Thin Lizzy BLACK ROSE UK LP 1ST VERTIGO SPACESHIP 1-2 PLAYS 100% MINT MINUS

	£		51
	$		68

THIN LIZZY  - BLACK ROSE

IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY MINT MINUS!!!! CONDITION

MINT MINUS 1ST PRESS  SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:VERTIGO 9102 032 
• MATRIX: 9102032 1 Y//2 v E UT 1 5 1  / 2 Y//2 v E UT  1 2
• ' UN RENDEZ VOUS 'ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE ONE
• ' A LA PALACE 'ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE TWO

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE SPACESHIP LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. NO STAINS OR HANDLING MARKS. THE COLOUR STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS JUST ONE MINUSCULE SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO OR AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE.

IN DAYLIGHT THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS OR LINES,AND IT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, APART FROM A COUPLE OF DULL STREAKS AND ONE TINY MARK ON TRACK ONE WHICH IS TOTALLY NON SOUNDING

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 AM NOW DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS. THIS IS BECAUSE I BELIEVE BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE CHANCE TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THEY ARE CONSIDERING LAYING A BID ON, AND IT'S A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT, GIVING A CRYSTAL CLEAR AND LOUD SOUND TO THE CUT

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, SHOWING THAT THE LP WAS NEVER PLAYED WITH A STYLUS WORN OR TOO HEAVY EITHER

THERE ARE NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR LOUD CLICKS EITHER

THERE IS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND PERHAPS A COUPLE OF SPLIT SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES.

I HEARD NO MORE THAN ONE MINUSCULE DUST POP THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

AN OUTSTANDING 1ST PRESS, IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

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

DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A LISTEN AND BE THE JUDGE YOURSELF 

THE SLEEVE

THIS SLEEVE IS SO HARD TO FIND IN TOP CONDITION BECAUSE THE BLACK BORDER USUALLY RUBS BADLY AND THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGE AND SPINE ARE USUALLY WORN THROUGH AS WELL. HERE HOWEVER IS A SPECTACULAR COPY

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND PERFECTLY CLEAN. ALL OF THE COLOURS HAVE BEEN RETAINED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A TINY WHITE SPECK IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER, AND THE BAREST SHADOW OF LIGHT GREYING UNDER THE TOP EDGE.

THERE IS ONE MINUSCULE LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE AND THAT IS NOT THE NORMAL LINE IT IS A TINY THUMB NAIL INDENT, AND THAT'S ALL. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES EITHER NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP END HAS A TINY SCUFF TO THE BLACK SURFACE ON THE OPENING EDGE

THERE IS NO RING WEAR AND NOT EVEN ANY RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE  FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR WHATSOEVER , AND THIS IS USUALLY A DISASTER AREA WHERE THE DELICATE BLACK IS WORN OFF, BUT THE COLOUR FULLY RUNS FROM CORNER TO CORNER AND EVEN THE TIPS ARE UNBLEMISHED

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED,WITH THE GLOSSY BLACK SURFACE UNRUBBED AND IMPORTANTLY THE  THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS ONE PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING ON THE VERY BOTTOM TIP END

THE REAR SURFACE HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE COLOUR AND THERE IS NOT ONE SPECK OF RUBBING, OR RING WEAR. NO RECORD SHAPE EITHER FOR THAT MATTER. THERE ARE A FEW WHITE FLECKS JUST UNDER THE TOP EDGE BUT THATS ALL

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND SHOWS JUST WHY THIS LP HAS REMAINED INSIDE THE SLEEVE UNPLAYED FOR ALL THESE YEARS

THE  ORIGINAL PICTURE  INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN EXCEPTIONAL UNSPLIT AND UNCREASED CONDITION

I AM VERY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS!!!!

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

GARRY