Bad Company UK DEBUT ALBUM 1ST PRESS MINT COVER NM DISC
  £   19
  $   25

 


£ 19 Sold For
Apr 25, 2010 Sold Date
Apr 18, 2010 Start Date
2   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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Description



BAD COMPANY - BAD COMPANY

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

 

  • CATALOGUE:ISLAND ILPS 9279
  • MATRIX: ILPS 9729 A-2U / B-2U

THE MAGNIFICENT DEBUT ALBUM FROM BAD COMPANY. WITH THE FIRST PRESS -2U INDICATORS. THIS LP HAS COME FROM A COLLECTION WHERE THE RECORDS WERE PLACED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW, AND THUS THE SLEEVE IS JUST SUBLIME. A REAL TREAT FOR COLLECTORS

 

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE RED AND SILVER LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS AND THE RED BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE AND LOGOS ARE UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS JUST ONE SPIDER LINE ON ONE SIDE OF THE LABEL INDICATING THAT THIS BEAUTIFUL VINYL HAS ONLY EVER HAD ONE CAREFUL PLAY FROM NEW

 

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW. THERE ARE NO SURFACE MARKS TO BE SEEN WHATSOEVER, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE JUST THE NORMAL FEW WISPY HAIRLINES

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 FOUR THREE MINUTE EXCERPTS  FROM THIS  ALBUM,  I HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE DEAD WAX RUN IN, I HAVE ALSO RECORDED THE LINKING GROOVE TO THE START OF ONE OTHER RANDOM TRACK FORM EACH SIDE OF THE ALBUM. THE REPORDUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS

ISLAND VINYL IS NOTORIOUS FOR 'VINYL NOISE' WITH MOST PRESSINGS HAVING THIS . BAD COMPANY IS NO EXCEPTION AND THERE IS THE VERY VERY LIGHTEST TOUCH OF STATIC LIKE SOUND WHICH CAN ONLY BE HEARD IN THE VERY QUIETEST SPOTS, I.E THE LINKING GROOVES. ANYWAY THIS HAS BEEN CAPTURED IN THE RECORDING SO YOU WILL BE ABLE TO JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE LP'S PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON ALL SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS. THERE IS THE VERY OCCASIONAL BARELY AUDIBLE DUST POP HERE AND THERE  BUT THIS ALBUM SOUNDS AS GOOD NOW AS THE DAY IT WAS PRESSED, WITH A SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION, AND EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD CLEARLY AND CLEANLY

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT

 

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

A TRULY MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF THIS NON LAMINATED FRAGILE 1ST PRESS ROBOR GATEFOLD SLEEVE

AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED IT HAS BEEN KEPT INSIDE PLASTIC FROM NEW AND HAS ONLY BEEN TAKEN OUT ONCE TO PLAY THE RECORD. WHAT YOU HAVE HERE IS A PRISTINE ' AS NEW ' SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND CLEAN. THERE IS NO RUBBING TO THE BLACK SURFACE AND THUS NO COLOUR LOSS AT ALL. THERE ARE NO CREASES, CREASE LINES, BENDS OR DINGS, AND ASTOUNDINGLY NO SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE EITHER. THE ONLY FLAW IS ONE TINY TINY CHIP ON THE RIGHT EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM AMY SHELF WEAR, AND THE SPINE IS JUST SUPERB. FLAT UNRUBBED WITH PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TYPEFACE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND TOTALLY AS NEW

THE REAR SURFACE  IS AS IMMACULATE AS THE FRONT.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A 100% PRISTINE PAIR OF PANELS WITH NO COLOUR LOSS AGAIN

 

HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE MINT MINUS

 

 

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

GARRY

 

 





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