The Drifters BIGGEST HITS UK LP 1ST PRESS RED/PLUM FINAL UPGRADE COPY MINT MINUS

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THE DRIFTERS - BIGGEST HITS

ORIGINAL RED AND PLUM ATLANTIC PRESS IN MINT MINUS PLAYTHROUGH  CONDITION

BARELY PLAYED WITH A NEAR MINT  SLEEVE

INVESTMENT GRADE COPY

• CATALOGUE:ATLANTIC 587038
• MATRIX: 587038 A//1 1 1 2 / B//1 1 1 2 (ETCHED CATALOGUE NUMBER INCORRECT STAMPED ONE CROSSED OUT

I HAVE ACQUIRED A COLLECTION OF STUNNING VINYLS THAT BELONGED TO A COLLECTOR WHO HANDLED BOTH VINYL AND SLEEVE METICULOUSLY. INCREDIBLE ALBUMS THAT I WILL BE LISTING OVER THE COMING WEEKS. THIS IS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO COLLECT VINTAGE VINYL IN THE SORT OF CONDITION THAT YOU COULD ONLY DREAM ABOUT..LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE LP BEFORE LAYING A BID, AS I HAVE RECORDED EVERY SINGLE SECOND

MY LONG STANDING SERIOUS COLLECTOR CUSTOMERS WILL APPRECIATE THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A PRISTINE MUSEUM GRADE  ALBUM. NEW CUSTOMERS AS WELL, IF YOU ARE SERIOUSLY INTO COLLECTING THEN THIS MUST NOT BE PASSED UP

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE RED AND PLUM LABELS ARE IN  MINT CONDITION. BOTH BASE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT, AND THE WHITE BAND IS STILL WHITE AND NOT SOILED AT ALL. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. FINALLY THERE ARE BETWEEN 2-3 SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING HOW LITTLE THE VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED.AND STILL SOME RESIDUAL VINYL SHARDS INSIDE THE HOLE.

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE, AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS . EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAN A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES A REALLY GLEAMING STUNNING COPY

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 NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I AM CONVINCED 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 FIRST PRESS RED AND PLUM PLAYS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH. AS I HAVE ALREADY SAID IT HAS BARELY BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE. THERE IS CERTAINLY NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT THE LITTLE PLAY IT HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THE CLARITY OF THIS MONO REPRODUCTION IS MAGNIFICENT, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD EXACTLY AS IT WAS INTENDED

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS THROUGH THE PLAYTHROUGH

THERE IS NO VINYL NOISE AND ONLY THE VERY ODD SPLIT SECOND OR TWO OF STATIC IN A FEW RANDOM QUIET SPOTS.

I CAN'T EVEN SAY THAT I HEARD MORE THAN A SINGLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

A STUNNING FIST PRESS ZEPPELIN THREE AND I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS MINT MINUS!!!

TAKE A LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE THOUGH 

THE SLEEVE

LAMINATED FRONT, UNLAMINATED REAR E.J.DAY AND CO SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS  BLEMISH FREE!!  IT IS TOTALLY FLAT AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE. THERE IS JUST ONE  MINUSCULE AND  INVISIBLE TINY LINE NEAR THE SPINE TWO ON THE TOP EDGE, ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR, AND THERE IS NO LIFT, PEEL OR FLAKE ANYWHERE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR WHATSOEVER. PRISTINE UNRUBBED CORNER TIPS

THE SPINE IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION AS WELL. IT'S UNLAMINATED SO THE TYPEFACE HAS RUBBED VERY SLIGHTLY BUT EVERYTHING ELSE IS PRISTINE

 THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP,WITH JUST A COUPLE OF THE TINIEST THUMB NAIL NICKS  SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS RECORD HAS BEEN OUTSIDE OF THE COVER,

THE REAR SURFACE WHILST AGAIN IS UNCREASED, IT IS EVERY BIT AS BRILLIANT AS THE FRONT, AGAIN A DELIGHTFUL WHITE SURFACE WITH JUST THAT LIGHT SHADOW OF AGEING AND HANDLING CLOSE TO THE EDGES.

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED, AND IS UNSPLIT AND ONLY HAS A COUPLE OF LIGHT CORNER CREASE LINES. THE SURFACE DOES SHOW AGEING TO THE EDGES MAINLY

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

GARRY