Iron Maiden THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST UK LP 1st press A-2/B-3 100% MINT MINUS

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IRON MAIDEN - THE NUMBER OF THE BEST

IN MAGNIFICENT  once played MINT MINUS!!!! CONDITION

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:EMI EMC 3400
• MATRIX:EMC3400 A-2 / B-3
• ' GIVE IT SOME HEADBUTS ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE ONE
• ' NICK Z , ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2 

I HAVE UNEARTHED A LARGE COLLECTION OF ROCK ALBUMS THAT ARE IN A CONDITION THAT DEFIES BELIEF!!

THEY BELONGED TO A COLLECTOR WHO DID EXACTLY THAT - COLLECT THEM!!!

PLAYED ONCE AND RECORDED TO TAPE, THEN FILED AWAY

 THEY HAVE SAT UNMOLESTED FOR ALL THESE YEARS.

IT IS AS THOUGH THEY WERE BRAND NEW SHOP STOCK, BUT OF COURSE THERE IS ONLY ONE COPY OF EACH RECORD.

SO OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS I AM GOING TO BE LISTING THESE NIGHTLY. YOU HAVE JUST THE ONE CHANCE TO SNAP UP SOMETHING UNIQUE IN THE COLLECTING INDUSTRY NAMELY ' A VINTAGE UNPLAYED / ONE PLAY VINYL!!!

NOW HAVING SAID THAT I WILL BE RUNNING A TEST PLAY ON EACH OF THEM TO RECORD THE VINYL FOR BIDDERS TO LISTEN TO, BECAUSE UNPLAYED DOESN'T ACTUALLY GUARANTEE MINT!!! WHAT I DO GUARANTEE IS THAT MY VERY CAREFUL TEST PLAY WILL GO UNDETECTED

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE PICTURE LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THE  BASE COLOUR STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, AND IS ALSO UNRUBBED, AND UNMARKED, THE BLACK  TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND TOTALLY UNRUBBED AND UNWORN

THERE IS ONE SMALL SPIDER LINE ON THE  SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE A BRAND NEW DISC. IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS INDAYLIGHT, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A FEW WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES, and a couple of small superficial surface handling lines

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 DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE 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 VINYL PLAYS TO PERFECTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH

NO DISTORTION TO THE SUPERB STEREO RECORDING AND A CRISP AND CLEAR REPRODUCTION

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ALL

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE EITHER, AND ONLY A COUPLE OF SPLIT SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC HEARD IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES

THERE ARE NO DUST POPS OR TICS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS!!!

THE SLEEVE

SEMI LAMINATED U.K SINGLE SLEEVE 

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT, CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY MARKS, STAINS OR CREASES.THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES EITHER,AND THE DELICATE COLOURS ARE ALL UNRUBBED, RICH AND VIBRANT.

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THERE ARE JUST THREE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. THREE ALONG THE TOP EDGE. TWO ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE,NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. THERE IS A SMALL DING TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP 

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE ALL OF THE COLOUR FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER, WITH THE TOP EDGE HAVING NO RUB TO THE CORNER TIPS, AND THE BOTTOM RIGHT EDGE HAVING A SPECK OF WHITE VISIBLE ON THE TWO CORNER TIPS.

THE SPINE FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE COLOUR IS NEAR PERFECT WITH A SPECK OF RUB TO THE THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS, AND A COUPLE OF PIN PRICKS OF WHITE VISIBLE ON THE BOTTOM LEADING EDGE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS ABSOLUTELY RAZOR SHARP SHOWING AGAIN JUST WHY THIS LP HAS NOT BEEN PLAYED MORE THAN TWICE 

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME  CONDITION AS THE FRONT. JUST TWO SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. AND A LIGHT GRAZE LINE

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE FRONT OR BACK!!!

THE ORIGINAL PICTURE CARD INNER SLEEVE IS IN  MINT CONDITION. NO SPLITS TO THE DELICATE SEAMS.NO MARKS OR STAINS

HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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

GARRY