Slade SLADE ALIVE 1972 UK LP 1ST PRESS A2 / B2 UNPLAYED PLAYS 100% MINT

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$ 40

£ 30 Sold For

Jul 16, 2015 Sold Date

Jul 9, 2015 Start Date

£ 19 Start price

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SLADE - SLADE ALIVE

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED!!!!!! MINT!!! CONDITION

OUTSTANDING MINT (-) SLEEVE

MUSEUM GRADE

CATALOGUE:POLYDOR 2383 101
MATRIX:2383101 A//2 1 1 4 / B//2 1 1 3
FIRST PRESS

THE RECORDS

THIS LP HAS COME FROM AN INCREDIBLE RECORD COLLECTION, WHERE THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAD PROTECTED THE ALBUMS FROM THE VERY DAY OF PURCHASE BY PLACING THEM INTO PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVES. THEREFORE VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE RECORDS THAT I WILL BE LISTING FROM THIS COLLECTION WILL HAVE MINT, MINT MINUS OR AT THE WORST NEAR MINT SLEEVES!

THE INNER SLEEVES HAVE ALL BEEN KEPT FLAT AND UNWRINKLED AND FURTHER ENHANCE THE COLLECTION.

THE VINYLS ARE ALSO IN THE MOST AMAZING CONDITION POSSIBLE, WITH A FEW HAVING NEVER BEEN PLAYED, AND AGAIN THE GRADING’S VARY BETWEEN MINT AND NEAR MINT...NOTHING LOWER.

THE RECORDS WERE PLACED INTO THOSE RECORD BOXES WITH HANDLES ON THEM, ENSURING THAT THEY HAVE BEEN KEPT AWAY FROM EXTREME HEAT OR SUNLIGHT AND COLD.

FINALLY THERE ARE SOME OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER TITLES IN THIS COLLECTION, SO PLEASE CHECK BACK DAILY FOR THE LATEST FROM THIS AMAZING SELECTION OF 197O'S ROCK ALBUMS

THE LABELS

THE ORANGY RED POLYDOR LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THERE IS NOT ONE BLEMISH ON THEM AND THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SPINDLE HOLE HAS ZERO SPIDER LINES ON EACH SIDE AND A SMALL PIECE OF RESIDUAL VINYL STUCK TO THE INSIDE OF THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND TOTALLY UNRUBBED AND UNWORN

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE A BRAND NEW DISC. IT HAS NO MARKS OR BLEMISHES.AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS. EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN

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 LP FROM START TO FINISH AS O DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS LP PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES, WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT WHEN THIS WAS PLACED ONTO A TURNTABLE, THE STYLUS USED WAS UNDAMAGED AND TRACKING AT THE CORRECT WEIGHT.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS BOTH LOUD AND CLEAN AND CLEAR AS A BELL.

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS

THERE IS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND NO BACKGROUND STATIC EITHER

IN PARTICULAR IT'S WORTH LISTENING TO THE SECOND SOUNDBITE AS IT CONTAINS THE QUIETEST TRACK, BE HOME SOON, AND THE SILENT PASSAGES ARE EXACTLY THAT 'SILENT'

I HEARD NO DUST POPS THROUGH THE PLAYTHROUGH EITHER

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT !!!!!!

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED E.J.DAY GATEFOLD SLEEVE

ANOTHER VERY HARD SLEEVE TO GET IN A COLLECTIBLE CONDITION DUE TO THE DUSTY NON LAMINATED COLOURED SURFACE WHICH IS USUALLY FOUND VERY BADLY RUBBED, AND FADED

THIS SLEEVE WOULD HAVE GRADED A FULL MINT WHERE IT NOT FOR ONE TINY BLEMISH WHICH WAS THAT A REALLY TINY SPECK OF THE FRONT SURFACE WAS ADHERED TO THE INSIDE OF THE PLASTIC INNER SLEEVE AND PULLED AWAY AS I REMOVED IT. I HAVE KEPT THE SMALL PIECE STILL ATTACHED TO THE CUT OUT PIECE OF PLASTIC TO SHOW PROOF

THE FRONT SURFACE IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND THERE IS NO COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER AND THIS REALLY IS VERY RARE. YOU NEVER EVER SEE THIS SLEEVE THIS GOOD!!

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR FOLDS.

THERE ARE ZERO!!! LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE.NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEXT TO THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE MINT!!!

IT IS REALLY HARD TO FIND A COPY OF THIS SLEEVE WITH A SPINE THE SAME COLOUR AS THE REST OF THE SLEEVE. USUALLY THE DEEP RED HAS FADED BADLY AND IN SOME CASES LOOKS MORE PINK THAN RED, BUT THIS COPY HAS CLEARLY BEEN KEPT AWAY FROM SUNLIGHT AND IS IN REMARKABLE CONDITION. FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED WITH EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. ONLY THE VERY TIP AT THE BOTTOM HAS A SPECK OF RUBBING

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS FANTASTIC AS THE FRONT. AGAIN NO COLOUR LOSS OR RUBBING AND NO LINES NEAR ANY OF THE EDGES

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNER PANELS WHICH FEATURE THE LARGE TEDDY BEAR CARTOON IMAGE, AND SOME TRIBUTES TO THE BAND ON THE LEFT.

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT AND UNSPLIT WITH JUST A SHADE OF RECORD SHAPE

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS ALBUM COVER MINT MINUS!!!

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

GARRY

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