Uriah Heep Look at Yourself First Pressing Bronze rare PROG original VG/EX

	£		19
	$		25

I am selling off a few of my record collection, which was passed to me from a family member who had bought all of his collection when they first appeared, hence most are first pressings.    I am not a record dealer, but have asked advice from a trusted seller who has helped me with the visual grading of the vinyl and covers, which have been calculated as per the Record Collector Grading System.  I have personally played each record unless otherwise stated, and the audio evaluation is hopefully an accurate reflection. I’m confident that the winning bidder will be more than happy with the record, but if not, please contact me immediately, and I will give a full refund, less postage, on return of the record within 5 working days, subject to conditions noted further down the listing.  I have sold many things on Ebay, and have 100% positive feedback on over 1400 transactions, so please be assured I do not try to over-egg any items!

Grading Summary:   Vinyl ; VG      Sleeve; Ex

Artist: Uriah Heep

Title: Look at Yourself

Record Label: Bronze

Tracks:

Side 1:   1. Look at Yourself    2. I Wanna Be Free   3. July Morning

Side 2:    1. Tears in My Eyes   2. Shadows of Grief     3. What Should Be Done    4. Love Machine

Label Condition: Superb condition, with just light surface marks around the spindle holes. If held in the right angle, can see some superficial spidering within the inner circle, which is the part with no text.  See photos.

Spindle holes: Virtually no wear or marks immediately at the holes.

Catalogue Number: ILPS 9169.

Country of Manufacture: no idea!

Release date: 1971.

Matrix Numbers:  Side 1; ILPS 9169 A-1U   Side 2;  ILPS 9169 B-1U   which I believe is the first pressing.

Mothers / Stamper codes; PORKY hand scribed side 1, plus a possible ‘G’ or similar character. Side 2 has what looks like ‘1’.

Vinyl weight: 104 grammes, according to my digital kitchen scales.

Cover/sleeve;  This is the very rare first pressing on Bronze records, with the square cornered and externally flapped inner sleeve. The mirror front cover is in unusually excellent condition. The mirror has one tiny pin type depression, like it has been pressed with a biro (no ink though) The blue frame around the mirror is in mint condition, the record having been kept in a plastic protective sleeve all its life, hence protecting the frame from being caught by other records, unlike the majority of these. Has a few small crease lines coming from the spine at 90 degrees. Very small crease near bottom left corner. Rim mark visible at top of front if held in the right angle to get the light.   All edges and spine in very good condition, with slight shelf marks, and the opening for the disc has minimal wear. Corners have inevitable but slight rub marks. Rear side has a very few small crease also coming from the spine, otherwise unmarked.  The cover shows no stickers, rips, tears, handwriting or noticeable stains.  This is in amazingly excellent condition for a 41 year old sleeve that is so prone to being damaged!

Inner sleeve; original paper inner sleeve has lyrics one side and notes from Ken Hensley on the reverse. Apparently very rare 1st type with square corners, and the external flipbacks. Slight yellowing over the 41 years, plus some rim marks and a few small dark stains (each no larger than 2mm x 2mm).  The album will be packaged in a new poly sleeve as well as including this original.

Vinyl;

Visual grading; each side shows numerous light surface marks, but there are not any deep marks.  Grading is VG, but please see audio description below.

Audio grading; I have listened to the album in its entirety, through my Pro-ject deck and headphones. There is some slight background surface sound that is only noticeable between tracks or on the quieter parts of tracks, and does not detract from the awesome sound quality of this first pressing. There are no jumps, loud pops or other audible features that detract from the sound. So whilst the record shows visible signs of marking, these have not resulted in damage to the audio output.

Here is the guide from Record Collector publications for reference.

MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.

EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing.

VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.

GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discoloration, etc.

FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced.

POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

BAD: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler.

Postage and packing;

 I will post the album in a new, purpose made cardboard mailer, using stiffeners as necessary, within 2 working days of payment.  I will place the vinyl inside the inner sleeve, whether the original or a new poly sleeve, but outside the outer sleeve, to avoid any sleeve splitting.

If the final cost is under £50, cost is £4.50 UK inland first class Royal Mail (sign for).

If the final cost is over £50, sign for, next day delivery with insurance is a condition of bidding, and this will cost £8.00. Please wait for an invoice before paying if over £50.

Please only bid if you intend to honour the commitment, and if under 10 positive feedbacks, please contact me before bidding or I will remove bids. Sorry, but there are a few out there!

Payment;

Please pay using Paypal, within 48 hours of auction end. If payment is not made within set limits by Ebay,  I reserve the right to relist the album or offer to the second highest bidder.

Returns:

As stated previously, I am not a record dealer, and so if the record is really not as I have described, or has defects that I have not noted, I am happy to offer a full refund, once agreed, and if returned in same condition within 5 working days. Please do read the listing in full, as I am not prepared to refund if any defects have been described above.

Any questions?

Please email me with any questions, and I will try to answer to the best of my ability.  Please have a look at my other listings for a few good albums, mainly progressive rock.  Thanks for looking!