Uriah Heep FALLEN ANGEL UK LP 1ST PRESS 100% UNPLAYED AND 100% MINT

	£		75
	$		99

URIAH HEEP - FALLEN ANGEL

IN MAGNIFICENT  UNPLAYED MINT !!! PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

SLEEVE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION

• CATALOGUE:BRONZE BRNA 512
• MATRIX: BRNA A-1U / B-1U
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 GD / 1 T 
• KENDUN-C STAMPED INTO THE DEAD WAX ON BOTH SIDES

THIS LP CAME FROM THE VAULTS OF THE NOW DEFUNCT LONDON WEEKEND TELEVISION. CLEARLY SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT ON ANY PLAYLIST AND HAS REMAINED UNPLAYED UNTIL MY TEST PLAY TODAY. THE LWT STICKER IS ADHERED TO SIDE TWO OF THE LABEL

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

BOTH LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE LIGHT CREAM BASE COLOUR IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND IS UNMARKED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BROWN TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS THAT THERE ARE ZERO !! SPIDER LINES.

THE LONDON WEEKEND TV STATION STICKER IS STUCK TO SIDE TWO

THE VINYL

THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN,GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT, UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES VISIBLE

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 WHOLE LP FROM START TO FINISH. I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, AND THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.

I DECIDED TO PLAY THIS PREVIOUSLY UNPLAYED DISC JUST BECAUSE UNPLAYED DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN MINT. I GUARANTEE MY ONE CAREFUL TEST PLAY WILL GO UNDETECTED

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 FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS. WHIST THERE ARE  MANY CLASSIC ROCK PASSAGES, HEEP ALWAYS TEMPERED THIS WITH MELODIC QUIETER SECTIONS, AND HERE YOU WOULD PICK UP ANY SERIOUS BACKGROUND

THE PRODUCTION AND PERFORMANCE IS PURE FIRST PRESS. CRISP CLEAR AND CLEAN MUSIC WITH A SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION. THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER.

EACH NOTE IS REPRODUCED PERFECTLY AS YOU WOULD WANT FROM A FIRST PRESS

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS.

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND BARELY A SPLIT SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF LINKING GROOVES ONLY

I HEARD NO DUST POPS DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH

THIS IS I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT !!!!!

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

THE SLEEVE

UNLAMINATED FLIMSY GATEFOLD

THE FLIMSINESS OF THIS GATEFOLD AND THE NON LAMINATED POROUS SURFACE USUALLY ENSURES THAT THE SLEEVE HAS SERIOUS RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE,AND SIGNIFICANT DIRT AND GRIME TO THE PALE YELLOW SURFACE.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE. THERE IS SOME LIGHT AND BARELY VISIBLE GREYING TO THE PERIMETER EDGES ONE ONE TINY LIGHT PATCH WHERE THE SHOP STICKER WAS REMOVED

THE FANTASY WARRIOR QUEEN IMAGE IS PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED

THERE ARE THREE SMALL LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE, ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE NEAR PRISTINE, WITH ALL OF THE EASILY RUBBED COLOUR FULLY INTACT AND RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER. ONLY THE RIGHT TIP ENDS HAVE THE BAREST SPECK OF RUBBING TO THEM

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE RED TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE COLOURS ARE RICH, AND VIBRANT AND UNUSUALLY HAVEN'T FADED. AND ONLY HAVE THE ODD PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING THROUGH. THE BOTTOM TIP HAS A SMALL PAPER SPLIT

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS GOOD AS THE FRONT WITH JUST A HINT OF RECORD SHAPE SHOWING AT THE VERY BOTTOM

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP AND DOESN'T HAVE ANY THUMB NAIL NICKS.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A  PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS.

THE EMI INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT AND UNSPLIT, SOME LIGHT WRINKLES, BUT IN TOP ORDER

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT!!!

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

GARRY