP AND SQUARE WITH A LITTLE RUB TO THE TIP ENDS
SEVEN SMALL PRESSURE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, SEVEN ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONE MINUSCULE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THE WAFER THIN TOP EDGE SEEMS TO BE FULLY COLOURED
THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IDENTICAL
THE SPINE IS FLAT . PRISTINE TYPEFACE. PERFECT COLOUR WITH A TINY SPECK OF RUB TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS
THE OPENING EDGE HAS A LITTLE FEATHERING IN PATCHES
THE REAR SURFACE HAS RUB TO THE TEXT OR PICTURES. THERE IS SOME NATURAL AGEING TO THE EDGES AND A LITTLE HANDLING
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE EX+
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