Iron Maiden Powerslave LP 1984 UK 1st Press A1/B2 Matrix Embossed Sleeve EX/NM

	£		35
	$		46

Iron Maiden - Powerslave Vinyl LP - POWER1 1984 UK 1st Press with Embossed Sleeve + Original Die-cut inner lyric sleeve. All round Excellent

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Notes:

• Original 1984 1st pressing on EMI - Made in UK -  POWER1
• Matrix/Runout Side 1: EJ2402001T A-1U-1-1-1 THERE'S ONLY ONE UM
• Matrix/Runout Side 1: EJ2402001T B-2U-1-1-2 AND THAT'S XXXX UM

Condition - Please read and remember this is an (almost) 33 year old vintage item, pics and description are honest so please look & read in full. 

Vinyl Surfaces - VG+

Audio Test: EX.  (Basic deck through Audio-Technica studio headphones) 

• Album sounds great, nice bright sound with no skips or jumps 
• Light background noise on gaps between songs and on VERY quiet parts of songs (e.g. the narrative part of 'Mariner' has a little background noise and a few clicks) but this does not take away from the enjoyment of hearing this classic as it was originally meant to be...in Analogue. Knocks seven bells out of the the CD version for 'real' feeling, the trade off being that with any vintage vinyl there'll be a bit of background noise in between tracks.   
• No Skips or Sticks 

Visual/Bright spotlights: Good to VG  

• Moderate to large  number of light hairlines - the kind you get from careful handling and playing.
• Couple of larger/deeper marks - none of which affect play 
• Excellent sheen

Visual/Daylight: EX 

Labels - NM

• Both labels excellent  

• No mould, scratches or marks. 

• Colours and printed text all perfect 

• Tiny amount of wear on spindle holes 

Outer Sleeve - NM

• Nice embossed sleeve with fantastic sheen all round, no marks, rips, label marks or colour loss on front or back covers 

• Spine has a TINY amount of wear (millimetres) writing is perfectly visible 

• Corners have a TINY amount of wear (millimetres) 

• Has clearly been stored in a plastic sleeve and very well cared for. 

Original Round-corner Lyric Inner - NM 

• Original rounded/die-cut sleeve from the 1st pressings (Later pressings have a square sleeve) 

• A couple of small marks. No splits 

• No loss of colour or fading 

Vinyl Care/Preparation

• I hand-clean every vinyl listed using L'Arc Du Son cleaning solution. This removes old grease, dust etc. to improve the playback quality. This does sometimes leave residue marks, but these don't affect play. 

• Once cleaned, I 'buff' the Vinyl using a very soft cleaning-cloth, then place it into an anti-static black sleeve. This sleeve is supplied with the Vinyl you buy. 

•  I also carefully clean and dry the Vinyl outer sleeves to remove old finger marks, dirt and dust. Once done the sleeves are placed into a PVC sleeve to keep them nice and clean, they are shipped with the plastic sleeve. 

•  Vinyls are then listened to end-to-end before grading, in order to make sure they don't skip etc. BEWARE VISUAL-ONLY GRADINGS...some Vinyls that look Near Mint to the eye have skips, others that look marked play near-perfectly. I've learned that you can't grade a Vinyl without listening to it :) 

•  Finally, I take lots of pics and rip the Vinyl to 256kbps MP3 (budget deck only at the moment) and make a sample video, uploaded to YouTube to let you hear the quality of the vinyl surfaces and see HD large pictures of the item. 

•  All of the above is done to help buyers be sure of what they are getting before they spend hard-earned money! For this reason, I am not the cheapest on eBay and don't want to be. All offers are considered but please don't expect me to give them away :) 

Shipping & Payment 

• Well packaged in stiff, thick card mailer + Stiffeners for protection. 

• Vinyl will be removed from inner and securely packed during shipping to prevent splits 

• I combine shipping cost for multiple purchases - please contact me to let me know before paying and I will give you a quote. 

UK bidders standard/tracked - £4.50 for up to 2 LPs. Please ask for a personal quote if you're interested in more. 

   International (non UK) bidders standard /tracked approximately : for up to 2 LPs. Please ask for a personal quote if you're interested in more. 

• Europe - £12
• Asia Pac - £14
• Russia - £12 (UK Tracking only + signature on delivery)
• U.S. - £12
• Australia - £14
• South America - £14

About me

• Reliable personal seller, not a big company

• Honest gradings: every item photographed and graded individually with warts and all pics: I want you to be happy with your purchase and giving you honest information is the way to do it. 

• Honest Shipping Costs, I don't make money on shipping. 

• Looking for other Rock titles - please ask. I can search to order and can offer sensible deals on multiples and save money for shipping. 

Mint (M)

The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet. booklet or poster are in perfect condiition. Records marked as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.

Excellent (EX)

The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing.

Very Good (VG)

The record has obviously been played many times, but displayes no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any moajor defects is acceptable

Good (G)

Te record has been played so much that the sound quality has notceably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc

Fair (F)

The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced.

Poor (P)

The record will not play properly due to scratched, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing

Bad (B)

The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler