Description TRAFFIC - WELCOME TO THE CANTEENIN SUPERB MINT MINUS!! ONCE PLAYED PLAY !!!CONDITION1971 FIRST PRESSSTUNNING MINT MINUS SLEEVEMUSEUM GRADE COLLECTABLE CATALOGUE:ISLAND ILPS 9166 MATRIX: ILPS 9166 A-2U / B-1UMOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 GP / 1 GH TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD JUST PRESS THE PLAY BUTTONS BELOW (ONE FOR EACH SIDE). THE RECORDING WILL TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO FULLY LOAD Powered by eCommercePlayer.comPowered by eCommercePlayer.com THE LABELSTHE PINK RIM LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION SHOWING NO STAINS OR MARKS AND NO LOSS OF COLOUR.THE TYPEFACE IS EQUALLY PRISTINE AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.THERE ARE JUST ONE TINY SPIDER LINE NEXT TO THE SPINDLE HOLE ON EACH SIDE THE VINYLTHE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS FLAWLESS. AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE OTHER THEN A LIGHT DULL SMUDEL LINE ON SIDE ONE WHICH HAS NO IMPACT ON THE SOUD AT ALL PLAYING THE RECORDI BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTABLE 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 FROM START TO FINISH AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THE RECORD, BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERSWHAT THIS VINYL GIVES YOU IS A TRULY SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION, WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION WHATSOEVERTHE CLARITY OF THE MIX IS CRYSTAL CLEAR AND VERY CLEAN.THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKSNO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE, AND NOT EVEN ANY AUDIBLE STATIC I DIDN'T HEAR ANY DUST POPS WHATSOEVER THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGHPLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDSI AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS!!!! THE SLEEVE FULLY LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE THIS ONE HAS NO RING WEAR AT ALL AND NO RECORD SHAPE EITHER THE LAMINATE IS ABSOILUTELY PERFECT. NO PEEL, LIFT OR FLAKETHE COLOUR IS STUNNING AND THERE IS NO RUB AT ALLTHERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE, NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE ON THE FRONT SURFACE , JUST A TINY SPECK OF RUB TO THE TOP LEFT CORNER TIPTHE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THE SPINE IS STILL 100% FLAT AND TOTALLY UNSQUASHED. THE COLOUR IS PERFECT FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLETHE TAPERED ENDS ARE IMMACULATETHIS IS ALSO A WIDER SPINE THAN I HAVE SEEN ON THE LP BEFORETHE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS CLEAN AS THE FRONTTHE OPENING EDGE HAS SOME MILD BURRING ON THE FRONT EDGETHE ORIGINAL PALE BLUE INNER SLEEVE IS TOTALLY UNSPLIT AND IS IN TOP CONDITION. A FEW LIGHT WRINKLES AND SOME GLUE AGING TO THE EDGESTHE SLEEVE GRADES MINT MINUS WITH EASE GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT GARRY