Samson (Bruce Dickinson ) SHOCK TACTICS 1981 UK LP 1st Press MINT MINUS AUDIO

	£		55
	$		73

SAMSON - SHOCK TACTICS

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS CONDITION

COMPLETE WITH A NEAR MINT SLEEVE

 WITH PICTURE INSERT

• CATALOGUE:RCA RCALP 5031 
• MATRIX: RCALP 5031 A-1U / B-1U
• ' ARUN ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX BOTH SIDES
• ' ZIMBABWE ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE ONE
• ' GET YER BITS OUT ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE TWO

  TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE JET BLACK LABELS ARE ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE. NOT ONE BLEMISH ON THEM AND ALL OF THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS PERFECT AND UNRUBBED. THE SPINDLE HOLE HAS JUST ONE TINY SPIDER LINE NEXT TO IT 

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. IN DAYLIGHT IT IS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE  OTHER THAN A FEW WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE OF DULL STREAKS, AND ONE PON PRICK SIZED MARK AT THE START OF TRACK 3 SIDE TWO

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. I AM CONVINCED THAT ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH PERFECTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS ALBUM SOUNDS.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION AT ANY POINT.

NOR IS THERE ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS. 

NO VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER, AND NOT EVEN ANY AUDIBLE STATIC.

I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR ANY MORE THAN ONE MINUSCULE LITTLE POP, CAUSED BY A PIN PRICK SIZED WHITE MARK JUST AS TRACK THREE SIDE TWO STARTS. OTHER THAN THAT BARELY AUDIBLE POP, THERE IS NOTHING WHATSOEVER NOISE WISE

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO PERFORMANCE AS MINT MINUS !!!!

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS SUPERB DISC FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

SEMI LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS IMMACULATE, ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COLOUR IS THERE AND UNRUBBED.

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THERE IS ONE TINY PRESSURE LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE. ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE NEAR THE LEFT CORNER, TWO ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ZERO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP EDGE IS ABSOLUTELY MINT WITH ALL OF THE COLOUR THERE AND RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER AND EVEN THE TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED. THE BOTTOM EDGE IS ALMOST AS CLEAN WITH JUST THE RIGHT CORNER SHOWING A PIN PRICK OF RUB

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, THERE IS ONE TINY SCUFF IN THE UPPER HALF, AND A SMALL DENT IN THE LOWER HALF. THE TIPS ENDS ARE UNBLEMISHED

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS NEAR PRISTINE WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY PRESSURE LINES ON THE EDGES

THE PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS THE CORRECT ISSUE.NO SPLITS, NO CREASES, JUST A LITTLE FOXING

THE PICTURE INSERT IS FLAT AND CREASE FREE, DOES HAVE SOME FOXING TO THE LOWER EDGE

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS  SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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

GARRY