Uriah Heep DEMONS AND WIZARDS 1972 UK LP 1st 'Tinsley Robor' MINT MINUS AUDIO

	£		82
	$		109

URIAH HEEP - DEMONS AND WIZARDS

MAGNIFICENT MINT MINUS AUDIO (LISTEN TO IT)

FIRST PRESS A1U/B1U

FIRST ISSUE TINSLEY ROBOR GATEFOLD

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• CATALOGUE:BRONZE ILPS 9193
• MATRIX: ILPS A-1U / B-1U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1  HD / 1 HL

 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 LIGHT TAN LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION SHOWING NO STAINS OR MARKS AND NO LOSS OF COLOUR. THE TYPEFACE IS EQUALLY PRISTINE AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. I HAD TO REALLY LOOK CLOSE TO SEE ANY SPIDER LINES AT ALL, BUT DID SPOT A COUPLE OF REALLY SMALL LINES WHEN I ANGLED THE LABEL INTO THE INTENSE ILLUMINATION OF A SPOTLIGHT, AND EVEN THEN I HAD TO PLAY AROUND TO SPOT THEM. THIS LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN PLAYED MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES SINCE 1972

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. IN DAYLIGHT IT IS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE SOME SMALL SURFACE ONLY WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES

PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTABLE 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 DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I FIRMLY 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 VINYL PLAYS ABSOLUTELY SUPERBLY. THE FIRST THING TO MENTION IS THE TOTAL LACK OF ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THE ALBUM HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO PRODUCTION IS JUST SUPERB, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD EXACTLY AS WAS INTENDED

THIS DISC PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NO LOUD CLICKS

THE ODD SEMI SECOND OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES, AND NO MORE THAN 1-2 TINY LITTLE STATIC TICS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

THERE ARE THREE TINY LITTLE TICS JUST AS THE RECORD STARTS ON SIDE ONE

A FANTASTIC COPY OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM

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

THE SLEEVE

ORIGINAL 'PRINTED AND MADE BY TINSLEY ROBOR GROUP LIMITED' UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WHICH IS IN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB CONDITION.

Later issues just had 'Printed In England By Robor Limited'

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES, NO LIGHT CREASES.

THE FOUR CORNER TIPS ARE STILL VERY SQUARE WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE TIP ENDS.

 AMAZINGLY NO LOSS OF ANY OF THE COLOUR AND INCREDIBLY NO RING WEAR.DEEP RICH COLOURS THAT HAVE DEFIED TIME

THERE ARE JUST TWO MINUSCULE AND BARELY VISIBLE PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. ONE INVISIBLE ONE NEAR THE LEFT CORNER ON THE TOP EDGE. NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGES HAVE ALL OF THE COLOURS PRESENT, WITH JUST ONE TINY SPECK OR RUB SHOWING ON THE REAR RIGHT CORNER. 

THE BOTTOM EDGES DO HAVE LIGHT RUBBING ALONG THE SURFACES

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND TOTALLY UNSQUASHED. ALL OF THE COLOUR IS THERE WITH THE ONLY SPECK OF RUBBING SHOWING ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS, AN A COUPLE OF PIN PRICKS OF WHITE ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE. ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP #

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT. THERE IS A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE JUST UNDER THE TOP EDGE, AND ALONG A SMALL SECTION NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

OTHER THAN THIS, ONE SMALL LINE BY THE SPINE, AND A LITTLE LINE ACROSS THE TOP LEFT CORNER TIP

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO NEAR PRISTINE INNER PANELS. THE ONLY MINOR BLEMISH BEING A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF GREYING JUST ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE

THE INNER SLEEVE IS THE ORIGINAL BLUE LYRIC INNER AND IS IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION. NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS AND NO RUBBING OR LOSS OF COLOUR. THERE IS A VERY LIGHT SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE

THE SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT WITH EASE

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

GARRY