Slade SLADE ALIVE 1972 UK LP 1ST PRESS A2 / B2 1-2 PLAYS 100% MINT MINUS

	£		19
	$		25

SLADE - SLADE ALIVE

IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY MINT MINUS !!! CONDITION

OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT SLEEVE

SUPERB EXAMPLE!!!

• CATALOGUE:POLYDOR 2383 101
• MATRIX:2383101 A//2 1 3 7 /  B//2  1 1 2 8 
• FIRST PRESS

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE ORANGY RED POLYDOR LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THERE IS NOT ONE BLEMISH ON THEM AND THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SPINDLE HOLE HAS JUST 1-2 SPIDER LINES ON EACH SIDE SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS BARELY BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND TOTALLY UNRUBBED AND UNWORN

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE A BRAND NEW DISC. IT HAS NO MARKS OR BLEMISHES.AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS. EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN

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 LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I 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 BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS LP PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES, WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT WHEN THIS WAS PLACED ONTO A TURNTABLE, THE STYLUS USED WAS UNDAMAGED AND TRACKING AT THE CORRECT WEIGHT.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS BOTH LOUD AND CLEAN AND CLEAR AS A BELL.

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS

THERE IS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND ONLY THE ODD SPLIT SECOND OF STATIC

IN PARTICULAR IT'S WORTH LISTENING TO THE SECOND SOUNDBITE AS IT CONTAINS THE QUIETEST TRACK, BE HOME SOON, AND THE SILENT PASSAGES ARE EXACTLY THAT 'SILENT'

I HEARD NO MORE THAN TWO TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE PLAYTHROUGH EITHER

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS !!!!!!

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED E.J.DAY GATEFOLD SLEEVE

ANOTHER VERY HARD SLEEVE TO GET IN A COLLECTIBLE CONDITION DUE TO THE DUSTY NON LAMINATED COLOURED SURFACE WHICH IS USUALLY FOUND VERY BADLY RUBBED, AND FADED, ADD TO THAT THE SPINE ON MOST COPIES HAS FADED FROM THE LUSH RED ORIGINAL BASE TO A PALE PINK

THE FRONT SURFACE IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND ALL OF THE COLOUR HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE IS NO COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER AND THIS REALLY IS VERY RARE.

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR FOLDS.

THERE ARE JUST FOUR SMALL LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE.NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEXT TO THE OPENING EDGE, .

THE TOP EDGE HAS 99% OF THE COLOUR RETAINED. RUNNING FULLY FROM CORNER TO CORNER WITH JUST A COUPLE OF REALLY TINY WHITE FLECKS ON THE REAR EDGE. THE BOTTOM EDGE ONLY HAS A PIN PRICK OF RUBBING TO THE VERY TIP ENDS OF THE RIGHT CORNER

IT IS REALLY HARD TO FIND A COPY OF THIS SLEEVE WITH A SPINE THE SAME COLOUR AS THE REST OF THE SLEEVE. USUALLY THE DEEP RED HAS FADED BADLY AND IN SOME CASES LOOKS MORE PINK THAN RED, BUT THIS COPY HAS CLEARLY BEEN KEPT AWAY FROM SUNLIGHT AND IS IN REMARKABLE CONDITION. FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED WITH EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. ONLY THE VERY TIP AT THE BOTTOM HAS A SPECK OF RUBBING

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS FANTASTIC AS THE FRONT. AGAIN NO COLOUR LOSS OR RUBBING AND ONLY A FEW LINES ALONG THE PERIMETER EDGES. IN ADDITION THERE IS ONE THUMB LINE ON DON POWELL'S HEAD

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO  NEAR PRISTINE INNER PANELS WHICH FEATURE THE LARGE TEDDY BEAR CARTOON IMAGE, AND SOME TRIBUTES TO THE BAND ON THE LEFT. JUST A LITTLE HANDLING TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES OF THE LEFT PANEL

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT  AND UNSPLIT WITH JUST A LITTLE LIGHT CREASING TO THE CORNERS

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS ALBUM COVER NEAR MINT!!!

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

GARRY