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.
As with a previous Howard Jones promo, I'm finding that the B side has a series of light and minor marks, that look worse than they sound. I'm not sure what the DJ was doing with these 45s, but it is a shame. Be assured, this 45 has been cleaned and test-played prior to listing, and offers good audible quality.
GRADINGS:
- Visual: (Playing surface) Light/minor marks, mainly on the B side.
- Visual: (Labels) Clean.
- Aural: n/a
- Front insert: Signs of age, storage and handling, tape residue and surface tear.
- Lyric insert: (Usually accompanying a standard card sleeve).
- Sleeve: Minor signs of age, storage and handling.
- Presented in a re-sealable sleeve
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