WAVE ALERT! Please read the FULL description below ...
Another "blast from the past " purchased in my younger days when living in New Zealand.
John was born overseas but settled in NZ during the 1960's
JOHN HANLON - Use Your Eyes
Reprise Records
Cat# FLY 228 Z 24001
1976 (ish) This is a reissue around the same time as the original release (1976)
New Zealand release
Gatefold cover is in good condition, no tears, no personal writing, and the edges have very light wear from handling however the inside of the gatefold does have some very light "mildew spots" (happens a lot in NZ, always so damp where I lived!) but I have sterilised the cover completely and there are no "smells".
New plastic inner sleeve
Sadly, the vinyl has a "wave" .... read this part carefully!
Vinyl is in good (minus) condition, visually inspected under a white halogen light source and I can see just a couple of very light scratches on either side. Just looking at your vinyl is not a great way to judge the condition (and this is a good example) so I then played the ENTIRE release, every single track, and while there are no significant issues with surface noise and click/pops, I did immediately notice the dreaded "wave" of warped vinyl! This is a gentle wave not a sharply rising or falling "bump". Side A has a prominant "gentle wave" but it certainly does not cause thumping sounds nor mis-tracking but visually it's not a good look! The warp must be "upwards" because Side B does not have the warp being apparent at all while playing.
Just to make it very clear, the warp is gentle but visually noticeable and it does NOT affect the audio. Fortunately the surface noise or click/pops are not of any concern and this hard to find album is remains a very good play!
New outer protective sleeve
TRACKS: Nightlife, Twenty Six Years, Old Zachery, Sandy Your Mother's In Love, We Can Make It, Cat Ramble, I Will Take The Sunshine, Peaceful, Hop Headed Hero, I know You Can Laugh
This song was released BEFORE the album Open Your Eyes but such a good song!
