THIS RELEASE HAS AN ISSUE!!!
Read my description below please
Jody Watley Ft Eric B. Rakim - Friends (Extended Version)
MCA Records
Cat# L33-17883
1989
Play both sides at 33
USA release (Industry Only Promotional White Label)
Generic white record label cover is in very good condition, no seam splits, no writing, no tears.
New inner plastic sleeve
Vinyl is in good minus condition, visually inspected under a bright white halogen light source and I can only see a couple of light scratches on the each side, but just looking at a piece of vinyl really isn't good enough.
Placed it on the turntable and immediately noticed a very small and slight wave right on the outer edge (light reflects differently when it is rotating) Its not terrible but bound to cause issues, and it does!
I then played both sides of this release ENTIRELY, absolutely no significant issues with surface noise or clicks/pops on either side BUT the first track on Side A has a small bump (which you can hear) as the song begins and it lasts for around 3 revolutions and then no further trouble.
Side B is worse though, the styli cannot track the deep trough caused by the small warp and it mistracks, right at the beginning of the first track "Friends - Radio edit" So you end up missing the intro on this track. The rest of the track and ALL the remaining tracks play fine.
Even with this issue, this is a nice long 33 play so plenty of music still remains that plays fine - nice!
New outer plastic protective sleeve
Tracks: Friends - Extended version, Friends - Radio edit, Friends - Instrumental, Friends - Dub, Friends - Acappella
