Alice Cooper BILLION DOLLAR BABIES 1973 UK LP 1st Press W/Dollar Bill MINT MINUS

	£		131
	$		173

FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING

ALICE COOPER - BILLION DOLLAR BABIES

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

FULLY COMPLETE AND HAS NEVER HAD THE INNER GATEFOLD SECTION REMOVED

• CATALOGUE:WARNER BROTHERS K56013
• MATRIX: K56013 A1 / B2
• FIRST PRESS OLIVE GREEN LABELS
• PIL ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2
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THIS IS THE FIRST FULLY COMPLETE AND UN-MOLESTED COPY OF THIS ALBUM THAT I HAVE COME ACROSS IN YEARS. 

EVERY ONE I HAVE EVER LOOKED AT HAS HAD THE INNER PANEL ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE GATEFOLD REMOVED. 

EASILY DONE BECAUSE IT WAS PERFORARTED, AND WHEN REMOVED REVEALED THE IMAGE OF A DOLLAR BILL UNDERNEATH. 

THE WINDOW WOULD THEN SHOW THE INNER SLEEVE'S PICTURE WHEN IT WAS PLACED BACK INTO THE SLEEVE, LEAVING THE DISCARDED PERFORATED CARDS LOOSE

HERE THEN IS ONE THAT HAS NOT HAD THIS HAPPEN TO IT, AND IS AS COMPLETE AS THE DAY IT WAS PUT TOGETHER

ALSO INCLUDES THE LARGE DOLLAR BILL

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

THE FIRST PRESS OLIVE  GREEN LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THEY ARE RICH AND VIBRANT IN COLOUR AND THE BASE COLOURS FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. 

THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. FINALLY THERE ARE JUST 1-2   TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS 50 YEAR OLD ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

THE  VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. A BEAUTIFULLY GLOSSY ALBUM .

IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY FLALWLESS

UNDER SPOTLIGHTS THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TINY WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE

THE TEST PLAY

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION ON THIS FIRST PRESS IS SUPERB WITH EVERY NOTE BEING CLEARLY AND CRISPLY HEARD. IT HAS ALSO BEEN QUITE LOUDLY MIXED WHITCH ADDS TO THE MAGNIFICENT SOUND GENERATED BY THE VINYL

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT THE FEW PLAYS THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THERE IS NO  BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

A COUPLE OF LITTLE SPECKS OF VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A COUPLE OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

SILENT LINKING GROOVES

I HEARD JUST ONE TINY DUST POP

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO MINT MINUS

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

ORIGINAL HEAVILY EMBOSSED WB GATEFOLD SLEEVE. COMPLETE WITH THE LARGE DOLLAR BILL

THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS SLEEVE IS IN MINT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND THE GREEN POWDERY SURFACE IS RICH AND VIBRANT 

NO PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. NONE AGAINST THE TOP OF BOTTOM EDGES AND NO THUMB LINES BY THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGES ARE TOTALLY FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS JUST ONE TINY BIT OF RUBBING NEAR THE CORNER TIPS

THERE IS NO OPENING EDGE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE AS THE RECORD IS PLACED INTO THE SLEEVE FROM INSIDE THE GATEFOLD

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE INTACT. THE ONLY RUBBING BEING AT THE VERY  BOTTOM TIP, AND A TINY SCUFF IN THE MIDDLE

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN UNBLEMISHED CONDITION, AGAIN ALL OF THE GREENS AND YELLOWS ARE PERFECTLY INTACT. 

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS THE PRISTINE 'AS NEW' INNER. THE PERFORATED PICTURE IS AS I PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED FIRMLY LOCATED ON THE PERFORATION AND HAS NEVER BEEN TAMPERED WITH.

THE DOLLAR BILL LOOKS LIKE IT HAS NEVER BEEN REMOVED FROM THE HOLDER AND IS IN MINT CONDITION

THE PICTURE INNER SLEEVE IS MADE FROM A STRONG CARD. IT IS ALSO IN MINT CONDITION,UNSPLIT ON ANY EDGE, COLOURS UNRUBBED AND EVEN THE THUMB NOTCH ALONG THE TOP EDGE IS PERFECT AND UNDAMAGED

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE MINT MINUS

GARRY