Slade SLADE ALIVE 1972 UK LP 1ST A2/B2 1 PLAY MINT-
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SLADE - SLADE ALIVE
IN MAGNIFICENT BARELY PLAYED CONDITION
- CATALOGUE:POLYDOR 2383 101
- MATRIX:2383101 A//2 B//2
- FIRST PRESS
THE 1972 ICONIC SLADE ALIVE ALBUM. A FANTASIC COLLECTIBLE THAT PLAYS TO PERFECTION
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE ORANGY RED POLYDOR LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THERE IS NOT ONE BLEMISH ON THEM AND THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SPINDLE HOLE HAS JUST ONE SPIDER LINE ON SIDE TWO, AND NONE ON SIDE ONE, SHOWING THAT THIS LP HAS HAD JUST ONE PLAY SINCE 1972
THERE IS STILL SHARDS OF RESIDUAL VINYL IN AND AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE WHICH AGAIN BACKS UP THE ONE PLAY STATUS
THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND TOTALLY UNRUBBED AND UNWORN
THE VINYL
THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE A BRAND NEW DISC. IT HAS NO MARKS OR BLEMISHES. IT IS ALSO AN ORIGINAL HEAVYWEIGHT POLYDOR PRESSING.UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE SOME WISPY HAIRLINES WHICH CANNOT BE SEEN IN DAYLIGHT AND CERTAINLY DO NOT SOUND
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 DECIDED TO WHERE POSSIBLE RECORD THE ENTIRE ALBUM TO ALLOW BIDDERS TO FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE POSSIBLE GOING FOR. MY AIM IS TO DEMONSTARTE THE INCREDIBLE QUALITY OF THE VINYLS I OFFER, AND TO ENSURE BIDDERS GET THE FULL STORY. WORDS CANNOT DO WHAT HEARING CAN!!
THIS LP PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES, WITHOUT ANY CRACKLING BACKGROUND WHATSOEVER. THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS SIMPLY SUPERB AND THE LIVE PRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. HEARING THIS SUPERB ALBUM SHOULD CONVINCE YOU THAT IT FULLY DESERVES IT'S GRADING. THE ONLY THINGS I HEARD DURING THE PLAY WERE A FEW TINY AND BARELY AUDIBLE DUST POPS, AND A SECOND OR TWO OF LIGHT STATIC, BUT THIS IS JUST BEING PICKY
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED E.J.DAY GATEFOLD SLEEVE
ANOTHER VERY HARD SLEEVE TO GET IN A COLLECTIBLE CONDITION DUE TO THE DUSTY NON LAMINATED COLOURED SURFACE WHICH IS USUALLY FOUND VERY BADLY RUBBED. THIS ONE IS PERFECT APART FROM ONE SMALL AREA.
THE FRONT SURFACE IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE COLOUR HAS BEEN RETAINED. THE ONLY MINOR BLEMISH OCCURS IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER WHERE THE ORIGINAL OWNER LIGHTLY AND NEATLY PENNED THEIR NAME IN BIRO. IT REALLY IS FEINT, AND THE ONLY REASON I SPOTTED IT IS BECAUSE THE AREA SURROUNDING IT HAS BEEN LIGHTLY RUBBED AND THE DEEP RED SURFACE IS A SHADE LIGHTER
THE SLEEVE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE THE SMALL LINES THAT GATHER NEAR THE SPINE
BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, AS THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED IN A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW
THE SPINE IS ALSO UNRUBBED, FLAT AND CLEAN WITH PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TYPEFACE. MOST COPIES I HAVE SEEN THE SPINE HAD LIGHTENED IN COLOUR AS IT WAS AFFECTED BY LIGHT AND WHEN STANDING IN A COLLECTION THIS WAS THE ONLY PART EXPOSED TO LIGHT, AND FOR SOME REASON IT USUALLY FADED. THIS SPINE HOWEVER IS ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE AND TOTALLY UNWORN, UNRUBBED, AND UNFADED.
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP AND AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRINTED AND PUT TOGETHER, SHOWING EXACTLY HOW LITTLE THE SLEEVE AND RECORD HAS BEEN HANDLED.
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME GREAT CONDITON AS THE FRONT, THERE ARE THREE SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, BUT AGAIN NOT ONE JOT OF RUBBING TO THE COLOURS, AND REMARKABLY NO RING WEAR OR EVEN ANY RECORD SHAPE FRONT OR BACK
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER PANELS WHICH FEATURE THE LARGE TEDDY BEAR CARTOON IMAGE, AND SOME TRIBUTES TO THE BAND ON THE LEFT. ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE ON BOTH SIDES
THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT CLEAN AND UNSPLIT
I WOULD HAVE GRADED THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS WITHOUT THE NAME ON IT BUT EVEN WITH IT AND KNOWING JUST HOW HARD THIS SLEEVE IS TO GET IN COLLECTIBLE CONDITION, I AM STILL GIVING IT A MNEAR MINT GRADE
I AM CERTAIN THAT THIS INCREDIBLE VINYL WILL NEVER NEED UPGRADING
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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