RAY ANTHONY

CAPITOL PRESENTS LP

CAPITOL LC 6570

1953 EARLY DECCA PRESS

SLEEVE CONDITION: VG+

EDGES TOP & BOTTOM: NO SPLITS OR ABRASIONS. TINY BIT OF LAMINATE RUBBING TO BOTTOM EDGE.

SPINE: COMPLETELY INTACT. NO SPLITS OR RUBBING. NO DAMAGE TO LAMINATE. THIN UNPRINTED STYLE.

FRONT: ORIGINAL LAMINATED FINISH. JUST A COUPLE OF SMALL LIGHT CREASES AND  A LITTLE FAINT RINGWEAR. NO SPLITS, RIPS OR TEARS. A LITTLE VERY LIGHT FEATHERING ON THE OPENING EDGE. SOME LAMINATE MISSING ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY OBVIOUS. NICE CONDITION FOR IT'S AGE. 

REAR: BOTH FLIPBACKS INTACT. ONE LIGHT CREASE AND JUST A LITTLE FAINT RINGWEAR. FULLY LAMINATED WITH NO DAMAGE EXCEPT A FEW LITTLE 'CHIPS' ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. A LITTLE LIGHT DISCOLOURATION/AGEING AND A LITTLE LIGHT FEATHERING TO THE OPENING EDGE. OVERALL, VERY TIDY FOR IT'S AGE.

RECORD CONDITION:

THE RECORD IS IN CLOSE TO EXCELLENT CONDITION. SIDE ONE SHOWS ONE LIGHT SURFACE LINE ON THE FIRST TRACK AND A FAINT BRUSH MARK, BOTH OF WHICH ARE TOTALLY INAUDIBLE. THERE IS JUST ONE TINY MARK ON THE LAST TRACK WHICH CAUSES A LIGHT CLICK FOR HALF A DOZEN REVS. SIDE TWO SHOWS NO OBVIOUS MARKS AT ALL. EVEN IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT THERE IS JUST A SCATTERING OF SLEEVE REMOVAL TYPE HAIRLINES. IT'S FAIRLY OBVIOUS THAT THIS RECORD HASN'T BEEN PLAYED A GREAT DEAL DISPLAYING NO GROOVEWEAR. A HEAVYWEIGHT UK FIRST PRESSING BY DECCA ON THE PURPLE CAPITOL LABEL WITH SILVER LETTERING AND NOT A LATER EMI PRESSING. 

BOTH LABELS ARE EXCELLENT WITH ABSOLUTELY NO SPINDLE TRACES WHATSOEVER. VIBRANT PURPLE WITH BRIGHT SILVER LETTERING WITH NO STICKERS OR WRITING.

PLAYBACK IS A STRONG EXCELLENT WITH NOTHING TO SPOIL THE SOUND BAR THE TINY MARK MENTIONED ABOVE. BARELY ANY BACKGROUND NOISE AND NO SURFACE NOISE BETWEEN TRACKS, MAYBE JUST THE VERY OCCASIONAL TINY STATIC TYPE TICK. PLAYS THROUGH VERY WELL WITH CLEAR DISTORTION FREE SOUND.

SO NICE TO SEE OLD 1950s LPs IN THIS KIND OF CONDITION AS THEY ARE BECOMING HARDER TO FIND.

GREAT BIG BAND SOUND FROM RAY ANTHONY.

 POSTAGE WILL BE SIGNED FOR WITH TRACKING