Uriah Heep SWEET FREEDOM UK LP 1G/1G VERY 1ST PRESS EVER PLAYS NEAR MINT

	£		46
	$		61

URIAH HEEP - SWEET FREEDOM

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT MINUS / MINT MINUS PLAYTHROUGH!!! CONDITION

SUPERB NEAR MINT!!!! SLEEVE

FIRST PRESS A-1/B-1

1G/1G MOTHERS AND STAMPERS - THE VERY FIRST PRESS!!!!

• CATALOGUE:BRONZE ILPS 9245
• MATRIX: ILPS 9245 A-1 / B-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 G / 1 G
• ONE OF THE VERY FIRST ISSUES EVER PRESSED!!!

THE LABELS

THE LIGHT TAN LABELS ARE IN MINT 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 ONE REALLY SMALL ONE WHEN I ANGLED THE LABEL INTO THE INTENSE ILLUMINATION OF A SPOTLIGHT, AND EVEN THEN I HAD TO PLAY AROUND TO SPOT IT. THIS LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN PLAYED MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES SINCE 1973

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. YOU CAN TELL THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN PLAYED JUST BY LOOKING AT HOW THE RECORD STILL GLEAMS. THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE SURFACE EITHER, AND ONLY WHEN OFFERED UP TO THE SPOTLIGHT ARE THERE A COUPLE OF WISPY LINES TO BE SEEN, PLUS A COUPLE OF ANGEL HAIRLINE HANDLING LINES

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, BECAUSE 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

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT ON THIS RECORDING. LOUDLY CUT AND EVERY NOTE HEARD TO PERFECTION

NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER SHOWING THAT THE VERY LIMITED PLAY THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS EITHER

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE EITHER LIKE YOU OFTEN GET IN ISLAND RELATED ALBUMS

THERE IS A LITTLE UNWANTED STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN CERTAIN PARTS OF 'STEALIN' BUT THAT'S ALL, PERHAPS AN ODD SPLIT SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STUFF IN A COUPLE OF LINKING GROOVES

I HEARD NO MORE THAN 4-5 OF THE TINIEST DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT MINUS FOR SIDE ONE AND A FULL MINT MINUS FOR SIDE TWO

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH

THE SLEEVE

ORIGINAL 'ROBOR' UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WHICH IS IN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB CONDITION.

THIS SLEEVE IS VERY PRONE TO SEVERE LOSS OF THE RED ON THE FRONT AND BACK DUE TO THE VERY POWDERY  SURFACE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND INCREDIBLY HAS RETAINED EVERY SPECK OF THE ORIGINAL COLOURS. NOT ONE JOT OF RUBBING ANYWHERE

NO HEAVY CREASES OR LIGHT CREASES OR CREASELINES FOR THAT MATTER

AMAZINGLY THERE ARE NON SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE, AND NONE EITHER ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGE IS IMMACULATE WITH ALL OF THE COLOUR RUNNING ACROSS THE EDGE, AND ONLY THE RIGHT CORNER TIP ENDS SHOWS A SMALL SPECK OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH

THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS  JUST A FEW TINY WHITE FLECKS ALONG IT, AND THE RIGHT CORNER DOES SHOW SOME RUBBING

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. THE COLOURS ARE ALL THERE AND APART FROM A COUPLE OF TINY WHITE PIN PRICKS JUST ABOVE THE BAND NAME AT THE TOP OF THE SPINE, THE REST IS IMMACULATE AND EVEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS JUST SHOW AN ABSOLUTE SPECK OF WHITE ON EACH.

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP BIT DOES HAVE A LITTLE ROUGHNESS TO IT, BECAUSE IT SLIGHTLY PROTRUDES FROM THE REST OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT,AGAIN NO LOSS OF COLOUR WHATSOEVER, AND ONE TINY LINE ON THE TOP EDGE IN THE RIGHT CORNER.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO SECTIONS TO THE INNER AREA MAKING 4 PANELS. EACH ONE IS IN PRISTINE, MINT CONDITION AND COULD NOT LOOK ANY BETTER

THE SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT !!!!

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

GARRY