Uriah Heep SALISBURY 1971 UK LP 1st Press Vertigo Spiral PLAYS NEAR MINT LISTEN
  £   242
  $   321

 


£ 242 Sold For
Oct 30, 2020 Sold Date
Oct 23, 2020 Start Date
£   19 Start price
33   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
eBay Auctioned at
 
save auction  

Description

GG-SUPERSOUNDS HAVE A SECOND RECORD COLLECTION FOR SALE
EVERY DAY AT 6PM WE WILL BE LISTING 2-3 OF THEM
THIS COLLECTION CONSIST OF VINTAGE AND RARE COLLECTABLE LP'S AND SINGLES
UNLIKE THE MAJORITY OF OUR LISTINGS, THESE WILL INCLUDE (WHERE PRACTICAL) THE COMPLETE RECORDING OF THE RECORD, SO THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE BIDDING ON
PRESS THE PLAY BUTTONS BELOW TO HEAR EACH SIDE OF THE RECORD Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com

URIAH HEEP - SALISBURY

 

THE ORIGINAL 1971 UK VERTIGO SPIRAL PRESSING

PLAYS  NEAR MINT

SUPERB SLEEVE

 

 


  • CAT: VERTIGO 6360 028
  • MATRIX:1 Y//1 420 1 2 / 2Y//1 1 6

 

 

 

THE RECORD

 

THE LABELS

 

THE SPIRAL LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION, PARTICULARLY THE WHITE SIDE WHICH IS A BRILLIANT WHITE, NO MARKS OR STAINS. 

THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE WHERE THERE ARE AROUND 10 SMALL SPIDER LINES TO INDICATE LIGHT PLAY OVER THE PAST49 YEARS

 

 

THE VINYL

 

SUPERB VINYL. THIS IS SUCH A HARD ALBUM TO FIND IN COLLECTABLE CONDITION AD MOST HAVE BENN PLAYED TO DEATH OVER THER YEARS. THE SHEEN ON THIS LP IS STILL VERY GLOSSY AND IN DAYLIGHT THERE ARE NO MARKS TO BE SEEN ON EITHER SIDE. WHEN PLACED UNDER A BANK OF SPOTLIGHTS THERE ARE JUST SOME WISPY SURFACE HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN , MORE ON SIDE TWO THAN SIDE ONE, PLUS A COUPLE OF SMALL SURFACE HANDLING LINES AGAIN ON SIDE TWO

 

PLAYING THE RECORD

 

ALL THE WORDS IN THE WORLD IN MY OPINION ARE NOT AS GOOD AS BEING ABLE TO LISTEN TO THE ACTUAL RECORD YOU ARE THINKING OF BIDDING FOR, AND THATS WHY I HAVE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS ME TO DO JUST THAT FOR YOU.

 

THE RECORD PLAYS SUPERBLY THROUGH BOTH SIDES.

FIRSTLY NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

SECONDLY NO DISTORTION WHATSOEVER, MEANING NO GROOVE WEAR

THIRDLY NO LOUD CLICKS OR POPS AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE

ALL IHEARD WAS SOME OCCASIONAL VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE STUFF IN SOME LINKIGN GROOVES AND A COUPLE OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES, AND ABOUT 3-4 TINY LITTLE LOW LEVEL TICS  RANDOMLY DURING THE PLAY THROUGH

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST PURE FIRST PRESS AND I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS AUDIO PERFORMANCE NEAR MINT

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

AN INCREDIBLY HARD SLEVE TO FIND IN COLLECTABLE CONDITION THIS ONE, BUT HERE WE HAVE A VERY VERY CLEAN EXAMPLE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS CREASE FREE, AND MARK FREE. THE COLOURS HAVE STAYED TRUE AND FAST AND THERE IS NO FADING OR WEAR TO THE SURFACE WHATSOEVER. 

THERE ARE JUST THREE SMALL PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE

FIVE TINY ONES ON THE TOP EDGE, FOUR EQUALLY SMALL ONES  ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE FAIRLY SHARP AND SQUARE WITH JUST A TINY BIT OF RUB TO THE TOP TWO

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE VERY MILD SHELF WEAR A

 AND THE SPINE IS  FLAT AND FREE FROM SQUASHING. THE COLOURS ARE ONLY INTERRUPTED AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS BY A SMALL BIT OF RUB. THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY BURR SPOTS

THE REAR SURFACE  ALWAYS SUFFERS FROM RUBBING AND USUALLY SERIOUS RING WEAR , BUT NOT THIS ONE. THERE IS JUST A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF GREYING TO THE SURFACE BUT NO SERIOUS RTING WEAR AT ALL. THERE IS A LIGHT SCRATCH LINE

OPENING IN THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO NEAR PERFECT INNER PANELS. JUST A COUPLE IF WHITE SPOTS ON THE BOTTOM PANEL

THE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS THE SWIRL ORIGINAL . FLAT AND FREE FROM SEAM SPLITS. ONE LIGHT CORNER CREASE AND MILD EDGE AGEING


THE SLEEVE GRADES EX++ WITH EASE


 

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



WE COMBINE SHIPPING                     

Shipping: 
We will only send signed for or tracked and signed if EU or the rest of the world. this is to protect both buyer and seller

International Bidders: we will ship to your country, however we will only send this via courier fully insured at your expense


price rating
( 1 vote)