SAMSON HEAD ON 1st 1980 A1 B1 Press UK LP ARCHIVED COPY Iron Maiden NWOBHM

	£		18
	$		24

'ITS THE VINYL COUNTDOWN'

Welcome to 'Its the vinyl countdown' music auctions. Here you will find some of the most incredible rare records and music memorabilia for your collection. We pride ourselves on auctioning only the highest grade records and items, you will not see anything listed here below EX+ condition, unles the item is extremely rare. You will not see worn covers, warped records or scratched records. We simply do not bother with them.

We list in many cases, 'Archived' & 'mint' condition items, we are able to source from private collections all over the UK. So we hope you can be put at ease that what you are bidding on is of the highest quality.

We play through most of the records, unless the item is clearly mint, or sealed..in which case we don't play them, thus maintaining their 'unplayed' status!  Obviously with some of these rare items there will be the odd 'anomoly' along the way , the odd little static pop or lead in 'sizzle' for a split second.. nothing is perfect we find! all systems differ, but we aim to describe these as accurately as possible for you.... PLEASE ENJOY THIS ITEM YOU ARE NOW LOOKING AT..

SAMSON

'HEAD ON'

1st A1 B1 UK 'GEM' PRESSING WITH  FIRST  SLEEVE & INNER SHEET

From a collection of Archived Review copy LPs- all in STUNNING play condition.. original UK issued and we have never seen better!

Be sure to see our others listed..they are all quite spectacular!

Released 1980

Label    GEM LP 108

Matrix     GEM 108 A1  BERTIE BERTIE  1W

                GEM 108 B1   RAYS A1W

THE VINYL   EX+

As you can see, this vinyl is the  1st  UK  pressing WITH THE 'RAYS'  ETCHING

- Stored from new this LP has seen A HANDFUL OF CAREFUL PLAYS - IT IS A SUPERB EXAMPLE

This pressing is a superb vinyl which has retained its amazing glossy sheen and finish. There is no dulling anywhere and overall it is in incredible condition for an LP of this age. The edges are silky smooth, typical of these vintage pressings. We are seing fewer and fewer copies of this LP, so rarely do we see a copy at all, let alone like this.

There is some light dust on the vinyl where it has been archived away for so long- a few light tiny whisp lines and a couple of feint hairlines that do not affect the play. (we do not ever auction scratched records)

A FEW TINY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE

On playing through there was JUST the tiniest of lead in static and the odd crackle along the way ,  caused by dust settled in the grooves we feel, a professional hoover cleaner could remedy this even higher!

Its a beauty and sounds stunning.

OVERALL THIS IS SIMPLY A MUST FOR ANY FINAL UPGRADE COLLECTION. YOU WILL NOT SEE BETTER.

THE LABELS   MINT  FLAT MATT LABELS

THE SLEEVE     MINT-  

Correct  first UK issued earliest GLOSS ALMOST TEXTURED sleeve with the SQUARE SPINE  -with  INSERT LYRIC SHEET

Printed by  -   NO CREDIT

 This is in simply incredible condition, quite amazing how it has survived so clean.

THE COLOURS ARE PRISTINE AND THE SLEEVE SHOWS NO POWDERY RING WEAR OR RUB ANYWHERE. this sleeve is always prone to white rub on the top edge, but not this one it is the cleanest example we have ever seen in fact.

There are no spider lines over the edges of any note.

The gloss inks have a light textured feel to them

The spine is super sharp with no squash and JUST the lightest tip rub on the ends.

Just a couple of tiny tiny spots of feather on the open edge.

We cannot add any more than this! ITS A BEAUTY!

THE INNER SLEEVE   MINT- 

paper original

INSERT SHEET  MINT-  

RARE TO SEE THIS RED LYRIC SHEET INSIDE. NO DAMAGE AT ALL

POSTAGE DISCOUNTS:

Don't forget we offer big postage discounts on multi wins..the more LPs you win, the cheaper the postage works out for you worldwide- Up to 2 kilos or 5 LPs, after which we will send your wins in more than one parcel..ALL very well protected in mailers, stiffeners, plenty of tape & protection, then 'signed delivered' to your door-  and to date we have nad NO damaged items!  ;0)

We hope you enjoy looking at this item, and good luck if you decide to bid for it...We can safely say you will not be dissapointed- If you need to know anyting else, please feel free to contact us with any questions.

All our items are sent 'signed delivery' tracked to your door, (we have never had an item go missing anywhere in the world!) for peace of mind for both you and us! All items are sent in strong protective mailer boxes and stiffeners. With over 28 years in mail order and the music industry 'worldwide' we pride ourselves on the fact you can bid safely on all our items, and knowing you are being dealt with by professionals.

ENJOY! ;0)