Slade OLD NEW BORROWED & BLUE UK LP 1 PLAY SUPERB MINT-

	£		21
	$		28

SLADE - OLD, NEW, BORROWED & BLUE

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY CONDITION

• CATALOGUE:POLYDOR 2383 261
• MATRIX:2383261 A//1 420 - B//1 420
• FIRST PRESS LABEL (SEE BELOW)

SUPERB ORIGINAL A1/B1 FIRST PRESS WITH THE VERY FIRST ISSUE LABELS (SEE BELOW)

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE DARK RED FIRST PRESS LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE RED FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, AND THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ON EITHER SIDE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL IN PERFECTLY LEGIBLE CONDITION.There are no spider lines near to or around the spindle hole showing that the lp may even be unplayed. certainly just the once if at all. there is still some residue vinyl inside and around the hole

AT THIS POINT I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT HOW TO TELL A FIRST PRESS LABEL FROM ANY OTHER. THE FIRST AND BEST WAY IS OF COURSE IN THE MATRIX NUMBER A1/B1. ANYTHING ELSE IS CERTAINLY NOT A FIRST PRESS. SECONDLY THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT LABEL DESIGNS FOR THIS ALBUM. I HAVE ENCLOSED A PICTURE OF ALL THREE DESIGNS, BUT ON AN A1/B1 1ST PRESS THE LETTER 'N' IN THE TITLE SHOULD BE VERY STRETCHED MAKING THE TWO WORDS 'NEW & AND' LOOK VERY PECULIAR INDEED. THE OTHER TWO DESIGNS ARE WHERE THE LETTER N IS ONLY SLIGHTLY STRETCHED, AND THE THIRD DESIGN HAS THE LETTERS ALL CORRECTLY SPACED. YOU WILL ALSO NOTICE THAT ONE OF THE LATER PRESS LABELS HAS NO HYPHEN IN BETWEEN THE CATALGUE NUMBERS AND THE 1974 POLYDOR INFORMATION IS BELOW THE ST33 LOGOS.

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE A BRAND NEW DISC. IT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE AND SHEEN.AND LOOKS MAGNIFICENT. THERE ARE NO MARKS ON IT ANYWHERE, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM 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 FOUR COMPLETE TRACKS  FROM THIS  ALBUM,  I HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE DEAD WAX RUN IN, IN ADDITION I HAVE RECORDED ONE RANDOM TRACK FROM EACH SIDE, INCLUDING THE LINKING GROOVE AS I WISH TO DEMONSTRATE NOT ONLY THE ABSOLUTE CLARITY OF THE RECORDING, BUT THE SILENCE IN THE BITS THAT SHOULD BE SILENT. PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THIS INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE

AN ABSOLUTE JOY TO SAY THAT THE LP PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION, OR BACKGROUND CRACKLES, OR ANY CLICKS AT ALL. PERHAPS A COUPLE OF REALLY TINY AND BARELY AUDIBLE DUST POPS, AND A SECOND OR TWO OF STATIC IN ONE OR TWO SPOTS, BUT REALLY THIS IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS AND THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONAL ORIGINAL 1974 PRESS

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

THIS SLEEVE WAS ONLY EVER PRINTED IN THE UK FOR A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, A FACT I LEARNED JUST RECENTLY. VIRTUALLY EVERY COPY YOU WILL SEE HAS THE SLEEVE MADE IN HOLLAND. THE DUTCH SLEEVE IS ALSO AN ORIGINAL ISSUE AS THE LP'S INSIDE WERE STILL UK ORIGINALS, BUT THESE SLEEVES DIFFER INCREDIBLY FROM THE GENUINE UK ORIGINAL FROM MACNEILL

FIRSTLY THE COLOURS ON THE SLEEVE ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT. THE DUTCH SLEEVE HAS A MORE VIBRANT COLOUR THAN THE DULLER UK ISSUE. THE CARD USED FOR THE SLEEVE IS ALSO VASTLY DIFFERENT. THE UK SLEEVE HAS A ROUGHER TEXTURED FEEL TO THE SURFACE, WHILCST THE DUTCH ONE IS MADE OF THE SUPERB SOFT CARD THAT WAS USED WITH THE WHO'S QUADROPHENIA SLEEVE, AND ALSO THE RINGO STARR SLEEVE THAT I ALSO HAVE ON ACTION AT THIS TIME. THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THE DUTCH SLEEVES ARE SUPERIOUR, BUT THEY ARE NOT ANYWHERE AS RARE AS THE SHORT LIVED UK ONE.

THE OTHER MAJOR DIFFERENCE IS THE THE DUTCH SLEEVE BEHAVES LIKE ANY STANDARD GATEFOLD, WHERE THE LP ENTERS THE SLEEVE FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE REAR PANEL, WHEARS THE UK SLEEVE THE LP ENTERS THE SLEEVE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE GATEFOLD BY THE SPINE, JUST LIKE THE BEATLES FOR SALE ALBUM, MAKING IT MORE PRONE TO DAMAGE OF COURSE. A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SLEEVE COMPARED TO THE DUTCH ONE, AND FAR MORE COLLECTIBLE

HERE THEN IS THE UK NON LAMINATED MACNEIL GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT, CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY MARKS, STAINS OR CREASES. IT HAS A COUPLE OF TINY LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE BUT THATS ALL. THE COLOURS HAVE REMAINED VIRTUALLY UNRUBBED WITH JUST A LIGHT TRACE OF RUBBING TO THE VERY TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES. THERE IS ALSO ONE LIGHT LINE TOWARDS THE RIGHT FRONT EDGE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE THE BAREST TRACE OF SHELF WEAR WHILST THE SPINE HAS A COUPLE OF TINY SCUFFS, BUT ALL OF THE COLOUR REMAINS UNRUBBED AND THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OTHER SPINE ON WHAT WOULD BE THE OPENING EDGE ON A NORMAL SLEEVE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION.

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN A VERY NICE CONDITION, WITH THE COLOURS PROPERLY INTACT, AND JUST A SHADE OF RECORD SHAPE NEAR THE TOP EDGE, AND A COUPLE OF TINY LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO NEAR PRISTINE INNER PANELS WITH JUST AN ABSOLUTE MINISCULE AMOUNT OF COLOUR RUBBING TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT CLEAN AND UNSPLIT WITH JUST A LIGHT SHADE OF BROWNING AROUND THE PERIMETER WHERE THE GLUE HAS AGED

A REALLY NICE CLEAN UK SLEEVE AND I AM HAPPY TO GRADE IT EXCELLENT PLUS

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

GARRY