Blue Cheer VINCEBUS ERUPTUM UK LP RARE MONO PRESSING PHILIPS BL 7839 NMINT-
  £   108
  $   143

 


£ 108 Sold For
Nov 18, 2011 Sold Date
Nov 11, 2011 Start Date
£   19 Start price
18   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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BLUE CHEER - VINCEBUS ERUPTUM

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

VERY RARE  MONO ISSUE OF THEIR DEBUT ALBUM!!

 

  • CATALOGUE:PHILIPS BL7839 
  • MATRIX:652116 1L V 1 420  1 / 2L V 1 420 1 
  • VERY FIRST PRESS
  • OUTSTANDING 1ST PRESS ON THE PHILPS LABEL

 

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE BLACK AND SILVER LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE BLACK BASE COLOUR IS UNMARKED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER LOGO AND TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE UNRUBBED ND CLEARLY LEGIBLE. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 4-5 SMALL SPIDER LINES

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN AND LUSTRE.A SPOTLESS VINYL THAT  LOOKS NEAR FAULTLESS IN DAYLIGHT, WITH JUST A COUPLE OF VERY VERY FINE HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION AM I ABLE TO SPOT A FEW MORE HANDLING MARKS AND SOME WISPY HAIRLINES

 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 AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE THINKING OF BIDDING ON. I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER THIS SERVICE TO MY CUSTOMERS

THE FIRST THING TO MENTION IS THAT THERE IS NOT ONE BIT OF DISTORTION TO ANY PART OF THE SOUND,APART FROM THE ACTUAL EFFECTS OF THE GUITARS WHICH ARE SUPPOSED TO SOUND THAT WAY, AND THIS MEANS THAT THE ALBUM WAS PLAYED WITH AN UNWORN AND CORRECTLY WEIGHTED STYLUS.

THE MONO REPRODUCTION IS JUST LOUD!!!!

THE RECORD PLAYS THROUGH WITHOUT ANY SERIOUS BACKGROUND CRACKLE, ALTHOUGH THERE IS A TINY BIT OF VERY LIGHT BACKGROUND RIGHT AT THE START OF EACH SIDE

OTHER THAN THIS THERE ARE ABOUT SIX TICS OR CLICKS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH, YES A SLIGHT IRRITANT WHEN THEY OCCUR BUT THIS IS A REALLY RARE VINYL, AND APART FROM THOSE NOISES, THE VINYL PERFORMS SUPERBLY

FOR ME THIS GRADES EXCELLENT PLUS / NEAR MINT MINUS

PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, JUDGE FOR YOURSELF BY TAKING A GOOD LISTEN

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

LAMINATED FRONT SURFACE AND NON LAMINATED REAR SURFACE 

THE LAMINATE STILL GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR, AND LOOKS SUPERB IN ANY LIGHT. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NOR ARE THERE ANY FOLDS OR BENDS, AND CERTAINLY NO DINGS TO THE CORNERS EITHER.

THERE ARE 7-8 LAMINATE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, AND A COUPLE OF BARELY VISIBLE ONES ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES. ONE VERY LIGHT LINE ACROSS THE TOP RIGHT CORNER, AND A COUPLE OF REALLY SMALL THUMB LINES CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR WHATSOEVER, AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS INTACT FROM CORNER TO CORNER

THE SPINE HAS ALL OF THE LAMINATE INTACT, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE THREE CRACK LINES WHERE THE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE ON THE FRONT SURFACE HAVE STRETCHED ONTO THE SPINE. THE TAPERED ENDS ARE PRISTINE, AND ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS WHERE THE LP HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE A FEW TIMES

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS TO THE DELICATE SILVER SURFACE, JUST A FEW TINY LINES NEAR THE SPINE AND TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS LIGHTLY AGED AND HAS A FEW MOTTLE MARKS ON IT, AND A COUPLE OF THE CORNERS ARE CREASED, BUT THE INNER IS TOTALLY UNSPLIT

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS

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

GARRY

 

 





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