Slade SLADEST 1973 UK LP 1ST PRESS 2-3 PLAYS EVER 100% NEAR MINT

	£		29
	$		38

SLADE - SLADEST

IN MAGNIFICENT 2-3 PLAY NEAR MINT!!! CONDITION

OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT MINUS SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:POLYDOR 2442 119
• MATRIX:2442119 A v 5  1 1 2 0 5 11  / B v 5  1 2 3  
• 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 SHOWS JUST 2-3 MINUTE SPIDER LINES.

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 OF ANY KIND AT ALL ON ANY PART OF THE SURFACE AND LOOKS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, APART FROM A COUPLE OF THE TINIEST 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 THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE LP BEFORE LAYING A BID.

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

THE CLARITY OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS THERE FOR ALL TO HEAR. A VERY SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION IS THE ONLY THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION TO THE STEREO SOUND WHATSOEVER, AND NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS

THERE IS THE OCCASIONAL SPECK OF LIGHT STATIC MOSTLY HEARD IN SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES

I HEARD NO MORE THAN 2-3 TINY LITTLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SUPERB DISC NEAR MINT!!!!

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THIS INCREDIBLE AUDIO AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED E.J.DAY GROUP 1ST ISSUE SLEEVE

VARY HARD TO FIND A COLLECTIBLE COPY OF THIS EASILY RUBBED/ RINGWORN SLEEVE!!

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT, CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES.

ALMOST EVERY COPY OF THIS I HAVE LOOKED AT OVER THE YEARS HAS RING WEAR AND VARYING DEGREES OF COLOUR LOSS. THIS COPY IS ONE OF THE CLEANEST I HAVE COME ACROSS WITH ONLY A LIGHT BAND OF  GREYING TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM AREAS JUST UNDER/OVER THE EDGES.

THERE ARE JUST THREE SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE AND NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER. THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP HAS A LITTLE RUBBING

THE TOP EDGES ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION, WITH ALL OF THE COLOURS INTACT AND FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER, EVEN THE TIPS HAVE REMAINED UNRUBBED.

THE BOTTOM FRONT EDGES HAVE A LITTLE RUBBING TO THE RIGHT CORNERS AND A FEW WHITE FLECKS VISIBLE ON THETOP EDGE.

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND TOTALLY UNSQUASHED  THE BLACK SURFACE IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND HAS NOT FADED LIKE MANY COPIES. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF MICROSCOPIC BROWN PIN PRICKS VISIBLE BUT THAT'S ALL.THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND PRISTINE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS HAVE THE TINIEST SPECK OF RUBBING TO THEM

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH ONE MIN USCULE THUMB NAIL NICK

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME CLEAN CONDITION AS THE FRONT, THE ONLY SHADOW OF RING WEAR SHOWS JUST UNDER THE TOP EDGE WHERE A SMALL SEMI-CIRCLE HAS LIGHTLY FORMED. THERE IS JUST SMALL LINE NEAR THE SPINE, AND ONE THUMB LINE JUST OVER DAVE HILL'S HEAD. ALSO THE TOP RIGHT CORNER SHOW A LITTLE RUBBING

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A FRONT PANEL WITH A MINT IMAGE OF NODDY HOLDER. THE REAR PANEL IS IN THE SAME FANTASTIC CONDITION AND THE PICTURE OF DON POWELL IS ALSO PRISTINE

THE 8 PAGE 12" BOOKLET IS PERFECTLY AFFIXED IN IT'S ORIGINAL PLACE AND IS ALSO IN SUPERB ORIGINAL UNBLEMISHED CONDITION

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT CLEAN AND UNSPLIT, AND STILL EXTREMELY WHITE WITH JUST A SHADE OF GLUE AGEING TO THE SEAMS

A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE IT NEAR MINT MINUS!!!

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

GARRY