Mike Westbrook's Love Songs

Mike Westbrook Concert Band

 

1970

Label : Deram

SML 1069

Original STEREO 1st pressing

 

RECORD GRADING (see photos) :

This is an original 1st press copy in superb condition !

 

Cover : EXC+ (VG++)

Beautiful laminated cover very well preserved !

--- Front : superb just few small/slight creases along top/left slices.

--- Back : few small/slight creases along top/right slices ; a couple of surface marks ; a small surface trace at top right ; a small label at top right.

--- Slices : very very slight aging sign (NO split).

--- Corners : TINY wear sign / TINY ding.

--- Original paper inner sleeve : YES

Very nice condition !

 

Audio : EXC+ (VG++)

Very close to NM ! The sound quality is superb and impressive.

NO skips ; NO clicks ; NO distortion ; NO background noise.

1 very small repetitive tic during the last 2 minutes of the last track (Side 2). Maybe you will not hear it with your audio system (see Visual comment).

Otherwise NM condition (just some very small static surface noise on quiet moment that DO NOT disturb the music).

The audio recording is stunning here !

Superb condition !

 

Visual : NM+

The vinyl is visually splendid !

This copy has probably been played only few times with care.

NO scratches ; NO hairlines ; NO feelable marks ; NO surface traces.

Visible under light & NON feelable :

Just 1 very thin scuff on the deadwax area bordeline the wax at the end of Side 2 (BARELY visible on the wax as it is EXTREMELY thin here) : see Audio comment.

Otherwise the LP is immaculate (MINT).

Very slight storage warp (NO impact on Audio).

High luster.

Great condition !

 

Label : clean !

Visually beautiful on both sides.

Just a couple of very slight spindle marks visible under light.

 

See the grading policy in the store pages.

All records are carefully inspected and listened before grading. So you can buy with confidence.