Alex Harvey Band FRAMED UK LP 1ST oN vErTiGo sWiRl NM-

	£		128
	$		169

THE ALEX HARVEY BAND

FRAMED

• CAT:VERTIGO 6360 081
• MATRIX: 6360 081 1Y // 2 V 420  6360 616 2Y //2 V 420 
• THE VERY RARE VERTIGO SWIRL FIRST PRESS
• RARE BECAUSE THE SPIRAL LABEL CHANGED TO THE SPACESHIP LABEL VERY SHORTLY AFTER THIS ALBUM WAS RELEASED SO IT WAS REPRESSED ON THE SPACESHIP LABEL. IT SOLD SO FEW COPIES WHEN ORIGINALLY ISSUED, THAT IT IS VERY RARE TO COME ACROSS A SPIRAL LABEL PRESSING

THE RECORD LABELS

THE FAMOUS VERTIGO SWIRL LABEL. THE BLACK SIDE IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS, BUT TO BE FAIR UNLESS IT IS DAMAGED THEY ALL LOOK GREAT ON THIS SIDE. THE REAL TEST IS THE WHITE SIDE. THIS ONE IS STILL VERY VERY WHITE AND SHOWS ONLY THE VERY LIGHTEST TRACES OF HANDLING. THERE WAS WHEN I GOT THIS A STICKER ON THE LABEL WHICH I HAVE REMOVED USING LIGHTER FLUID, THIS TAKES IT OFF WITHOUT DAMAGING THE LABEL. AS I EXPECTED HOWEVER THERE IS THE OUTLINE OF THE STICKER LEFT ON THE SURFACE IT IS NOT ACTUAL DAMAGE JUST A DIFFERENT COLOUR TO THE REST OF THE LABEL, BUT I THOUGHT BUYERS WOULD PREFER THIS TO A LABEL STUCK DOWN WHICH FRANKLY COULD BE COVERING ANYTHING. I HOPE YOU AGREE. THERE ARE AHNDFUL OF SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE FROM WHICH I ESTIMATE THE LP HAS BEEN PLAYED AROUND 6-8 TIMES

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LOOKS GREAT. IN NORMAL LIGHT THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE THAT MARS ITS APPEARANCE. OFFERING IT UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION DOES SHOW SOME VERY LIGHT SURFACE LINES WHICH THE TEST PLAY PROVES DO NOT SOUND OUT

PLAYING THE RECORD

I HAVE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS ME TO RECORD FOR YOU SOME SOUNDBITES. I AM CERTAIN THAT ALL THE WORDS I CHOSE TO TYPE ARE NOTHING COMPARED TO ACTUALLY HEARING WHAT YOU MAY BE CONSIDERING TO BID ON. I HOPE YOU AGREE

I HAVE INCLUDED FOUR, THREE MINUTE SECTIONS FROM THE LP INCLUDING THE OPENING TRACK TO EACH SIDE, AS THIS INCLUDES THE RUN IN WAX, ALLOWING YOU TO IDENTIFY ANY UNWANTED NOISE THAT MIGHT BE PRESENT. I AM CERTAIN THERE IS NONE.I HAVE ALSO RECORDED SECTIONS OF THE LINKING GROOVE THAT PRECEED EACH TRACK, SO THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO GUAGE THE SILENCE BETWEEN THE TRACKS

ONE THING IS FOR CERTAIN AND THAT IS THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO ANY OF THE TRACKS WHICH WOULD BE PRESENT IF THE RECORD HAD BEEN ABUSED WITH A WORN OR TOO HEAVY STYLUS

EACH TRACK PLAYS THROUGH WITH UTMOST CLARITY. THE PERFORMANCE ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES IS JUST OUTSTANDING. THERE IS NO BACKGROUND NOISE TO TALK ABOUT APART FROM THE VERY ODD BIT OF STATIC AND VERY LIGHT BACKGROUND HERE AND THERE, AND JUST THE VERY OCCASIONAL LIGHT AND BARELY AUDIBLE POP , I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SUPERB DISC NEAR MINT MINUS FOR ITS PLAY GRADE AND EXCELLENT PLUS FOR ITS APPEARANCE

THE SLEEVE

THIS SLEEVE IS IN SUPER CONDITION AND BELIEVE ME IT IS A VERY HARD SLEEVE TO GET IN ANYTHING LIKE COLLECTIBLE CONDITIONS FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS, WHICH ARE

THE SLEEVE IS NON LAMINATED AND SUFFERS FROM CREASING AND SEVERE RING WEAR

THE GREY SURFACE IS OFTEN FOUND BADLY RUBBED AWAY

THE SPINE IS VERY DELICATE BECASE THE RECORD SLIDES INTO THE SLEEVE FROM THE INSIDE AND NOT THE OUTSIDE, MAKING POSITIONING VERY IMPORTANT AND LIKE THE BEATLES FOR SALE ALBUM OFTEN RESULTS IN TORN AND WORN SPINES

GRUBBY FINGERMARKS, AGAIN DUE TO THE POROUS NATURE OF THE SLEEVE

INSIDE GATEFOLD VERY DIRTY AS THE WHITE IS EASILY SOILED

EDGES BURRED DUE TO THE THIN SOFT CARD USED

THATS MOST SLEEVES, HERE IS ONE THAT IS IN SUPERB CONDITION WITH JUST ONE VERY MINOR BLEMISH, SO LETS START WITH THAT. THE TOP TIP OF THE SPINE HAS A SMALL QUARTER INCH SPLIT DOWN THE REAR SIDE.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY NEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. THE GREY SURFACE HAS BEEN RETAINED ALL OVER THE FRONT  AND THERE IS NO RING WEAR SHOWING HERE AT ALL. VERY VERY LIGHT DISCOLOURING DOWN THE SPINE EDGE, AND THE EDGES HAVE ONLY THE BAREST TOUCH OF ANY WEAR, BUT ABSOLUTELY NOTHING COMPARED TO MOST. THE SPINE ITSELF APART FROM THE SMALL SPLIT I HAVE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED IS PRETTY WELL FLAT, AND ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, A REAL RARITY ON THIS SLEEVE.

THE REAR SURFACE AGAIN IS FREE FROM ANY MAJOR CREASES, BUT DOES SHOW A COUPLE OF SMALL SURFACE ONES, AND A LITTLE BUT OF RUBBING ALONG THE BOTTOM SECTION. (THIS SHOULD BE CLEARLY VISIBLE FROM THE PICTURE)

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO THINGS. THE COLOURED SIDE IS PERFECT NO RUBBING OR COLOUR LOSS, WHILST THE WHITE SIDE IS BETTER THAN JUST ABOUT EVERY ONE I HAVE SEEN. SOME LIGHT AGING DOWN THE RIGHT EDGE, AND A SIMILAR AMOUNT ALONG THE LEFT EDGE, BUT THE WHITENESS IS BETTER THAN MOST AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY STAINS OR PEN MARKS ETC

THE ORIGINAL SPIRLA INNER SLEEV IS ALSO PART OF THE PACKAGE AND COMES IN SUPER CONDITION. BO SPLITS AND ONLY MILS TRACES OF RECORD SHAPE. THERE IS SOME LIGHT BROWNING ALONG THE TOP EDHE AND A LITTLE AT THE BOTTOM

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE AS EXCELLENT

THIS IS WITHOUT DOUBT A VERY HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE ALBUM, AND WOULD GRACE ANY COLLECTION

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

GARRY