Nazareth HAIR OF THE DOG UK LP 1ST COMPLETE NMINT-

	£		161
	$		213

NAZARETH - HAIR OF THE DOG

IN SUPERB CONDITION, WITH AN INCREDIBLE SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:MOONCREST CREST 27
• MATRIX: CRES27 A-2U / B-1U
• MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 1 GH / 1 GT

THE RECORDS

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

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, SOMETHING I AM NOW DOING WITH ALL OF THE VINYL THAT I LIST. I AM CERTAIN BIDDERS OUT THERE WILL APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD THEY ARE THINKING OF BIDDING ON RATHER THAN LEAVE IT TO POT LUCK.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

 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.

THERE IS ALSO NOT ONE IOTA OF BACKGROUND CRACKLE EITHER, NOT EVEN ANY STATIC

WHAT YOU DO HEAR IS SOME VERY LIGHT ROTATIONAL TICS AT THE END OF TRACK 2 SIDE ONE, AND DURING THE FIRST 30 SECONDS OF TRACK 3, AND AGAIN ONCE MORE FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS ON SIDE 2.

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY VERY LIGHT CERTAINLY NOTHING THAT DETERIORATES THE SOUND

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

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 BENDS , AND ONLY FOUR SMALL AND BARELY VISIBLE LINES NEAR THE SPINE .

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO RINGWEAR TO THEI COVER, AND INCREDIBLY NO RECORD SHAPE EITHER, EVEN WHEN THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE INCREDIBLY PRISTINE. I CANNOT REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I SAW THIS SLEEVE WITHOUT WORN EDGES, BUT HERE IS ONE IN SUBLIME CONDITION, BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN HOUSED IN A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW. THERE IS JUST A TINY SCUFF TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER.

THE SPINE IS AGAIN IMMACULATE. TOTALLY FLAT, UNRUBBED AND WITH PERFECT TYPEFACE

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, AS THERE IS JUST ONE MINISCULE THUMB NAIL NICK ALONG THE EDGE

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. NOT EVEN A SHADE OF RECORD SHAPE EITHER

THE INNER SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. FLAT AND NO CREASES WHATSOEVER. THE TOP OPENING EDGE HAS A CURVED THUMB NOTCH WHICH IS ALSO UNBLEMISHED.

ALL OF THE SEAMS ARE UNSPLIT AND THE ONLY TINY MARK IS ON ONE SIDE EDGE THERE IS A TINY NICK.

AN ABSOLUTELY IMACULATE SLEEVE

I AM PERFECTLY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS, IT'S THAT GOOD

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

GARRY