BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS Catch A Fire (Island UK 1st Press LP 1973) Zippo. Rare

	£		242
	$		321

 

 

The Wailers - Catch A Fire 

(Island ILPS 9241 UK LP 1973)

 

This is an original UK LP pressing in very nice overall condition! It has a "Zippo" style sleeve. This has a top opening part that reveals a die-cut flame area. The record sits inside the sleeve. This has a small rivet at the centre of one side. This joins the two parts of the sleeve together & enables the top part of the sleeve to move freely. This part of the sleeve is in perfect working order. The sleeve is printed on heavyweight matt card. The spine text is printed on the top edge of the sleeve. The sleeve is printed by "Robor Limited".

It comes complete with its original pale blue polythene-lined company "Island" inner sleeve. This has been folded in two corner tip areas to fit neatly in the sleeve. The record is pressed on thick vinyl & has "pink-rim" Island labels. The matrix numbers (& mother stampers) are as follows:

Side 1: ILPS 9241 A-3U (RH 1)
Side 2: ILPS 9241 B-4U (RP 1)

"STERLING" is machine stamped in the dead wax on both sides.

This is a genuine UK original LP pressing with the iconic "Zippo" style sleeve. These were not available to buy in the UK for too long. Therefore, they are quite rare. A classic Roots-Reggae LP. A highly collectable UK Bob Marley & The Wailers LP. Don't miss out!


Zippo Top-Opening Sleeve: There is some light, mild or more moderate rubbing wear on the right-hand edge of the sleeve on some areas. There are a very few hairline bits of rubbing wear on the spine. The spine, overall, is in excellent condition. The spine text is completely legible. The die-cut flame area is in great condition, There is a light or very mild crease in two corner tip areas. The top part of the sleeve is firmly attached at the rivet & is in perfect working order. There is some light, mild or very mild ringwear too. This sleeve is extremely prone to wear. However, overall, this is a very clean & tidy copy. Overall, Very Good++ condition.

Vinyl: Firstly, there is a 6 cm hairline mark that arches round horizontally next to the play-in grooves on the first track on Side 1. It is not too noticeable. However, it does cause a few very mild or mild intermittent clicks for approximately 15 seconds. The record does not jump.

Otherwise, there are some light, mild or very mild sleeve rubs which can only be seen under a strong light. These are mainly on Side 2. There are a couple of small areas of more moderate sleeve rubs, or surface rub marks, on Side 2. Side 1, apart from the aforementioned hairline mark, looks in Near Excellent condition. Side 2 looks in Very Good condition. Overall,  A strong Very Good condition. The labels are in Excellent+ condition and show minimal  spindle wear only. The company "Island" polythene-lined inner sleeve is in Very Good++ condition. It shows light, mild or very mild ringwear & creasing. It has no seam splits.

I have play tested this LP in its entirety. As stated, there is a hairline mark near the start of Side 1 that causes some mild or very mild intermittent clicks for approximately 15 seconds. It does not jump. Otherwise, Side 1 plays Very Good+ to Near Excellent to Excellent in some places. There is some light, mild or very mild crackle in a few quieter places. Side 2 plays Very Good to Very Good+ overall, & Near Excellent in some places. There is some light, mild or very mild crackle in some quieter places. There are a few mild clicks at the very end of Side 2.


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    >>  Grading Information All grading is very strict & adheres to 'Record Collector' specifications. However, I have fine tuned them & they are explained below. All vinyl is examined closely under a strong light & play tested on excellent quality audio equipment.

MINT Condition = This is as perfect a copy as you are likely to find. The cover will show no, or next to no, wear. The vinyl will be unplayed or very, very near unplayed.

NEAR MINT Condition = Nearly mint, just slightly under. There maybe some minor paper/ inner sleeve rubs that can only be seen under strong light. This disc has been played only a few times & has been extremely well  cared for. The cover is nearly perfect - Minimal wear only.

EX Condition = An excellent copy will show only mild, or minor, signs of use. There will be light, or very mild, sleeve rubs that can only be seen under strong light. There may be a very small & minor hairline mark in some instances. Play will be excellent or better. There may be some light, or very light, crackle in a few quieter places. There will be no clicks or pops. The sleeve will show mild, or minor, rubbing wear & ringwear only.

NEAR EX Condition = This has been played a few more times but it has been well cared for. There will be mild sleeve rubs which can be seen under a strong light. There may be a couple of minor, or light, hairline marks. Playback will be generally excellent. There may be some light or mild crackle in some quieter places. The cover will show mild rubbing wear, ringwear or creasing

VG Condition = Most records that have been quite well played, but reasonably well cared for, tend to fit into this category. This is probably the most varied of the gradings so I have elaborated below.

There may be mild to more moderate sleeve rubs which can only be seen under a strong light. There may be a few light hairline marks but nothing too bad. A quite well played but serviceable copy. Playback will be very agreeable overall. There will be light or mild crackle in some places. There may also be a few light clicks. A more thorough description will always be on the listing. The record will certainly not be trashed!

The cover will show more noticeable signs of storage or use. There will be mild to more moderate rubbing wear on some edges There could be fading, ringwear or a minor seam split. There could be some mild creasing or mild sticker tears.

Please note that I also use "+" or "-" symbols for this grading. A plus symbol is obviously at the top end of "Very Good" & is really not far from being in "near excellent" condition. The minus symbol obviously means it is at the lower end. This will mean that it is near to being in "Good+" condition. 
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