UFO OBSESSION 1978 US LP 1st Press In Shrink SUPERB NEAR MINT AUDIO HEAR
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING
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BLUE CHRYSALIS FIRST PRESS
MINT SLEEVE IN SHRINKWRAP
THE LABELS
THE BLUE LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION, THE PASTEL GREEN COLOUR IS UNBLEMISHED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALSO CLEAR AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 1 NEAR INVISIBLE TINY SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE HOLE, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN PLAYED.
THE VINYL
THE VINYL HERE LOOKS MAGNIFICENT ON BOTH SIDES AND IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY FLAWLESS.
UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO I SEE SOME NATURAL EMBEDDED FINE DULL STREAK LINES AND A COUPLE OF ANGEL HAIRLINE HANDLING LINES - SURFACE ONLY
THE TEST PLAY
THE FIRST THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THE CLARITY OF REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB. THE CRYSTAL CLEAR INSTRUMENTATION AND VOCALS ARE PURE FIRST PRESS.
THERE IS CERTAINLY NO GROOVE WEAR TO THIS RECORDING WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN SOME DISTORTION TO THE SOUND. THERE IS NONE. I
ISLAND/CHRYSALIS RECORDINGS HAVE LONG BEEN LAMBASTED FOR THE POOR QUALITY OF VINYL USED IN THEIR EARLY LP'S WHICH HAVE OFTEN RESULTED IN UNWANTED VINYL NOISE EVEN WHERE THERE ARE NO MARKS. THIS HAS NONE OF IT
THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST FANTASTIC, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD TO PERFECTION.
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO CLICKS ETC
ALL I HEARD DURING THE ENTIRE PLAY WAS A COUPLE OF VERY LIGHT LOW LEVEL SPECKS OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A SILENT PASSAGE OR TWO AND 3-4 OF THE TINIEST LITTLE TICS
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO NEAR MINT
PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED MATTE SINGLE SLEEVE IN THE ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP
THE FRONT SURFACE IS CLEAN AND HAS NO MARKS OR STAINS ON IT WHATSOEVER. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES NOR ARE THERE ANY CREASE LINES EITHER
THE COLOURS REMAIN PERFECT AND UNRUBBED .
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE, NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
THE SHRINK WRAP IS PERFECT. TIGHT BUT NOT ENOUGH TO BEND THE SLEEVE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE UNRUBBED, APART FROM A SPECK OF THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS
THE SPINE HAS ALL OF THE COLOURS INTACT AND IS ABSOLUTELY FLAT AND TOTALLY UNSQUASHED. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND INCREDIBLY NO WEAR TO THE COLOURS
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND UNBLEMISHED AND SHOWS WHY THIS LP HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED
THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION.
NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE, AND NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES
THE CHRYSALIS ADVERTISING INNER HAS A SMALL SPLIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO CREASES OR FOLDS
THE SLEEVE GRADES MINT WITH EASE
A SUPERB FIRST PRESS EXAMPLE OF THIS RECORD AND SLEEVE
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
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