Alice Cooper KILLER 1971 UK LP 1st Press Attached Calendar MINT MINUS AUDIO

	£		60
	$		79

ALICE COOPER - KILLER

MAGNIFICENT 3-4 PLAY MINT MINUS!!! AUDIO

ORIGINAL 1971 FIRST PRESS

WITH 1ST ISSUE RARE 1972 CALENDAR FULLY AND COMPLETELY ATTACHED

• CATALOGUE:WARNER BROTHERS K56005
• 1ST PRESS OLIVE GREEN LABEL
• MATRIX: K56005 A1 / B1

A WORD ABOUT THE SLEEVE AND CALENDAR. THIS LP WAS RELEASED IN NOVEMBER 1971. THE ORIGINAL ISSUES HAVE A DETACHABLE CALENDAR AND IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY AT THE PICTURE, ON THE LEFT EDGE UNDER THE PICTURE OF A HANGING ALICE THERE IS A DATE PRINTED HERE. IN THIS CASE IT IS 1972. CLEARLY WHEN ISSUED IN NOVEMBER IT WOULD HAVE BEEN PRUDENT TO HAVE A CALENDAR THAT REFLECTED THE YEAR TO COME. THERE ARE LATER ISSUE SLEEVES THAT HAVE THE DATE 1973. SO IT DOESN'T TAKE TOO MUCH WORKING OUT THAT THESE SLEEVES WERE MORE THAN LIKELY PRODUCED A YEAR LATER. SO A REAL TRUE FIRST ISSUE MUST HAVE THE 1972 ISSUE CALENDAR

 TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE OLIVE GREEN LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THEY ARE RICH AND VIBRANT IN COLOUR AND THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS A VERY LIGHT CIRCLE OF DARKER RESIDUE ON SIDE ONE JUST THE UPPER LEFT AREA JUST ABOVE THE SPINDLE HOLE

FINALLY THERE IS JUST 3-4 MINUSCULE  SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS 48 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 AND TOTALLY FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST TWO OR THREE WISPY HAIRLINES, AND ONE SMALL NON SOUNDING SURFACE HANDLING LINE ON SIDE ONE, AND THREE ON SIDE TWO

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 NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE BIDDING. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS ALBUM PLAYS TO NEARPERFECTION.

THE FIRST THING TO SAY IS THAT IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER. A  REALLY CRISP CLEAN STEREO REPRODUCTION WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD EXACTLY AS WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED. FAULTLESS!!!

THE VINYL IS SILENT WHERE IT SHOULD BE RIGHT FROM THE SECOND THE STYLUS IS LOWERED ONTO THE DISC, AND THIS CONTINUES RIGHT THROUGH THE WHOLE ALBUM.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB, AND THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLES AT ALL. NO CLICKS AND EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER

I HEARD ONLY A COUPLE OF SPLIT SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF LINKING GROOVES

AND NO MORE THAN TWO TINY DUST POPS / STATIC TICS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

THIS VINYL IS SUPERB AND EASILY GRADES MINT MINUS!!!! FOR THE AUDIO PERFORMANCE

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF THOUGH AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

ORIGINAL WB GATEFOLD SLEEVE. THIS SLEEVE HAS A HISTORY OF BEING HARD TO FIND IN A COLLECTIBLE CONDITION DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS UNLAMINATED AND HAS ONE OF THOSE  POWDERY FINISHES THAT IS SERIOUSLY PRONE TO RUBBING AND RING WEAR.BUT MOSTLY BECAUSE THE PERFORATED CALENDAR ON MOST COPIES IS EITHER MISSING COMPLETELY OR THE PERFORATIONS HAVE STARTED TO TEAR MAKING IT VERY LOOSE

THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS SLEEVE IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND THE RED POWDERY SURFACE IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND AMAZINGLY THERE IS NO SIGN OF RING WEAR WHATSOEVER.THE RED FINISH WAS PLACED OVER A YELLOW BASE COLOUR AND THE ONLY EVIDENCE OF VERY MINOR RUBBING IS SEEN BARELY JUST UNDER THE TOP EDGE. THERE IS ALSO A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF A SMALL STICKER REMOVAL IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER, SHOWS AS A VERY MILD DULL PATCH

THERE ARE JUST TWO SMALL PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE LEFT SPINE, AND ONE ON THE RIGHT SIDE

THE TOP EDGES ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, AND HAVE FULL COLOUR APART FROM A SMALL SPECK OF RUB TO THE REAR LEFT CORNER TIP AND A FEW RANDOM PIN PRICKS OF WHITE VISIBLE ON THE REST OF THE TWO SURFACES.

THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS MILD SHELF RUB TO THE RED SURFACE

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN UNBLEMISHED CONDITION, AGAIN ALL OF THE GREENS AND BLUES ARE PERFECTLY INTACT, AND UNRUBBED. YET AGAIN THERE IS NO RING WEAR, OR EVEN ANY RECORD SHAPE, AND ONLY A MINUSCULE PRESSURE LINE ON THE TOP EDGE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A  PRISTINE PAIR OF PURPLE PANELS. THE REPLICA REAR SURFACE IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION, WHILST THE PLAIN PURPLE SIDE IS UNBLEMISHED.

THE SPINE WITH THE CATALOGUE NUMBER ON IT IS IN VERY ACCEPTABLE CONDITION. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THERE IS NO SHELF WEAR OTHER THAN A TINY SPECK ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS, AND A LITTLE TINY BIT OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM LEADING EDGE. IT IS ALSO PERFECTLY FLAT AND FREE FROM ANY SQUASHING

THE PERFORATED SPINE IS AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED PERFECTLY ATTACHED STILL. FLAT AND NO LOSS OF COLOUR WHATSOEVER, AND EVERY NOTCH OF THE PERFORATION IS STILL ATTACHED. A LITTLE RUB TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS

OPENING THE SLEEVE UP TO REVEAL THE CALENDAR SHOWS IT TO BE IN MINT CONDITION. NO BLEMISHES AT ALL . THE CALENDAR IS PERFECTLY ATTACHED TO THE SLEEVE. I AM CERTAIN THIS HAS HARDLY EVER BEEN OPENED. IN FACT UNLESS I WAS TO FORCE IT, THE JOINT IN THE MIDDLE WILL NOT LIE FLAT SHOWING THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN OPENED VERY OFTEN

THE PLAIN WHITE DIECUT INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN TOP CONDITION, JUST A FEW VERY LIGHT WRINKLES

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT. IT IS THAT GOOD!!!!

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

GARRY