Rod Stewart AN OLD RAINCOAT UK V04 VERTIGO 100% MINT-

	£		45
	$		60

ROD STEWART - AN OLD RAINCOAT WON'T EVER LET YOU DOWN

IN MAGNIFICENT 2 PLAY CONDITION

 MINT SLEEVE

VERTIGO SPIRAL LABEL 

• CATALOGUE:VERTIGO V04
• MATRIX: V04 1 Y //3 420 1 2 2  /  852684 2 Y // 1  1 1 1 7

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST PRESS, BUT STILL A VERY EARLY ISSUE WITH THE MATRIX NUMBERS FOR SIDE 2 HAVING THE FIRST PRESS NUMBERS AND SIDE ONE HAVING A SLIGHTLY HIGHER DIGIT BY 2

ALSO WORTH POINTING OUT THAT ON THE VERY FIRST PRESS THE TITLE OF THE LP IS IN ONE STRAIGHT LINE ACROSS THE BOTTOM OF THE LABEL, WHERAS THIS PRESS HAS 'LET YOU DOWN' ON A SEPARATE LINE

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE VERTIGO SPIRAL LABELS ARE IN ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THE SPIRAL SIDE IS FAULTLESS, WHILST THE WHITE SIDE IS JUST PURE WHITE, UNBLEMISHED AND HAS PERFECT TYPEFACE WHICH IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED. THERE ARE JUST 2 SMALL AND VIRTUALLY INVISIBLE SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE. THERE IS EVEN SHARDS OF RESIDUAL VINYL INSIDE THE HOLE AND AS I PLACED THE LP ONTO MY TURNTABLE, THIS PUSHED THROUGH AND BECAME EXPOSED ON THE WHITE SIDE

THE VINYL

THE  VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. I CANNOT SEE ANY MARKS ON IT WHATSOEVER, AND IT LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRESSED. EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING MORE THAN 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 AM NOW DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS. I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING ABID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS ALBUM PLAYS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES, AND THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION TO THIS STEREO REPRODUCTION AT ANY POINT

THIS VINYL HAS ONLY HAD THE COUPLE OF PLAYS AND CLEARLY HAS BEEN PLAYED WITH CARE ON A TOP HI FI SYSTEM. THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS MAGNIFICENT AND THE NOTES ARE HEARD CRISPLY AND CLEARLY EXACTLY AS WAS INTENDED, THE VINYL PRODUCED NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND ONLY THE BAREST TRACE OF STATIC IN ONE OR TWO OF THE QUIETEST SPOTS.

I ALSO HEARD PERHAPS TWO TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAY

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL UNLAMINATED  GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THIS SLEEVE IS ONE OF THOSE THAT IS NIGH ON IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN THE SORT OF CONDITION THAT SERIOUS COLLECTORS WOULD WANT TO ADD TO THEIR COLLECTIONS. DUE ENTIRELY TO THE POWDERY COLOURED SURFACE WHICH RUBS ALMOST BY LOOKING AT IT, AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF COPIES THAT YOU WILL SEE WILL BE HEAVILY WORN AND RING WORN AS WELL

THIS ONE IS AS CLEAN AS I HAVE SEEN FOR MANY A YEAR. THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAD THE FORESIGHT TO PLACE THE SLEEVE IN A SEPARATE OUTER SLEEVE, AND REMOVE AND STORE THE VINYL AWAY FROM THE SLEEVE. THE RESULT BEING ONE SUPERBLY LOOKED AFTER AND ALMOST MINT CONDITION SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. FIRST OF ALL IT'S COMPLETELY FLAT AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES.AND INCREDIBLY FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAVE SEEN, NOT ONE SMALL LINE BY THE SPINE!!!.

EVEN THE FOUR CORNER TIPS ARE AS GOOD AS YOU COULD WANT THEM

AMAZINGLY THE TOP EDGE IS FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR AT ALL, WHILST THE ONLY SMIDGEN OF RUB IS THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP. THIS IS VERY UNUSUAL AND IS AS GOOD AS IT IS BECAUSE OF THE PROTECTION AFFORDED IT, THAT I HAVE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED

THE SPINE IS IMMACULATE WITH ALL OF THE DELICATE GREEN SURFACE INTACT. AND ALL OF THE WHITE TYPEFACE BEING PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. IN ADDITION THERE IS NO FINGER TO THUMB SQUASHING OF THE SPINE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG THE EDGES

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME  IMMACULATE STATE AS THE FRONT AGAIN NOT EVEN ONE SMALL LINE BY THE SPINE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE INNER PANELS . MY BELIEF IS THAT BECAUSE THE SLEEVE WAS HOUSED SEPARATELY TO THE RECORD, THAT IT HAS JUST NOT BEEN OPENED FOR YEARS

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN MAGNIFICENT UNSPLIT CONDITION

WITHOUT A SHADOW OF DOUBT THIS SLEEVE GRADES  MINT MINUS!!!

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

GARRY