The Golden Earring EIGHT MILES HIGH 1969 UK LP 1st Major Minor PLAYS MINT MINUS
  £   130
  $   172

 


£ 130 Sold For
May 11, 2023 Sold Date
May 4, 2023 Start Date
15   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING

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 THE GOLDEN EARRING - EIGHT MILES HIGH

 SUPERB MINT  PLAYTHROUGH

ORIGINAL UK 1ST PRESS ON MAJOR MINOR

EX++ SLEEVE


 

  • CATALOGUE:SMLP65
  • MATRIX:SLP-065-A-1L / B-1L
  • 1ST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS
  • MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 U / 1 U

 

THE RECORD

 

THE LABELS

THE RED AND BLACK LABELS IN MINT CONDITION. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE AND THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS BOTH UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. 

THERE ARE 1-2 SMALL SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THE VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED 

THE VINYL

SUPERB GLEAMING ORIGINAL HEAVYWEIGHT DISC THAT LOOKS FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT. UNDER SPOTLIGHTS IT STILL LOOKS PERFECT. JUST A COUPLE OF TINY WISPY HAIRLINES 

ON EACH SIDE IN THE DEAD WAX RUN OUT THERE IS A VERY FINE ANGEL HAIRLINE NON SOUNDING HANDLING LINE. ON SIDE A IT REACHES INTO THE FINAL TRACK, BUT AS YOU CAN HEAR IT IS SURFACE ONLY AND HAS NO IMPACT ON THE SOUNDWHATSOEVER

THE TEST PLAY


WHAT AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THIS SCARCE ALBUM

THE STEREO AUDIO IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. LOUD AND POWERFUL AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD TO PERFECTION

NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHICH INDICATES NO GROOVE WEAR

 SILENT LINKING GROOVES 

NO CRACKLE

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

THE VERY ODD TINY SPECK OF STATIC AND A COUPLE STATIC TICS (NEAR INAUDIBLE) DURING THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

THIS IS TRULY A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS ALBUM

A  FLAWLESS AUDIO PERFORMANCE THAT I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE   MINT MINUS

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

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE AND NON LAMINATED REAR SURFACE FROM MOORE AND MATHES

 

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR


THERE IS A LIGHT CREASE LINE RUNNING OVER THE TOP RIGHT CORNER

 

THERE ARE SEVEN TINY PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, AND FIVE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, THREE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE PLUS ONE THUMB LINE CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE

NO RING WEAR JUST A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE WHEN ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THE TOP EDGE IS IN TOP CONDITION. PERFECT LAMINATE AND UNBLEMISHED CORNER TIPS

THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IDENTICAL

 

 

THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY FLAT AND FREE FROM SQUASHING,  ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS A SPECK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM TIP END

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL BERY SHARP

 

THE REAR NON-LAMINATED SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS OUTSTANDING AS THE FRONT

NO MARKS OR STAINS AND THE BLACK HAS REMAINED UNRUBBED

THERE IS A LITTLE HANDLING TO THE OPENING EDGE AND THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES

 

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE HAS NO SEAM SPLITS, AND NO CREASES

 

THIS SLEEVE GRADES EX++

 

 

 

 

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



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