Kraftwerk EXCELLER 8 UK LP 1ST SPACESHIP ONE PLAY EVER 100% NEAR MINT MINUS

	£		23
	$		30

KRAFTWERK - EXCELLER 8

IN MAGNIFICENT ONCE PLAYED  NEAR MINT MINUS!!! CONDITION

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

TIME TRAVEL CONDITION

• CATALOGUE:VERTIGO 6360 629
• MATRIX: 6360629 1 Y // 1 420 11 05  /  2 Y // 1 420 05 17

RECENTLY I SOLD A BATCH OF 80'S ROCK LP'S THAT WERE IN THE MOST OUTSTANDING CONDITION. I BELIEVE I HAVE BETTERED THAT NOW WITH A COLLECTION OF 70'S ROCK ALBUMS THAT ARE IN A CONDITION THAT DEFIES BELIEF.

THEY BELONGED TO A COLLECTOR WHO WAS ABSOLUTELY METICULOUS WITH THEM. MOST ARE PLAYED JUST ONCE OR SOME NOT AT ALL, WITH A FEW HAVING 2-4 PLAYS AT MOST. THE VINYLS ARE JUST PERFECT AS YOU WILL HEAR WHEN YOU PLAY THE SOUNDBITES.

BACK IN THE 70'S RECORD SHOPS LIKE W.H SMITHS SOLD NUMBERING SYSTEMS SO THAT COLLECTORS COULD CATALOGUE THEIR RECORDS. IT INVOLVED A SHEET OF GUMMY NUMBERS IN SMALL SQUARES, WHICH WERE PLACED ON THE ALBUM SLEEVE. THE CORRESPONDING NUMBER WAS ALSO ON A RECORD CARD WHICH THE OWNER FILLED IN WITH THE ALBUM DETAILS. WHILST THIS DOES CAUSE A SMALL RESIDUAL MARK ON THE SLEEVE, ANYONE WHO COLLECTED RECORDS IN THIS WAY USUALLY CARED FOR THEM AND PROTECTED THEM LIKE THEY WERE THE MOST PRECIOUS THING IN THEIR LIVES.

THIS COLLECTION IS NO DIFFERENT. THE LP'S WERE ALL HOUSED INSIDE STRONG RECORD CASES, MEANING THAT THEY WERE PROTECTED FROM THE LIGHT, SO THERE HAS BEEN NO FADING OF THE COLOURS, AND BECAUSE THERE WERE ONLY 20 IN EACH CASE, THERE HAS BEEN NO RUBBING OR SHELF WEAR, AND IN MOST CASES THE SLEEVES ARE THE BEST I HAVE EVER SEEN. YES IT MAY NOT BE EVERY COLLECTORS DESIRE TO HAVE THE SMALL NUMBER SQUARE ON THE SLEEVE, AND I COULD REMOVE THEM WITHOUT DAMAGING THE SLEEVE, BUT I AM GOING TO LEAVE THE DECISION TO THE NEW OWNER WHETHER TO REMOVE OR NOT.

ALSO WORTH A MENTION IS THE FACT THAT THE INNER SLEEVES ON MOST OF THE LP'S ARE ABSOLUTELY FLAT AND UNWRINKLED. JUST NEVER BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVES!!!!

LET ME JUST SAY THAT IN MY OPINION YOU WILL NEVER EVER GET A BETTER CHANCE TO GET A ONCE PLAYED, UNPLAYED OR BARELY PLAYED 70'S CLASSIC ROCK ALBUM!!!

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE SPACESHIP LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. ALL THE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND THERE IS NO RUBBING OR MARKS. THE SPINDLE HOLE IS UNWORN. THERE ARE JUST ONE REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE, SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS JUST BARELY BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARENO MARKS ON THE VINYL, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAN A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES

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 WHOLE LP FROM START TO FINISH AS 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

THIS FIRST ISSUE ALBUM PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS FIRST CLASS, AND THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER.

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE, AND ONLY THE ODD SEMI SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES.AND A LITTLE AT THE START OF EACH SIDE

THERE ARE SOME RANDOM LITTLE DUST POPS / TICS HERE AND THERE

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS  NEAR MINT MINUS!!!

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1ST ISSUE TEXTURED SINGLE COVER

THE FRONT SURFACE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. HEAVILY TEXTURED WHICH USUALLY ENSURES COLOUR RUB, BUT THIS SLEEVE IS JUST IMMACULATE. NO COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER. NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE EITHER.

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND EVEN THE SPINE IS RESTRICTED TO JUST FOUR SMALL LINES NEXT TO IT. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP EDGE HAS FOUR TINY WHITE PIN PRICKS SHOWING THROUGH THE BLUE TEXTURED SURFACE, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE IS UNBLEMISHED. EVEN THE FOUR CORNER TIPS REMAIN UNRUBBED.

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND ONLY HAS THREE SMALL FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSIONS WHERE THE SMALL LINES SIT NEXT TO THE SPINE. THERE ARE A FEW PIN PRICKS OF WHITE ON THE LEADING EDGES, AND AGAIN AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS

THE OPENING EDGE IS ABSOLUTELY RAZOR SHARP AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS, A SURE SIGN THAT THE LP HAS HARDLY EVER BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

FINALLY THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE FRONT. MAGNIFICENT COLOUR RETENTION AND ONLY A COUPLE OF MINUSCULE LINES NEAR THE SPINE.

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS IN PRISTINE UNSPLIT CONDITION, NO AGEING, MARKS OR STAINS AND NO CREASES OR WRINKLES

HAPPY TO GRADE IT NEAR MINT

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

GARRY