Tom Paxton RAMBLIN' BOY 1965 UK LP 1st Stereo Orange Labels MINT MINUS AUDIO
  £   19
  $   25

 


£ 19 Sold For
Jul 31, 2022 Sold Date
Jul 24, 2022 Start Date
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TOM PAXTON - RAMBLIN' BOY

STUNNING RECORD - MINT MINUS EXAMPLE PLAYS SUPERBLY NEAR MINT SLEEVE 



FULLY PLAY TESTED PRIOR TO LISTING



 

CATALOGUE: ELEKTRA EKS 7277

  • MATRIX: EKS 7277 A//1 v 420 111 / B//1 V 420 11


THE RECORD

 

THE LABELS

THE ORANGE 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 JUST 2-3 TINY SPIDERS LINE BY THE HOLE


THE VINYL

THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER. 

ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. 

I CAN SEE A COUPLE OF TINY NON SOUNDING DULL STREAK LINES ON THE LAST TRACK SIDE TWO (SEE PICS)

 EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION IT LOOKS NEAR PERFECT. JUST A CFEWF  WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES 



PLAYING THE RECORD

THE RECORD PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH

THERE ARE NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER

NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, THUS NO GROOVE WEAR

NEAR SILENT LINKING GROOVES, AND I  DIDN'T HEAR ANY MORE THAN A FEW TINY  SPECKLES OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND OVER THE COMPLETE PLAYTHROUGH

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST SUPERB AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD TO PERFECTION

I DIDN'T HEAR ANY MORE THAN A FEW RANDOM TINY LITTLE STATIC  TICS OR POPS AT ALL

A STUNNING ORIGINAL LP IS GLORIOUS CONDITION


A HIGH GRADE COLLECTABLE THAT PLAYS TO AN INCREDIBLE MINT MINUS STANDARD.

 

THE SLEEVE

 

LAMINATED FRONT  REAR SINGLE SLEEVE BY WEST BROTHERS

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND HAS ALL OF THE COLOURS RUB FREE

THE LAMINATE SHOWS NO LIFT, PEEL OR FLAKE AND IS VERY GLOSSY

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

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE TOP RIGHT TIP END

THERE ARE THREE MINUSCULE PRESSURE LINES NEAR  THE SPINE. THREE  ALONG THE TOP EDGE, TWO ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ZERO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP EDGE IS FULLY LAMINATED WITH  A DOT OF RUB TO THE RIGHT TIP

THE BOTTOM EDGE IS THE SAME AS THE TOP

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND FREE FROM SQUASHING. PERFECT LAMINATE AND TYPEFACE. UNBLEMISHED TIP ENDS

THE OPENING EDGE IS  SHARP WITH A FEW TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS ON THE REAR SURFACE

THE  REAR SURFACE ALSO HAS PERFECT LAMINATE. THERE ARE A FEW LIGHT FOXING MOTTLES UNDER THE LAMINATE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE IN THE BOTTOM HALF


I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS  SLEEVE NEAR MINT


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