Uriah Heep FALLEN ANGEL 1978 UK LP 1st Press PLAYED JUST ONCE MINT MINUS AUDIO

	£		47
	$		62

URIAH HEEP - FALLEN ANGEL

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS !!! PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

SLEEVE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION

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

 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

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 THAT THERE IS JUST ONE SPIDER LINE.

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN,GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT, UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE

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 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.D

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 CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS.

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

I HEARD NO DUST POPS DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH

THIS IS I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL 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 SIGNIFICANT DIRT AND GRIME TO THE PALE YELLOW SURFACE.THIS COPY HOWEVER HAS VERY FEW MINOR FAULTS

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE. THERE IS SOME LIGHT AND BARELY VISIBLE GREYING TO THE PERIMETER EDGES ONE ONE TINY LIGHT PATCH WHERE THE SHOP STICKER WAS REMOVED

THE FANTASY WARRIOR QUEEN IMAGE IS PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED

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

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE NEAR PRISTINE, WITH ALL OF THE EASILY RUBBED COLOUR FULLY INTACT AND RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER. ONLY THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP ENDS HAVE THE BAREST SPECK OF RUBBING TO THEM

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE RED TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE COLOURS ARE RICH, AND VIBRANT AND UNUSUALLY HAVEN'T FADED. AND ONLY THE BOTTOM TIP HAS A SMALL SPECK OF RUB

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS GOOD AS THE FRONT . NO RECORD SHAPE AND VERY CLEAN

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP AND DOESN'T HAVE ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A NEAR PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS. LIGHT GREYING AT THE TOP EDGE

THE EMI INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT AND UNSPLIT, SOME LIGHT WRINKLES, AND A LITTLE EDGE AGE

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT!!!

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

GARRY