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THE MOTOWN STORY: THE FIRST DECADE 5LP BOX SET

U.S MOTOWN (MS 5-726) 

1970 2nd EDITION

BOX CONDITION: VG

LID: LIGHT RUBBING, MORE MODERATE ON CORNERS. THREE OF THE FOUR CORNERS HAVE SPLIT. NO WRITING OR STICKERS

LOWER BOX: AGAIN, LIGHT RUBBING WHICH IS MORE MODERATE ON CORNERS. ONE CORNER HAS SPLIT. NO WRITING OR STICKERS. TRACK TITLES ARE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

INNER SLEEVES: STANDARD WHITE PAPER SLEEVES THAT WERE ISSUED WITH THIS SET. ALL INTACT. NO WRITING OR TEARS.

RECORD CONDITION:

ALL 10 SIDES ARE IS A STRONG EX+ TO NM CONDITION (SOME WOULD PROBABLY DESCRIBE THEM AS MINT). ABSOLUTELY NO OBVIOUS MARKS OF ANY DESCRIPTION ON ANY OF THE SIDES AT ALL. CLOSE UP SCRUTINY SHOWS JUST THE VERY OCCASIONAL TINY SURFACE MARK (I'M BEING FUSSY HERE). EVEN IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT THERE IS NOTHING TO BE SEEN EXCEPT THE ODD TINY SLEEVE REMOVAL LINE. I WOULD SAY THAT THESE RECORDS HAVE BARELY BEEN PLAYED. LOVELY COPIES THAT WILL BE HARD TO BETTER.

ALL LABELS ARE PRISTINE WITH NO OBVIOUS SPINDLE MARKS ON ANY OF THEM. NO WRITING OR STICKERS TO BE SEEN. ORIGINAL BLUE MOTOWN LABELS WITH THE DETROIT MAP PICTURE.

PLAYBACK IS GREAT ACROSS ALL 10 SIDES. NO BACKGROUND NOISE AND NO UNWANTED CLICKS OR TICKS. I ONLY HEARD A TINY BIT OF FAINT BACKGROUND ON THE ODD RUN IN OTHERWISE IT SOUNDS CLOSE TO MINT. THEY ALL PLAY BEAUTIFULLY.

A GREAT COLLECTION EXPLORING THE FIRST 10 YEARS OF THE MOTOWN LABEL

THE BOX COULD BE A BIT BETTER BUT THE RECORDS THEMSELVES ARE LOVELY. I PHOTOGRAPHED ONE OF THE LPs FOR REPRESENTATION BUT THEY ARE ALL IN THE SAME GREAT CONDITION. IF YOU WANT ANY MORE PICS PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

 POSTAGE WILL BE SIGNED FOR WITH TRACKING