Slade SLADEST 1973 UK LP 1ST PRESS UNPLAYED 100% MINT MINUS

	£		35
	$		46

SLADE - SLADEST

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED MINT MINUS!!! CONDITION

• CATALOGUE:POLYDOR 2442 119
• MATRIX:2442119 A v 5  1 1 2 3 1 / B v 5  1 2 7 4 
• FIRST PRESS

THE RECORDS

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 SHOWS NO SPIDER LINES AROUND IT WHATSOEVER. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND TOTALLY UNRUBBED AND UNWORN,AND THERE ARE STILL SHARDS OF VINYL INSIDE THE HOLE WHICH I COULD FEEL AND HEAR AS I PLACED THE LP ONTO MY TURNTABLE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE A BRAND NEW DISC. IT HAS NO MARKS OF ANY KIND AT ALL ON ANY PART OF THE SURFACE AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE

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 AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE LP BEFORE LAYING A BID.

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

THE CLARITY OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS THERE FOR ALL TO HEAR. A VERY SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION IS THE ONLY THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION TO THE STEREO SOUND WHATSOEVER, AND NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ALL

NO LOUD CLICKS AND NOT ONE JOT OF VINYL NOISE

THERE IS THE ODD SPLIT SECOND OF STATIC IN A COUPLE OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES, AND I HEARD NO MORE THAN 3-4 TINY LITTLE DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SUPERB DISC MINT MINUS!!!!

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THIS INCREDIBLE AUDIO AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED E.J.DAY GROUP 1ST ISSUE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT, CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES.

THE COLOURS HAVE HAVE ONLY RUBBED VERY LIGHTLY AROUND THE PERIMETER EDGES, WHERE SOME GREY SHADING IS VISIBLE IN TINY PATCHES.

THERE ARE JUST TWO MICROSCOPIC LINES VERY CLOSE TO THE SPINE, NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE AND THREE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE THOUGH. THE TOP LEFT CORNER TIP HAS A TINY DING TO IT

THE TOP EDGES ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION WITH JUST A SPECK OF WHITE ON THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS VISIBLE. THE BOTTOM FRONT EDGE IS NEAR PRISTINE WHILST THE REAR EDGE HAS SOME LIGHT RUBBING TO THE SURFACE AND A LITTLE MORE ON THE RIGHT CORNER

THE SPINE IS ALSO UNRUBBED, FLAT AND CLEAN, AND 100% UNSQUASHED, WITH PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TYPEFACE. AGAIN USUALLY FOUND RUBBED, BUT HERE IS ONE AS NEAR PERFECT AS POSSIBLE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ONE SINGLE THUMB NAIL NICK

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME CLEAN CONDITION AS THE FRONT, AND MOST INCREDIBLE OF ALL IS THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE, AND BELIEVE ME THAT IS VERY RARE ON THIS SLEEVE AT THE REAR. AGAIN A LIGHT DUSTING OF GREYING TO THE SURFACE, AND A COUPLE OF SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A FRONT PANEL WITH A MINT IMAGE OF NODDY HOLDER. THE REAR PANEL IS IN THE SAME FANTASTIC CONDITION AND THE PICTURE OF DON POWELL IS ALSO PRISTINE

THE 8 PAGE 12" BOOKLET IS PERFECTLY AFFIXED IN IT'S ORIGINAL PLACE AND IS ALSO IN

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT CLEAN AND UNSPLIT, AND STILL EXTREMELY WHITE

A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE IT EXCELLENT PLUS !!!

I AM CERTAIN THAT THIS INCREDIBLE VINYL AND SLEEVE WILL NEVER NEED UPGRADING

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

GARRY