Bowie, Marriott Mayall, Them HARD UP HEROES 2LP UK DECCA SAMPLER MONO PLAY MINT-
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VARIOUS ARTISTS - HARD UP HEROES
IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT MINUS CONDITION!!!!
SUPERB NEAR MINT MINUS SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE: DECCA DPA 3010
- MATRIX:ARL12873.P-1W / 72874.P-1W / ARL12875.P-1W / 72876.P-1W
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 A / 1C / 1 BC / 1 BC
- INCREDIBLY EARLY FIRST PRESS
A FANTASTIC DOUBLE ALBUM, FEATURING ARTISTS AND TRACKS BEFORE THEY WERE FAMOUS. TRACKS TAKEN FROM 1963-68 FROM SOME OF THE UK'S BEST STARS
- ERIC CLAPTON - WITH JOHN MAYALL
- STEVE MARRIOTT - GIVE HER MY REGARDS (1963 2YRS B4 SMALL FACES)
- DAVID BOWIE - THE LONDON BOYS (1967 NOT RELEASED UNTIL 1970)
- ROD STEWART - GOOD MORNING LITTLE SCHOOLGIRL 1964
- VAN MORRISON - THE STORY OF THEM (1967)
- ALEXIS CORNER ' JOE COCKER / THE ZOMBIES / MIKE PATTO / THE WARRIORS / ZOOT MONEY AND MANY OTHERS
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE PURPLE DECCA LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT, AND FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGO'S ARE ALL PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED. THERE IS JUST ONE MINUSCULE SPIDER LINE BY EACH HOLE SHOWING THAT THIS SUPERB SET HAS JUST HAD THE ONE PLAY FROM NEW.
THE VINYL
THE VINYL HAS RETAINED IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN AND IS QUITE MAGNIFICENT. GLEAMING LIKE A MIRROR, IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT, AND EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE IS NOTHING BUT A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN ON EITHER DISC. NOW HAVING SAID THAT DISC TWO HAS SUFFERED FROM STAYING INSIDE THE POLY BAG FOR ALL THESE YEARS. THE BAG HAS AFFECTED THE SURFACE OS THE VINYL AND CAUSED THAT BAG-RASH EFFECT. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT IT HASN'T AFFECTED THE AUDIO PERFORMANCE, AS USUALLY WHEN THIS HAPPENS THERE IS EMBEDDED HISSING OR DEEP SHOOSHING. SO TAKE A LISTEN AND YOU WILL HEAR WHAT I MEAN
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 SET FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS BECAUSE I JUST KNOW THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO LISTEN TO THE RECORDS BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.
ALL I CAN SAY ABOUT THIS 1974 FIRST PRESS IS THAT IT SIMPLY SUPERB!!!
THE LP'S PLAY BEAUTIFULLY ALL THE WAY LOUD. CRISP AND CLEAR MONO REPRODUCTION
THE LINKING GROOVES ARE SILENT, AND THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER
THIS ALBUM HAS ONLY EVER HAD ONE PLAY FROM NEW PLUS MY VERY CAREFUL AND UNDETECTABLE TEST PLAY
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NOT ONE JOT OF VINYL NOISE OTHER THAN THE USUAL SPECK OF VINYL NOISE, AND A LITTLE BEHIND THE MUSIC STUFF ON DISC TWO (SEE VINYL DESCRIPTION)
A COUPLE OF RANDOM SPLIT SECONDS OF STATIC HERE AND THERE, AND NO MORE THAN 1-2 TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH
THIS PLAYTHROUGH GRADES MINT MINUS WITH EASE
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THIS SUPERB LP AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
FULLY LAMINATED ROBERT STACE GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN.AND THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR.
THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS, THERE ARE JUST TWO MICROSCOPIC LAMINATE LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE, NONE ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, AND ALL OF THE LAMINATE IS PERFECTLY ADHERED FROM CORNER TIP TO CORNER TIP
THE SPINE IS ALSO IN IMMACULATE CONDITION. AGAIN THIS IS PERFECTLY LAMINATED AND EVEN THE TIPS ARE TOTALLY UNRUBBED. THE LAMINATE HAS NO LIFT, PEEL OF FLAKE, AND THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE
IT IS 100% FLAT AND TOTALLY UNSQUASHED
THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS SUPERB AS THE FRONT. TWO SMALL LAMINATE LINES ALONG THE SPINE, AND A TINY NICK TO THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER.
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE PAIR OF UNLAMINATED PANELS
THE SET IS COMPLIMENTED BY THE CORRECT AND ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVES. THE PURPLE AND WHITE POLY LINED INNERS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. TOTALLY FLAT AND UNCREASED, AND THEY CLEARLY DEPICT WHY THE VINYLS ARE IN THE MAGNIFICENT CONDITION THAT THEY ARE
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS!!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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