Caravan WATERLOO LILY UK LP 1ST DERAM 3-4 PLAY MINT-

	£		50
	$		66

CARAVAN - WATERLOO LILY

IN MAGNIFICENT BARELY PLAYED CONDITION

 STEREO PRESSING

• CATALOGUE:DERAM SDL 8
• MATRIX: ZAL-11258P-3W / ZAL-11259P-3W
• 3-4 PLAYS EVER

AND ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE TOP NOTCH COPY OF THIS CLASSIC PROG ROCK ALBUM FROM CARAVAN. I AM CERTAIN THERE CANNOT BE MANY BETTER COPIES THAN THIS OF THIS DISC AND SLEEVE

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE TAN AND WHITE STEREO LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.THE TAN AREAS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND UNRUBBED, WHILST THE WHITE SECTIONS ARE PURE WHITE AND UNMARKED .THE SPINDLE HOLE IS UNWORN, AND A CLOSE INSPECTION REVEALS AROUND 3-4 SPIDER LINES SHOWING THAT THIS 38 YEAR OLD VINYL HAS HAD LESS THAN 6 PLAYS  OVERALL

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN REALLY CLEAN CONDITION AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN. THE DISC SHOWS NO SCRATCHES OR SCUFFS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NO MORE THAN SOME OF THE USUAL WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN. AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING ORIGINAL PRESS, AND FIT FOR ANY COLLECTION

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 DECIDED WITH ALL LISTINGS WHERE PRACTICAL TO RECORD THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH. IT HAS OFTEN BEEN SAID THAT BUYING FROM EBAY IS A RISK DUE TO THE HIGH NUMBER OF SELLERS WHO MISDESCRIBE RECORD CONDITION. A VERY VALID POINT AS WELL. BUT HERE YOU ARE ABLE TO NOT ONLY READ ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THE LP'S THAT I OFFER FOR SALE, BUT TO ACTUALY HERE THE COMPLETE DISC IN THE COMFORT OF YOUR OWN HOME. THE EXTRA TIME THIS TAKES ME TO COMPLETE THIS WILL I HOPE ENABLE POTENTIAL BIDDERS TO WANT TO COME BACK TO LISTEN TO MORE OF MY ALBUMS UP FOR AUCTION

THE LP PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER.

PLEASE LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES BECAUSE THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS QUITE BRILLIANT, AND THERE ARE MANY QUIET PASSAGES ON THIS ALBUM, BUT YOU SHOULDN'T BE ABLE TO HEAR AND BACKGROUND NOISE IN ANY OF THEM. I AM REALLY DELIGHTED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS VINYL AS I WAS EXPECTING A LITTLE OF THE DECCA VINYL NOISE THAT IS INHERRANT IN MANY DISCS OF THIS AGE, BUT NO SUCH PROBLEM. IF YOU ARE A COLLECTOR OF RARE PROGRESSIVE MUSIC AND ALBUMS, THEN THIS I BELIEVE IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS

IF I AM BEING ULTRA PICKY THEN I CAN SAY THAT THERE ARE A COUPLE OF TINY POPS JUST BEFORE THE MUSIC STARTS ON SIDE ONE, PERHAPS THE MOST SILENT BIT OF STATIC IN ONE OR TWO RANDOM SPOTS AND A COUPLE OF TINY DUST POPS HEARD THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAY

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SOUND QUALITY MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS ROBERT STACE UK SLEEVE

UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD WHICH IS PRONE TO ALL SORTS OF ABUSE

HERE HOWEVER WE HAVE A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THIS FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN, AND AMAZINGLY HAS NOT LOST ONE JOT OF THE ORIGINAL COLOURS WHICH ARE ALL RICH AND VIBRANT.THERE ARE ABSOLUETLY NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE, NOR ARE THERE ANY FOLDS OR BENDS.

THERE ARE JUST HALF A DOZEN SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE WHICH DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE SLEEVE ARE VIRTUALLY INVISIBLE.

THE ONLY MINOR BLEMISH IS IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER WHERE THE ORIGINAL PRICE STICKERS WERE REMOVED YEARS AFTER BEING ON THERE, AND WHILST THEY HAVE COME OFF WITHOUT TEARING THE SURFACE, THEY HAVE LEFT BEHIND A LIGHT BROWN MARK, WHICH ACTUALLY IS ALMOST UNNOTICED DUE TO THE BROWN COLOUR OF THE SLEEVE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE JUST THE LIGHTEST TOUCH OF SHELF WEAR.

THE SPINE WHICH USUALLY HAS SERIOUS SHELF WEAR AND RUBBING, HAS BEEN KEPT IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION. THE COLOURS ARE ALL STILL THERE APART FROM AT THE VERY TIPS OF EACH END, AND THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP AND ONLY HAS  A COUPLE OF THUMB NAIL NICKS

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT, NO BROWN STICKER MARKS OBVIOUSLY, JUST A SMALL LINE ACCROSS THE TOP LEFT CORNER

ALSO WORTH POINTING OUT THAT THIS SLEEVE HAS NO EVIDENCE OF RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS AN ABSOLUTELY CLEAN AND NEAR MINT INNER PAIR OF PANELS

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND UNSPLIT WITH JUST A SHADOW OF GLUE AGEING TO THE PERIMETERS

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT MINUS

GARRY