Colosseum THOSE WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIE SALUTE YOU UK LP 1ST FONTANA MINT MINUS

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	$		41

COLOSSEUM - THOSE WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIE SALUTE YOU

IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY CONDITION

ORIGINAL 1969 FONTANA STEREO PRESS

INCREDIBLE MINT MINUS VINYL AND SOUNDS LIKE NEW

• CATALOGUE:FONTANA STL 5510
• MATRIX: 886765 1Y//1 420 1 1  5  /  886783 2Y//1 420  1 1 3
• 1ST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS

THE LABELS

THE BLACK AND SILVER LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THEY ARE RICH AND VIBRANT IN COLOUR AND THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AS IS THE AREA SURROUNDING THE FONTANA LOGO. THERE IS EVEN STILL SHARDS OF VINYL INSIDE THE SPINDLE HOLE FROM THE FACTORY PRESS.

 FINALLY THERE ARE JUST TWO MINUSCULE SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS 43 YEAR OLD ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE, APART FROM A SMALL PATCH ON THE RIM AND A FRACTION INTO TRACK ONE, ON SIDE TWO. A BEAUTIFULLY GLOSSY ALBUM . IT IS CLEAR JUST BY LOOKING AT IT, THAT IT HAS BARELY SEEN A TURNTABLE IN ITS 43 YEARS.IN DAYLIGHT IT IS FLAWLESS NOT A MARK ON IT ANYWHERE, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION, THERE ARE JUST A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN. I DON'T BELIEVE YOU WILL EVER FIND A BETTER COPY THAN THIS

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 RECORDED THE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I AM NOW DOING WITH ALL MY LISTINGS AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS SUPERB VINYL PLAYS FAULTLESSLY. THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS MAGNIFICENT, AND THE SOUND IS BOTH CRISP AND CLEAR AND NO DISTORTION AT ANY POINT.

CLEARLY WHAT PLAY THIS LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A TOP SYSTEM WITH A STYLUS THAT WAS TRACKED AND WEIGHTED CORRECTLY, AND UNWORN BECAUSE THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT DURING THE PLAY

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES OR LOUD CLICKS EITHER

YOU HAVE TO TAKE A LISTEN TO APPRECIATE JUST HOW SUPERB THIS VINYL SOUNDS.

THE ONLY TING THAT STOPS THIS BEING A FULL  MINT GRADE IS THE ODD SPLIT SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC, AND HALF A DOZEN TINY LITTLE DUST POPS RANDOMLY SPREAD OUT ON SIDE TWO

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE ALBUM AND JUDGE ITS QUALITY FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE

REALLY STRANGE FEEL TO THIS SLEEVE. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS MADE OF VERY THICK GLOSSY PHOTO PAPER AND NOT CARD. IT IS VERY FLEXIBLE ALL OVER AND NOT STIFF LIKE SLEEVES USUALLY ARE. AN INTERESTING DESIGN!!!

THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS SLEEVE HAS A GLEAMING LAMINATED SURFACE, THAT HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND USUALLY SLEEVES OF THIS TYPE MIGHT DISPLAY CREASED CORNERS BUT THIS ONE IS PERFECT.

THERE ARE FOUR TINY LAMINATE LINE BY THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THERE IS NO LAMINATE PEEL, LEFT OR FLAKE.NOR IS THERE ANY RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

AGAIN DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THIS SLEEVE THERE IS A LITTLE FLAKING OF THE LAMINATE ON THE SPINE. IT IS STILL FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, BUT LIGHT RUBBING TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS WITH A FEW TINY CHIPS ON THE LEADING EDGE. THE LETTER 'M' OF THE BANDS NAME IS MISSING

THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A TINY SPECK OF BURRING ON THE BACK EDGE

 THE REAR SURFACE ALSO HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, ALTHOUGH THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A FEW ROUGH PATCHES TO THE LAMINATE AND THERE IS A SMALL CHINK MISSING FROM THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER, AND THE TOP RIGHT CORNER IS A LITTLE WORN

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS UNSPLIT, JUST HAS A FEW LIGHT CREASE LINES WHERE IT HAS SAT FOLDED INSIDE THE SLEEVE FOR ALL THESE YEARS

THE SLEEVE GRADES EXCELLENT PLUS

GARRY