COLOSSEUM--COLOSSEUM LIVE..SUPERB 1ST UK PRESS N/MINT* DOUBLE VINYL LP 1971
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THIS ALBUM HAS WITHOUT DOUBT ONE OF THE DAFTEST SLEEVE DESIGNS EVER....THE VINYLS ARE HOUSED IN RED PLASTIC SLEEVES WITH A FOAM STRIP ALONG THE OPENING EDGE (PRESUMABLY TO STOP THE VINYL BEING SCRATCHED WHEN IT GOES IN AND OUT OF THE SLEEVE.....). HOWEVER WHAT THE ORIGINAL DESIGNER COULD NOT HAVE KNOWN IS THAT OVER TIME THE VINYL REACTS WITH THE FOAM STRIP WHICH RENDERS ANY POINT OF CONTACT UNPLAYABLE. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM AND IT IS PRETY MUCH ANAVOIDABLE AND EVERY COPY I HAVR EVER SEEN HAS THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS ONE OF THE BETTER COPIES AS IT ONLY HAS THIS PROBLEM ON ONE SIDE OF ONE VINYL AND THE VINYLS ARE OTHERWISE NEAR MINT. SO WITH THAT CAVEAT....
SUPERB! RARE! THIS IS A GENUINE 1ST UK PRESS DOUBLE VINYL LP ON BRONZE RECORDS (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH SUBSEQUENT REPRESSINGS) PURCHASED NEW BY MY FAMILY WHEN RELEASED 53 YEARS AGO IN 1971 IDENTIFIED BY THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS; BRONZE RECORDS LABELS WITH '(P)1971' TEXT AND WITH 'MANUFACTURED AND DISTRIBUTED BY 'I' ISLAND RECORDS LIMITED' PERIMETER TEXT / 'FLIMSY' GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH 2 RED PLASTIC VINYL SLEEVES ATTACHED / ORIGINAL CAT NUMBERS / 1ST UK '-1U -1U -1U -1U' PRESS MATRIXES. ONLY GENUINE 1ST UK PRESSINGS HAVE ALL THESE CHARACTERISTICS....
THE VINYLS ARE BRIGHT AND GLOSSY AND IN NEAR MINT BARELY PLAYED CONDITION* WITH NO SCRATCHES BLEMISHES OR SCUFFS (*APART FROM THE 'CHEMICAL REACTION' TO THE VINYL AS DESCRIBED ABOVE AT THE START OF SIDE 3-SEE LAST PHOTO). THE VINYLS LIE FLAT WITHOUT WARPS-EVEN WITH THE PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED YOU WILL STRUGGLE TO FIND A BETTER COPY!! THE BRONZE RECORDS LABELS ARE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH ONLY A VERY FAINT 'BARELY THERE' SPINDLE LINE. THE SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH THE PLASTIC INNERS STILL FIRMLY ATTACHED WITH NO EDGE SPLITS TO ANY SLEEVE AND WITH ONLY SOME LIGHT SHELF AND RING WEAR. THE SPINE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TEXT. THIS IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS I RECKON ..NOTHING MUCH TO SHOW FOR ITS 53 YEARS!! THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS ICD 1 & ICD 2 (LABELS) AND ICD 1 (SLEEVE) WITH 1ST UK PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS ICD-1 A-1U & ICD-1 B-1U AND ICD2-1 A-1U & ICD2-1 B-1U.
LOW (BRAVE)! START PRICE AND NO RESERVE! SEE MY OTHER COLOSSEUM VINYLS LISTED.
A RARE CHANCE TO BUY A GENUINE 1ST UK PRESS IN SUPERB CONDITION! DUE TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE I WILL NOT SELL TO RUSSIA OR BELARUS.
POSTAGE TO UK IS £4.25. POSTAGE TO EUROPE IS £15.95 BY TRACKED AIRMAIL. POSTAGE TO REST OF THE WORLD £PLEASE ASK. I WILL ALWAYS COMBINE POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES. PLEASE READ MY FEEDBACK AND BID WITH CONFIDENCE. I USE THE RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM. GRADING VINYLS THAT ARE DECADES OLD IS A VERY SUBJECTIVE PROCESS SO IF YOU DISAGREE WITH MY GRADING OR THERE ARE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE LEAVING FEEDBACK AND I GUARANTEE TO RESOLVE THEM TO YOUR TOTAL SATISFACTION. THE PHOTOS SHOW THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU WILL RECEIVE IF YOU WIN THE AUCTION.
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