Rod Stewart Gasoline Alley Vertigo Swirl 1st Press Irregular Matrix Numbers Rare
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£ 84 Sold For
Feb 29, 2016 Sold Date
Feb 22, 2016 Start Date
10   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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Description

Rod Stewart


Gasoline Alley



Vertigo Swirl


Country Of Origin UK



Year Of Press 1970



1st UK Press On The Vertigo " Large Swirl " Label, With The Large Swirl Above The Spindle Hole And The Wording Vertigo Below.

No Track Timing Credits Appear On Labels Or Sleeve.

Cat Number 6360 500 Appears On Labels


Cat Number 6360 500 Appears On Spine And Top Right Rear Of Sleeve Above VO Price Code

Released In A Textured Gatefold Sleeve, With 2 Internal Glue-Tabs Top And Bottom To Right-Hand Wallet. Left Hand Wallet Glued Closed.


A-Side Label: Simply A Vertigo Logo With "A-Side" Printed On


B-Side: Label Has No Writer Or Publisher Credits.


'Vertigo Inner Bag'-Printed Black (Front And Back) On A White Paper Liner, With Punch-Holes & Poly-Lined. Liner

Inside Credit List Includes: "Mac Not Available Due To Bus Strike" [Which Indicates 'Faces' Musician Ian McLagan (Keyboards) Was

Not Present At Recording

Waller Martin Quittenton Are Mentioned As Present In Sleeve Notes, But Not Credited In Track Listing

Track 2 Side 1: Is Only Credited To "Womack", Although Two Womacks Wrote The Song.

"A Mercury Records Production" Inside-Top Left Gatefold Sleeve, And Also Bottom Right Of The Back Cover.


Condition


Gatefold Textured Sleeve: Excellent


Clean, No Writing, No Splits Or Tears, The Spine As Some Edgewear - All Printing Is Clear To See, There Is Some Storage Wear Top And Bottom, Also Where The Disc As Been Taken In And Out The Sleeve, This Can Be Clearly Seen In The Pictures, Nothing Major


Labels:


Both Labels Are Nice And Clean, No Writing, No Scuffs Or Tears, Slight Spindel Wear Around The Centre Hole


Vinyl:


Visually: A Nice Sheen Just Pressed Look, Lays Nice And Flat, No Scuffs No Blemishes, No Deep Scratches, Couple Of  Hairline Scratches Which Do Not Effect The Play, So I will Grade This Excellent


Audio: I Have Played This Twice And Heard 4 Pops Through Out. 3 Pops Was On Track 1, Side Two, And The Other One Was On Track 4, Side Two, Play Grading Excellent


Now The Important Thing


Matrix Numbers


On Doing Some Reseach The Only First Press Matrix Numbers I Can Find Are Listed Below


Matrix / Runout (Variation 1, Side A, Stamped): 6360 500 1Y ? 1 420 1 1 6

Matrix / Runout (Variation 1, Side B, Stamped): 6360 500 2Y ? 1 420 1 1 4

Matrix / Runout (Variation 2, Side A, Stamped): 6360 500 1Y ? 1 420 1 1 1

Matrix / Runout (Variation 2, Side B, Stamped): 6360 500 2Y ? 1 420 1 1 7

  Matrix / Runout (Variation 3, Side A, Stamped): 6360 500 1Y ? 1 420 1 1 1 6

Matrix / Runout (Variation 3, Side B, Stamped): 6360 500 2Y ? 1 420 1 1 8


The Ones Pressed On My Vinyl Is


Side One:
Matrix / Runout (Variation 1, Side A, Stamped): 6360 500 1Y ? 1 420 1 1 10 - This One Does Not Exsist On The Table Above


Side Two:
Matrix / Runout (Variation 1, Side B, Stamped): 6360 500 2Y ? 1 420 1 1 7 - Which Is Correct





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