WINIFRED ATWELL

SELECTION LP

DECCA LF 1075

1954 1st PRESSING

SLEEVE CONDITION: EX

EDGES TOP & BOTTOM: NO SPLITS. A LITTLE LIGHT RUBBING, MORE SO TO THE BOTTOM EDGE

SPINE: A LITTLE LIGHT RUBBING. NO SPLITS. THIN UNPRINTED STYLE.

FRONT: ORIGINAL MATT FINISH (NON LAMINATED). NO OBVIOUS CREASES AND JUST A VERY LIGHT HINT OF RINGWEAR. NO SPLITS, RIPS OR TEARS. OPENING EDGE IS NICE AND STRAIGHT WITH NO FEATHERING. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SMALL LITTLE NUMBER STICKERS, ONE TOP RIGHT & ONE LOWER MIDDLE. IN VERY NICE CONDITION FOR IT'S AGE. 

REAR: BOTH FLIPBACKS INTACT. NO OBVIOUS CREASES AND JUST A LIGHT HINT OF RINGWEAR. A FEW LITTLE FAINT AGE SPOTS BUT VERY CLEAN CONSIDERING THAT IT'S PREDOMINANTLY WHITE. NO WRITING. SMALL BIT OF TAPE TOP LEFT CORNER. OVERALL, VERY NICE FOR IT'S AGE.

RECORD CONDITION:

BOTH SIDES ARE IN STRONG EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION WITH JUST THE ODD VERY SMALL FAINT SURFACE MARK VISIBLE UNDER CLOSE SCRUTINY. NO OBVIOUS MARKS OR SCRATCHES OF ANY DESCRIPTION ON THE VINYL AT ALL. EVEN IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT THERE ARE BARELY ANY SLEEVE REMOVAL TYPE HAIRLINES. PROBABLY NOT BEEN PLAYED A GREAT DEAL. A HEAVYWEIGHT UK FIRST PRESSING ON THE DECCA LABEL WITH GOLD LETTERING. 

BOTH LABELS ARE SUPERB WITH NO OBVIOUS SPINDLE MARKS ON EITHER SIDE. VIBRANT BLUE WITH BRIGHT GOLD LETTERING WITH NO STICKERS OR WRITING.

PLAYBACK IS A STRONG EXCELLENT AS YOU WOULD EXPECT. BARELY ANY BACKGROUND NOISE AND NO NOISE BETWEEN TRACKS, MAYBE JUST THE VERY OCCASIONAL TINY STATIC TYPE TICK. PLAYS THROUGH BEAUTIFULLY WITH CLEAR DISTORTION FREE SOUND.

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

A NICE UPGRADE COPY.

IF INTERESTED IN THIS ITEM I ALSO HAVE TWO OTHER WINIFRED ATWELL 10" LPs FOR SALE (BLACK & WHITE MAGIC VOLUMES 1 & 2). PLEASE MESSAGE ME IF INTERESTED.

 POSTAGE WILL BE SIGNED FOR WITH TRACKING