KISS Alive II 1977 UK Double LP Casablanca PYE Trans Red Vinyl Inners EX/EX+/VG

	£		26
	$		34

KISS  Alive II LP 1977 UK 1st Press on Casablanca/PYE CALD 5004 - Translucent Red Vinyl. Vinyl EX/Cover EX+/Inners VG

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• 1977 UK Press on Casablanca CALD 5004
• No Barcode 
• Sought-After Translucent Red Vinyl, visible when held to light. 
• KISS ARMY Inner Sleeves 
• Great condition for a 40 year old Vinyl. 
• Matrix/RunOut CALD5004 A/B/C/D 10MB

Condition: 

• Please read and remember this is a 40 year old vintage item ???? pics and grading are honest so please look. 
• Graded VERY CRITICALLY on test play and under VERY bright spotlights. Pics show item under bright spotlights. 
• Cleaned by hand using pro-grade cleaning fluid (L'arc du Son), distilled water and suitable cleaning cloths. 

Audio Test: EX  Audio Technica Deck and Studio headphones

• Plays better than it looks - good old tough British Vinyl ????
• Some light crackles on quiet parts/gaps/intros, but once songs kick in this cannot be heard. 
• Nice bright sound, no loss of quality and the Analogue mastering is great. 

• Moderate to large number of hairlines + some larger marks, no deep scratches. 

Visual Inspection Bright Daylight: Looks EX 

Vinyl Labels: EX 

• Bit of spindle-wear, but you see this on even brand new Vinyls. 

Outer Sleeve: EX+ 

• 1977 UK Presses of this album have slightly softer Matt covers and are prone to marks and wear. This one is in outstanding condition for age. 
• Slight ring wear, nice retention of colours front and back. 
• Very little spine wear and writing near perfect. 
• Inner gatefold excellent.  
• Slight visible 'rippling' on the card edges on the opening of the sleeve where the vinyl goes in. 

Shipping & Payment 

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

• Vinyl 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 - happy to work out a personal shipping estimate and quite for multiples :)  

• Please note: eBay and PayPal combined charge me about 20% fees on shipping, so unfortunately I have to pass this on. I don't make money on shipping. 

UK bidders - Royal Mail Recorded with insurance for full value: £4.50

International (non UK) bidders tracked 

• Europe - £14
• Asia Pac - £17
• Russia - £14
• U.S. - £17
• Australia - £18
• South America - £17

About me

• Reliable personal seller, not a big company

• 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. 

• 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