AC / DC BACK IN BLACK UK LP 1st Press Embossed Sleeve SUPERB NEAR MINT AUDIO

	£		33
	$		44

AC / DC - BACK IN BLACK

 MAGNIFICENT  NEAR MINT AUDIO

EX+ SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:ATLANTIC K50737
• MATRIX: K50737 A1 / B1
• 'STRAWBERRY' STAMPED INTO DEAD WAX BOTH SIDES

A FIRST PRESS OF THIS ALBUM MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES

• THE UK PRESS HAS THE GREEN AND ORANGE ATLANTIC LABELS
• THE 'W' LOGO MUST BE AT 3 O'CLOCK ON THE LABEL
• MATRIX NUMBERS MUST BE K50737 A1 / B1
• THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST ALSO BE ETCHED NOT STAMPED 
• 'STRAWBERRY MUST BE STAMPED INTO THE DEAD WAX SIDE ONE
• THE SLEEVE MUST BE HAVE EMBOSSED 'BACK IN BLACK' TEXT ON THE FRONT SURFACE
• THE INNER SLEEVE MUST BE BLACK PICTURE / INFORMATION INNER WITH SQUARE CORNERS AND NO THUMB NOTCH ALONG THE TOP EDGE

  TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE TWO ORANGE AND GREEN LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. BOTH BASE COLOURS ARE IMMACULATE AND UNWORN, AND FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE WHITE BAND ACROSS THE MIDDLE IS PURE WHITE AND UNBLEMISHED.

THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS TOTALLY UNRUBBED AND EVERY LETTER PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THERE ARE JUST 3-4 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING JUST WHY THE LP HAS HARDLY BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS,AND IN DAYLIGHT IS IS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS. ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE SOME WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES TO BE SEEN. AND ON THE OUTER EDGE OF SIDE TWO SOME DULL NON SOUNDING MARKS, PLUS A COUPLE OF ANGEL HAIRLINE HANDLING LINES WHICH ARE ALSO 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 DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS 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 SILENT BITS ARE SILENT, AND THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THIS SUPERB SOUND WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT.

THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ANY POINT AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS

THERE IS THE VERY ODD SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC AT THE START OF EACH SIDE, AND I HEARD NO MORE THAN HALF A DOZEN MINUSCULE STATIC TICS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH, MAINLY IN THE FIRST FEW REVOLUTIONS OF EACH SIDE

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THE AUDIO PERFORMANCE NEAR MINT !!! IT IS THAT GOOD

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED AND EMBOSSEDSLEEVE . THIS IS SUCH A HARD SLEEVE TO FIND IN AN ACCEPTABLE CONDITION. THE FACT THAT IT IS BLACK USUALLY ASSURES THE SEVERE COLOUR LOSS TO THE DELICATE   SURFACE. AND THE EMOSSED AREAS ARE EASILY WORN. MOST YOU WILL FIND WILL BE HEAVILY RING WORN

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND FREE FROM HEAVY CREASES OR DEEP CREASE LINES. THERE ARE A FEW BALL PEN NIB INDENTS UNDER THE TITLE VISIBLE WHEN ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT

THERE ARE FOUR REALLY SMALL PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE. THREE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE,. AND NO THUMB LINES ON THE OPENING EDGE

THERE IS A LITTLE RING WEAR JUST ABOVE THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ALONGSIDE THE SPINE. A VERY LIGHT SHADOW UNDER THE TOP EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR. AND THE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS FROM TIP TO TIP

THE SPINE ITSELF IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED WITH ALL OF THE TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.THE COLOUR IS ALL THERE AND THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE PERFECT

THE OPENING EDGE IS JUST AS NEW!! RAZOR SHARP AND LOOKING AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRINTED AND PUT TOGETHER. FURTHER PROOF THAT THE RECORD HAS REMAINED INSIDE THE SLEEVE.JUST ONE MINUSCULE THUMB NAIL NICK ON THE BACK EDGE

THE REAR SURFACE IS SIMILAR TO THE FRONT. SOME LIGHT BALL PEN NIB INDENTS IN THE MIDDLE, AND A FEW SMALL PRESSURE LINE AGAINST THE SPINE. NO RING WEAR ON THE REAR SURFACE HOWEVER

THE PICTURE INNER SLEEVE IS FIRST AND FOREMOST UNSPLIT. THE SURFACE ON BOTH SIDES IS FLAT AND UNCREASED, AND THE ONLY LIGHT BLEMISH IS A FAINT RECORD IMPRESSION 

 I AM HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX+++

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

GARRY