APRIL WINE HARDER...FASTER 1st UK Press LP archived from NEW ONE PLAY

	£		19
	$		25

'ITS THE VINYL COUNTDOWN'

Welcome to 'Its the vinyl countdown' music auctions. Here you will find some of the most incredible rare records and music memorabilia for your collection. We pride ourselves on auctioning only the highest grade records and items, you will not see anything listed here below EX+ condition, unles the item is extremely rare. You will not see worn covers, warped records or scratched records. We simply do not bother with them.

We list in many cases, 'Archived' & 'mint' condition items, we are able to source from private collections all over the UK. So we hope you can be put at ease that what you are bidding on is of the highest quality.

We play through most of the records, unless the item is clearly mint, or sealed..in which case we don't play them, thus maintaining their 'unplayed' status!  Obviously with some of these rare items there will be the odd 'anomoly' along the way , the odd little static pop or lead in 'sizzle' for a split second.. nothing is perfect we find! all systems differ, but we aim to describe these as accurately as possible for you.... PLEASE ENJOY THIS ITEM YOU ARE NOW LOOKING AT..

APRIL WINDE

'HARDER FASTER'

ARCHIVED  'MANUFACTURERS COPY'   GENUINE UK  Pressing LP  -

COMPLETE WITH CARD INNER SLEEVE - THIS IS NOT A CORNER CUT IMPORT COPY.

IMMACULATE 'ARCHIVED COPY' WITH ONE PLAY ONLY..

Released 1979

Label    CAPITOL EST 12013

Matrix      EST 1 12013 -1      Stamper  1   18

                 EST 2 12013 -1      Stamper  1    1

THE VINYL   MINT-   INCREDIBLE  CONDITION

As you can see, this vinyl is the highly prized 1st UK pressing with the MATT LABELS -Stored from new this LP has seen one play, and remains in pristine condition everywhere. The best example we have seen.

This first pressing is a superb vinyl which has retained its amazing glossy sheen and finish. There is no dulling anywhere and overall it is in incredible condition for an LP of this age. The edges are silky smooth, typical of these vintage pressings. We are seing fewer and fewer copies of this LP, so rarely do we see a copy at all, let alone like this.

No spider lines around the centre hole, and no wear to the spindle hole whatsoever.

There is barely a hint of any whisp lines, and one tiny feint hairline and thats it-  nothing else!  Clearly this LP has been archived for many many years, a few little dust specs are on the vinyl when we slid it for checking..IT REMAINS IN ASTONISHING CONDITION.

OVERALL THIS IS SIMPLY A MUST FOR ANY FINAL UPGRADE COLLECTION. YOU WILL NOT SEE BETTER.

THE LABELS   MINT  FLAT MATT LABELS

THE SLEEVE     MINT-  SIMPLY PRISTINE. 

Correct LOW GLOSS  first UK issued earliest sleeve  -by 'Garrod & Lofthouse'. with EMI credits. Stickered with MANUFACTURERS 'NOT FOR SALE' Sticker on reverse.

 This is in simply incredible condition, you will not see better than this we feel!

The edges are all super clean with no traces of rub, at all , and all colours and inks remain in outstanding condition

No powdery white ringwear - some very light ring press, and all edges are super crisp.

The open edge remains in immaculate sharp condition with only some very light feathering spots of handling

 a couple of feint spider lines over the edge of the spine, and some tiny tip rub on the open end bottom

One tiny light corner dink bottom open edge

The spine edge is totally unmarked with no squash or wear! This type of square spine is typical of these first edition sleeves, and all legends are perfectly readable, no rub or spider lines at all. (Later printed sleeves would have a rounded smaller spine.)

We cannot add any more than this! it is simply 'out the box' condition

WE CLARIFY BY SAYING, THIS SLEEVE IS  MUSEUM QUALITY.

THE INNER SLEEVE   MINT  -

Thick card inner with rounded egdes and thumb groove..no wear or handling at all, only some inevitable very feint ring press..stunning!

We hope you enjoy looking at this item, and good luck if you decide to bid for it...We can safely say you will not be dissapointed- If you need to know anyting else, please feel free to contact us with any questions.

All our items are sent 'signed delivery' tracked to your door, (we have never had an item go missing anywhere in the world!) for peace of mind for both you and us! All items are sent in strong protective mailer boxes and stiffeners. With over 28 years in mail order and the music industry 'worldwide' we pride ourselves on the fact you can bid safely on all our items, and knowing you are being dealt with by professionals.

ENJOY! ;0)