Status Quo PILEDRIVER 1972 UK LP 1st Press Vertigo Spiral Label NEAR MINT AUDIO

	£		138
	$		183

STATUS QUO - PILEDRIVER

 MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT AUDIO

EX++ SLEEVE AND SPIRAL INNER SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:VERTIGO 6360 062
• MATRIX: 6360062 1//Y 1 v 420 1 1  / 2//Y 1 v 420  1 1 
• THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE MATRIX NUMBERS

  TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE SPIRAL LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE COLOURS ARE ALL RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED, AND THE WHITE SURFACE IS PURE WHITE AND UNMARKED. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST 4-5 SMALL SPIDER LINES SHOWING THE LIMITED PLAY THAT THE RECORD HAS RECEIVED IN 47 YEARS

THE VINYL

THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS IN DAYLIGHT AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NO MORE THAN A FEW VERY LIGHT WISPY HAIRLINES, AND ONE DULL STREAK LINE ON SIDE ONE

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, A SERVICE THAT I AM NOW OFFERING TO ALL MY CUSTOMERS WITH EVERY DISC THAT I LIST. I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WILL WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE JUDGE THE ALBUMS THAT I LIST ON HOW IT SOUNDS AND NOT JUST MY DESCRIPTION.

THIS IS A SERVICE THAT I AM DELIGHTED TO OFFER

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 CLEAR AND CRISP THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS

THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT, MEANING THAT THE FEW PLAYS THE VINYL HAS RECEIVED WERE COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS.

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ALL

THERE IS THE ODD LIGHT BIT OF VERY VERY LIGHT STATIC CAN ONLY BE HEARD IN THE QUIETEST SPOTS AND SOME LINKING GROOVES

NO DUST POPS THAT I HEARD DURING THE PLAY

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR  MINT FOR THE AUDIO

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

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED , GATEFOLD IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN A COLLECTIBLE CONDITION. THE REASON BEING THAT THE NON LAMINATED WHITE SURFACE NOT ONLY YELLOWS SEVERELY, BUT PICKS UP EVERY FINGER MARK AND ALWAYS LOOKS TOTALLY SHABBY.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS STILL VERY WHITE THERE IS NO GRUBBINESS TO THE SURFACE WHATSOEVER, JUST SOME VERY MILD YELLOWING, MAINLY AROUND THE EDGES. THE COLOURED CENTRE IS RICH AND VIBRANT

THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE AND THE FOUR CORNER TIPS  ONLY HAVE THE SLIGHTEST SPECK OF RUB

THERE ARE NO CREASES, CREASE LINES, FOLD, BENDS 

THERE ARE JUST TWO TINY PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% MINT AND FREE FROM RUBBING

THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY WHITE, FLATAND UNCREASED AND HAS ALL OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE LEGIBLE , AND OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE. NO RUBBING TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS RELEASED

THE REAR SURFACE IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE FRONT, AGAIN JUST MILD TRACES OF YELLOWING AROUND THE EDGES

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A NEAR PRISTINE PAIR OF WHITE INNER PANELS. AGAIN JUST A SHADOW OF YELLOWING

THE ORIGINAL VERTIGO SWIRL INNER SLEEVE IS IN FLAT AND UNSPLIT CONDITION WITH JUST A LITTLE GLUE DRIED AGEING TO THE TOP EDGE AND SEAMS, AND SOME BROWNING

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE EX+++

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

GARRY