Affinity:Affinity ORIGINAL UK SWIRL VERTIGO TOP MINT-/MINT- SIGNED COPY

	£		1,032
	$		1,367

I’M SELLING MY ENTIRE COLLECTION OF WELL OVER 1000 LPs – I HAVEN’T PLAYED MOST OF THEM FOR MANY YEARS AND THAT’S A CLEAR INDICATION THAT PRIORITIES HAVE CHANGED ..THERE ARE MANY COLLECTIBLE GEMS HERE ON MAJOR LABELS (ATLANTIC,BLUE HORIZON,COLUMBIA,DAWN,DECCA,DERAM,VERTIGO,MARMALADE,

HARVEST,REFLECTION,PINK ISLAND  ETC.) – YOU NAME IT IT’S ALL HERE….ONCE THEY ARE GONE THEY ARE GONE,THAT’S IT ..99% OF MY COLLECTION IS IN OUTSTANDING CONDITION,BOUGHT MANY OF THEM NEW OR VERY NEAR NEW, MANY OF THEM ARE ALSO UNPLAYED NEW –  GOOD LUCK TO ALL..

PLEASE NOTE - POSTAGE TO THE UK IS NOT 4.00 , DO NOT SEND PAYMENT BEFORE RECEIVING AN INVOICE FROM ME.

Affinity: Affinity  VERTIGO 6360 004  UK

 PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY – IT WILL BE A LONG TIME BEFORE YOU SEE ONE OF THESE AGAIN IN THIS CONDITION. 

Original VERY first pressing in OUTSTANDING condition..The labels have a slight textured feel to them , this is the evidence of the VERY first run of the pressing..Comes with the original SWIRL VERTIGO poly-lined inner sleeve – has LIGHT browning in few spotsand the inevitable small creases but otherwise NEAR PERFECT without splits,writings etc….   

However,what makes this copy very special is not ONLY the condition of it but the fact that the inside cover has been signed by LINDA HOYLE ..It reads: ”This was part of my life that I loved,hated,miss.The last autograph.Linda Hoyle” …Now, for all the sceptical ones: this is 100 %  genuine , I bought it about 8 years ago from the owner of a record store in Toronto who knows Linda personally  (she married a Canadian and moved there in the mid 70’s )…

This is not only a near perfect copy of this rare record but more importantly a terrific piece of the UK progressive rock history due to the „last autograph” – when was the last time you saw a signed copy/will you ever see one again ?? ( probably never to both..)..I’ll never sell it for less that the listing price,even if this will be the last and only record on my shelf.

cover:  original  cover,superb  clean and crisp MINT- condition with VERY SMALL amount of corner wear and a thin/light scratch on the backside... the spine is  square,un-crushed and clean  with most of  the  text clearly visible on it – it’s hard to see due to the blue printing but it’s all there ….opening edges are nice,straight  and sharp,NO signs of heavy use at all ....no rips,tears,splits or any other damages....

record,visual:   superb clean  MINT-  with few MICROSCOPIC hairlines  …...it still retains it’s beautiful original sheen and it looks VERY NEAR NEW

record,audio: I PLAYED THE ENTIRE RECORD FROM START TO END-THE AUDIO IS  GREAT WITH  CRYSTAL CLEAR AND VIBRANT SOUND WITHOUT ANY SINGS OF GROOVEWEAR,WITH  GREAT DELIVERY AND  STEREO IMAGE… PLAYS GREAT WITHOUT LOUD POPS/CLICKS OR ANY DISTURBING BACKGROUND NOISE – FANTASTIC PLAYING COPY !

labels:   AS CLEAN AS IT COULD BE  with VERY LIGHT  spindle hole marks .. 6360004 1Y//2 and 6360004 B 1 matrix numbers,very first pressing ... no tears,stamps or any other damages...

Gradings: I ALWAYS TRY TO DO MY BEST IN GIVING ACCURATE,HONEST AND VERY STRICT GRADINGS BY USING THE FOLLOWING TERMS:

MINT

EX (EXCELLENT)

VG ( VERY GOOD)

I ALSO USE  PLUS (+) AND MINUS (-) IF THE CONDITION FALLS BETWEEN TWO GRADES.

VINYL WILL FIRST BE INSPECTED VISUALLY VERY CAREFULLY UNDER STRONG LIGHT..I DON'T HAVE TIME TO PLAY EVERY SINGLE RECORD  FROM START TO END ( WHO DOES ? ) - HOWEVER,I  TESTPLAY SKIPPING THROUGH  TRACKS ON BOTH SIDES ( INCLUDING RUN-IN,RUN-OUT GROOVES AND THE SPACES BETWEEN TRACKS ) TO CHECK THE OVERALL PLAYBACK  QUALITY.

ALL TESTPLAYING IS DONE ON TOP QUALITY EQUIPMENT- LINN SONDEK WITH ITTOK TONEARM AND BENZ MICRO GLIDER S MOVING COIL CARTRIDGE,McINTOSH TUBE AMPMS AND AMT ESS HEIL SPEAKERS.

IN THE UNLIKELY CASE THAT YOU SHOULD BE UNHAPPY WITH MY GRADING/DESCRIPTION PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE LEAVING NEGATIVE FEEDBACK-I’M SURE THAT WE CAN CLEAR OUT EVERY PROBLEM IN A KIND WAY!

PLEASE NOTE:ALTHOUGH I DIDN’T  HEAR ANY SERIOUS PROBLEMS DURING THE TESTPLAY ON MY SYSTEM AND HAVE GIVEN AN HONEST DESCRIPTION OF THE CONDITION OF THE VINYL,I CAN’T GUARANTEE IT WILL PLAY THE SAME WAY ON YOUR SYSTEM -YOU MIGHT HEAR THE ODD STATICK TICK/POP THAT I DIDN’T !!!

  DUE TO THE NEW ( ANNOYING !!) EBAY RULES I HAVE TO INDICATE SHIPPING RATES,HOWEVER THE GBP4.00 RATE IS  NOT THE ACTUAL  AMOUNT,PLEASE REFER TO THE CHART BELOW !!!!

All items will be sent from my European stock,postage  as follows,all by airmail:

EUROPE: 1 LP(under 500 gramms) GBP 6.00,2-3 LPs(up to 1000 gramms) GBP 12.00,4-5 LPs(up to 1500 gramms) GBP 16.00,6-7 LPs(up to 2000 gramms) GBP 20.00 ...

OVERSEAS: 1 LP(under 500 gramms) GBP 6.50,2-3 LPs(up to 1000 gramms) GBP 13.00,4-6LPs(up to 1500 gramms) GBP 18.00,6-7 LPs(up to 2000 gramms) GBP 22.50 ...

ACCORDING TO PAYPAL RULES ITEMS OVER GBP20.00 VALUE WILL ONLY BE SENT REGISTERED WHICH IS 2.00 - IF YOU DON'T AGREE DON'T BID !!

All records are sent in hard cardboard packing boxes, removed from the covers

to prevent seem splits and placed in protective plastic sleeves..

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