Nazareth RAZAMANAZ UK LP 1st Press A-1U/B-1U Mooncrest ONE PLAY MINT AUDIO

	£		87
	$		115

NAZARETH - RAZAMANAZ

IN MAGNIFICENT MINT PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

SLEEVE IN NEAR MINT CONDITON

• CATALOGUE:MOONCREST CREST 1
• MATRIX: CREST A-1U / B-1U
• MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 1 O /1 P
• VERY EARLY 1ST PRESS

THE SUPERB SCOTTISH ROCK BAND, THAT FINALLY MADE IT INTO THE BIG TIME WITH THIS THEIR THIRD ALBUM. ARGUABLY THIS AND THE FOLLOWUP 'LOUD AND PROUD' BEING EXAMPLES OF THEIR FINEST WORK

  TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE SUPERB MOONCREST LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE RICH AND VIBRANT BASE COLOURS FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, AND ALL OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS BOTH UNRUBBED AND CLEAR AND LEGIBLE. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST ONE MINISCULE AND BARELY VISIBLE SPIDER LINE  AROUND IT, AND THIS CONFIRMS THAT THE LP HAS NOT ONLY BEEN METICULOUSLY HANDLED, BUT THAT IT JUST REALLY HASN'T BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE MORE THAN ONCE OR MAYBE TWICE

THE VINYL

THE FIRST PRESS RAZAMANAZ ALBUM CAN EASILY BE TOLD BY THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL USED IN THE PRESSING, AND OF COURSE THE -1U MATRIX NUMBERS STAMPED INTO THE DEAD WAX. THIS COPY IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. STILL RETAINS ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE, AND GLEAMS LIKE NEW. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL 1 PLAY COPY THAT IS NOW 45 YEARS OLD.

THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE VINYL AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A FEW NEAR INVISIBLE WISPY HAIRLINES, AND A COUPLE OF ANGEL HAIRLINES NON SOUNDING HANDLING 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 WHOLE LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL OF THE RECORDS I LIST, AS I BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPTION OF BEING ABLE TO HEAR THE ACTUAL RECORD UP FOR AUCTION. 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 REPRODUCTION IS .

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND NOISE WHATSOEVER ANYWHERE ON THE ALBUM.

ALL THE SILENT BITS ARE SILENT AND THE STEREO REPORDUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS.

I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A LISTEN IN PARTICULAR TO VIGILANTE MAN WHICH IS MOSTLY QUIET FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE TRACK, AND WILL GIVE YOU A TRUE PICTURE OF JUST HOW BRILLIANT AND CLEAN THIS ALBUM IS.

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND NO MORE THAN ONE OR TWO SPLIT SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

I DIDN'T HEAR AND DUST POPS, STATIC TICS OR ANY OTHER UNWANTED NOISE WHATSOEVER

THIS IS A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM AND I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING IT MINT !!!!

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN TO IT AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS THOUGH

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED E.J DAY GATEFOLD IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION

THE DUSTY POWDERY FINISH TO THE FRONT SURFACE  OFTEN RESULTS IN SERIOUS COLOUR LOSS BUT NOT ON THIS SLEEVE, HERE IS ONE THAT HAS BEEN WELL PROTECTED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FOR VIRTUALLY ALL OF IT'S LIFE, RESULTING IN A STUNNING NEAR UNBLEMISHED FINISH TO THE SURFACE FRONT AND BACK

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR DINGS. 

NO RING WEAR AND JUST THE BAREST DUSTY SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE

THERE ARE ZERO PRESSURE LINES BY THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. THE TWO RIGHT CORNER TIP ENDS HAVE A MINUSCULE SPECK OF WHITE SHOWING

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES AGAIN ARE USUALLY FOUND WITH SEVERE RUBBING AND SHELF WEAR BUT ON THIS  COPY, THE TOP EDGES ARE SUPERB WITH JUST A  PIN PRICK OF WHITE  SHOWING ON THE VERY RIGHT TIP ENDS, AND A TINY SPECK OF WHITE ON THE REAR EDGE IN THE MIDDLE. THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE EVERY BIT AS SPECIAL WITH ONE PIN PRICK OF WHITE ON EACH OF THE RIGHT TIP ENDS.

THE SPINE IS PRISTINE. TOTALLY FLAT AND UNRUBBED AND EVER LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THIS IS REALLY RARE TO FIND IT IN THIS GREAT CONDITION. THERE IS ONE PIN PRICK OF WHITE NEAR THE TOP , AND A TINY SPECK ON THE BOTTOM EDGE

THE OPENING EDGE IS  RAZOR SHARP AND EVERY BIT AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PUT TOGETHER

THE REAR SURFACE, IS EVERY BIT AS NICE AS THE FRONT.JUST A LIGHT SHADOW OF RING WEAR AT THE BOTTOM

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO  PRISTINE PANELS SHOWING THE BAND LIVE ON STAGE.

THE INNER SLEEVE IS IN ORIGINAL CONDITION. FLAT CLEAN, AND MOST OF ALL UNSPLIT

I AM PERFECTLY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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

GARRY