Nazareth PLAY'N THE GAME UK LP 1ST PRESS A-1U / B-1U SUPERB SLEEVE 1 PLAY MINT-

	£		50
	$		66

NAZARETH - PLAY'N THE GAME

IN MAGNIFICENT 1 PLAY CONDITION

• CATALOGUE:MOUNTAIN TOPS 113
• MATRIX: TOPS 113 A-1U / B-1U
• MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 1 GA / 1 GT
• HAS 'MASTERDISK' RL STAMPED INTO THE RUN OUT DEAD WAX ON EITHER SIDE

A FIRST PRESS PLAY 'N' THE GAME MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES

THE SLEEVE MUST BE NON LAMINATED

MADE BY GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE AND IDENTIFIED BY THE FOLLOWING TEXT IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT REAR CORNER ' 7612 TM GARROD & LOFTHOUSE LTD

THE INNER SLEEVE IS MADE FROM STRONG CARD NOT PAPER

THE CORNERS MUST BE ROUNDED, AND THERE MUST BE ATHUMB NOTCH ALONG THE TOP EDGE

THE RECORD LABELS MUST BE 'MOUNTAIN' LABELS (LATER ISSUS WERE SAHARA)

THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST BOTH END IN -1U

THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE ETCHED ON BOTH SIDES WITH THE -1U BEING STAMPED

MUST HAVE 'MASTERDISK RL ' STAMPED INTO THE RUN OUT WAX ON BOTH SIDES

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE SUPERB MOUNTAIN LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. 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. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST ONE MINUSCULE SPIDER LINE ON EACH SIDE, SHOWING WHY THIS LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN PLAYED.

THE VINYL

THE MID 70'S SAW VINYL PRESSINGS START TO DETERIORATE DUE TO THE WORLDWIDE OIL CRISIS, AND THOSE GLORIOUS ISSUES OF THE 60'S WERE A THING OF THE PAST. HOWEVER DESPITE THIS MOST OF THE RECORD COMPANIES STILL PRODUCED THE BEST RESULTS POSSIBLE, AND THIS IS NO EXCEPTION. IT GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR AND LOOKS FLAWLESS, EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE NO LINES OR MARKS, JUST 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 ENTIRE ALBUM 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

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 IT SOUNDS.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ANY POINT

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR LOUD CLICKS

NO RUMBLING VINYL NOISE EITHER

THERE IS THE ODD BIT OF STATIC LIKE VERY LIGHT BACKGROUND IN A FEW SPOTS, AND I HEARD NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

THIS IS A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM AND I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING IT MINT MINUS

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO IT, AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SINGLE SLEEVE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION

THE FRONT SURFACE WHICH OFTEN HAS SERIOUS COLOUR LOSS, IS  RICH AND VIBRANT AND HAS RETAINED AMAZINGLY ALL OF ITS COLOUR,

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR FOLDS. THERE ARE HALF A DOZON BARELY VISIBLE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, AND ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE.

WHAT IS UNUSUAL AS WELL IS THAT THERE IS NO RING WEAR, OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP EDGE IS FREE FROM AMY SHELF WEAR, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS THE BAREST BIT OF RUBBING IN A COUPLE OF SPOTS

THE SPINE IS PRISTINE. TOTALLY FLAT AND UNRUBBED AND EVER LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. JUST THE TINIEST SPECK OF WHITE SHOWING AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS

THE OPENING EDGE IS  RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG THE EDGES

THE REAR SURFACE, IS AS NICE AS THE FRONT. ALL THE COLOUR IS THERE, WITH JUST A FEW TINY LONES NEAR THE SPINE AND ONE TINY SCUFF JUST A BOVE THE ACE OF HEARTS

 THE  INNER SLEEVE. THIS SLEEVE AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED WAS ONLY EVER AVAILABLE THE FIRST ISSUES, AND IS MADE OF STRONG CARD. TO FURTHER IDENTIFY IT, THERE IS A THUMB NOTCH ALONG THE TOP EDGE.AND THE CORNERS ARE ROUNDED

THE SLEEVE IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. FLAT CLEAN, AND MOST OF ALL UNSPLIT

I AM PERFECTLY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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

GARRY