Status Quo IF YOU CAN'T STAND THE HEAT 1978 UK LP 1st Press ONE PLAY MINT AUDIO

	£		19
	$		25

STATUS QUO - IF YOU CAN'T STAND THE HEAT

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT  !!! CONDITION

COMPLETE WITH MINT MINUS !!!!  SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:VERTIGO 9102 027
• MATRIX: 9102027 1Y//1 v STR 1 1  / 2Y//1 v STR 1 3 
• ' STRAWBERRY ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX

TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE SPACESHIP VERTIGO ARE IN MINT CONDITION. A SOLID BASE COLOUR THAT IS FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS. THE BLACK TYPEFACE AND LOGO'S ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE SPINDLE HOLE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND THERE IS ONE MICROSCOPIC SPIDER LINE AROUND THE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL ABSOLUTELY GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. THE SHEEN IS FLAWLESS AND IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY MINT, AND  WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS ONE ANGEL HAIRLINE AND NON SOUNDING HANDLING LINE ON SIDE ONE, AND A SMALL NON SOUNDING HANDLING LINE ON TRACK THREE SIDE TWO. OTHER THAN THIS THERE IS NOTHING ELSE. NO WISPY HAIRLINES AT ALL

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. I AM CONVINCED THAT ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH PERFECTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS ALBUM SOUNDS.

THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THE RECORD HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A PERFECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS.

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND BARELY A SPLIT SECOND OF STATIC HEARD ONLY IN A COUPLE OF LINKING GROOVES

I CAN'T EVEN SAY THAT I HEARD ANY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS MINT!!!

PLEASE DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

 UNLAMINATED HOWARDS GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES.99% OF THE COLOUR IS UNRUBBED 

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO SMALL LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP AND NONE EITHER ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP EDGES ARE IN NEAR PERFECT CONDITION. THE FRONT EDGE HAS A TINY SCUFF JUST BEFORE THE LEFT CORNER, AND THE REAR ONE HAS A TINY SPECK OF WHITE AND A LITTLE RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIP. THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT TIPS, AND THE REAR EDGE ANOTHER SMALL WHITE SPECK IN THE MIDDLE

THE SPINE IS IMMACULATE. TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. AGAIN THE DELICATE DEEP BROWN COLOUR IS ALL THERE WITH JUST A SPECK OF RUBBING TO THE BOTTOM TIP. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT BUT NO COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS

THE LYRIC INNER SLEEVE IS USUALLY FOUND SPLIT, BUT THIS COPY IS ABSOLUTELY MINT. NO SPLITS , CREASES OR WRINKLES AND NO MARKS OR STAINS ON THE SURFACE

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS  SLEEVE MINT MINUS !!!

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

GARRY