The Carpenters TICKET TO RIDE UK LP 1ST PRESS 1969 RED TRANSLUCENT NEAR MINT
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THE CARPENTERS - TICKET TO RIDE
IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION
RED TRANSLUCENT VINYL
EXCELLENT PLUS SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:A & M AMLH64205
- MATRIX:AMLH64205 A1-X / B-X
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE BROWN A & M LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION. ONE WIGGLY LINE ON SIDE TWO. THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWS JUST TWO MINUSCULE SPIDER LINES SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL UNRUBBED
THE VINYL
THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE A BRAND NEW DISC. IT HAS NO MARKS OF ANY KIND AT ALL ON ANY PART OF THE SURFACE AND IN DAYLIGHT IT IS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE ONLY A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE, AND SOME NON SOUNDING DULL SPECKLES. WHEN PLACED IN FRONT OF A STRONG LIGHT THE VINYL SHOWS A DEEP PURPLE COLOUR TYPICAL OF PYE MANUFACTURED ALBUMS OF THIS AGE
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 LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE 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
THIS VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER
NO DISTORTION AT ANY POINT TO THE STEREO REPRODUCTION
PYE VINYL OF THIS ERA WAS NOT THE BEST AND OFTEN HAS LIGHT EMBEDDED LOW LEVEL VINYL NOISE HEARD IN THE LINKING GROOVES
THE ODD SPECK OF EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE HEARD ONLY IN ONE OR TWO OF THE LINKING GROOVES, AND ALSO AN ODD SEMI SECOND OR TWO OF VERY LIGHT STATIC
I HEARD NO MORE THAN ONE OR TWO DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH
THIS REPRODUCTION GRADES NEAR MINT!!!
BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
HOWARDS FULLY LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT, CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR DEEP CREASE LINES. THE LAMINATE IS VIRTUALLY PERFECT WITH JUST TWO SMALL PATCHES OF LIFT BY THE SPINE
THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER TIP HAS A SMALL DING
THERE ARE TWO LAMINATE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, TWO ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE VIRTUALLY MINT. ALL OF THE COLOUR AND LAMINATE IS PRESENT AND PERFECT APART FROM THE BOTTOM LRFT CORNER TIP WHICH HAS A TINT SPECK OF RUB WHERE THE DING SITS
THE SPINE IS 100% FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE COLOUR IS ALL THERE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM TIP ONLY. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRINTED AND PUT TOGETHER, SHOWING EXACTLY HOW LITTLE THE RECORD HAS BEEN HANDLED.NOT EVEN ONE THUMB NAIL NICK. THE RECORD HAS HARDLY BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE!!!
THE REAR SURFACE ONLY HAS ONT TINY SPECK OF LAMINATE LIFT BY THE SPINE BUT IS OTHERWISE PERFECT
THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE DIE INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT CLEAN AND UNSPLIT. NATURAL AGEING TO THE EDGES, AND ONE CORNER CREASE LINE
A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE IT EXCELLENT PLUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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