Iron Maiden PIECE OF MIND UK LP 1ST PRESS A2U/B1U 1983 ONE PLAY MINT MINUS

	£		53
	$		70

IRON MAIDEN - PIECE OF MIND

IN MAGNIFICENT  MINT MINUS!!!! CONDITION

NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:EMI EMA 800
• MATRIX:EMA800A-2U-1-1-1- / B-1U-1-1-1
• ' UTOPIA' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE PICTURE LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THE BLACK  BASE COLOUR STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, AND IS ALSO UNRUBBED, AND UNMARKED, THE WHITE  TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND TOTALLY UNRUBBED AND UNWORN

EVEN USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS I CAN'T SEE NAY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE WHATSOEVER

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE A BRAND NEW DISC. IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE ONLY A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES.

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, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE 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

NO DISTORTION TO THE SUPERB STEREO RECORDING AND A CRISP AND CLEAR REPRODUCTION

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS AT ALL

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE EITHER, AND ONLY A FEW RANDOM SECONDS OF VERY LIGHT STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD ONLY IN A COUPLE OF LINKING GROOVES AND ONE OR TWO OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

I AM CERTAIN THAT IS DIDN'T EVEN HEAR ANY MORE THAN ONE DUST POP THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH, AND THIS WAS IN A LINKING GROOVE ON SIDE TWO

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS!!! FOR THE PLAYTHROUGH

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

THE SLEEVE

SEMI LAMINATED U.K GATEFOLD SLEEVE FIRST ISSUE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT, CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY MARKS, STAINS OR CREASES.THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES EITHER,AND THE DELICATE COLOURS ARE ALL UNRUBBED, RICH AND VIBRANT.

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THERE ARE TWO SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. SIX TINY ONES ALONG THE TOP EDGE. SIX ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE,NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE ALL OF THE COLOUR FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER AND THESE COLOURS ARE UNRUBBED, AND THERE IS NO SHELF WEAR TO THE EDGES, JUST A PIN PRICK OF WHITE VISIBLE ON THE RIGHT TIP ENDS

THE SPINE FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, ALL OF THE COLOUR IS PRESENT AND AGAIN THERE IS NO SHELF WEAR, AND EVEN THE DELICATE BLUE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS A PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS.

THE OPENING EDGE IS ABSOLUTELY RAZOR SHARP, WITH ONE MINUSCULE THUMB NAIL NICK, SHOWING AGAIN JUST WHY THIS LP HAS NOT BEEN PLAYED.

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME  CONDITION AS THE FRONT. JUST THREE SMALL LINES CLOSE TO EACH OF THE THREE SEALED EDGES. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE FRONT OR BACK!!!

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE SEMI LAMINATED SURFACES

THE ORIGINAL BLACK CARD DIE CUT INNER SLEEVE IS IN  UNSPLIT CONDITION. NO DAMAGE TO THE DIE CUT HOLE AND NO HEAVY CREASES. ON OF THE TOP CORNERS HAS A FEW CREASE LINES ACROSS THE SURFACE, AND THERE IS A THUMB IMPRESSION ON THE OTHER SIDE AT THE TOP. ONE SMALL LINE AGAINST THE BOTTOM EDGE

THIS SLEEVE EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT!!!

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

GARRY