Samson HEAD ON 1ST PRESS GEM LABEL WITHLYRIC INSERT UNPLAYED AND 100% NEAR MINT

	£		36
	$		48

SAMSON - HEAD ON

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED NEAR MINT!!! CONDITION

COMPLETE WITH MINT MINUS!!!!  SLEEVE

COMPLETE WITH LYRIC INSERT

TIME VAULT QUALITY!!!!

• CATALOGUE:GEM GEMLP 108 
• MATRIX: GEMLP108 A1 / B1
• ' DONT BE A CARPET' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2

I HAVE UNEARTHED A LARGE COLLECTION OF ROCK ALBUMS THAT ARE IN A CONDITION THAT DEFIES BELIEF!!

THEY BELONGED TO A COLLECTOR WHO DID EXACTLY THAT - COLLECT THEM!!!

NEVER PLAYED!!! AND NEVER HANDLED!!!

THEY WERE FOUND INSIDE A LOCKED ROOM WHERE THAT HAVE SAY UNMOLESTED FOR ALL THESE YEARS.

IT IS AS THOUGH THEY WERE BRAND NEW SHOP STOCK, BUT OF COURSE THERE IS ONLY ONE COPY OF EACH RECORD.

SO OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS I AM GOING TO BE LISTING THESE NIGHTLY. YOU HAVE JUST THE ONE CHANCE TO SNAP UP SOMETHING UNIQUE IN THE COLLECTING INDUSTRY NAMELY ' A VINTAGE UNPLAYED VINYL!!!

NOW HAVING SAID THAT I WILL BE RUNNING A TEST PLAY ON EACH OF THEM TO RECORD THE VINYL FOR BIDDERS TO LISTEN TO, BECAUSE UNPLAYED DOESN'T ACTUALLY GUARANTEE MINT!!! WHAT I DO GUARANTEE IS THAT MY VERY CAREFUL TEST PLAY WILL GO UNDETECTED

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE PASTEL GREEN COLOURED LABELS ARE ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE. NOT ONE BLEMISH ON THEM AND ALL OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECT AND UNRUBBED. THE SPINDLE HOLE HAS NO SPIDER LINES AROUND IT WHATSOEVER, AND AS I TRIED TO PLACE THE LP ONTO MY TURNTABLE I COULD FEEL AND HEAR RESIDUAL SHARDS OF VINYL INSIDE THE SPINDLE HOLE. THE HOLE WAS ALSO EXTREMELY TIGHT OVER THE SPINDLE

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 APART FROM A COUPLE OF WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES. THERE IS ONE TINY LITTLE MARK ON THE OUTER RIM OF SIDE 2 WHICH CAUSES A FEW ROTATIONAL TICS (SEE BELOW)

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. THERE ARE SEVEN ROTATIONAL TICKS JUST AS SIDE 2 STARTS. WITHOUT THIS THE DISC WOULD HAVE GRADED MINT!!!

NO VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER, AND ONLY A COUPLE OF SPLIT SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC.

I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR ANY MORE THAN TWO TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH, APART FROM THE SEVEN I HAVE DESCRIBED ABOVE

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS ALBUM NEAR MINT !!!!

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.

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR DEEP CREASE LINES

JUST ONE MINUSCULE LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND JUST ONE TINY THUMB LINE JUST ABOVE THE LEFT SHOULDER

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 LIGHTLY RUBBED

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, THERE ARE JUST A FEW TINY LITTLE WHITE PIN PRICKS SHOWING ON THE LEADING EDGE AT THE BOTTOM

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

THE REAR SURFACE IS ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE

THE PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS THE CORRECT ISSUE FOR THIS ALBUM AND IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION. NO SPLITS, NO CREASES, A FEW LIGHT WRINKLES BUT NO MARKS TO THE IMMACULATE  SURFACE

THE RED LYRIC INSERT IS IN MINT CONDITION

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

GARRY