Alex Harvey ROMAN WALL BLUES UK 1ST FONTANA 100% MINT-
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ALEX HARVEY - ROMAN WALL BLUES
IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY CONDITION
ORIGINAL 1969 FONTANA STEREO PRESS
INCREDIBLE MINT- VINYL AND SOUNDS LIKE NEW
- CATALOGUE:FONTANA STL 5534
- MATRIX: 886783 1Y//1 420 1 1 / 886783 2Y//1 420 1 1 2
- 1ST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS
THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY RARE ALBUM FROM ALEX HARVEY. RELEASED IN 1969 THIS IS THE ONLY LP THAT HARVEY EVER RELEASED ON THIS LABEL. BARELY SELLING IN ANY QUANTITY, THIS HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER ALBUMS EVER!!
AND THE VINYL IS IN ABSOLUTELY STAGGERING MINT MINUS ORIGINAL CONDITION AND PLAYS TO PERFECTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE BLACK AND SILVER LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THEY ARE RICH AND VIBRANT IN COLOUR AND THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLEAS IS THE AREA SURROUNDING THE FONTANA LOGO. THERE IS EVEN STILL SHARDS OF VINYL SURROUNDING THE SPINDLE HOLE FROM THE FACTORY PRESS.
FINALLY THERE ARE JUST TWO MINISCULE SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS 42 YEAR OLD ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED
THE VINYL
THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. A BEAUTIFULLY GLOSSY ALBUM . IT IS CLEAR JUST BY LOOKING AT IT, THAT IT HAS BARELY SEEN A TURNTABLE IN ITS 42 YEARS.IN DAYLIGHT IT IS FLAWLESS NOT A MARK ON IT ANYWHERE, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE ARE JUST A FEW WIPSY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN. I DON'T BELIEVE YOU WILL EVER FIND A BETTER COPY THAN THIS
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 RECORDED THE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I AM NOW DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS AS I AM CONVINCED 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 SUPERB VINYL PLAYS FAULTLESSLY. THER STEREO REPRODUCTION IS MAGNIFICENT, AND THE SOUND IS BOTH CRISP AND CLEAR AND NO DISTORTION AT ANY POINT.
CLEARLY WHAT PLAY THIS LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A TOP SYSTEM WITH A STYLUS THAT WAS TRACKED AND WEIGHTED CORRECTLY, AND UNWORN BECAUSE THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT DURING THE PLAY
NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR CLICKS EITHER
YOU HAVE TO TAKE A LISTEN TO APPRECIATE JUST HOW SUPERB THIS VINYL SOUNDS. IF IAM BEING ULTRA PICKY AND THE ONLY THING THAT STOPS ME GRADING THIS PLAY TOTALLY MINT IS THE ODD SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC, WHICH IS ONLY EVEIDENT IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND RIGHT AT THE START OF SIDE 2. I HAVE EVEN RECORDED THE ENTIRE LONG RUN OUT GROOVES TO SHOW KUST HOW SILENT THIS ALBUM IS, SO TAKE A LISTEN TO THE END OF SOUNDBITES 2 AND 5 AND YOU WILL HEAR FOR YOURSELF JUST HOW SPECIAL THIS IS
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE ALBUM AND JUDGE ITS QUALITY FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
FULLY LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR LARGE CREASE LINES, AND THE LAMINATE STILL GLEAMS LIKE NEW
THERE IS NO LAMINATE PEEL, LEFT OR FLAKE.
THERE ARE SOME TINY LAMINATE LINES AROUND THE PERIMETER EDGES AND THE TWO CORNERS NEAR THE OPENING EDGE HAVE SUSTATINED SOME RUBBING AND THE TOP ONE HAS A SMALL NICK IN IT
THERE IS NO RING WEAR TO THE SLEEVE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE SHOWING LIGHT SHELF WEAR IN THE FORM OF ONE SMALL WHITE CHIP ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND A TINY PATCH OF VERY LIGHT SHELF WEAR IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER
THE SPINE HAS A FEW TINY FINGER TO THUMB SQUASHES, BUT ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PROPERLY INTACT, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF MINISCULE THUMB NAIL NICKS TO SHOW WHERE THE LP WAS REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE A COUPLE OF TIMES ONLY
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME SUPER CONDITION AS THE FRONT, WITH NO HEAVY CREASING, JUST A FEW LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE, ONE ON THE TOP EDGE, AND A COUPLE OF NEAR INVISIBLE THUMB LINES.
THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS UNSPLIT, JUST HAS A FEW LIGHT CREASE LINES WHERE IT HAS SAT FOLDED INSIDE THE SLEEVE FOR ALL THESE YEARS
THE SLEEVE GRADES EXCELLENT PLUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
