Colosseum - VALENTYNE SUITE 1969 UK LP 1st Press Vertigo Swirl (Philips) MM/NM

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	$		111

COLOSSEUM - VALENTYNE SUITE

1969 UK VERTIGO SWIRL

HAS ' A PHILLIPS RECORD PRODUCT' ON THE LABEL

PLAYS TO A MINT MINUS / NEAR MINT GRADE

EX++ SLEEVE

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• CATALOGUE:VERTIGO V01 (THE FIRST ALBUM RELEASED ON THIS LABEL)
• MATRIX:8867751 1Y//1 420 1 1 4 / 2Y//1 420 1 1  1 2
• PHILIPS RECORD PRODUCT DENOTES A VERY FIRST PRESS
• PLAYED 4-5 TIMES

TO LISTEN TO THE LP , PLEASE PRESS THE PLAY BUTTONS BELOW (ONE FOR EACH SIDE). THE RECORDING WILL TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO LOAD

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE BLACK AND WHITE LARGE SWIRL LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THIS IS THE VERY VERY FIRST PRESS AND CAN BE IDENTIFIED EASILY BY THE FACT THAT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LABEL ARE THE WORDS ' A PHILLIPS RECORD PRODUCT'

THE LARGE SWIRL WAS ONLY ON THE FIRST PRESSES OF THIS ALBUM, AND COUPLED WITH THE Y1 MATRIX NUMBERS THIS GUARANTEES A FIRST ISSUE . THE WHITE SIDE JUST COULD NOT BE WHITER. IT IS TOTALLY CLEAN AND IN MINT CONDITION. THE WHITE STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS AGAIN 100% PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

I CAN'T MAKE OUT ANY OBVIOUS SPIDER LINS BY THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT. ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE TELLTALE SIGNS OF SOME VERY LIGHT SMALL SURFACE WISPY HAIRLINES AND ON SIDE TWO A TINY LITTLE HANDLING LINE RIGHT ON THE VERY END OF THE FINAL TRACK

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 NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE VINYL PLAYS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES. WITH AN INCREDIBLE LOUD CUT.THIS IS A GREAT PROGRESSIVE SOUND GENERATED BY THIS VINYL

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD CLEARLY AND CRISPLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES

I CANNOT FAULT THE CLARITY OF THE PERFORMANCE IN ANY WAY WHATSOEVER. THERE IS CERTAINLY NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, 

 AS IMPORTANTLY THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLING, AND A REALLY GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW CLEAN THIS VINYL IS WOULD BE TO LISTEN TO THE LAST TRACK ON SIDE ONE, WHICH AS THE TRACK APPEARS TO END GOES DEATHLY SILENT THEN GRADUALLY THE MUSIC RETURNS BEFORE THE FINAL FADE OUT.

THERE ARE A FEW MINUSCULE SPECKS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A FEW SILENT PASSAGES ON SIDE TWO AND A COUPLE OF VERY TINY LITTLE TICS

BUT MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN FOR YOURSELF AND JUDGE IT THAT WAY

THE AUDIO GRADES

MINT MINUS FOR SIDE A, AND NEAR MINT FOR SIDE B

THE SLEEVE

THE HARDEST THING TO FIND IS AN UNRUBBED NON LAMINATED SLEEVE. PARTICULARLY THIS TYPE WHERE THE COLOURS ARE CONTRUCTED TO GIVE A POWDERY FEEL TO THE SURFACE. LIKE THE BLACK SABBATH DEBUT ALBUM, 

THIS SLEEVE WAS PRONE TO RUBBING AND WHEN IT DID A GREEN HUE APPEARED WHICH WAS THE BASE COLOUR USED ON THE DESIGN. THIS ONE HAS NO SUCH PROBLEM AND ALL OF THE COLOURS HAVE BEEN RETAINED. 

THERE IS A LIGHT BAND OF HANDLING VISIBLE UNDER THE TOP EDGE

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE ON THE FRONT SURFACE 

ABSOLUTELY NO PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE.NONE ON THE TOP EDGE, NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE, JUST A LITTLE RUBBING TO THE CORNER TIPS

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGE SHOW SOME SHELF RUB ALONG THE SUREFACES

THE SPINE HAS THE SAME LIGHT RUBBING ON THE LEADING EDGES AND TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS

THE OPENING EDGE IS  RAZOR SHARP SHOWING THAT THE LP HASN'T BEEN PULLED FROM THE COVER VERY OFTEN AS THERE ARE NO THUMB NAIL NICKS ON THE EDGES

THE REAR SURFACE IS A RICH AND VIBRANT AS THE FRONT

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A NEAR MINT CONDITION INNER SURFACE. THERE IS JUST THE LIGHTEST BIT OF COLOUR RUBBING ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, AND THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAS NEATLY PENNED THEIR NAME IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER.

THE ORIGINAL SWIRLY INNER SLEEVE IS IN UNSPLIT ORIGINAL CONDITION. FEW TINY CREASE LINES AND SOME LIGHT EDGE AGE

I HAVE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX++

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

GARRY

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

GARRY