Slade SLADEST 1973 UK LP 1ST PRESS ONE PLAY EVER 100% MINT MINUS AUDIO
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19
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25
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SLADE - SLADEST
IN MAGNIFICENT 2-3 PLAY MINT MINUS!!! CONDITION
OUTSTANDING EXCELLENT PLUS SLEEVE
MAGNIFICENT VINYL
- CATALOGUE:POLYDOR 2442 119
- MATRIX:2442119 A v 4 1 1 7 / B v 5 1 3 2
- 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 ONE SPIDER LINE.
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 HEARD IN SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES
I HEARD NO MORE THAN ONE TINY LITTLE DUST POP THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SUPERB DISC MINT MINUS
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 SLEEVE AS MOST COPIES WILL BE SEVERELY RUBBED/ RINGWORN
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 SHADOW OF GREYING TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM AREAS JUST UNDER/OVER THE EDGES.
THERE ARE JUST FIVE 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 TOP AND BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIPS HAS A LITTLE RUBBING
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE A LITTLE SHELF WEAR ALONG BOTH EDGES
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 WITH A COUPLE OF THE LETTERS MILDLY AFFECTED. THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS HAVE THE TINIEST SPECK OF RUBBING TO THEM
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME CLEAN CONDITION AS THE FRONT,
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A FRONT PANEL WITH A NEAR MINT IMAGE OF NODDY HOLDER. JUST ONE SMALL WHITE CHIP TO THE SURFACE. THE REAR PANEL IS 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 BOTTOM EDGE
A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE IT EXCELLENT PLUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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