Description isnw_ecpJOY DIVISION - STILL IN MAGNIFICENT BARELY PLAYED NEAR MINT !!! CONDITION COMPLETE WITH MINT MINUS HESSIAN HARDBACK !!!! SLEEVE CATALOGUE:FACTORY FACT 40 MATRIX:FACT 40 A1 / B1 C1 / D1 ' THE CHICKEN WON'T STOP ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 1 ' THE CHICKEN STOPS HERE ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 4 TOWNHOUSE ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2 THE RECORDS THE LABELS THE WHITE LABELS ARE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. A SOLID BASE COLOUR THAT IS FREE FROM ANY SERIOUS MARKS OR STAINS, HOWEVER THERE ARE A COUPLE OF FOXING SPOTS VISIBLE FROM WHERE THE LP'S HAVE SAT INSIDE THE SLEEVE UNPLAYED FOR ALL THIS TIME THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGO'S ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE SPINDLE HOLE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND THERE ARE JUST 2-3 SPIDER LINES AROUND THE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE. A COUPLE OF THE SIDES STILL HAVE RESIDUAL VINYL SHARDS AROUND THE HOLE THE VINYL BOTH DISCS GLEAM AND HAVE LOST NONE OF THE ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE. IN DAYLIGHT BOTH DISCS LOOK ABSOLUTELY STUNNING AND ONLY WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE SOME WISPY HAIRLINES, SOME SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES, AND A FEW STREAKY DULL PATCHES VISIBLE (NONE OF WHICH SOUND) PLAYING THE RECORD I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT. I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM SET FROM START TO FINISH. I AM CONVINCED THAT ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS THE LP'S PLAYS THROUGH PERFECTLY ON ALLSIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS ALBUM SOUNDS. THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER. THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND ONLY THE OCCASIONAL BIT OF VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A COUPLE OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES I CAN'T EVEN SAY THAT I HEARD ANY MORE THAN HALF A DOZEN DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH OF WHICH MOST ARE ON SIDE FOUR I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS NEAR MINT!!! POSSIBLY EVEN MINT MINUS PLEASE DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS THE SLEEVE STUNNING ORIGINAL HESSIAN HARDBACK ISSUE IN MINT MINUS CONDITION THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY BLEMISHES. THE GREY HESSIAN IS UNMARKED AND UNWRINKLED. IT IS TIGHTLY PULLED OVER THE CARD AND SHOWS NO SAGGING WHATSOEVER. NO SPLITS OR RIPS AND NO FRAYING EITHER. THE CORNER TIPS ARE ALL PERFECT AND VERY SQUARE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE PRISTINE AS WELL WITH THE GREY COLOUR UNBLEMISHED AND UNFADED. NO MARKS OR STAINS AND NO RUBBING OR WEAR. EVEN THE CORNER TIPS ARE PERFECT. THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. THE LEADING EDGES ARE PERFECT AND TOTALLY UNRUBBED, AND THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE ALSO UNBLEMISHED. THE ORIGINAL RIBBON HAS A HAD A TINY REPAIR BUT IS STILL INTACT, TIGHT AND HOLDING THE INNER PANELS SECURELY IN POSITION THE OPENING SIDE EDGES ARE ALSO IN PERFECT UNBLEMISHED CONDITION THE REAR SURFACE IS AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT WITH NO COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER, AGAIN TIGHT HESSIAN AND FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE , UNSPLIT, UNMARKED INNER PANELS / POCKETS INSIDE THE POCKETS THE TWO CARD DIE CUT INNER SLEEVES ARE ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS !!! GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT GARRY Powered by eBay Turbo Lister