Nazareth RAZAMANAZ UK LP A1/B1 1ST PRESS 1 PLAY MINT -

	£		37
	$		49

NAZARETH - RAZAMANAZ

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

• CATALOGUE:MOONCREST CREST 1
• MATRIX: CREST A-1U / B-1U
• MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 2 H / 2 AG

NAZARETH'S FIRST ALBUM ON THE MOONCREST LABEL, AND IT WAS THIS ALBUM WITH THE TRACKS 'BROKEN DOWN ANGEL' & 'BAD BAD BOY' WHICH FINALLY LAUNCHED NAZARETH INTO THE PUBLIC EYE. THIS AND THE FOLOW UP ALBUM 'LOUD AND PROUD' ARE ABSOLUTE CLASSICS, AND BECOMING HARDER TO COLLECT.

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 AND I CANNOT EVEN SEE ANY SPIDER LINES 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 37 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

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 RECENTLY DECIDED TO RECORD ALL OF THE LP'S THAT I LIST FROM START TO FINISH. I AM CONVINCED THAT POTENTILA BIDDERS WOULD WELOCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR ALL OF THE LP THAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, AND WHILST THIS TAKES ME FAR LONGER TO COMPLETE, I AM CERTAIN THAT THIS IS THE WAY FORWARD FOR EBAY VINYL SALES

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.

IF I AM BEING ULTRA PICKY THEN THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE VINYL NOISE ONCE OR TWICE, AND THATS IT.

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

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, ON THIS SLEEVE, BUT HERE IS ONE THAT HAS BEEN WELL PROTECTED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FOR MOST OF ITS LIFE,

 THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR DINGS. IN FACT THERE ARE ONLY A COUPLE OF REALLY SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES AGAIN ARE USUALLY FOUND WITH SEVERE RUBBING AND SHELF WEAR BUT ON THIS  COPY, THE TOP EDGE IS SUPERB WITH JUST A COUPLE OF PIN PRICKS OF WHITE  SHOWING  AND THE BOTTOM EDGE IS AGAIN IN REALLY NICE BARELY WORN CONDITION WITH THE ONLY RUBBING BEING CLOSE TO THE SPINE AND A COUPLE OF TINY WHITE SLIVERS SHOWING THROUGH.

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

THE OPENING EDGE IS  RAZOR SHARP AND LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PUT TOGETHER. IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE, IS AS NICE AS THE FRONT. IT HAS THE TINIEST TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE AT THE VERY TOP CLOSE TO THE EDGE.

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

THE SLEEVE IS IN MAGNIFICENT 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