Yep, pretty obvious that this treasured album had a "mishap" (storm damage) a few years back! It's all cosmetic and the vinyl record is in great shape ... not a pretty "looker" but it's all about the music, right?
ONE O'CLOCK LAB BAND NORTH TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY - Lab 82
NTSU Lab Jazz
Cat# NS82 (Spine)
Record label (metallic Silver) reads 8206x39
Matrix coding (etched):
AIR DALLAS TEXAS 8206X39-A EG
8206X39-B AIR DALLAS TX DMcGREW EG
1982
USA release
Cover is in poor condition, no seam splits nor no writing on the cover but oh dear, due to the storm it became damp and when separated from my other treasured albums, parts of the graphic artwork lifted off - she is not a pretty sight! As you can see from the photographs, about 70% from the top downwards is fine with the dampness affected area being the lower 30%
This all happened some time ago, it does NOT smell at all (treated immediately after the incident)
New inner clear plastic sleeve
Vinyl is in good condition, visually inspected under a white halogen light and I can see just a couple of very light scratches or scuff marks on either side. The vinyl is clean, again it went into the Monk cleaner immediately after the mishap although the vinyl didn't get damp anyway. With all that though, just taking a look at the vinyl doesn't cut it so I then played the ENTIRE album, every single track, there are NO issues with surface noise or clicks/pops - nice jazz here folks!
TRACKS: In A Whirl, Invitation, Satellite, Gazing On The Mindless Expanse, Like No One Else Can (FMD), Northern Lights
