Uriah Heep FALLEN ANGEL UK LP 1ST A1U/B1U NEAR MINT

	£		44
	$		58

URIAH HEEP - FALLEN ANGEL

IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY CONDITION

• CATALOGUE:BRONZE BRNA 512 A-1U / B-1U
• MATRIX: BRNA512 A-1U / B-1U 
• FIRST UK PRESSING MATRIX NUMBER
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 GD / 2 M 
• KENDUN-C STAMPED INTO DEAD WAX BOTH SIDES

• SUPERB FIRST PRESS OF THIS RARER URIAH HEEP ALBUM. SOLD IN NOWHERE NEAR THE QUANTITIES THAT THEIR EIRLIER RECORDINGS DID, BUT IS AN INCREDIBLE ADDITION TO ANY HEEP COLLECTION

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, APART FROM ONE TINY LITTLE BIT MISSING NEXT TO THE HOLE ON SIDE A. THIS IS NOT WEAR TO THE HOLE IT'S A FACTORY PRESS ISSUE. THE BROWN TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS THAT THERE ARE NO SPIDER LINES, NOT EVEN WHEN I TRYED FINDING SOME USING A MAGIFYING GLASS

THE VINYL

THIS HEAVYWEIGHT DISC HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LOOKS BEAUTIFUL. THERE IS NOT A MARK ON IT ANYWHERE, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE. APART FROM A COUPLE WISPY LINES, SUPERB DISC

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 AM DOING WITH ALL OF THE RECORDS THAT I LIST. I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD THEY ARE THINKING OF LAYING A BID ON. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.

THIS DISC PLAYS ABSOLUTELY SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES. I HAVE NEVER HEARD A BETTER COPY. THE VINYL HAS AN INCREDIBLE STEREO REPRODUCTION. YOU ONLY HAVE TO LISTEN TO THE OPENING FEW BARS, FOLLOWED BY THE AMAZINGLY CLEAR VOCALS TO BE CONVINCED.

NO DISTORTION AT ANY POINT AND NO FRYING BACON. JUST A SUPERB CLARITY TO THIS SOUND AND EVEN TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THAT ISLAD VINYL HAS ALWAYS HAD INHERRANT FLAWS, THIS ONE IS JUST BRILLIANT. IN FACT THE ONLY THING THAT STOPS THIS FROM BEING A MINT PLAYTHROUGH IS THE TINIEST SPECK OF VINYL NOISE HEARD ONLY IN THE LINKING GROOVES IF AT ALL. OTHER THAN THIS I HEARD ONE MINSICULE DUST POP THROUGH THE PLAY AND THREE OR SO TINY LITTLE TICS ON THE RUN OUT GROOVE TO SIDE 2

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT. IT WILL GRACE ANY COLLECTION

PLEASE LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED CRESS CREATIVE SERVIVES GATEFOLD

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY CLEAN AND HAS RETAINED  ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COLOUR. THE COLOURS ARE VERY DEEP IN COLOUR AND OFTEN HAVE FADED DUE TO BEING LEFT IN SUNLIGHT. HERE THOUGH THEY ARE RICH AND VIBRANT.AND EVEN THE DELICATE CREAM SURROUND HAS ONLY THE BAREST SHADOW OF HANDLING TO THE PERIMETER EDGES. CLEARLY THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN WELL PROTECTED FROM NEW

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANWHERE, JUST TWO VERY VERY TINY LINES NEAR THE SPINE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO SHELF WEAR, A RARITY AND FURTHER PROOF THAT THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDEA PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW

THE SPINE IS ALSO IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION. THE PICS I HAVE TAKEN ON A MACRO SETTING SHOW JUST THE BAREST SHADOW OF RUBBING TO THE MIDDLE SECTION BUT TO THE NAKED EYE THIS CAN HARDLY BE SEEN. OTHER THAN THIS IT IS FLAT AND UNRUBBED WITH EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE REAR SURFACE HAS NO COLOUR LOSS, JUST THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE (NOT RING WEAR) IF THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT. AGAIN NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND APTLY SHOWS JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE.AS IS HAS JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE INNER SURFACE EVEN THE CREAM BORDER HAS REMAINED UNRUBBED

THE ORIGINAL PLAIN INNER SLEEVE IS IN UNSPLIT , UNCREASED CONDITION

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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

GARRY