David Bowie HEROES UK LP GREEN LABEL RCA INTERNATIONAL 1 PLAY MINT MINUS

	£		19
	$		25

DAVID BOWIE - HEROES

IN MAGNIFICENT ONCE PLAYED MINT MINUS  CONDITION

NEAR MINT SLEEVE!!

VAULT COPY!!!

• CATALOGUE:RCA INTS 5066
• MATRIX: INTS5066 A-3TU/ B-5TU

I HAVE COME ACROSS A LARGE COLLECTION OF VINYL ALBUMS THAT BELONGED TO A COLLECTOR WHO TOOK CARE OF HIS ALBUMS IN A MOST MAGNIFICENT WAY. VIRTUALLY EVERY ALBUM IN THIS COLLECTION WAS REMOVED FROM THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE AND PLACED INTO A HIGH GRADE ANTI-STATIC INNER. THIS HAS MEANT THAT THE ALBUMS HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPLIT THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE FOR ONE, AND SECONDLY HAVE REMAINED IN THE MOST PRISTINE CONDITION. THE COLLECTOR ALSO TOLD ME THAT HE NEVER PLACED A FINGER ON THE VINYL AND ALWAYS HELD THEM BY THE EDGES. THEY WERE ALL PLAYED ON A LINN TURNTABLE

HERE THEN IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GRAB A 30 YEARS OLD PLUS ALBUM IN 'AS NEW' CONDITION. EVERY RECORD THAT I LIST FROM THIS LOT WILL BE RECORDED ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES AND AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO HEAR FROM THE LINK AT THE TOP OF THE AUCTION PAGE.

PLEASE NOTE I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU WILL BE UNABLE TO HEAR THE SOUNDS ON A SMARTPHONE OR TABLET, SO PLEASE USE A PC TO HEAR THE AUDIO!

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE GREEN LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE JET BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND THEREFORE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. I AM ABLE TO SEE JUST ONE MICROSCOPIC SPIDER LINE BY THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS IN DAYLIGHT AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE

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 BRILLIANTLY 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

THERE IS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE FROM THE FACTORY PRESS AND NOT EVEN ANY EVIDENCE OF MORE THAN THE ODD SPLIT SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC EITHER

NO POPS OR TICS AND NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF STATIC TICS EITHER

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS SUPERB DISC FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

A HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE IN INCREDIBLE MINT MINUS CONDITION

THE SLEEVE

SEMI LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY VERY CLEAN AND IMPORTANTLY FREE FROM ANY LOSS OF THE DELICATE ORANGE COLOURS. THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE WHATSOEVER.

NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NO MARKS OR STAINS AND NO FOLDS OR BENDS.

THERE ARE JUST THREE TINY LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE.  TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. THE CORNER TIP ENDS HAVE A TINY SPECK OF RUB

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE  FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR. ALL OF THE COLOUR IS THERE ON BOTH SURFACES, WITH JUST THE ABSOLUTE TIP OFTHE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER HAVING ONE PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING.

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. ALL OF THE COLOUR IS THERE . THERE ARE A FEW TINY CHIPS TO THE TOP LEADEING EDGE VISIBLE ONLY UNDER MAGNIFYING GLASS. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS HAVE A TINY SPECK OF RUBBING 

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND AMAZINGLY NONE OF THE SMALL THUMB NAIL NICKS EITHER, WHICH AGAIN SHOWS JUST HOW LITTLE THIS LP HAS BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS LIKE THE FRONT TOTALLY IMMACULATE, AGAIN NO CREASES AND JUST THREE SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE.

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE WAS REPLACED WITH A VRP ANTI STATIC SLEEVE WHICH IS ALSO INCLUDED

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

GARRY