Catapilla CATAPILLA UK LP 1ST VERTIGO SWIRL 100% MINT

	£		461
	$		611

CATAPILLA - CATAPILLA

IN MAGNIFICENT BARELY PLAYED CONDITION

WITH AN INCREDIBLY NEAR MINT GATEFOLD SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:VERTIGO 6360 029
• MATRIX: 6360038 1//Y 1 112  / 2//Y 1  112 
• THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE MATRIX NUMBERS

CATAPILLA FORMED IN 1969 AND PRODUCED ONLY 2 ALBUMS BEFORE DISBANDING IN 1972. NEITHER ALBUM SOLD IN ANY QUANTITY MAKING BOTH OF THEM TWO OF THE RAREST OF ALL THE VERTIGO COLLECTIBLES.

INCIDENTALLY THIS ALBUM WAS PRODUCED BY PATRICK MEEHAN WHO AT THE TIME WAS ALSO THE MANAGER OF BLACK SABBATH

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE SPIRAL LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE COLOURS ARE ALL RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED, AND THE WHITE SURFACE IS PURE WHITE AND UNMARKED. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 4-5 TINY SPIDER LINES SHOWING THE LIMITED PLAY THAT THE RECORD HAS RECEIVED IN 40 YEARS

THE VINYL

THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS NEAR FLAWLESS WITH JUST ONE TOTALLY NON SOUNDING SMALL SUPERFICIAL WISPY HAIRLINE ON SIDE ONE NO BIGGER THAN ONE AND A HALF INCHES.EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING MORE TO SEE

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 LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW CLEAR AND CRISP THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS, AND THAT THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ALL. THE RECORD PLAYS WITHOUT ANY  BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKING AT ALL.

CLEARLY THIS VINYL HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR AND PLAYED BARELY.

THE VINYL PLAYS FLAWLESSLY, AND APART FROM THE BEAREST TRACE OF VINYL NOISE FOR A SECOND OR TWO AS THE STYLUS HITS THE RUN IN TO EACH SIDE, THERE IS NOTHING TO HEAR PART FROM THE MUSIC. A MAJESTIC CLEAR AND CLEAN VINYL THAT PLAYS WITHOUT ANY UNWANTED BACKGROUND NOISE WHATSOEVER.

DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, HAVE A LISTEN FOR YOURSELF AND JUDGE IT ON YOUR OWN

AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING VINYL AND I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE IT MINT !!!

I DON'T BELIEVE THERE IS A BETTER EXAMPLE OF THIS ALBUM OUT THERE, AND THIS IS IN MY OPINION A TRUE INVESTMENT GRADE DISC

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED , HOWARDS GATEFOLD IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN A COLLECTIBLE CONDITION. THE REASON BEING THAT THE NON LAMINATED  SURFACE  PICKS UP EVERY FINGER MARK AND ALWAYS LOOKS TOTALLY SHABBY, AND THE COLOURS RUB BADLY EXPOSING THE BASE COLOUR UNDERNEATH. THINK BLACK SABBATH'S DEBUT ALBUM AND YOU HAVE THE SAME ISSUES WITH THIS COVER... NOT THIS ONE THOUGH

THE FRONT SURFACE IS NEAR FLAWLESS. THERE IS NO GRUBBINESS TO THE SURFACE WHATSOEVER. IT IS QUITE INCREDIBLE TO SEE ONE IN THIS MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THERE IS NO RING WEAR EITHER NOR IS THERE ANY SIGN OF RECORD SHAPE.THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER VIRTUALLY FROM NEW AND THIS IS WHY IT HAS REMAINED IN THIS INCREDIBLE CONDITION.THERE IS ONE VERY VERY MINUSCULE PATCH JUST ABOVE THE CENTRE OF THE APPLE

THERE ARE NO CREASES, CREASE LINES, FOLD, BENDS OR DINGS, AND , THERE ARE JUST THREE NEAR INVISIBLE  SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE IT IS THAT PERFECT. NO RUBBING TO THE DELICATE COLOURS EITHER WHICH IS QUITE AMAZING. THE COLOURS ARE AS CLEAN AS THE DAY THE SLEEVE WAS MADE UP

THE TOP EDGE IS UNWORN, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS MINIMAL SHELF WEAR SHOWING JUST A FEW LIGHT WHITE PATCHES THROUGH THE GREEN

THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY  FLAT AND UNSQUSHAED,AND HAS ALL OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE , WITH ONLY THE ABSOLUTE TIPS AT EITHER END OF THE SPINE LIGHTLY RUBBED. AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS RELEASED, WITH ONLY ONE TINY THUMB NAIL NICK TO SHOW WHERE THE RECORD WAS REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE PERHAPS FOR THE ONLY TIME

THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS CLEAN AND AS CREASE FREE AS THE FRONT . THERE IS ONE TINY TAPE RESIDUE MARK AT THE TOP LEFT CORNER. I HAVEN'T TRIED TO REMOVE IT FOR FEAR OF TAKING THE DELICATE COLOUR WITH IT, BUT I AM CERTAIN IT WILL COME OFF WITH SOME CARE AND ATTENTION.

AGAIN ON THIS REAR SURFACE ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE RETAINED AND THERE ARE NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES, JUST ONE TINY LINE NEAR THE SPINE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A TOTALLY PRISTINE PAIR OF  INNER PANELS. I BELIEVE BECAUSE IT HAS SAT INSIDE A PLASTIC COVER IT IS POSSIBLE THE GATEFOLD HAS NEVER BEEN OPENED SINCE THEN, BECAUSE THE EASILY SOILED WHITE SURFACE IS PERFECTLY WHITE

THE ORIGINAL VERTIGO SWIRL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS UNSPLIT, BUT HAS l LIGHTLY BROWNED WITH AGE

INCIDENTALLY ON THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER OF THE INNER SLEEVE  IT HAS WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE THE DATE OF ISSUE

IT STATES MADE IN ENGLAND 0371 WHICH I TAKE TO BE MARCH 1971 ( AS THE ALBUM WAS RELEASED IN 1971)

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS MAGNIFICENT SLEEVE NEAR MINT!!!!

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY