Uriah Heep FALLEN ANGEL 1978 UK LP 1st Press A-1U / B-1U MINT MINUS AUDIO- HEAR

	£		22
	$		29

  URIAH HEEP - FALLEN ANGEL

IN MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS!!! PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

SLEEVE IN EXCELLENT + CONDITION

• CATALOGUE:BRONZE BRNA 512
• MATRIX: BRNA A-1U / B-1U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 GR / 2 H
• KENDUN-C STAMPED INTO THE DEAD WAX ON BOTH SIDES

TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD PLEASE PRESS THE PLAY BUTTONS BELOW (ONE PER SIDE)

THE RECORDING WILL TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO FULLY LOAD

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

BOTH LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE LIGHT CREAM BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND IS UNMARKED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BROWN TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST TWO SMALL SPIDER LINES, THE ALBUM CLEARLY HAS NOT BEEN PLAYED MORE THAN A FEW TIMES

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN, AND LOOKS FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE OTHER THAN A COUPLE OF NEAR INVISBLE TINY WISPY HAIRLINES

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTABLE 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 WHOLE LP FROM START TO FINISH. I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, AND 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 LP SOUNDS. WHIST THERE ARE  MANY CLASSIC ROCK PASSAGES, HEEP ALWAYS TEMPERED THIS WITH MELODIC QUIETER SECTIONS, AND HERE YOU WOULD PICK UP ANY SERIOUS BACKGROUND

THE PRODUCTION AND PERFORMANCE IS PURE FIRST PRESS. CRISP CLEAR AND CLEAN MUSIC WITH A SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION. THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER.

EACH NOTE IS REPRODUCED PERFECTLY AS YOU WOULD WANT FROM A FIRST PRESS

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND OR LOUD CLICKS.

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND THE ONLY LIGHT STATIC YOU WILL HEAR IS BETWEEN A COUPLE OF THE TRACKS IN THE LINKING GROOVES

I HEARD NO  DUST POPS DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH, JUST A COUPLE OF LITTLE STATIC TICS IN THE DEAD WAX

THIS IS I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT MINUS

DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

UNLAMINATED FLIMSY GATEFOLD

THE FLIMSINESS OF THIS GATEFOLD AND THE NON LAMINATED POROUS SURFACE USUALLY ENSURES THAT THE SLEEVE HAS SERIOUS RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE,AND MUCH DIRT AND GRIME TO THE PALE YELLOW SURFACE.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE. THERE IS SOME LIGHT HANDLING TO THE PERIMETER EDGES AND THERE ARE TWO SMALL PAPER NICKS ON THE OPENING EDGE

THE FANTASY WARRIOR QUEEN IMAGE IS PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED

THERE ARE THREE SMALL PRESSURE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE, FIVE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND FIVE SMALL ONES ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGES ARE FULLY COLOURES WITH ONLY THE RIGHT TIP ENDS HAVE SOME LIGHT RUB. THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE IN THE SAME CLEAN CONDITION

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THERE IS SOME LIGHT SHELF RUB AND SOME SCUFFS TO THE SURFACE

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS GOOD AS THE FRONT WITH JUST A HINT OF RECORD SHAPE SHOWING AT THE VERY BOTTOM

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP WITH A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A  PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS, WITH JUST A VERY VERY TINY SPECK OF HANDLING TO THE EDGES

THE EMI INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT AND UNSPLIT, SOME LIGHT AGEING TO THE EDGES, BUT IN TOP ORDER

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS

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

GARRY