MELANIE - Candles In The Rain
Buddah Records
Cat# BDS 5060
Matrix codes (hand etched):
BDS-5060 A 2YS-2960
BDS-5060-B 2YS-29610ΜΆ
1970
Australian release (Reissue)
COPY #1
Gate-fold cover is in good condition, no tears, no discolouration, no seam splits and only very light edgewear from normal handling. Slight creasing of the front lamination (top left and right hand sides)
NOTE: I have two copies of this album from Melanie and I notice a colour variation with the colours, look HERE for photographs of the other album cover.
New inner plastic sleeve
Vinyl is in good condition, visually inspected under a white halogen light source and I can see some very light scratches, particularly near the lead-in area on either side. I then played the album ENTIRELY on both sides and there are no significant issues with surface noise although I felt the overall surface noise was a little higher than "normal", a good ultrasonic or Monk cleanup would no doubt sort this out - but truly the noise level is not bad anyway. Clicks/pops were not an issue at all.
If I was pressed to comment on which copy is the least noisy, I would say this copy is the better of the two
TRACKS: Candles In The Rain, Lay Down (Candles In The Rain), Carolina In My Mind, Citiest People, What Have They Done To My Song Ma, Alexander Beetle, The Good Guys, Lovin Baby Girl, Ruby Tuesday, Leftover Wine
