Europe THE FINAL COUNTDOWN UK LP 1ST WITH POSTER + STICKER 1-2 PLAY NEAR MINT

	£		20
	$		27

EUROPE - THE FINAL COUNTDOWN

IN MAGNIFICENT VAULT LIKE 1-2 PLAY NEAR MINT!!!! CONDITION

OUTSTANDING  NEAR MINT MINUS!! SLEEVE

COMPLETE WITH TOUR POSTER , SLEEVE STICKER AND INSERT SHEET

• CATALOGUE:EPIC 26808 
• MATRIX: 26808 A-2 / B-3

THIS VINYL WOULD HAVE GRADED MINT OR AT THE WORST MINT MINUS AS IT IS VIRTUALLY FLAWLESS. THERE ARE THREE BARELY AUDIBLE LITTLE TICS IN THE RUN IN TO TRACK ONE SIDE ONE, AND THREE MORE ABOUT TEN SECONDS INTO TRACK ONE. OTHER THAN THIS THERE IS NOTHING. I HAVE THEREFORE GRADED IT TWO GRADES LOWER BECAUSE OF THIS VERY MINOR FLAW. TAKE A LISTEN TO THE FIRST SOUNDBITE 

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE  LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE BASE COLOURS ARE IMMACULATE AND UNWORN, AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. .

THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS TOTALLY UNRUBBED AND EVERY LETTER PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THERE ARE JUST 1-2 BARELY VISIBLE SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE, WHICH I ONLY SPOTTED USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS

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. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES, AND ONE TINY NON SOUNDING HANDLING MARK ON TRACK FOUR SIDE TWO

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 BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ANY POINT AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE ANYWHERE AND ONLY A COUPLE OF RANDOM SEMI SECONDS OF STATIC IN ONE LINKING GROOVE ON SIDE TWO

SIDE ONE PLAYS WITH THE FEW TINY LITTLE TICS RIGHT AT THE START AS I MENTIONED AT THE TOP OF THE LISTING

SIDE TWO HAS JUST THAT SPECK OF STATIC IN ONE LINKING GROOVE

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AS NEAR MINT!!!

 BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

SHOREWOOD SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND TOTALLY CLEAN.

THERE IS NO LOSS OF COLOUR FROM ANY RUBBING ETC. THERE TOP RIGHT CORNER HAS A TINY DING AND THERE IS A SMALLTHUMB NAIL IMPRESSION JUST AFTER THE LETTER N AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLEEVE

THERE IS ONE SMALL LINE NEXT TO THE SPINE, ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOUR POSTER STICKER IS FIRMLY AFFIXED IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH IMMACULATE WITH THE DELICATE COLOUR FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER, AND ONLY THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP END HAS A PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING, AND THE TOP EDGE WHERE THE SMALL DING IS SITUATED

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED, WITH THE BLUE COLOUR ONLY INTERRUPTED BY A COUPLE OF WHITE SPECKS SHOWING ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE, AND A LITTLE ON THE BOTTOM TIP END.

THE REAR SURFACE IS ALSO IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. A COUPLE OF TINY LINES BY THE SPINE, AND BAREST SPECK OF RECORD IMPRESSION JUST UNDER THE TOP EDGE

THE PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE FOR THIS RELEASE IS IN EXCELLENT ORIGINAL CONDITION. UNSPLIT WITH A VERY LIGHT CREASE TO ONE OF THE FLIPBACKS

THE LYRIC INSERT SHEET IS IN MINT CONDITION BOTH SIDES

THE TOUR POSTER IS ALSO IN MINT CONDITION. RAZOR SHARP FOLD LINES AND HAS CLEARLY NEVER BEEN OPENED BEFORE TODAY

A REAL TREAT TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT MINUS!!!

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

GARRY