RITCHIE BLACKMORES RAINBOW S/T 1st UK Press MINT OLD SHOP STOCK LP

	£		117
	$		155

'ITS THE VINYL COUNTDOWN'

Welcome to 'Its the vinyl countdown' music auctions. Here you will find some of the most incredible rare records and music memorabilia for your collection. We pride ourselves on auctioning only the highest grade records and items, you will not see anything listed here below EX+ condition, unles the item is extremely rare. You will not see worn covers, warped records or scratched records. We simply do not bother with them.

We list in many cases, 'Archived' & 'mint' condition items, we are able to source from private collections all over the UK. So we hope you can be put at ease that what you are bidding on is of the highest quality.

We play through most of the records, unless the item is clearly mint, or sealed..in which case we don't play them, thus maintaining their 'unplayed' status!  Obviously with some of these rare items there will be the odd 'anomoly' along the way , the odd little static pop or lead in 'sizzle' for a split second.. nothing is perfect we find! all systems differ, but we aim to describe these as accurately as possible for you.... PLEASE ENJOY THIS ITEM YOU ARE NOW LOOKING AT..

RITCHIE BLACKMORE'S RAINBOW

'DEBUT'

ORIGINAL  UK PRESS VINYL

OLD SHOP STOCK COPY- TWO PLAYS ONLY!

THE BEST COPY YOU WILL SEE- TOTALLY MINT!

SEE OUR OTHERS WE ARE SLOWLY LISTING FROM THIS INCREDIBLE COLLECTION!

AS GOOD AS WE HAVE EVER SEEN.

Released 1975

Label  OYSTER OYA 2001

Matrix      OYA 2001 A-1U  WASP  KENDUN

                 OYA 2001 B-1U    KENDUN

THE VINYL   MINT- STRONG

As you can see, this vinyl is the highly prized  ORIGINAL  1975 HEAVYWEIGHT UK pressing - RARE TO FIND THE HEAVYWEIGHT VERSION, MOST YOU'LL SEE WILL BE MUCH THINNER VINYL.

Just one example from this staggering collection we are offering..

OLD SHOP STOCK COPY- THIS IS QUITE JAW DROPPINGLY GOOD!

THIS LP HAS BEEN ARCHIVED FOR DECADES PLAYED TWICE!

IF YOU WANT THE FINEST EXAMPLE FOR YOUR MUSEUM COLLECTION..LOOK NO FURTHER THAN THIS!

This vinyl shows 1 spider lines around the centre hole

No wear to the hole at all

The vinyl is gleaming  with just some TINY FEINT  whisp  hardly noticeable- it is quite amazing how this record has been preserved like this since it was pressed!

The LP has been archived NO lead in static and nothing else of any note anywhere at all. 

IT PLAYS MINT THROUGHOUT!!!

OVERALL THIS IS SIMPLY A MUST FOR ANY FINAL UPGRADE COLLECTION. YOU WILL NOT SEE BETTER.

STRAIGHT OUT THE BOX MUSEUM EXAMPLE

THE LABELS   MINT-  FLAT MATT LABELS

THE SLEEVE    MINT incredible  

Original 1st FULL LAMINATED GATEFOLD sleeve with THE THIN SQUARE SPINE AND NOT THE LATER ROUNDED ONE

Printer credits  -  GARROD & LOFTHOUSE

 A STUNNING FIRST EDITION SLEEVE -

NO DAMAGE, NO RING PRESS, NO RUB OR WEAR

THE OPEN EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP NO FEATHERING OF ANY NOTE AT ALL

THE SPINE IS PRISTINE, THERES NO RUB ANYWHERE OF ANY NOTE AT ALL-

THE GATEFOLD IS PERFECT

NO LAMINATE BUBBLING OR DULLING AT ALL- IT IS IMMACULATE

AND NO FADE ON THE SPINE EDGE

 We cannot add any more than this! ITS A  PRISTINE MUSEUM EXAMPLE

THE INNER SLEEVE   MINT-  

GENERIC PAT PRINTED PAPER ORIGINAL, NO DAMAGE OR SPLITS AT ALL.

POSTAGE DISCOUNTS:

Don't forget we offer big postage discounts on multi wins..the more LPs you win, the cheaper the postage works out for you worldwide- Up to 2 kilos or 5 LPs, after which we will send your wins in more than one parcel..ALL very well protected in mailers, stiffeners, plenty of tape & protection, then 'signed delivered' to your door-  and to date we have nad NO damaged items!  ;0)

We hope you enjoy looking at this item, and good luck if you decide to bid for it...We can safely say you will not be dissapointed- If you need to know anyting else, please feel free to contact us with any questions.

All our items are sent 'signed delivery' tracked to your door, (we have never had an item go missing anywhere in the world!) for peace of mind for both you and us! All items are sent in strong protective mailer boxes and stiffeners. With over 28 years in mail order and the music industry 'worldwide' we pride ourselves on the fact you can bid safely on all our items, and knowing you are being dealt with by professionals.

ENJOY! ;0)