Metallica Garage Inc 3LP 1998 UK 1st Press Vertigo 538351-1 MPO Sterling Metal

	£		129
	$		171

Metallica - Garage Inc. 3LP 1998 UK & Europe 1st Press Vertigo Sterling MPO 538 351-1 Triple Vinyl VG+
After owning this record for over 25 years, I am reluctantly selling off parts of my personal collection.
**ARTIST:** Metallica **TITLE:** Garage Inc. (The Definitive 1998 Triple Vinyl Covers Masterpiece) **LABEL:** Vertigo **CATALOGUE NUMBER:** 538 351-1 (Printed on Back Sleeve and Spine) **FORMAT:** 3 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold Sleeve **COUNTRY & YEAR:** UK & Europe (1998 Authentic 1st Pressing) **PRESSED BY:** MPO (Moulages et Plastiques de l'Ouest, France) **MASTERED AT:** Sterling Sound (New York, USA) **MATRIX RUNOUT CODES (Disc 1 - Side B):** 538-351-1(Hand-Etched) / MPO (Hand Etched) / STERLING (Stamped)
**CONDITION & GRADING (VISUAL GRADE ONLY - UNPLAYED):**
Please review the condition notes and view the high-resolution listing photos carefully. This vintage record is visually graded only.
* **Outer Sleeve Condition (VG+):** The original heavyweight triple-gatefold jacket is in magnificent structural condition. The front and back laminated faces retain an excellent original factory gloss with zero ring wear. The outer spine is perfectly flat, uncrushed, and 100% legible with crisp white text. The entire internal layout is completely clean and spotless. Shows only minor vintage shelf wear, highlighted by slight softening at the extreme corner tips and light laminate wrinkling along the spine edge. 
* **Inner Sleeves & Inserts Condition (VG+):** Includes all three original double-sided printed lyric/photo inner record sleeves. All three sleeves are structurally solid, flat, and 100% free of record breakthrough edge splits or side tears.  
* **Vinyl Condition (VG+):** Visual grading only. All three vinyl discs retain their gorgeous, deep original factory lustre and magnificent, highly reflective mirror sheen. The custom Vertigo centre labels are completely pristine, crisp, and beautifully centered around the spindle holes with virtually no spindle trail marks (the track listing text on the label face is a factory-printed graphic element, not actual pen ink). Under intense direct raking light, the playing surfaces and runout dead wax areas reveal minor superficial surface scuffs, faint paper wisps, and notable visual hairlines . These marks remain entirely surface-level, cannot be felt with a fingernail, and do not penetrate or score the deep groove architecture. I do not own a turntable to play test.  
**IMPORTANT BUYER AGREEMENT & PHOTO POLICY:**
Please review all high-resolution listing photographs carefully before purchasing. These photos represent the exact item you will receive and serve as an essential part of the physical item description. By purchasing or making an offer, you explicitly agree that you are buying this vintage item based on the visual condition shown in the photos and the documented 'unplayed/visual-only' grading. As I am unable to play-test, returns or partial refunds based on audio playback variance will not be accepted.
**PROFESSIONALLY DEEP-CLEANED PRIOR TO SHIPPING:**
This record has been carefully deep-cleaned using a Spin-Clean system with distilled water and anti-static solution. This was done solely to safely clear any microscopic storage dust accumulated over decades, leaving it pristine for its next owner. The vinyl discs will be packaged safely outside of the main gatefold jacket inside their inner sleeves to completely prevent any potential seam splits during transit.
**SHIPPING & PACKAGING:**
Will be shipped securely packaged in a dedicated cardboard record mailer inside protective outer polythene sleeves.