Accept METAL HEART 1ST PRESS A1 / B1 100% UNPLAYED AND 100% MINT
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ACCEPT - METAL HEART
IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED!!! MINT !!! CONDITION
COMPLETE WITH NEAR MINT !!!! SLEEVE
TIME VAULT QUALITY!!!!
- CATALOGUE:PRT 26358
- MATRIX:256358 A1 / B1
I HAVE UNEARTHED A LARGE COLLECTION OF ROCK ALBUMS THAT ARE IN A CONDITION THAT DEFIES BELIEF!!
THEY BELONGED TO A COLLECTOR WHO DID EXACTLY THAT - COLLECT THEM!!!
NEVER PLAYED!!! AND NEVER HANDLED!!!
THEY WERE FOUND INSIDE A LOCKED ROOM WHERE THEY HAVE SAT UNMOLESTED FOR ALL THESE YEARS.
IT IS AS THOUGH THEY WERE BRAND NEW SHOP STOCK, BUT OF COURSE THERE IS ONLY ONE COPY OF EACH RECORD.
SO OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS I AM GOING TO BE LISTING THESE NIGHTLY. YOU HAVE JUST THE ONE CHANCE TO SNAP UP SOMETHING UNIQUE IN THE COLLECTING INDUSTRY NAMELY ' A VINTAGE UNPLAYED VINYL!!!
NOW HAVING SAID THAT I WILL BE RUNNING A TEST PLAY ON EACH OF THEM TO RECORD THE VINYL FOR BIDDERS TO LISTEN TO, BECAUSE UNPLAYED DOESN'T ACTUALLY GUARANTEE MINT!!! WHAT I DO GUARANTEE IS THAT MY VERY CAREFUL TEST PLAY WILL GO UNDETECTED
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE BLACK LABELS ARE ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE. NOT ONE BLEMISH ON THEM AND ALL OF THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS PERFECT AND UNRUBBED.THE ORANGE LOGO IS ALSO IMMACULATE. THE SPINDLE HOLE HAS NO SPIDER LINES AROUND IT WHATSOEVER!!! , SHOWING WHY THIS VINYL HAS NEVER BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE
THE VINYL
THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. IN DAYLIGHT IT IS FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE. THIS IS A MINT CONDITION VINYL
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. I AM CONVINCED THAT ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH PERFECTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS ALBUM SOUNDS.
THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION AT ANY POINT.
NOR IS THERE ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS
NO VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER, BARELY A SPLIT SECOND OF STATIC IN A LINKING GROOVE OR TWO
I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR ANY DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS ALBUM MINT !!!!
BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS SUPERB DISC FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
SEMI LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS IMMACULATE AND IMPORTANTLY HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. THE ORIGINAL COLOURS ARE ALL UNRUBBED
THERE ARE FOUR SMALL LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE . TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE, FRONT OR BACK
THE TOP EDGE IS PRISTINE WITH ALL OF THE BLUE COLOUR FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER AND EVEN THE TIPS ARE UNRUBBED, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A SCUFF ALONG THE REAR LEADING EDGE AND SOME LIGHT RUB TO THE CORNERS
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. ALL OF THE BLUE COLOUR IS INTACT AND THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE A FEW TINY PIN PRICKS OF WHITE SHOWING ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND SHOWS WHY THIS LP HAS NEVER BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE
THE REAR SURFACE HAS JUST A COUPLE OF THUMB LINES CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE
THE PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS THE CORRECT ISSUE FOR THIS ALBUM AND IS ALSO IN MINT CONDITION. NO SPLITS, NO WRINKLES OR CREASES, MARKS OR STAINS
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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