Slade SLADEST 1973 UK LP 1ST PRESS ONE PLAY EVER 100% NEAR MINT
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Description
SLADE - SLADEST
IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY NEAR MINT!!! CONDITION
OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:POLYDOR 2442 119
- MATRIX:2442119 A v 5 1 1 / B v 4 1 2 1
- MOST COPIES ARE A5/B5
- 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 MINUTE SPIDER LINE.
THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND TOTALLY UNRUBBED AND UNWORN,AND THERE ARE STILL SHARDS OF VINYL AROUND THE HOLE
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 EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, APART FROM A FEW 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 HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ALL
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND THE ONLY STATIC AUDIBLE IS A TINY TRACE IN SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF DUST POPS AFTER ONE MINUTE OF TRACK ONE, SIDE TWO, BUT GENERALLY OTHER THAN THAT JUST 1-2 MORE 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
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED E.J.DAY GROUP 1ST ISSUE 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 BEST I HAVE COME ACROSS BECAUSE THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO LOSS OF COLOUR TO THE FRONT SURFACE WHATSOEVER, APART FROM A TINY SPECK IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER. NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE
THERE ARE JUST ONE MICROSCOPIC LINE VERY CLOSE TO THE SPINE, NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE AND NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER.
THE TOP EDGES ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION, WITH ALL OF THE COLOURS INTACT AND FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER, WITH JUST A SPECK OF WHITE ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS.
THE BOTTOM FRONT EDGE IS NEAR PRISTINE WHILST THE REAR EDGE HAS SOME RUBBING TO THE SURFACE AND A LITTLE MORE ON THE RIGHT CORNER
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED THE BLACK SURFACE HAS FADED EVERY SO SLIGHTLY ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE, BUT IS OTHERWISE IN UNRUBBED CONDITION. 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 AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ONE SINGLE 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 ARE A COUPLE OF LINES NEAR THE SPINE, AND ONE THUMB LINE CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE.
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
A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE IT NEAR MINT !!!
I AM CERTAIN THAT THIS INCREDIBLE VINYL AND SLEEVE WILL NEVER NEED UPGRADING
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
