Alice Cooper SCHOOLS OUT UK LP 1ST W/PANTIES MINT-

	£		110
	$		146

ALICE COOPER - SCHOOLS OUT

IN SUPERB 2 PLAY CONDITION

WITH ULTRA RARE PAPER PANTIES

RARE MISPPRESS WITH THREE LABELS

INVESTMENT GRADE COPY

• CATALOGUE:WARNER BROTHERS K56007
• MATRIX: K56007 A2 / B1

THE ALBUM THAT CREATED THE LEGEND THAT IS ALICE COOPER. RELEASED IN 1972 THE ALBUM CONTAINS THE MEGA HIT OF THE SAME NAME. WHAT IS VERY SPECIAL ABOUT THIS VINYL SET IS THAT FOR A VERY LIMITED PERIOD, THE VERY FIRST PRESSES CAME WITH A SET OF PAPER PANTIES WRAPPED AROUND THE RECORD. MOST WERE LOST OR DISCARDED, BUT HERE IS A COMPLETE SET, AND HAS A MISPRESSED SIDE A LABEL SET WITH TWO LABELS HAVING BEEN ATTCHED TO THIS SIDE. READ ON....

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

SIDE A HAS TWO LABELS ATTACHED BY MISTAKE. THIS WAS CAUSED BY TWO LABELS DROPPING DOWN ONTO THE HOT WAX. THE MARGINS ARE SO TIGHT THAT ONLY THE BOTTOM ONE PROPERLY MELTED INTO THE WAX LEAVINT THE TOP ONE SLIGHTLY WRINKLED AND LOOSE AT THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE RIM

THEY ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. AND 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. FINALLY THERE ARE JUST TWO SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS 39 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 , AND FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT. IT IS CLEAR JUST BY LOOKING AT IT, THAT IT HAS BARELY SEEN A TURNTABLE IN ITS 39 YEARS. EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE ARE JUST A FEW WIPSY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN

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.

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR CLICKS EITHER

THERE IS SOME VERY LIGHT VINYL NOISE RIGHT AT THE START OF EACH SIDE, VERY LIGHT AND BARELY AUDIBLE, OTHER THAN THIS THE LINKING GROOVES REMAIN  SILENT.PERHAPS THE ODD LITTLE DUST POP ONCE OR TWICE THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAY

PLEASE DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, HAVE A LISTEN YOURSELF AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR STANDARDS

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

ORIGINAL HEAVY CARD SCHOOL DESK SLEEVE  THIS SLEEVE HAS A HISTORY OF BEING HARD TO FIND IN A COLLECTIBLE CONDITION DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT HAS A PRESS OUT SET OF LEGS ON THE REAR SURFACE AND MANY OWNERS DID EXACTLY THAT, WHICH LOOKED GREAT BUT WHEN THEY WERE FLATTENED BACK THEY WOULD NEVER FIT EXACTLY SO SLIDING THE SLEEVE BACK INTO THE COLLECTION OFTEN RESULTED IN THE LEGS CATCHING THE OTHER LP.S AND TEARING.

THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS SLEEVE IS IN NICE CONDITION. THERE ARE NO  HEAVY CREASES AND THE DESKTOP SURFACE IS STILL SHINY. THERE ARE NONE OF THE SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE EITHER.

ALL OF THE COLOUR IS PERFECT, NO RUBBING, NO RING WEAR AND NOT EVEN ANY RECORD SHAPE

THE ROUNDED CORNERS ARE STILL IN SUPERB CONDITION

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE ABSOLUTELY FREE OF ANY SHELF WEAR AND IT'S CLEAR THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC COVER FROM NEW

THE SPINE IS TOTTALY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, AND ALL OF THE COLOUR IS STILL THERE . ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

 THE REAR SURFACE IS IMMACULATE. THE LEGS HAVE NEVER BEEN BENT INTO THE UPRIGHT POSITION AND THUS THE DAMAGE USUALLY FOUND ON THIS SLEEVE IS NOT THERE. THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE BEST EXAMPLE OF THIS I HAVE EVER COME ACROSS

OPENING THE DESK REVEALS A  PRISTINE INNER DESK LID AND BASE. NO RUBBING OR TEARS, AND IT'S HERE WE SEE THAT THIS SLEEVE IS A GENUINE MADE IN THE UK MACNEILL PRESS SLEEVE

THE PAPER PANTIES ARE IN (EXCUSE THE PUN) UNSOILED CONDITION. THE ELASTIC IS STILL VERY TAUGHT

THE ORIGINAL SEMI CIRCULAR PLASTIC BG INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO INCLUDED AND IS IN UNSPLIT CONDITION

THE SLEEVE GRADES MINT MINUS

GARRY