Status Quo QUO 1974 UK LP 1st Press UNPLAYED 100% MINT AUDIO AND MINT SLEEVE

	£		31
	$		41

STATUS QUO - QUO

UNPLAYED MINT AUDIO

(APART FROM MY TEST PLAY)

STUNNING MINT SLEEVE WITH INSERT

• CATALOGUE:VERTIGO 9102 001
• MATRIX: 9102001 1//Y 1 420 1 2 2 2 / 2//Y 2 420 0 1 6 2 1
• ' MELY ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 1
• MELS ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE TWO

 I HAVE A SMALL BATCH OF STATUS QUO ALBUMS THAT WERE EX SHOP STOCK, UNPLAYED / ONE PLAY AND IN PRISTINE CONDITION, BOTH VINYL AND SLEEVE

A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO COLLECT FINAL UPGRADE COPIES OF THESE CLASSIC ROCK ALBUMS

  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 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. THERE ARE ZERO SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS CLEARLY UNPLAYED AS THERE ARE NO HAIRLINES, WISPY HAIRLINES, HANDLING MARKS ETC ON ANY PART OF THE SURFACES. tHERE IS SOME CLOUDY HERRING BONE EFFECT ON SIDE ONE, BUT AS YOU WILL DISCOVER WHEN YOU PLAY THE AUDIO, IT HAS ABSOLUTELY NO EFFECT ON THE SOUND QUALITY WHATSOEVER

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 NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

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 THIS DISCS SOUNDS. THE SILENT BITS ARE SILENT, AND THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND NO STATIC IN ANY OF THE LINKING GROOVES

I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR ANY DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL'S AUDIO MINT

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED , ROBERT STACE SINGLE SLEEVE

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

NOT IN THIS CASE HOWEVER

THE FRONT SURFACE IS IMMACULATE. THERE IS NO LOSS OF THE BROWN 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.OR ANY COLOUR LOSS FOR THAT MATTER. A REALLY STUNNING EXAMPLE.

THERE IS NO CREASING TO THE FRONT SURFACE, NO FOLDS OR BENDS ANDTHE FOUR CORNERS ARE ALL SHARP AND SQUARE.

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE . NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGP

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH PRISTINE WITH ALL OF THE COLOUR FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER. BOTH LEFT CORNER TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED, WHILST THE RIGHT ONES HAVE THE TINIEST PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING ON THE ABSOLUTE TIP END

WHAT IS CLEAR IS THAT THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FOR ALL OF IT'S LIFE

THE SPINE IS 100% FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE WHITE BASE COLOUR IS STILL WHITE AND UNRUBBED, WITH THE BLACK TYPEFACE PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. EVEN THE TIP ENDS REMAIN UNBLEMISHED

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE THOSE SMALL THUMB NAIL NICKS, SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS HAS BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE.

THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT/ THE BROWN POWDERY SURFACE IS STILL PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED. AGAIN NOT ONE PRESSURE LINE AGAINST ANY OF THE EDGES EDGE

INSIDE THE SLEEVE THE ORIGINAL LARGE POSTER / LYRIC SHEET IS HOUSED AND IN MINT CONDITION. SHARP CREASE LINES AND THE POSTER HAS CLEARLY NEVER BEEN NEAR A WALL

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS MAGNIFICENT SLEEVE MINT

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

GARRY