RAINBOW DOWN TO EARTH 1st UK Press complete LP ARCHIVED CONDITION
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'ITS THE VINYL COUNTDOWN'
Welcome to 'Its the vinyl countdown' music auctions. Here you will find some of the most incredible rare records and music memorabilia for your collection. We pride ourselves on auctioning only the highest grade records and items, you will not see anything listed here below EX+ condition, unles the item is extremely rare. You will not see worn covers, warped records or scratched records. We simply do not bother with them.
We list in many cases, 'Archived' & 'mint' condition items, we are able to source from private collections all over the UK. So we hope you can be put at ease that what you are bidding on is of the highest quality.
We play through most of the records, unless the item is clearly mint, or sealed..in which case we don't play them, thus maintaining their 'unplayed' status! Obviously with some of these rare items there will be the odd 'anomoly' along the way , the odd little static pop or lead in 'sizzle' for a split second.. nothing is perfect we find! all systems differ, but we aim to describe these as accurately as possible for you.... PLEASE ENJOY THIS ITEM YOU ARE NOW LOOKING AT..
RAINBOW
'DOWN TO EARTH'
ORIGINAL 1979 UK 1st //2 //1 Pressing LP - 1st TEXTURED SLEEVE
FIRST RAINBOW LABEL, AND VERY FEW PLAYS!
Released 1979
Label POLYDOR POLD 5023
Matrix POLD 5023 A//2 VE 420 RC Stamper: 12 1 1
POLD 5023 B//1 VE ST Stamper: 1 7 9 STERLING POLD 5023 BS
THE VINYL EX+
As you can see, this vinyl is the highly prized 1st pressing with the RAINBOW LABEL Stored from new this LP has seen little play, and remains inSUPER CLEAN condition everywhere.
THE BLACK VINYL EDITION WAS PRESSED THE SAME TIME AS THE CLEAR VINYL EIDITON- NEITHER IS EARLIER!
This first pressing is a superb vinyl which has retained its amazing glossy sheen and finish. There are a few light dull streaks but nothing spouils the play of the vinyl. We are seing fewer and fewer copies of this LP, so rarely do we see a copy at all, let alone like this.
a couple of light spider lines around the centre hole, and no wear to the spindle hole whatsoever.
There are some whisp lines, and a couple of tiny feint hairlines on each side, and the record has signs of play but as mentioned, it sounds SUPERB!
NO JUMPS POPS OR CLICKS, JUST A LITTLE LEAD IN STATIC AND THE ODD TINY CRACKLE ALONG THE WAY.
OVERALL THIS IS SIMPLY A MUST FOR ANY FINAL UPGRADE COLLECTION.
THE LABELS MINT FLAT MATT LABELS
THE SLEEVE EX+
Correct FLAT MATT FINISH with a slight 'texturing' first UK issued earliest sleeve -& lyric inner -Later presses were rounded spine glossy typical 80s sleeves
no printer credits
This is in superb condition, quite amazing how it has survived so clean. with no white rubbing anywhere!
The edges are all super clean with just some very feint traces of rub on the top seam edge , and all colours and inks remain in outstanding condition
A couple of small corner dinks .
No powdery white ringwear - NO ring press.
The open edge remains in immaculate sharp condition -one tiny tip dink at the bottom
A couple of light spider lines over the edge of the spine- with no squash or wear!
We cannot add any more than this! Its a cracking first edition sleeve
THE INNER SLEEVE MINT-
Glossy CARD inner sleeve- NO SPLITS OR DAMAGE..SUPERB
POSTAGE DISCOUNTS:
Don't forget we offer big postage discounts on multi wins..the more LPs you win, the cheaper the postage works out for you worldwide- Up to 2 kilos or 5 LPs, after which we will send your wins in more than one parcel..ALL very well protected in mailers, stiffeners, plenty of tape & protection, then 'signed delivered' to your door- and to date we have nad NO damaged items! ;0)
We hope you enjoy looking at this item, and good luck if you decide to bid for it...We can safely say you will not be dissapointed- If you need to know anyting else, please feel free to contact us with any questions.
All our items are sent 'signed delivery' tracked to your door, (we have never had an item go missing anywhere in the world!) for peace of mind for both you and us! All items are sent in strong protective mailer boxes and stiffeners. With over 28 years in mail order and the music industry 'worldwide' we pride ourselves on the fact you can bid safely on all our items, and knowing you are being dealt with by professionals.
ENJOY! ;0)
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