Rush ARCHIVES UK 3LP SET INCREDIBLE 1ST PRESS ONCE PLAYED NEAR MINT

	£		31
	$		41

RUSH - ARCHIVES

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY  NEAR MINT!!! CONDITION

COMPLETE WITH NEAR MINT!!!!  SLEEVE

OUTSTANDING CONDITION!!!

• CATALOGUE:MERCURY 6641 799 
• MATRIX: RUSH 9199589 1Y//2 v 420 04 1 1 8 / 2Y//2 v 420 041 2 9
• MATRIX FLY BY NIGHT: 9199590 1Y//2 v 420 04 1 2 4 / 2Y//2 v 420 04 1 2 9
• MATRIX CARESS OF STEEL:9199591 1Y//2 v 420 04 1 1 1 6 / 2Y//2 v 420 04 1 2 2 0
• 'JACKO ' ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAX ON ALL SIX SIDES

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE BLUE AND WHITE MERCURY LABELS ARE JUST MAGNIFICENT. DEEP BLUE BASE COLOUR THAT IS FREE FROM ANY BLEMISHES. NO MARKS OR STAINS AND NO SIGNS OF HANDLING WHATSOEVER.

NO RUBBING TO THE TYPEFACE OR LOGO'S

THERE IS JUST ONE TINY SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE

THE VINYL

THE DISCS GLEAM LIKE POLISHED MIRRORS AND IN DAY LIGHT ALL THREE LOOK FLAWLESS. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES VISBLE AND A COUPLE OF FINE HANDLING LINES ONLY

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 SET FROM START TO FINISH. ALL SIX SIDES ARE HERE FOR YOUR EVALUATION. 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'S PLAYS THROUGH PERFECTLY ON ALL SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS SET SOUNDS.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION AT ANY POINT.

NOR IS THERE ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE OR LOUD CLICKS

NO VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER, AND ONLY THE ODD AND BARELY AUDIBLE SPECK OF STATIC IN ONE OR TWO OF THE RUN IN'S AND THE ODD QUIET PASSAGE (THERE IS A LITTLE MORE IN THE THIRD TRACK SIDE TWO ON FLY BY NIGHT)

I HEARD NO MORE THAN 4-5 TINY DUST POPS THROUGHTHE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

THIS ONCE PLAYED ALBUM HAS A HIGH GRADE  OF NEAR MINT

BUT PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE THIS SUPERB DISC FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

PHONOGRAM UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS SUPERB CONDITION

A VERY HARD SLEEVE TO FIND IN COLLECTIBLE CONDITION. MOST ARE HEAVILY RINGWORN AND OR HAVE DEEP RECORD IMPRESSIONS BOTH FRONT AND BACK. ALSO MOST WILL HAVE POOR SPINES, BUT HERE WE HAVE AN OUTSTANDING SLEEVE SO READ ON PLEASE!

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY VERY CLEAN AND IMPORTANTLY  HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS. THE DELICATE GREY COLOUR IS ALL THERE AND HAS NOT SUFFERED ANY WEAR WHATSOEVER.

NO RINGWEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THERE ARE ZERO!!! LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE, NONE  ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGE HAS PERFECT COLOUR RUNNING ALL THE WAY FROM CORNER TO CORNER WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING ON THE VERY TIP ENDS AT THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS. THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS SOME VERY LIGHT SHELF WEAR TO THE SURFACE AND A LITTLE RUBBING TO THE RIGHT CORNER AREA

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED WITH A PERFECT GREY COLOUR THAT RUNS ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS NO WEAR TO EITHER TIP END APART FROM A SPECK OF WHITE AT THE VERY BOTTOM EDGE

THE OPENING EDGES ARE RAZOR SHARP, AND SHOWS WHY THESE ALBUMS HAVE JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN ALMOST THE SAME CONDITION AS THE FRONT, JUST THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE VISIBLE AT CERTAIN ANGLES. ONE SMALL LINE NEXT TO THE SPINE AND ANOTHER ON THE BOTTOM EDGE BY THE LEFT CORNER

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO NEAR PRISTINE INNER PANELS. THE WHITE HAS VERY VERY LIGHTLY AGED AT THE EDGES AND THAT'S ALL

THE POLY LINED DIE CUT INNER SLEEVES ARE  IN MINT MINUS CONDITION. NO SPLITS, NO CREASES, NO WRINKLES AND NO YELLOWING OR THE PURE WHITE SURFACE.JUST A LITTLE GLUE AGEING TO THE TOP EDGES

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS  SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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

GARRY