Uriah Heep VERY 'EAVY VERY 'UMBLE1971 UK LP 2nd Press A-2U/B-2U MINT MINUS HEAR

	£		108
	$		143

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 9142
• MATRIX: ILPS  9142 A-2U / B-2U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1  RD / 1 GT

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 IT STILL LOOKS UNBLEMISHED

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 

A LITTLE LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A FEW LINKING GROOVES AND A COUPLE OF MINISCULE STATIC TICS

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  MINT MINUS

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. TWO ALONG THE TOP AND 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 VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE COLOURS PRESENT, RIGHT ACROSS BOTH SURFACES WITH A VERY TINY SCUFF ON THE FRONT IN THE MIDDLE AND A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT TIP ENDS

THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE VIRTUALLY AS PERFECT WITH LITTLE RUB ON THE REAR EDGE ON THE RIGHT HALF

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND TOTALLY UNSQUASHED. ALL OF THE COLOUR IS THERE  ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, APART FROM A SMALL SCUFF NEAR THE 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

ONE PRESSURE LINE BY THE SPINE

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