Uriah Heep SWEET FREEDOM UK LP 1ST A1 / B1 NEAR MINT
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URIAH HEEP - SWEET FREEDOM
IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION
FIRST PRESS A1 / B1
- CATALOGUE:BRONZE ILPS 9245
- MATRIX: ILPS 9245 A-1 / B-1
THE SUPERB URIAH HEEP AT ARGUABLY THEIR BEST. PRODUCED IN 1973 ON THE BRONZE RECORD LABEL. AT THIS EARLY STAGE BRONZE ALBUMS WHICH WERE A SUBSIDIARY OF THE ISLAND LABEL STILL HAD THE ISLAND CATALOGUE NUMBERS HENCE THE ILPS
THE RECORD
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 TWO REALLY SMALLS ONE WHEN I ANGLED THE LABEL INTO THE INTESE ILLIMINATION OF A SPOTLIGHT.
THE VINYL
THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. YOU CAN TELL THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN PLAYED JUST BY LOOKING AT HOW THE RECORD STILL GLEAMS. IN DAYLIGHT THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A BARELY VISIBLE TINY WISP, AND UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION A FEW MORE OF THOSE WISPY LINES
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, INCLUDING THE RUN OUT'S, THE RUN IN'S AND THE LINKING GROOVES. IT HAS LONG BEEN SAID THAT BUYING FROM EBAY IS A LOTTERY, AND THAT YOU CAN BUY A 'MINT' ALBUM ONLY TO REVEIVE IT AND IT PLAYS TERRIBLY. THE ARGUMANET THAT YOU CAN CHECK THE REORD OVER IN A SHOP OR RECORD FAIR IS COMPELLING. BEING ALBLE TO LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE ALBUM IN THE COMFORT OF YOUR OWN HOME I BELIEVE IS THE WAY FORWARD.
WHAT THIS VINYL GIVES YOU IS A TRULY FIRST PRESS STEREO REPRODUCTION, WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLING. THERE IS JUST NOTHING TO HEAR APART FROM THE INCREDIBLE SOUND THIS ALBUM GENERATES. AND THE VERY ODD LITTLE DUST POP ON A COUPLE OF RANDOM OCCASIONS, AND PERHAPS THE ODD SECOND OR TWO OF VERY LIGHT AND BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC, BUT TAKE A LISTEN AND BE THE JUDGE
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE VINYL NEAR MINT
THE SLEEVE
ORIGINAL 'ROBOR' UNLAMINATED GATEGOLD SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES, NO LIGHT CREASES, AND NOT EVEN ANY OF THE SMALL LINES TO USUALLY FIND DOWN THE SPINE. THE COLOURS ON THIS SLEEVE ALWAYS RUB DUE TO THE POWDERY NATURE OF THE FINISH. MOST COPIES YOU WILL COME ACCROSS ARE HEAVILY RUBBED,THIS ONE DOES SHOW SOME LIGHT WEAR IN THE FORM OF SOME LIGHT LOSS OF COLOUR AROUND THE PERIMETER EDGES.
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES SHOW ABSOLUTE MINIMAL RUBBING
THE SPINE ON THE OTHER HAND IS NEAR PRISTINE. AGAIN THIS USUALLY SUFFERS FROM SEVERE RUBBING. HERE IS ONE THAT HAS ALL OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, WITH THE ONLY WEAR BEING THE VERY TIPS OF THE SPINE AT EACH END
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND IT'S HERE THAT WE CAN SEE THAT THE LP HAS HARDLY EVER BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE, AS THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS TO SHOW THIS
THE REAR SURFACE LIKE THE FRONT HAS THE SAME LIGHT RUBBING TO THE PERIMTERE EDGES PROBABLY MORE LIKE RECORD SHAPE IN FACT
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO SECTIONS TO THE INNER AREA MAKING 4 PANELS. EACH ONE IS IN PRISTINE, MINT CONDITION AND COULD NOT LOOK ANY BETTER
THE SLEEVE GRADES EXCELLENT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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