Kiss GENE SIMMONS SOLO ALBUM US 1ST PRESS Mint Poster & Merch PLAYS NMINT

	£		21
	$		27

GENE SIMMONS - SOLO ALBUM

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

US FIRST PRESS

• CATALOGUE:CASABLANCA NBLP 7120 
• MATRIX: NBLP 7120-AS-P2 / BS-P3
• 'STERLING' STAMPED IN BOTH DEAD WAX'S
• 'OK SOMETHING SEEM LARTH' ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX SIDE 1

I HAVE FOR AUCTION OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAY THE COMPLETE 4 LP SET OF KISS SOLO ALBUMS. EACH ONE COMES COMPLETE IN EVERY WAY, AND ALL OF THE POSTERS AND MERCHANDISE INSERTS ARE IN MINT CONDITION, AS ARE THE INNER SLEEVES

WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT THIS SET IS THAT THE SLEEVE CORNERS ARE UNCLIPPED. USUALLY EXPORTS FROM THE USA OF THESE ALBUMS HAVE THE CORNERS CLIPPED ACROSS THE TOP. BUT HERE WE HAVE ALL FOUR IN ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT ORIGINAL CONDITION. A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE SET OF KISS SOLO ALBUMS

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE LABELS ARE THE ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS DESERT SCENE LABELS.

THE LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. NONE OF THE COLOUR HAS BEEN RUBBED AWAY, AND ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE COLOURS STRETCH COMPLETELY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLES, AND THERE ARE NO MORE THAN 2 VERY TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS OR LINES, AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TO BE FLAWLESS, AND ONLY WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION AM I ABLE TO MAKE OUT A FEW 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 DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE 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 OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS DISC SOUNDS.

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER

VINYL IN THE MID SEVENTIES WAS NOWHERE NEAR AS GOOD AS THAT OF THE SIXTIES AND EARLY SEVENTIES BECAUSE THE WORLDWIDE OIL SHORTAGE CAUSED MANUFACTURERS TO COST CUT, AND RECORDS BECAME THINNER AND IN SOME CASES SUBSTITUTE VINYL WAS USED LIKE DYNAFLEX. THE RESULT OF THIS WAS THAT MANY COPIES OF ALBUMS OF THIS ERA HAD SOME INBUILT VINYL NOISE

THIS ALBUM HAS ESCAPED VIRTUALLY ALL OF THAT AND THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. NOTES HEARD CLEARLY AND CRISPLY.

THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS. THERE IS THE VERY ODD BIT OF VINYL NOISE HEARD ONLY DURING THE QUIETEST MOMENTS, AND A FEW TINY DUST POPS HERE AND THERE

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS LP NEAR MINT!!!

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF THOUGH

THE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND VERY CLEAN AND STILL HAS A LOVELY SHEEN TO THE SEMI GLOSSY SURFACE. ALL OF THE BLACK HAS BEEN RETAINED AND THIS IS VERY UNUSUAL AS IT WEARS VERY EASILY. THE IMAGE OF GENE SIMMONS IS ABSOLUTELY UNBLEMISHED

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NO BENDS OR FOLDS, AND AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED NONE OF THE CORNERS HAVE BEEN CLIPPED

THERE ARE 4 SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE, AND ONE TINY CHIP TO THE OPENING EDGE

NO RING WEAR OR EVEN SIGNS OF RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE IN SUPERB NEAR PERFECT CONDITION WITH JUST A COUPLE OF WHITE FLECKS SHOWING THROUGH

THE SPINE HAS A COUPLE OF THOSE LINES RUNNING OVER THE WIDTH AND THERE IS ONE TINY WHITE SPECK SHOWING THROUGH NEAT THE TOP, AND THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS HAVE LIGHTLY RUBBED, BUT THE COLOURS ARE ALL THERE AND THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST ONE TINY THUMB NAIL NICK TO SHOW WHERE THE LP WAS REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE A COUPLE OF TIMES

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME SUPERB CONDITION AS THE FRONT, BUT ACTUALLY THERE IS ONLY ONE TINY LINE NEAR THE SPINE, SO EVEN BETTER THAN THE FRONT REALLY.

THE SUPERB PICTURE INNER SLEEVE IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. THE SEAMS ARE ALL PERFECT. NO SPLITS WHATSOEVER. THE SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT WITH BARELY A WRINKLE. THERE IS JUST A SMALL NICK ALONG THE TOP EDGE

THE POSTER WHICH IS ONE PART OF A 4 PIECE MURAL WHEN ADDED TO THE OTHER THREE, IS IN MINT CONDITION. NOT A BLEMISH ON IT ANYWHERE, AND IT HAS CLEARLY NOT BEEN OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE. NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES. THE BEST YOU WILL EVER SEE, AND THE MERCHANDISE FLYER IS IN THE SAME STAGGERING CONDITION

A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE AND I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT!!!!

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

GARRY