Archie Shepp THE MAGIC OF JU-JU 1976 UK Avant-Garde Jazz LP PLAYS MINT HEAR

Sold Date: June 22, 2023
Start Date: June 15, 2023
Final Price: £50.00 (GBP)
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING

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ARCHIE SHEPP - THE MAGIC OF JU-JU

OUTSTANDING MINT AUDIO

EX+ GATEFOLD SLEEVE

 


 

THE RECORD 

 

THE LABELS

THE  IMPULSE LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. BOTH BASE COLOURS ARE IMMACULATE AND UNWORN, AND FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. .

THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS TOTALLY UNRUBBED AND EVERY LETTER PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THERE ARE ZERO SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS,AND IN DAYLIGHT IS IS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS IT LOOKS TODAY SOME 47 YEARS ON AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRESSED.
EVEN UNDER SPOTLIGHTS THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE  
A PERFECT MINT ALBUM

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 LP SOUNDS.

THE SILENT BITS ARE  SILENT, AND THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THIS SUPERB SOUND WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT.

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ANY POINT AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE
SILENT LINKING GROOVES - AN IMMACULATE AUDIO FROM START TO FINISH

 I CAN'T EVEN SAY THAT I HEARD ANY DUST POPS THROUGH THE PLAYTHROUGH

REALLY AMAZING TO FIND THIS ALBUM IN SUCH INCREDIBLE CONDITION
 

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT  IT IS THAT GOOD

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

 

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

NON LAMINATED MATTE GATEFOLD SLEEVE .

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND TOTALLY CLEAN. THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE. 

THIS HAS ESCAPED AND SERIOUS AND UNSIGHTLY RUBBING ONLY SHOWING A SMALL PATCH OF GREYING UNDER THE TOP EDGE AND OVER THE BOTTOM EDGE 

THERE ARE NINE SMALL PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE . NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE AND TWO ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. 

NO RING WEAR AMAZINGLY

THE FOUR CORNER TIPS HAVE A SMALL BIT OF RUB.

THE TOP EDGES HAVE A SPECK OF RUB TO THE CORNER TIPS, THE REST OF THE SURFACE HAS JUST A FEW FLECKS OF UNDERCARD VISIBLE

THE BOTTOM EDGES DO HAVE A LITTLE MORE SPORADIC SHELF RUB ALONG THE SURFACES, MORESO ON THE FRONT SURFACE

THE SPINE IS FLAT WITH PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TYPEFACE. ALMOST NO WEAR AND THE COLOURS ARE STILL BRIGHT. A DOT OF RUB AT THE TIP ENDS ONLY AND ONE SPECK OF UNDERCARD SHOWING ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE

THE OPENING EDGE IS JUST AS NEW!! RAZOR SHARP AND LOOKING AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRINTED AND PUT TOGETHER.

THE REAR SURFACE HASA VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF RING WEAR BUT ONLY AT THE TOP AND LESS SO AT THE BOTTOM

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO VERY CLEAN INNER PANELS . THERE IS A LITTLE LIGHT FOXING TO THE AND HANDLING TO THE EDGES

THE INNER SLEEVE HAS NO SEAM SPLITS

  THIS SLEEVE GRADES  EX+

 

 

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY


 





THERE IS SOME GREYING