Nazareth HAIR OF THE DOG 1975 UK LP 1st Press Mooncrest PLAYS MINT MINUS HEAR
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING
NAZARETH - HAIR OF THE DOG
IN SUPERB CONDITION, WITH AN INCREDIBLE SLEEVE
NEAR MINT AUDIO
NEAR MINT SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:MOONCREST CREST 27
- MATRIX: CRES27 A-2U / B-1U
- MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 1 GH / 1 GT
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE SUPERB MOONCREST LABELS ARE IN NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION WITH JUST ONE TINY GLUE MARK NEAR THE HOLE ON SIDE ONE. THE RICH AND VIBRANT BASE COLOURS FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE,AND ALL OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS BOTH UNRUBBED AND CLEAR AND LEGIBLE. FINALLY THERE ARE JUST 3 OR 4 TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS 1975 1ST PRESS HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE
THE VINYL
THE FIRST PRESS HAIR OF THE DOG ALBUM CAN EASILY BE TOLD BY THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL USED IN THE PRESSING, THIS COPY IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. STILL RETAINS ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE, AND GLEAMS LIKE NEW. THERE ARE A FEW FAINT HANDLING LINES WHICH CAN BE SEEN IN DAYLIGHT, AND SOME WISPY STUFF UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION
PLAYING THE RECORD
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.
THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER,SHOWING THAT THE FEW PLASY THAT THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED HAS BEEN COMPLETED WITH A STYLUS THAT WAS BOTH UNWORN, AND TRACKING AT THE CORRECT WEIGHT.
THE MOST SILENT TRACK 'GUILTY' IS ALSO VERY CLEAN WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND. AND ALSO IN A COUPLE OF OTHER SILENT PASSAGES BUT ALL OF THIS IS VERY MINOR INDEED
THERE IS ALSO A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND RIGHT AT THE START OF THE FINAL TRACK 'DON'T JUDAS ME'
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO NEAR MINT
BUT PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOUR SELF
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED JAMES UPTON SINGLE SLEEVE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION.
THE FRONT SURFACE WHICH OFTEN HAS SERIOUS COLOUR LOSS, IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND HAS NO COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER. THE BEST EXAMPLE I HAVE SEEN IN A LONG WHILE. NO CREASE LINES OR BENDSJUST ONE NEAR INVISIBLE FINE SCRATCH IN THE MIDDLE AND A MINUSCULE SPECK OF GREYING UNDER THE TOP EDGE
THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO RINGWEAR TO THE COVER, AND INCREDIBLY NO RECORD SHAPE EITHER, EVEN WHEN THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT
THERE ARE TWO MINUSCULE PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP EDGE, NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE
THE TOP EDGE IS FULLY COLOURED WITH UNBLEMISHED CORNER TIPS.
THE BOTTOM EDGE ONLY HAS A FEW FLECKS OF RUB IN THE CORNERS
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND ONLY SHOWS ONE TINY WHITE SPECK ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THE LP HAS NOT BEEN OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES
THE REAR SURFACE, MATCHES THE SUPERB QUALITY OF THE FRONT AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE THE RING WEAR THAT USUALLY BLIGHTS THIS SURFACE ON THE SLEEVE. JUST THE START FO SOME GREYING UNDER THE TOP EDGE AND OVER THE BOTTOM EDGE
THE INNER SLEEVE HAS NO SEAM SPLITS, CREASES OR PRESSURE LINES. IT DOES HAVE SOME FOXING WHICH FOR SOME REASON IS QUITE USUAL ON THIS INNER
I AM PERFECTLY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
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