DAVE SMITH & JUDY DINNING - WAITING FOR THE CHANGE
MINT AUDIO
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
VERY SOUGHT AFTER COLLECTABLE ALBUM, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION
HAS A GREAT VERSION OF KATE BUSH'S 'MAN WITH THE CHILD IN HIS EYES'
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE BLACK AND WHITE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE COLOURS ARE ALL RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED.THERE ARE 1-2 SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED.THE DISC LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS, AND EVENunder A MAGNIFIED LED HALO THERE IS NOTHING VISIBLE OTHER THAN A TINY SILVER MATK AT THE START OF TRACK ONE SIDE ONE
THE TEST PLAY
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS VINYL SOUNDS
THE VINYL PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECTION. NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ANY POINT
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE ANYWHERE
THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT
THE TINY MARK I MENTIONED ABOVE CAUSES TWO ROTATIONAL TICS ABOUT 15 SECONDS INTO TRACK ONE
NO POPS OR TICS OTHER THAN THESE TWO
I HEARD A COUPLE OF SPECKS OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND THROUGH THE ENTIRE LP
THIS RECORD IS EASY TO GRADE MINT MINUS FOR THE AUDIO
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED GLOSSY SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS IN CLEAN CONDITION.DEEP RICH COLOURS AND NO GREYING OR RUBBING
THE TOP LEFT CORNER HAS SOMECREASING WHERE IT HAS A T SOME POINT BEEN FOLDED OR POSSIBLE DROPPED ON THIS CORNER
THERE ARE JUST FIVE PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. THREE ON THE TOP EDGE. TWO ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES ON THE OPENING EDGE
NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE. THE FOUR CORNERS HAVE A DOT OF RUB ON THE TIPS
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE MOST OF THE COLOUR ON BOTH SURFACES, JUST A FEW WHITE FLECKS OF RUB AND SOME ALSO TO THE CORNER TIPS
THE SPINE HAS PERFECT TYPEFACE AND ONLY A TINY BIT OF RUB AT THE TOP END
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS
THE REAR SURFACE HAS ANUNRUBBED SURFACE. SOME HANDLING TO THE EDGES AND A NUMBER WRITTEN IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE EX
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY