Alice Cooper 1971 UK 1st Press KILLER W/1972 CALENDAR ATTACHED. MINT MINUS AUDIO

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ALICE COOPER - KILLER

AUDIO PLAYS TO A MINT MINUS GRADE

ORIGINAL 1971 FIRST PRESS

WITH 1ST ISSUE RARE 1972 CALENDAR FULLY AND COMPLETELY ATTACHED

• CATALOGUE:WARNER BROTHERS K56005
• 1ST PRESS OLIVE GREEN LABEL
• MATRIX: K56005 A1 / B1

A WORD ABOUT THE SLEEVE AND CALENDAR. THIS LP WAS RELEASED IN NOVEMBER 1971. THE ORIGINAL ISSUES HAVE A DETACHABLE CALENDAR AND IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY AT THE PICTURE, ON THE LEFT EDGE UNDER THE PICTURE OF A HANGING ALICE THERE IS A DATE PRINTED HERE. IN THIS CASE IT IS 1972. CLEARLY WHEN ISSUED IN NOVEMBER IT WOULD HAVE BEEN PRUDENT TO HAVE A CALENDAR THAT REFLECTED THE YEAR TO COME. THERE ARE LATER ISSUE SLEEVES THAT HAVE THE DATE 1973. SO IT DOESN'T TAKE TOO MUCH WORKING OUT THAT THESE SLEEVES WERE MORE THAN LIKELY PRODUCED A YEAR LATER. SO A REAL TRUE FIRST ISSUE MUST HAVE THE 1972 ISSUE CALENDAR

  TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE OLIVE GREEN LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THEY ARE RICH AND VIBRANT IN COLOUR AND THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

FINALLY THERE ARE JUST 4-5 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS 47 YEAR OLD ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. A BEAUTIFULLY GLOSSY ALBUM AND TOTALLY FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT. WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE ARE FOUR SMALL SURFACE SCUFF MARKS VISIBLE ON SIDE ONE, AND THREE THIN SURFACE HAIRLINES ON SIDE TWO. DESPITE THE VISIBLE APPEARANCE THE RECORD STILL PLAYS TO A MINT MINUS GRADE AS YOU ARE ABLE TO HEAR. VISUAL GRADE EX+

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE BIDDING. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS ALBUM PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECTION.

THE FIRST THING TO SAY IS THAT IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER. A  REALLY CRISP CLEAN STEREO REPRODUCTION WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD EXACTLY AS WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED. FAULTLESS!!!

THE VINYL IS SILENT WHERE IT SHOULD BE RIGHT FROM THE SECOND THE STYLUS IS LOWERED ONTO THE DISC, AND THIS CONTINUES RIGHT THROUGH THE WHOLE ALBUM.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB, AND THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLES AT ALL. NO CLICKS AND EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER

I HEARD ONLY A COUPLE OF SPLIT SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF LINKING GROOVES

AND NO MORE THAN TWO TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

THIS AUDIO IS SUPERB AND EASILY GRADES MINT MINUS!!!!

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF THOUGH AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

ORIGINAL WB GATEFOLD SLEEVE. THIS SLEEVE HAS A HISTORY OF BEING HARD TO FIND IN A COLLECTIBLE CONDITION DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS UNLAMINATED AND HAS ONE OF THOSE  POWDERY FINISHES THAT IS SERIOUSLY PRONE TO RUBBING AND RING WEAR.BUT MOSTLY BECAUSE THE PERFORATED CALENDAR ON MOST COPIES IS EITHER MISSING COMPLETELY OR THE PERFORATIONS HAVE STARTED TO TEAR MAKING IT VERY LOOSE

THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS SLEEVE IS IN REALLY NICE CONDITION. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND THE RED POWDERY SURFACE IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND ONLY LIGHTLY RUBBED AROUND THE EDGES A LITTLE. . THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER HAS A DING THERE, AND THE OTHER THREE ARE A LITTLE RUBBED ON THE TIPS

THERE ARE TWO PRESSURE LINES BY THE LEFT SPINE NONE AGAINST THE RIGHT SPINE, AND NONE EITHER ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES ANYWHERE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE TINY PATCHES OF LIGHT RUB

THE REAR SURFACE ALSO HAS A DEEP RICH COLOUR WHICH IS FREE FROM RUBBING. THE GREENS AND BLUES ARE PERFECTLY INTACT, AND UNRUBBED.THERE IS A CREASE LINE ACROSS THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A NEAR PRISTINE PAIR OF PURPLE PANELS. A SMALL DING TO THE EXPOSED BOTTOM CORNER TIPS

OPENING THE SLEEVE UP TO REVEAL THE CALENDAR SHOWS IT TO BE IN ATTATCHED CONDITION . 

THE PLAIN WHITE DIECUT INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN PRISTINE UNBLEMISHED CONDITION

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE MINT MINUS. IT IS THAT GOOD!!!!

I DON'T BELIEVE THERE CAN BE A BETTER COPY OF THIS STILL IN EXISTENCE

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY