Uriah Heep SALISBURY 1971 UK LP 2nd Press A-2U/B-2U NEAR MINT AUDIO - LISTEN
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URIAH HEEP - SALISBURY
MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT PLAYTHROUGH
FIRST PRESS REISSUE ON THER ISLAND - BRONZE LABEL
HOWARDS OF SLOUGH GATEFOLD
SLEEVE IS SIMPLY ASTONISHING
- CATALOGUE:BRONZE ILPS 9152
- MATRIX: ILPS 9152 A-2U / B-2U
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 RH / 1 RP
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE LIGHT TAN LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION SHOWING NO STAINS OR MARKS AND NO LOSS OF COLOUR. THE TYPEFACE IS EQUALLY PRISTINE AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. I HAD TO REALLY LOOK CLOSE TO SEE ANY SPIDER LINES AT ALL, BUT DID SPOT A COUPLE OF REALLY SMALL LINES WHEN I ANGLED THE LABEL INTO THE INTENSE ILLUMINATION OF A SPOTLIGHT, AND EVEN THEN I HAD TO PLAY AROUND TO SPOT THEM. THIS LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN PLAYED MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES SINCE 1971
THE VINYL
THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE.
IN DAYLIGHT IT IS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS.
UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE A FEW VERY FINE PAPER WISPS, PLUS A COUPLE OF TINY EMBEDDED DULL SPOTS (ONE ON THE LAST TRACK SIDE ONE / THE OTHER ON THE OUTER EDGE SIDE 2)
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 DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
THIS VINYL PLAYS ABSOLUTELY SUPERBLY. THE FIRST THING TO MENTION IS THE TOTAL LACK OF ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THE ALBUM HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS
THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO PRODUCTION IS JUST SUPERB, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD EXACTLY AS WAS INTENDED
THIS DISC PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NO LOUD CLICKS
THE SILENT PASSAGES ARE JUST SUPERB
A FANTASTIC VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED COPY OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM
ALL I HEARD WERE 3-4 TINY LITTLE TICS IN THE LAST TRACK TO SIDE ONE, AND A LITTLE LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND AT THE END OF THE LAST TRACK SIDE TWO
TAKE A LISTEN TO IT AND YOU WILL HEAR FOR YOURSELF JUST HOW SUPERB IT IS
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO AS NEAR MINT
THE SLEEVE
HOWARDS UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WHICH IS IN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB CONDITION.
IT WAS PLACED INTO A PVC OUTER SLEEVE ON THE DAY OF PURCHASE AND THIS HAS RESULTED IN AN AS NEW CONDITION SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES, NO LIGHT CREASES, AND ABSOLUTELY ZERO PRESSURE LINES NEAR THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THE COLOUR IS PRISTINE. NOT ONE SPECK OF RUB ANYWHERE. DEEP RICH INKS AND NO RINGWEAR OR RECORD SHAPE
YOU WILL NOT FIND A BETTER EXAMPLE. THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE
THE TOP EDGES HAVE ALL OF THE COLOURS PRESENT, RIGHT ACROSS BOTH SURFACES AND ALL FOUR CORNER TIPS ARE FREE OF ANY RUB
THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE VIRTUALLY AS PERFECT WITH A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT TIP ENDS AND TWO TINY SLIVERS ON THE MAIN SURFACES
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND TOTALLY UNSQUASHED. ALL OF THE COLOUR IS THERE ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. NO RUBBING TO THE TIPS EITHER
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP
THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT. MOST COPIES SHOW RING WEAR HERE, BUT NOT THIS ONE IT IS PERFECT
NO PRESSURE LINES BY ANY OF THE EDGES
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO MINT INNER PANELS
THE INNER SLEEVE IS THE ORIGINAL PLAIN INNER HAS A SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE AND A FEW TINY WRINKLES. NO SEAM SPLITS
THE SLEEVE GRADES MINT MINUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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