Traffic TRAFFIC UK DEBUT LP 1968 PINK ISLAND (EYE) LABEL 1ST PRESS NEAR MINT

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IN MAGNIFICENT  NEAR MINT CONDITION

ROUGH TEXTURED PINK ISLAND (EYE) LABEL

• CATALOGUE:ILPS 9081
• MATRIX: ILPS9081 T  A//2  6  /  B v 5

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

PINK ISLAND LABELS IN TOTALLY PRISTINE CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS AND THE RICH PASTEL PINK COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE

THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, THE EYE LOGO IS UNBLEMISHED.

THERE ARE JUST 2-3 REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINES VERY CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING ROUGHLY HOW MANY PLAYS THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED. IT JUST HASN'T BEEN PLAYED WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT IT IS 42 YEARS OLD

THE VINYL

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 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

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO COLLECT THE ISLAND RECORD LABEL YOU WILL APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE ALBUMS WERE PRODUCED USING POOR QUALITY VINYL, AND AS A RESULT A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF THEM COME WITH INHERENT VINYL NOISE. NOT CRACKLING OR ANYTHING JUST A LOUDER THAN YOU WOULD EXPECT NOISE GENERATED BY THE VINYL ITSELF. THIS IS THE FIRST EVER COPY OF THIS ALBUM THAT I HAVE MANAGED TO GET HOLD OF IN A CONDITION THAT I WOULD WANT TO OFFER TO COLLECTORS, AS EVERY OTHER ONE HAD AWFUL VINYL NOISE

HAVING SAID THIS, THE LP PLAYS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES, AND THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. LOUD AND CLEAR THE AUDIO REPRODUCTION IS SUBLIME. THERE IS A CLARITY TO A FIRST PRESS THAT YOU JUST DON'T GET ON REISSUES

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS, JUST THE LITTLE BIT OF OCCASIONAL STATIC AND SOME RANDOM LITTLE POPS AND TICS HERE AND THERE MAINLY TOWARD'S THE END OF SIDE 2

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS PLAYTHROUGH  NEAR MINT !!!

BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

A VERY HARD SLEEVE TO GET IN A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE CONDITION. THE REASON FOR THIS IS NOT ONLY IS THE SLEEVE UNLAMINATED, BUT IT VERY PRONE TO RING WEAR AND RUBBING

THIS COPY HAS REMAINED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FOR MOST OF ITS LIFE AND IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES I HAVE EVER SEEN THAT'S FOR SURE!!!

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND CLEAN. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE. THERE ARE NO CREASES, CREASE LINES OR BENDS, AND THERE ARE NO SMALL LINES EITHER ANYWHERE NEAR THE PERIMETER EDGES AND JUST ONE NEAR THE SPINE

THE BROWN COLOUR IS IN  PERFECT STATE.  FREE OF ANY RUBBING AND WEAR. AGAIN THIS IS ENTIRELY DUE TO THE PROTECTION I HAVE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED

THE TOP EDGE HAS A COUPLE OF LIGHT SCUFFS ALONG IT, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE DOES HAVE MILD SHELF WEAR

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP AND ONLY HAS A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG IT

THE SPINE IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION USUALLY FOUND BADLY WORN, THIS ONE IS PERFECT. TOTALLY FLAT, AND UNSQUASHED, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS LEGIBLE. THE COLOURS ARE NEAR PERFECT WITH JUST A FEW WHITE FLECKS SHOWING THROUGH AND THE VERY TIP ENDS LIGHTLY RUBBED

THE REAR SURFACE IS PRISTINE WITH NO LOSS OF COLOUR AT ALL, AND NO MARKS, STAINS, BENDS OR CREASES.JUST AS MAGNIFICENT AS THE FRONT. EVEN THE WHITE AREA WHICH IS USUALLY VERY GRUBBY IS IN NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE INNER SURFACE ON BOTH SIDES.AND A MINT CONDITION PERFECTLY ADHERED BOOKLET. PERFECT ON THIS FIRST PRESS GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE COVER

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS. IT IS THAT GOOD!!!!

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

GARRY