Japanese pressings are among the most desirable for collectors, due to their use of better quality materials in the production process for both the discs and sleeves. Additionally, and this is where they really trump records pressed in other countries, especially the UK, almost everything released has a picture sleeve, or an alternate picture sleeve to the standard fare we received here. It's noted that most European pressings of UK hits have picture sleeves too, but these are usually quite flimsy and of poor quality and tend not to stand the rigours of years of storage and handling, they are though, susceptible to 'foxing' over time.
Top ranking, Japanese copy of Blondie's Heart of Glass. The playing surface retains a lovely sheen, and has clearly seen minimal stylus time.
GRADINGS:
- Visual: (Playing surface) Beautiful example.
- Visual: (Labels) Clean.
- Aural: n/a
- Front insert: Minor signs of storage and handling.
- Lyric insert: (Usually accompanying a standard card sleeve).
- Sleeve: Minor signs of storage and handling.
- Presented in a re-sealable sleeve
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