ROBERT CALVERT - CAPTAIN LOCKHEED AND THE STARFIGHTERS
SERIOUSLY RARE ONE PLAY NEAR MINT ALBUM
STUNNING MINT MINUS SLEEVE
THIS IN REALITY IS A HAWKWIND ALBUM AS IT FEATURES
THE RECORD LABELS
THE LABELS ARE PICTURE LABELS DESIGNED TO COMPLIMENT THE THEME OF THE ALBUM WHICH IS ALL ABOUT THE AMERICANS SELLING THE LOCKHEED STARFIGHTER TO THE GERMANS, AND MAKING IT TOTALLY UNSTABLE BY ADDING ALL THE ARMORY THAT TRANSFORMED IT FROM A RECONNAISANCE PLANE INTO A FIGHTER BOMBER. IT KILLED HUNDREDS OF PILOTS
THE LABELS ARE PRISTINE AND ARE UNWORN
There are just 5-6 spider lines around the SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
HEAVY 1ST PRESS IS IN SUPERB CONDITION AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SHEEN. IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF SMALL HAIRLINES ON SIDE TWO
THE TEST PLAY
THE VINYL PLAYS SUPERBLY AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO PRESS THE AUDIO BUTTONS AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE TO HEAR IT IN ITS FULL GLORY
FIRSTLY THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS CRISP AND CLEAR, AND CLEAN
THERE IS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER
NO HEAVY CRACKLE
THERE IS SOME BARELY AUDIBLE OCCASIONAL STATIC IN A FEW OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES
I ALSO HEARD SOME RANDOM LITTLE TICS AND DUST POPS
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS DISC EX+ FOR THE AUDIO
DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORK FOR IT, PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT BY YOUR OWN STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
THIS IS A NON LAMINATED GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE GATEFOLD WITH THE EMBOSSED AIRPLANES ON BOTH FRONT AND BACK COVER AND THE FOIL LETTERING, DENOTING A FIRST ISSUE
THE COLOUR HAS BEEN 100% RETAINED, AND THIS DELICATE SLEEVE IS IN VERY PRESENTABLE CONDITION.
THERE IS A SLIVER OF GREYING UNDER THE TOP EDGE
NO CREASES, NO CREASE LINES AND JUST TWO TINY PRESSURE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP EDGE, TWO ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE, AND THE FOUR CORNERS HAVE A DOT OF RUB ON THE TIPS
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAS ALL OF THE COLOUR RUNNING FULLY FROM CORNER TO CORNER, WITH JUST THE RIGHT CORNER TIP ENDS RUBBED
THE SPINE IS FLAT WITH THE TWO STAPLES FIRMLY IN PLACE. THE TEXT IS PERFECT AND ONLY THE TOP AND BOTTOM ENDS HAVE A BIT OF RUB
THE OPENING EDGE IS SHARP WITH A LITTLE FEATHERING
THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS GOOD WITH JUST THE BAREST TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE ALONG THE TOP SECTION
OPENING THE SLEEVE REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER PANELS. THE BOOKLET IS STILL STAPLED PERFECTLY AT THE TOP, WHILST THE BOTTOM ONE IS SLIGHTLY LOOSE
THE ORIGINAL SILVER AND BLUE INNER SLEEVE HAS SPLIT ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE AND THE THUMB NOTCH HAS A SMALL NICK ON THE REAR SURFACE
HAPPT TO GRADE THE SLEEVE EX+
GARRY