Rainbow DOWN TO EARTH UK LP CLEAR VINYL UNPLAYED AND 100% NEAR MINT

	£		42
	$		56

RAINBOW - DOWN TO EARTH

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED!!  NEAR MINT   !!! CONDITION

COMPLETE WITH MINT MINUS !!!!  SLEEVE

WITH MERCH FLYER AND LP FLYER

TIME VAULT QUALITY!!!!

• CATALOGUE:POLYDOR POLD 5023 
• MATRIX: POLD5023 A5 / B5
• ' STERLING' STAMPED INTO DEAD WAX

I HAVE UNEARTHED A LARGE COLLECTION OF ROCK ALBUMS THAT ARE IN A CONDITION THAT DEFIES BELIEF!!

THEY BELONGED TO A COLLECTOR WHO DID EXACTLY THAT - COLLECT THEM!!!

NEVER PLAYED!!! AND NEVER HANDLED!!!

THEY WERE FOUND INSIDE A LOCKED ROOM WHERE THEY HAVE SAT UNMOLESTED FOR ALL THESE YEARS.

IT IS AS THOUGH THEY WERE BRAND NEW SHOP STOCK, BUT OF COURSE THERE IS ONLY ONE COPY OF EACH RECORD.

SO OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS I AM GOING TO BE LISTING THESE NIGHTLY. YOU HAVE JUST THE ONE CHANCE TO SNAP UP SOMETHING UNIQUE IN THE COLLECTING INDUSTRY NAMELY ' A VINTAGE UNPLAYED VINYL!!!

NOW HAVING SAID THAT I WILL BE RUNNING A TEST PLAY ON EACH OF THEM TO RECORD THE VINYL FOR BIDDERS TO LISTEN TO, BECAUSE UNPLAYED DOESN'T ACTUALLY GUARANTEE MINT!!! WHAT I DO GUARANTEE IS THAT MY VERY CAREFUL TEST PLAY WILL GO UNDETECTED

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE PICTURE / RED POLYDOR LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. A SOLID BASE COLOUR THAT IS FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS AND FULLY RUNS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE AND LOGO'S ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE SPINDLE HOLE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND THERE ARE  ZERO SPIDER LINES AROUND THE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE.

THE VINYL

THE CLEAR VINYL ABSOLUTELY GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. THE SHEEN IS FLAWLESS AND IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY MINT, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE . A FANTASTIC UNPLAYED DISC

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 ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH. I AM CONVINCED THAT ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH PERFECTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS ALBUM SOUNDS.

THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THE RECORD HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A PERFECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS.

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE

CLEAR VINYL OFTEN IS FOUND TO BE FLAWED, AND THIS ONE HAS A VERY LIGHT TRACE OF EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE. IT IS ONLY EVIDENT IN SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES. NO STATIC ANYWHERE THOUGH

I CAN'T EVEN SAY THAT I HEARD ANY MORE THAN ONE DUST POP THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

THIS ALBUM UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES WOULD HAVE GRADED MINT, BUT AS I GRADE THE ACTUAL LISTENING EXPERIENCE, THE VINYL NOISE FORCES ME TO GRADE THIS AS NEAR MINT!!!

PLEASE DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

PHONOGRAM  UNLAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. ALL OF THE EASILY RUBBED COLOURS ARE THERE AND THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF SHELF WEAR ANYWHERE.

THERE IS JUST ONE MINUSCULE LINE NEXT TO THE SPINE. ONE ALONG THE TOP AND NONE EITHER ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH IN  MINT CONDITION WITH ALL OF THE COLOURS FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER AND EVEN THE TIP ENDS ARE UNRUBBED

THE SPINE IS  TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. JUST ONE LIGHT FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSION. AGAIN THE  COLOUR IS ALL THERE AND FULLY RUNS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. THERE IS A PIN PRICK OF RUBBING ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP END, BUT THAT'S ALL, AND EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE. THERE IS ONE THUMB NAIL NICK ON THE REAR EDGE AT THE BOTTOM

THE REAR SURFACE IS IDENTICAL TO THE FRONT. IN ABSOLUTELY TOP CONDITION

THE BLUE CARD PICTURE INNER SLEEVE  IS ALSO IN MINT CONDITION. NO SPLITS, NO CREASES, NO WRINKLES AND NO MARKS TO THE IMMACULATE  SURFACE

THE MERCHANDISE FLYER IS ALSO MINT, AS IS THE ALBUM FLYER

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

GARRY