Slade SLADE ALIVE 1972 UK LP 1ST PRESS A2 / B2 1-2 PLAYS EVER PLAYS 100% MINT

	£		48
	$		64

SLADE - SLADE ALIVE

IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY MINT!!! CONDITION

OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:POLYDOR 2383 101
• MATRIX:2383101 A//2 1 3 3 4 /  B//2  1 1 2 5 
• FIRST PRESS

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 TWO SMALL SPIDER LINES ON EACH SIDE SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS BARELY BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

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.AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS. EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN

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 LP FROM START TO FINISH AS O DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS LP PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES, WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT WHEN THIS WAS PLACED ONTO A TURNTABLE, THE STYLUS USED WAS UNDAMAGED AND TRACKING AT THE CORRECT WEIGHT.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS BOTH LOUD AND CLEAN AND CLEAR AS A BELL. THERE IS NOT A JOT OF BACKGROUND CRACKLE ANYWHERE. I CANNOT EVEN SAY THAT I HEARD ANY STATIC,OR VINYL NOISE

PERHAPS A COUPLE OF BARELY AUDIBLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAY, BUT PLEASE LISTEN TO THE LP AND BE THE JUDGE.

IN PARTICULAR IT'S WORTH LISTENING TO THE SECOND SOUNDBITE AS IT CONTAINS THE QUIETEST TRACK, BE HOME SOON, AND THE SILENT PASSAGES ARE EXACTLY THAT 'SILENT'

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT !!!!!!

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.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND  ALMOST ALL OF THE COLOUR HAS BEEN RETAINED. WITH JUST SOME BARELY VISIBLE GRAYISH UNDERCOLOUR VISIBLE IN SOME PLACES.

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR FOLDS, INCREDIBLY THERE IS NOT ONE LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE. NOR ARE THERE ANY ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER.THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SMALL DARK MARKS AT THE TOP OF THE COVER

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE VERY LIGHTLY RUBBED IN TINY SPECKS HERE AND THERE, WITH A LITTLE MORE TO THE REAR RIGHT CORNER

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. NO FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSIONS EITHER. THIS SPINE HAS A HABIT OF FADING TO AN ORANGY COLOUR, BUT HERE IS ONE THAT IS AS VIBRANT AS THE FRONT AND REAR SURFACES.. THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE LIGHTLY RUBBED AND THE LETTER 'Y' FROM POLYDOR HAS A TINY CHIP TO IT

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP AND  AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRINTED AND PUT TOGETHER,NO THUMB NAIL NICKS EITHER

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVEN BETTER THAN THE FRONT WITH JUST ABOUT NO LOSS OF COLOUR WHATSOEVER, AND ONLY TWO SMALL LINES ON THE BOTTOM EDGE.

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  AND UNSPLIT WITH GLUE AGEING TO THE SEAMS

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

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

GARRY