Status Quo HELLO UK LP 1ST W/ SUPERB SLEEVE 1 PLAY M-

	£		19
	$		25

STATUS QUO - HELLO

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

• CATALOGUE:VERTIGO 6360 098
• MATRIX: 6360098 1//Y 1 / 2//Y 1
• BILBO ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 1
• BAGGINS ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2

A TRULY INCREDIBLE MINT MINUS FIRST PRESS OF THIS CLASSIC 1973 ALBUM, AND A SLEEVE TO MATCH. VAULT COPY AND WILL NEVER NEED UPGRADING

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE SPACESHIP LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE COLOURS ARE ALL RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS NO SPIDER LINES WHATSOEVER, SO IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE RECORD HAS REMAINED UNPLAYED

THE VINYL

THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE

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 FOUR THREE MINUTE EXCERPTS  FROM THIS  ALBUM,  I HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE DEAD WAX RUN IN, I HAVE ALSO RECORDED THE LINKING GROOVES TO THE START OF THE OTHER TRACKS THAT ON OFFER. THE REPORDUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THESE DISCS SOUNDS. THE SILENT BITS ARE SILENT, AND THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY.

THERE IS THE ODD LIGHT BIT OF STATIC WHICH CAN ONLY BE HEARD IN THE QUIETEST SPOTS AND ONE OR TWO TINY DUST POPS THOUGH THE ENTIRE PLAY

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED , SINGLE SLEEVE

THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN A COLLECTIBLE CONDITION. THE REASON BEING THAT THE DUST AND DELICATE BLACK SURFACE IS USUALLY FOUND WORN AWAY AND RING WORN. THE SILVER LOGO IS ALSO USUALLY FOUND TERRIBLE RUBBED, AND THE WHOLE THING IS PRONE TO SEVERE CREASING

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY VERY CLEAN THERE IS NO LOSS OF BLACK TO THE SURFACE WHATSOEVER. IT IS QUITE INCREDIBLE TO SEE ONE IN THIS MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THERE IS NO RING WEAR EITHER NOR IS THERE ANY SIGN OF RECORD SHAPE.

AMAZINGLY THE SILVER LOGOS ARE TOTALLY FREE FROM ANY RUBBING

APART FROM THIS THERE IS NO CREASING TO THE FRONT SURFACE AND EVEN THE SMALL LINES FOUND NEAR THE SPINE ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST ONE MINISCULE ONE.

THE TOP EDGE IS FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR WHILST THE BOTTOM JUST HAS SOME VERY VERY LIGHT RUBBING TO THE TWO CORNER TIPS.

WHAT IS CLEAR IS THAT THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FOR MOST OF ITS LIFE

THE SPINE IS THE FIRST ISSE WITH THE TAPERED ENDS. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THE BLACK IS ALL THERE APART FROM THE VERY TOP TIP WHICH HAS A TINY TINY CHIP

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS TO SHOW THAT THE RECORD WAS REMOVED A COUPLE OF TIMES IN THE LAST 37 YEARS.

THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS CLEAN AND BLACK AS THE FRONT WITH JUST ONE THUMB LINE CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE.

INSIDE THE SLEEVE THE ORIGINAL LARGE POSTER IS HOUSED AND IN NMINT CONDITION. SHARP CREASE LINES AND THE POSTER HAS CLEARLY NEVER BEEN NEAR A WALL, JUST A COUPLE OF LIGHT CREASE LINES TO THE RIGHT SIDE

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS MAGNIFICENT SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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

GARRY