Status Quo PILEDRIVER 1972 UK LP 1st Press Vertigo Spiral PLAYS EX+ LISTEN
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GG-SUPERSOUNDS HAVE MANY VARIED ALBUMS AND SINGLES FOR SALE
UNLIKE THE MAJORITY OF OUR LISTINGS, THESE WILL INCLUDE (WHERE PRACTICAL) THE COMPLETE RECORDING OF THE RECORD, SO THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE BIDDING ON
THESE WILL BE LISTED AROUND 6PM DAILY
please also note that as there are two business partners listing on this account, it is not always possible to combine shipping. Generally the Lp's that are listed at 6pm and all 7" singles come from one location. The Lp's that have a full shot of the LP as the initial picture (not just the label) come from the other location If in doubt please ask
PRESS THE PLAY BUTTONS BELOW TO HEAR EACH SIDE OF THE RECORD Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com
STATUS QUO - PILEDRIVER
PLAYS EX+
EX+ SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:VERTIGO 6360 062
- MATRIX: 6360062 1//Y 1 v 420 1 1 2 6 / 2//Y 1 v 420 1 1 2 1
- THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE MATRIX NUMBERS
JUST A QUICK WORD ON A FIRST PRESS OF THIS VINYL
THE OBVIOUS SPOT IS THE VERTIGO SWIRL LABEL, AS REISSUES WERE ON THE SPACESHIP LABEL, EVEN SO THE NUMBERS MUST BE 1Y1 / 2Y1
BUT IT IS THE SLEEVE THAT HAS TO BE CORRECT. I HAVE COMPARED AN ORIGINAL (THIS ONE) TO A REISSUE SLEEVE, AND THERE IS ONLY ONE THING THAT TELLS THEM APART, AND IT IS THE MANUFACTURER.
RIGHT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLEEVE ON THE REISSUE IT STATES 'PRINTED AND MADE BY HOWARDS PRINTERS (SLOUGH) LTD. ENGLAND
ON AN ORIGINAL THERE IS NO REFERENCE TO THE MAKERS WHATSOEVER
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE SPIRAL 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, AND THE WHITE SURFACE IS PURE WHITE AND UNMARKED. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 4-5 SMALL SPIDER LINES SHOWING THE LIMITED PLAY THAT THE RECORD HAS RECEIVED IN 40 YEARS
THE VINYL
THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS IN DAYLIGHT. UNDER SPOTLIGHTS THERE ARE A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND ONE ALMOST INVISIBLE LONG HANDLING LINE ON TRACK ONE SIDE B
PLAYING THE RECORD
WE DO BELIEVE THAT A RARE LP SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE HEARD BY BIDDERS AND SO THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE INVESTED IN. THE BUTTONS AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE WILL ALLOW YOU TO HEAR THE ACTUAL RECORD YOUR ARE THINKING OF BIDDING ON
THIS IS A SERVICE WE ARE DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER OUR CUSTOMERS
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH CLEANLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW CLEAR AND CRISP THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS
THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT, MEANING THAT THE FEW PLAYS THE VINYL HAS RECEIVED WERE COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS.
THERE IS SOME OCCASIONAL LOW LEVEL STUFF HEARD IN THE MORE SILETN PASSAGES AND SOME RANDOM LITTLE TICS HERE AND THERE
THE AUDIO GRADES EX+
DON'T TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED , GATEFOLD IN VERY NICE CONDITION
THE FRONT SURFACE IS STILL VERY WHITE THERE IS ONLY MILD HANDLING TO THE SURFACE AROUND THE EDGES
IT IS IN FAR SUPERIOR CONDITION TO MOST THAT YOU WILL COME ACROSS
THERE ARE NO CREASES, CREASE LINES, FOLD, BENDS OR DINGS, AND JUST ONE SINGLE PRESSURE LINE NEAR THE SPINE .
THREE ON THE TOP EDGE, THREE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE TOP EDGES ARE BOTH PRISTINE AND FULLY COLOURED WITHOUT ANY RUB TO THE CORNER TIPS
THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE SIMILAR WITH FOUR SMALL DARK SPOTS ON THEM
THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY WHITE, FLAT AND UNCREASED AND HAS ALL OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE LEGIBLE , AND OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP ONE THE FRONT EDGE AND HAS SOME BURRING ON THE REAR EDGE
THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS CLEAN AND AS WHITE AS THE FRONT.
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS.
THE ORIGINAL VERTIGO SWIRL INNER SLEEVE IS IN POOER CONDITION. LITTLE SEAM SPLITRS AND AGEING
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE EX+
Shipping:
We will only send signed for or tracked and signed if EU or the rest of the world. this is to protect both buyer and seller
Your Purchase will be send inside a very protective square cornered professional package
The record will be removed from the sleeve and placed inside a new poly inner sleeve and separated from the cover
The sleeve and record will then have a new outer protective sleeve placed around it
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