Alice Cooper BILLION DOLLAR BABIES UK 1ST A1/B1 NMINT

	£		37
	$		49

ALICE COOPER - BILLION DOLLAR BABIES

IN MAGNIFICENT BARELY PLAYED CONDITION

FULLY COMPLETE AND HAS NEVER HAD THE INNER PERFORATED CARD SECTION REMOVED

FULLY COMPLETE AND IN TOP CONDITION

CORRECT 1ST UK PRESS

• CATALOGUE:WARNER BROTHERS K56013
• MATRIX: K56013 A1 / B2
• FIRST PRESS OLIVE GREEN LABELS
• FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE WITH ROUNDED CORNERS 
• PIL ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2

THIS IS ONLY THE SECOND FULLY COMPLETE AND UN MOLESTED COPY OF THIS ALBUM THAT I HAVE COME ACROSS IN YEARS. EVERY ONE I HAVE EVER LOOKED AT HAS HAD THE INNER PANEL ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE GATEFOLD REMOVED.OR TAPED BACK INTO PLACE ONCE THE OWNER REALISED THAT THIS WAS NOT A GOOD THING TO HAVE DONE! HOWEVER IT WAS FAR TOO TEMPTING FOR MOST BECAUSE IT WAS PERFORATED, AND WHEN REMOVED REVEALED THE IMAGE OF A DOLLAR BILL UNDERNEATH. THE WINDOW WOULD THEN SHOW THE INNER SLEEVE'S PICTURE WHEN IT WAS PLACED BACK INTO THE SLEEVE, LEAVING THE DISCARDED PERFORATED CARD SET LOOSE

HERE THEN IS ONE THAT HAS NOT HAD THIS HAPPEN TO IT, AND IS AS COMPLETE AS THE DAY IT WAS PUT TOGETHER

TO BE A FIRST PRESS THIS HAS TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES

THE SLEEVE MUST HAVE ROUNDED CORNERS

THE NECKLACE AND DOLLAR COIN IMAGE ON THE FRONT MUST BE EMBOSSED

THERE MUST BE A DOLLAR BILL INSIDE THE SLEEVE WHICH MUST HAVE THE CATALOGUE NUMBER K56013 IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER, AND 1973- WEA RECORDS PRINTED IN ENGLAND IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER

THE INNER SLEEVE MUST HAVE ROUNDED CORNERS

THERE MUST BE A LARGE THUMB NOTCH ALONG THE TOP EDGE OF THE INNER SLEEVE

THE LABELS MUST BE OLIVE GREEN

THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST END A1/B1

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE FIRST PRESS OLIVE  GREEN LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THEY ARE RICH AND VIBRANT IN COLOUR AND THE BASE COLOURS FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. FINALLY THERE ARE JUST HALF A DOZEN OR SO MINISCULE  SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS 37 YEAR OLD ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

THE  VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. A BEAUTIFULLY GLOSSY ALBUM . IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL APPEARS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE NO MORE THAN A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES, AND A COUPLE OF BARELY VISIBLE HANDLING LINES TO BE SEEN

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 AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION ON THIS FIRST PRESS IS SUPERB WITH EVERY NOTE BEING CLEARLY AND CRISPLY HEARD. IT HAS ALSO BEEN QUITE LOUDLY MIXED WHITCH ADDS TO THE MAGNIFICENT SOUND GENERATED BY THE VINYL

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT THE FEW PLAYS THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

A REAL JOY TO LISTEN TO THIS SUPERB SUPERB ALBUM. NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES WHATSOEVER AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

THERE IS NO VINYL NOISE, AND JUST A LITTLE STATIC IN SOME OF THE QUIETER SPOTS, AND A FEW TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH 

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT!!!!

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

ORIGINAL HEAVY DUTY WB GATEFOLD SLEEVE. COMPLETE WITH THE LARGE DOLLAR BILL

THE CORRECT FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE MUST HAVE THE ROUNDED CORNERS

THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS SLEEVE IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. THERE ARE NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND THE GREEN POWDERY SURFACE IS RICH AND VIBRANT . INCREDIBLY THERE IS NOT ONE SMALL LINE NEAR THE SPINE, AND THAT IS THE FIRST EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE I HAVE EVER SEEN WITHOUT THESE LITTLE LINES

THE NECKLACE AND DOLLAR COIN IMAGES ARE THE CORRECT EMBOSSED TYPE, AND ARE BOTH IN MINT CONDITION

THERE IS ONE VERY TINY DING TO THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER

THE TOP EDGE IS TOTALLY FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A FEW WHITE SPECKS SHOWING THROUGH THE GREEN COLOUR

THERE IS NO OPENING EDGE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE AS THE RECORD IS PLACED INTO THE SLEEVE FROM INSIDE THE GATEFOLD. THE RIGHT EDGE IS ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE INTACT. THE ONLY RUBBING BEING AT THE VERY TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS, AND ALL OF THE PALE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN UNBLEMISHED CONDITION, AGAIN ALL OF THE GREENS AND YELLOWS ARE PERFECTLY UNRUBBED OR WORN. THERE ARE NO CREASE, CREASE LINES, OR EVEN THOSE SMALL ONES NEAR THE SPINE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS THE PRISTINE 'AS NEW' INNER. THE PERFORATED PICTURE IS AS I PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED FIRMLY LOCATED ON THE PERFORATION AND HAS NEVER BEEN TAMPERED WITH.

THE DOLLAR BILL LOOKS LIKE IT HAS NEVER BEEN REMOVED FROM THE HOLDER AND IS IN MINT CONDITION. THE ENTRY POINT OR OPENING EDGES INSIDE THE GATEFOLD ARE ABSOLUTELY RAZOR SHARP AND DON'T EVEN HAVE THOSE LITTLE THUMB NAIL NICKS, SHOWING REALLY THAT THE LP HAS BARELY BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE PICTURE INNER SLEEVE IS MADE FROM A STRONG CARD. IT IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION,UNSPLIT ON ANY EDGE, COLOURS UNRUBBED AND EVEN THE THUMB NOTCH ALONG THE TOP EDGE IS PERFECT AND UNDAMAGED.

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE MINT MINUS

GARRY