Status Quo 1+9+8+2 (1982) 1st W/Out Coghlan UK LP 1ST PRESS 1 PLAY EVER MINT
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STATUS QUO - 1982
IN ONCE PLAYED!! MINT !!! CONDITION
COMPLETE WITH MINT !!!! SLEEVE
FIRST WITHOUT JOHN COGHLAN
MUSEUM QUALITY!!!!
- CATALOGUE:VERTIGO 6302 189
- MATRIX:6302189 A//1 v 420 S 1 1 / B//1 V 420 S 1 1
- ' NOT BAD JACQUES-NOT BAD! ' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 1
- 'STRAWBERRY STAMPED INTO DEAD WAX BOTH SIDES
I HAVE UNEARTHED A LARGE COLLECTION OF ROCK ALBUMS THAT ARE IN A CONDITION THAT DEFIES BELIEF!!
THEY BELONGED TO A COLLECTOR WHO DID EXACTLY THAT - COLLECT THEM!!!
PLAYED ONCE AND RECORDED TO TAPE, THEN FILED AWAY
THEY HAVE SAT UNMOLESTED FOR ALL THESE YEARS.
IT IS AS THOUGH THEY WERE BRAND NEW SHOP STOCK, BUT OF COURSE THERE IS ONLY ONE COPY OF EACH RECORD.
SO OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS I AM GOING TO BE LISTING THESE NIGHTLY. YOU HAVE JUST THE ONE CHANCE TO SNAP UP SOMETHING UNIQUE IN THE COLLECTING INDUSTRY NAMELY ' A VINTAGE UNPLAYED / ONE PLAY VINYL!!!
NOW HAVING SAID THAT I WILL BE RUNNING A TEST PLAY ON EACH OF THEM TO RECORD THE VINYL FOR BIDDERS TO LISTEN TO, BECAUSE UNPLAYED DOESN'T ACTUALLY GUARANTEE MINT!!! WHAT I DO GUARANTEE IS THAT MY VERY CAREFUL TEST PLAY WILL GO UNDETECTED
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE VERTIGO PICTURE LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. A SOLID BASE COLOUR THAT IS FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS. FULLY RUNNING UNINTERRUPTED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE RED TYPEFACE AND LOGO'S ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.
THE SPINDLE HOLE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND IS JUST ONE SPIDER LINE NEXT TO THE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE.
THE VINYL
THE VINYL ABSOLUTELY GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. THE SHEEN IS FLAWLESS AND IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY MINT, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A FEW WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES, PLUS A COUPLE OF DULL STREAKY LINES ON SIDE ONE (TOTALLY NON SOUNDING)
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. I AM CONVINCED THAT ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH PERFECTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS ALBUM SOUNDS.
THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER.
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF SEMI SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC HEARD IN ONE OR TWO THE LINKING GROOVES OR SILENT PASSAGES
I CAN'T EVEN SAY THAT I HEARD ANY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH, JUST A COUPLE OF INSIGNIFICANT STATIC TICS
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS MINT !!!
PLEASE DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
SEMI LAMINATED EMBOSSED PHONOGRAM SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR DEEP CREASE LINES.THE SHEEN IS JUST MAGNIFICENT AND LOOKS SUPERB.
THE COLOUR IS ALSO IN PRISTINE UNRUBBED CONDITION. THE EMBOSSED LOGO AT THE BOTTOM IS PRISTINE AND THE WHITE COLOUR IS STILL A BRILLIANT WHITE. NO DISCOLOURING WHATSOEVER
THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO!! LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE , NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THERE IS NO RING WEAR AND NO RECORD SHAPE EITHER AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND PERFECTLY SQUARE
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH IN MINT CONDITION WITH ALL OF THE DELICATE COLOUR FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER, AND EVEN THE TIPS REMAIN UNRUBBED
THE SPINE IS JUST OUTSTANDING. 100% FLAT AND TOTALLY UNSQUASHED..THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND PRISTINE. THE WHITE BASE COLOUR IS CLEAN AND STILL WHITE . BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE
THE REAR SURFACE IS ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE AND AGAIN HAS A GLEAMING SURFACE.
THE LYRIC INNER SLEEVE IS THE CORRECT ONE FOR THIS FIRST PRESS . IT IS IMMACULATE. NO CREASES, WRINKLES, MARKS OR STAINS OR SPLITS
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE MINT !!!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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