Uriah Heep WONDERWORLD UK LP 1ST 1 PLAY NMINT

	£		56
	$		74

URIAH HEEP - WONDERWORLD

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

FIRST PRESS

• CATALOGUE:BRONZE ILPS 9280
• MATRIX: ILPS 9280 A-3 / B-2
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 GG / 1 RD

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 SMALL ONES WHEN I ANGLED THE LABEL INTO THE INTESE ILLIMINATION OF A SPOTLIGHT, AND EVEN THEN I HAD TO PLAY AROUND TO SPOT THEM. YOU WILL ALSO SEE FROM THE PICS THAT THERE IS A HUGE LUMP OF RESIDUAL VINYL INSIDE THE HOLW WHICH WOULD HAVE FALLEN OFF WITH MORE PLAYS

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. IT IS JUST MAGNIFICENT AND THE ONLY TINY LITTLE BLEMISH ON SIDE 2 WHERE THERE IS A LIGHT LINE RUNNING ACCROSS THE LAST THREE TRACKS. THIS WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY A STYLUS BEING JOGGED. IT CAUSES ONLY ONE TINY ISSUE ON THE LAST TRACK. SEE BELOW

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, AND I HOPE THAT AS YOU ARE READING THIS YOU MIGHT WELL AGREE WITH ME. ANYWAY HERE FOR YOUR PERUSAL IS THE ENTIRE RECORD. YOU CAN'T EVEN GET THIS AT A RECORD FAIR.

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 THAT LITTLE BLEMISH I MENTIONED ABOVE CAUSES VERY LIGHT ROTATIONAL POPS WHICH CAN ONLY BE HEARD DURING THE RUN IN TO THE LAST TRACK AS IT IS NEAR SILENT, BUT PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND BE THE JUDGE

I WOULD HAVE GRADED THIS INCREDIBLE DISC MINT HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THAT, BUT I BELIEVE THAT IT STILL WARRANTS A NEAR MINT GRADE

THE SLEEVE

ORIGINAL 'ROBOR' UNLAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE WHICH IS EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES, NO LIGHT CREASES, AND ONLY TWO MINISCULE AND BARELY VISIBLE SMALL LINES NEAR 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, BUT THIS SUPERB EXAMPLE HAS ABSOLUTELY NONE WHATSOEVER. THIS IS THE FIRST COPY I HAVE EVER COME ACCROSS THAT HAD NO COLOUR LOSS TO THE FRONT OR BACK SURFACES. THE BORROM RIGHT CORNER HAS A SMALL DING

THE TOP EDGE IS UNWORN, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS SOME MINOR WEAR TOWARDS THE RIGHT SIDE

THE SPINE IS ABSOLOUTELY PRISTINE. AGAIN THIS USUALLY SUFFERES FROM SEVERE RUBBING. HERE IS ONE THAT IS NEAR MINT. NO LOSS OF COLOUR AND EVERY LETTER OF THE  TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. ONE TINY AND THIN SLIVER OF WHITE ON THE VERY TOP LEADING EDGE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP , WITH ONE TINY THUMN NAIL NICK SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS BARELY BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT,JUST THAT DING TO THE CORNER

THE ORIGNAL INNER SLEEVE IS INPRISTINE UNSPLIT CONDITION

THE SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT

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

GARRY