Alice Cooper LOVE IT TO DEATH UK LP 1ST OLIVE GREEN A1/B1 ONE PLAY MINT MINUS

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	$		25

ALICE COOPER - LOVE IT TO DEATH

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS CONDITION

OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT MINUS SLEEVE

INCREDIBLE AUDIO PERFORMANCE

• CATALOGUE:WARNER BROTHERS K46177
• MATRIX: K46117A STS1065 A1 / K46117 STS1065 B1

ORIGINALLY ISSUED ON THE WARNER BROTHERS 'STRAIGHT ' LABEL FOR A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, THIS IS THE FIRST PRESSING VINYL AS INDICATED BY THE MATRIX NUMBERS ON THE 1970 OLIVE GREEN LABEL WHICH ARE A1 B1 AND ALSO HAVE THE STS MATRIX NUMBERS. THESE ARE THE ONES THAT WERE ON THE STRAIGHT PRESS

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 IS JUST ONE SMALL SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS 44 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 IN AN AS NEW CONDITION. ONLY WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION AM I ABLE TO MAKE OUT A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND THREE STREAKY LINES (NON SOUNDING) ON  SIDE ONE

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 WHOLE LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS AS I BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, AND THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

WHAT YOU WILL HEAR I BELIEVE IS A CRISP CLEAR STEREO REPRODUCTION THAT IS TOTALLY DISTORTION FREE.

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLING WHATSOEVER, AND NO UNWANTED CLICKS ETC.

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER

JUST THE VERY ODD SEMI SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES

I DON'T BELIEVE I EVEN HEARD ANY MORE THAN ONE DUST POP THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH 

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

TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

SHOREWOOD 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 BLACK POWDERY FINISHES THAT ARE SERIOUSLY PRONE TO RUBBING AND RING WEAR.

THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS SLEEVE IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES AND EVEN THE SMALL LINES THAT GATHER NEAR THE SPINE ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST TWO. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE. THERE IS A LIGHT LINE THAT RUNS ACROSS THE TOP RIGHT CORNER, AND THE TOP AND BOTTOM LEFT CORNER TIPS HAVE A SMALL DING

THE BLACK SURFACE HAS BEEN VERY WELL PRESERVED  AND IS UNBLEMISHED APART A LITTLE RUBBING TO THE CORNER TIPS.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE NO SHELF WEAR WHATSOEVER

THE SPINE HAS THE BAREST TRACE OF SHELF WEARALONG THE TOP LEADING EDGE AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM ONLY ALL OF THE SPINE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.AND THE BLACK SURFACE IS VIRTUALLY PERFECT. THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ENDS HAVE A TINY BIT OF RUBBING

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A  PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS, WITH THE OPENING EDGE NEAR THE SPINE IS PERFECT UNSPLIT CONDITION. THE SMALL LINE ACROSS THE TOP LEFT CORNER SHOWS

THE REAR SURFACE IS AGAIN CREASE FREE AND THE WHITE SURFACE IS STILL VERY VERY WHITE, WITH ONLY A LIGHT TRACE OF AGEING AT THE EDGES

THE DIE CUT PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS UNSPLIT WITH A COUPLE OF CORNER CREASES AND A LITTLE AGEING AT THE EDGES

I AM VERY PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE AS NEAR MINT MINUS!! 

GARRY