RIPPER '77 - (20 Original Hits 20 Original Stars Compilation)
Polystar
Cat# 2475 518
1977
Australian release
Cover is in good condition, no seam splits, no writing, no tears, no personal writing and very little edge wear from handling however the top clear plastic laminated coating on the front has creased over time.
New inner plastic liner sleeve
Vinyl is in good (minus) condition, visually inspected under a bright white halogen light source and I cannot see any significant marks or scratches on Side A but there are a couple of more noticeable scratches on Side 2 (the more "Rock" side). Just looking at the vinyl is not a good way to judge the record condition so I have played this album ENTIRELY, both sides completely, and there are NO issues with surface noise nor clicks n pops on Side 1 but I cannot say the same for Side 2.
The primary issue on Side 2 is right at the beginning of track 2 (A Mean Pair Of Jeans) where Marty skips over the first word! Yes, a mistrack due to a scratch. After this mistrack, things settle down and no further issues with this track. The following tracks have SOME clicks n pops, not at a high level but there none-the-less. It is pretty obvious that Side 2 was favoured for playing and the tonearm wasn't handled very well!
With all that said though, overall this album is not a terrible play but a little 'clicky' on some of the Side 2 tracks.
New outer protective plastic sleeve
ARTIST - TRACK:
Bryan Ferry - This Is Tomorrow
Bee Gees - Love So Right
10cc - The Things We Do For Love
Marcia Hines - Shining
Jon English - Lay It All Down
Roger Daltry - Written On The Wind
Yvonne Elliman - Hello Stranger
Taste - Rebecca
Atlanta Rhythm Section - So In To You
Julie Covington - Don't Cry For Me Argentina
Status Quo - Wild Side Of Life
Marty Rhone - A Mean Pair Of Jeans ** Mistrack at the very beginning of this song **
Hush - Nothing Stays The Same Forever
Steve Miller Band - Rock 'N' Me
Graham Parker And The Rumour - Hold Back The Night
Trevor White - All You Wanna Do Is Dance
Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill
Supernaut - Young And Innocent
Gladys Knight And The Pips - So Sad The Song
The Studs - Funky Feet
