THE RECORD LABELS
THE WIDEBAND DECCA LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECT, AND THE SPINDLE HOLES ARE UNWORN TOTALLY. THERE IS JUST ONE SPIDER LINE BY THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
SUPERB BLACK HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN FANTASTIC CONDITION. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SHEEN HAS BEEN RETAINED, AND THERE ARE NO MARKS OR SIGNS OF POOR HANDLING. IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS
WHEN PLACED UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO IT STILL LOOKS PERFECT. NO HAIRLINES WHATSOEVER
THE TEST PLAY
THIS ALBUM PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECTION
ONE THING IS FOR CERTAIN, AND THAT IS THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO ANY OF THE TRACKS WHICH WOULD BE PRESENT IF THE RECORD HAD BEEN ABUSED WITH A WORN OR TOO HEAVY STYLUS CAUSING ANY GROOVE WEAR. NONE WHATSOEVER ON THIS DISC
THE RECORD PLAYS THROUGH WITH UTMOST CLARITY. THE PERFORMANCE ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES IS JUST OUTSTANDING.
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE
SILENT LINKING GROOVES
ALL I HEARD WHILST PLAYING THIS WERE A FEW RANDOM TINY SPECKS OF VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND AND SOME TINY EMBEDDED LITTLE DUST / STATIC TICS AND POPS
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO AS NEAR MINT
TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH
LAMINATED FRONT, NON LAMINATED REAR SINGLE SLEEVE FROM CLOUT & BAKER
THE FRONT SURFACE IS IN NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION.
THE LAMINATE IS VERY GLOSSY AND A PART FROM A SMALL PATCH OF LAMINATE LIFT ON THE SPINE HAS NO DEFECTS
THERE ARE SIX SMALL PRESURE LINES BY THE SPINE. TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND FOUR ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE
THE TOP EDGE HAS FILL COLOUR AND BOTH CORNER TIPS REMAIN UNBLEMISHED
THE BOTTOM EDGE IS ALSO PERFECT
THE SPINE IS FLAT FULLY LAMINATED , PERFECT TEXT AND UNBLEMISHED TAPERED ENDS
THE OPENING EDGE IS VERY SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE HAS NO RUBBING OR FADING OF THE TEST. THE SURFACE IS STILL VERY WHITE WITH JUST A LIGHT SHADOW OF HANDLING ON THE EDGES
I AM DELIGHTED TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT
THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A DOT OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIP AND TWO PIN PRICKS OF WHITE IN THE RIGHT HALF