Rory Gallagher DEFENDER UK LP WITH BONUS SINGLE MINT-

	£		61
	$		81

RORY GALLAGHER - DEFENDER

IN MINT!!!! CONDITION

FIRST AND ONLY PRESS

COMPLETE WITH THE OFTEN MISSING FREE BONUS SINGLE

• CATALOGUE:DEMON  FEIND 98
• MATRIX: DMB8544 A-1 / DMB 8544 B-1
• ABSOLUTELY MINT VINYL AND SLEEVE
• COMPLETE WITH THE RARE BONUS SINGLE
• STICKERED SLEEVE
• SLEEVE STILL IN SHRINKWRAP

THIS RARE 1987 ALBUM WAS RORY GALLAGHERS PENULTIMATE RECORDING, AND WHAT AN INCREDIBLE ALBUM THIS IS. IF YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD THIS BEFORE YOU ARE IN FOR A REAL TREAT. EASILY AS GOOD AS HIS EARLY RECORDINGS IN MY OPINION

THIS IS A VERY RARE COPY WHICH NOT ONLY HAS THE BONUS SINGLE STILLINSIDE THE SLEEVE, BUT IT IS ALSO STILL IN ITS SHRINKWRAP ALONG WITH THE ADVERTISING STICKER

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE RED AND GREY DEMON LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITON. THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, AND THERE IS EVEN SOME RESIDUE VINYL SHARDS STUCK INSIDE THE HOLE , SHOWING HOW LITTLE THE LP HAS BEEN PLAYED. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNRUBBED. THERE IS JUST ONE NEAR INVISIBLE SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTER AND LOOKS SUPERB. IN DAYLIGHT THIS RECORD IS TOATLLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS JUST NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A FEW 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 DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS NOW. THIS IS BECAUSE I JUST KNOW THAT BODDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING ABID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THOUGH BOTH SIDES, AND DELIVERS A PRISTINE DISTORTION FREE STEREO REPRODUCTION WHICH IS BOTH CRISP AND CLEAN AS YOU COULD EVER WANT

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NO CLICKS AT ALL AT ANY POINT

NO VINYL NOISE AND NO STATIC ON THIS ONE PLAY DISC, JUST A COUPLE OF LITTLE TICS ON THE OPENING TRACK TO SIDE 2, AND A COUPLE MORE ON THE LAST TRACK

THE LINKING GROOVES ARE TOTALLY SILENT, WHILST THE MUSIC IS RECORDED AT A LOUD VOLUME AND REPRODUCES SUPERBLY

THE 7" INCH BONUS SINGLE THAT CAME WITH THE ORIGINAL SET HAS THE FOLLOWING TWO TRACKS

SEEMS TO ME / NO PEACE FOR THE WICKED

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

THIS IS AN UNLAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE WHICH IS STILL IN IT'S ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP, WHICH HAS THE BONUS SINGLE STICKER ON THE SHRINK STILL

BEING STILL IN SHRINGWRAP THE OBVIOUS THING TO STATE IS THAT THE COLOURS ARE ALL INTACT AND THERE IS NO LOSS OF COLOUR THROUGH RUBBING ANYWHERE

THE STICKER IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER ON MOST COPIES OF THIS ALBUM WOULD HAVE BEEN DISCARDED ALONG WITH THE WRAPPING, BUT HERE IT IS PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED

LOOKING THREOUGH THE SHRINK FOR SIGNS OF CREASING I CAN SAY THAT THERE IS NONE ANYWHERE, AND ONLY ONE BARELY VISIBLE LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES LIKE THE REST OF THE SLEEVE ARE TOTALLY FREE FROM ANY WEAR WHATSOEVER.

THE SPINE AGAIN IS NIGH ON PRISTINE. I CAN MAKE OUT ONE SEMI FINGER TO THUMB SQUASHM ACTUALLY WHERE THE SMALL LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE SITS, BUT OTHER THAN THIS THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT, AND UNWIRN, AND ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECT

THE OPENING EDGE IS ALSO IN PRISTINE RAZOR SHARP CONDITION,WITH JUST A TINY LITTLE THUMB NAIL NICK NEAR THE TOP WHERE THE LP HAS BEEN REMOVED A COUPLE OF TIMES 

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS CLEAN  AS THE FRONT, AGAIN NO COLOUR LOOS, BENDS, CREASES ETC

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS A PICTURE ON ONE SIDE WITH THE LYRICS ON THE OTHER. IT IS UNSPLIT ALONG THE SEAMS AND IN THE SAME PRISTINE CONDITION AS THE FRONT 

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS

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

GARRY