:: TIR NA NOG - 'A TEAR AND A SMILE' ::

Title: ‘A TEAR AND A SMILE’

Label: CHRYSALIS (UK)

Cat no: CHR 1006 (STEREO)

Year: 1972

Vinyl: MINT MINUS...UNMARKED SURFACES - GLEAMING SHEEN - 137 GRAMS - NO ISSUES, NO WARPS, NO DISTORTION, NO SCRATCHES, NO SKIPS OR JUMPS - SOME LIGHT STATIC HERE & THERE  - SOME MODERATE PLAY ONLY, BAR MY TEST PLAY - SUPERB EXAMPLE

Matrix numbers: CHR 1006 A-2U B-2U  (MACHINE-STAMPED - DENOTES ORIGINAL UK 1ST PRESSING)

Labels: EX+...MODERATE SPINDLE LINES - OTHERWISE CLEAN - GREAT

Sleeve: EX...MATT FINISH GATEFOLD BY E. J. DAY - SQUARE SPINE IS INTACT & FULLY LEGIBLE - A COUPLE OF PRINTER'S INK LINES (SEE PHOTOS) - SOME LIGHT GENERAL, EDGE & CORNER WEAR OTHERWISE - NO SPLITS & NO GRAFFITI - GREAT EXAMPLE

Inner sleeve: PAPER INNER - SOME VERY LIGHT AGEING - NO SPLITS & NO GRAFFITI - GREAT EXAMPLE

Notes: OVERALL SUPERB ORIGINAL UK 1ST PRESSING...GLEAMING MINT MINUS VINYL AND A GREAT SLEEVE...PLENTY OF PHOTOS...PLEASE WAIT FOR MY INVOICE...FOR OBVIOUS REASONS I NO LONGER POST TO RUSSIA OR BELARUS AND ALSO ITALY DUE TO AN UNPREDICTABLE POSTAL SYSTEM...A POSTAL TRACKING NUMBER WILL ALWAYS BE PROVIDED...THANKS, t

Postage: UK £4.69 (2nd class signed for) or UK £5.49 (1st class signed for) – Europe £10.10 (international tracked) – U.S.A / Australia £15.50 (international tracked) ROTW £15.50 (international tracked).

Records are placed in new anti-static inners, separated from the sleeve to avoid seams splitting and sent in strong oversized mailers (sometimes recycled ones) with stiffeners and new poly outer sleeves.

Grading: I use the Dennis Greenidge grading system combining both visual & aural - common sense & years of experience basically - my feedback attests to general accuracy.

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