Iron Maiden Piece Of Mind Vinyl LP EMI A2B2 NM/NM +Orig Inner+Merch Sheet NM

	£		40
	$		53

Iron Maiden Piece Of Mind UK LP - EMA 800 A2U B2U Matrix - UK 1983 Press with no Barcode, Original Die-Cut inner and Mega Rare Fan Club Merchandise Sheet - Outstanding Near-Mint Condition (Possible archive copy) 

Notes:

• Original 1983 early pressing (no barcode) on EMI Made in England  

• 1st Press EMA800 

• Matrix/Runout Side 1: EMA800 A-2U-1-1 [Utopia Lyra Symbol]

• Matrix/Runout Side 2: EMA800 B-2U-1-1 [Utopia Lyra Symbol]

Condition - Please read and remember this is a 34 year old vintage item ???? pics and description are honest so please look & read in full :) 

Vinyl Surfaces: NM

Audio Test - EX+ Small to moderate very light, small hairlines only. The kind from careful handling and cleaning. 

• Listened to in full on Audio Technica deck through  Studio montitors 
• Very very light background noise in the gaps between some tracks, little-to-no noise on most. No apparent loss of quality, no obvious distortion. No skips 
• The original Analogue Mix also sounds fantastic, with great definition. Beats even the original masters of the CD version for feeling 'real' :) 

Visual Inspection/Bright Light: EX+

• Graded under the same VERY bright spotlights used to take the pictures of the record
• Small number of very light, small hairline marks on each side when looking carefully - the kind of marks left by light use, very careful handling/storage and cleaning with proper record-care cloths. 
• No deep scratches, no major marks. 

Visual Inspection - Bright Daylight: Mint. 

Vinyl Labels - NM

• Both labels excellent 

• No mould, scratches or marks. 

• Colours and printed text all perfect 

• Tiny amount of wear on spindle holes 

Outer Sleeve - NM

• Nice sheen all round, no colour fading, no creases and only a few very light indentation marks that have not resulted in loss of colour or the sheen/coating being damaged.  

• TINY (I mean millimetres) bit of wear on corners 

• TINY (again, I mean millimetres) bit of wear on spine, all writing is perfectly visible and hardly any 'gatefo-crease'

Inner Gatefold - NM

• No colour fading, no creases or marks.  

• All lyrics perfectly visible and no colour fading

• Inner spine excellent with only a TINY bit of creasing if you get the magnifying glass out...!  

• Has obviously been kept in plastic sleeve, away from light or damp, since purchase back in 1983. 

Original Die Cut Inner sleeve - NM

• Outsanding condition. No significant marks, no rips or creases. 

Original Fan Club Merchandise Sheet - NM- 

• A few TINY creases, but complete, in outstanding condition and very rare. 

Vinyl Care/Preparation

• I hand-clean every vinyl listed using L'Arc Du Son cleaning solution. This removes old grease, dust etc. to improve the playback quality. This does sometimes leave residue marks, but these don't affect play. 

• Once cleaned, I 'buff' the Vinyl using a very soft cleaning-cloth, then place it into an anti-static black sleeve. This sleeve is supplied with the Vinyl you buy. 

•  I also carefully clean and dry the Vinyl outer sleeves to remove old finger marks, dirt and dust. Once done the sleeves are placed into a PVC sleeve to keep them nice and clean, they are shipped with the plastic sleeve. 

•  Vinyls are then listened to end-to-end before grading, in order to make sure they don't skip etc. BEWARE VISUAL-ONLY GRADINGS...some Vinyls that look Near Mint to the eye have skips, others that look marked play near-perfectly. I've learned that you can't grade a Vinyl without listening to it :) 

•  Finally, I take lots of pics and rip the Vinyl to 256kbps MP3 (budget deck only at the moment) and make a sample video, uploaded to YouTube to let you hear the quality of the vinyl surfaces and see HD large pictures of the item. 

•  All of the above is done to help buyers be sure of what they are getting before they spend hard-earned money! For this reason, I am not the cheapest on eBay and don't want to be. All offers are considered but please don't expect me to give them away :) 

Shipping & Payment 

• Well packaged in stiff, thick card mailer + Stiffeners for protection. 

• Vinyl will be removed from inner and securely packed during shipping to prevent splits. 

• I combine shipping cost for multiple purchases - please contact me to let me know before paying and I will give you a quote. 

Please note eBay & Paypal charge me 15% fees on shipping cost. I have to pass this on, so the shipping label will have a slightly lower value than you paid..sorry but I can't do anything about this. 

UK bidders  - recorded delivery - £4.50 (standard available if preferred £3.50 - please ask) 

  International (non UK) bidders tracked: (standard available if preferred - please ask) 

• Europe - £12
• Asia Pac - £15
• Russia - £12 
• U.S. - £12
• Australia - £15
• South America - £14

About me

• Reliable, friendly personal seller, not a big company

• Best Offers are the kind of discount you might be able to negotiate in a record store...please don't offer half the asking price, it'll be declined ;) 

• Honest gradings: every item photographed and graded individually with warts and all pics: I want you to be happy with your purchase and giving you honest information is the way to do it. 

• Honest Shipping Costs, I don't make money on shipping. 

• Looking for other Rock titles - please ask. I can search to order and can offer sensible deals on multiples and save money for shipping. 

Mint (M)

The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet. booklet or poster are in perfect condiition. Records marked as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.

Excellent (EX)

The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing.

Very Good (VG)

The record has obviously been played many times, but displayes no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any moajor defects is acceptable

Good (G)

Te record has been played so much that the sound quality has notceably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc

Fair (F)

The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced.

Poor (P)

The record will not play properly due to scratched, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing

Bad (B)

The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler