Slade SLADE ALIVE 1972 UK LP 1ST PRESS A2 / B2 ONE PLAY EVER PLAYS 100% MINT

	£		43
	$		57

SLADE - SLADE ALIVE

IN MAGNIFICENT ONE PLAY MINT!!! CONDITION

OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT SLEEVE

SUPERB EXAMPLE!!!

• CATALOGUE:POLYDOR 2383 101
• MATRIX:2383101 A//2 1 5 1 /  B//2  1 1 3 1 
• FIRST PRESS

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE ORANGY RED POLYDOR LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. THERE IS NOT ONE BLEMISH ON THEM AND THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SPINDLE HOLE HAS JUST ONE SMALL SPIDER LINE ON EACH SIDE SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS BARELY BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND TOTALLY UNRUBBED AND UNWORN

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE A BRAND NEW DISC. IT HAS NO MARKS OR BLEMISHES.AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS. EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NO MORE THAN A COUPLE OF WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN

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 LP FROM START TO FINISH AS O DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS LP PLAYS MAGNIFICENTLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES, WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT WHEN THIS WAS PLACED ONTO A TURNTABLE, THE STYLUS USED WAS UNDAMAGED AND TRACKING AT THE CORRECT WEIGHT.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS BOTH LOUD AND CLEAN AND CLEAR AS A BELL.

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS

THERE IS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND ONLY THE ODD SPLIT SECOND OF STATIC

IN PARTICULAR IT'S WORTH LISTENING TO THE SECOND SOUNDBITE AS IT CONTAINS THE QUIETEST TRACK, BE HOME SOON, AND THE SILENT PASSAGES ARE EXACTLY THAT 'SILENT'

I HEARD NO DUST POPS THROUGH THE PLAYTHROUGH EITHER

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT !!!!!!

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED E.J.DAY GATEFOLD SLEEVE

ANOTHER VERY HARD SLEEVE TO GET IN A COLLECTIBLE CONDITION DUE TO THE DUSTY NON LAMINATED COLOURED SURFACE WHICH IS USUALLY FOUND VERY BADLY RUBBED, AND FADED

THE FRONT SURFACE IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND  ALMOST ALL OF THE COLOUR HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE IS NO COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER AND THIS REALLY IS VERY RARE. THERE IS ONE TINY WHITE DOT JUST ABOVE THE BOTTOM EDGE TOWARDS THE RIGHT SIDE

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

THERE ARE JUST THREE SMALL LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE.NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEXT TO THE OPENING EDGE, ALTHOUGH THERE IS ONE A LITTLE FURTHER IN, BUT VERY HARD TO SPOT IN THE BLACK AREA.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE VERY LIGHTLY RUBBED IN TINY SPECKS HERE AND THERE, WITH A LITTLE MORE TO THE REAR RIGHT CORNER

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. NO FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSIONS EITHER. THIS SPINE HAS A HABIT OF FADING TO AN ORANGY COLOUR, BUT HERE IS ONE THAT IS AS VIBRANT AS THE FRONT AND REAR SURFACES.. THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS ARE LIGHTLY RUBBED AND THE LETTER 'Y' FROM POLYDOR HAS A TINY CHIP TO IT

THE TOP EDGE IS VERY VERY CLEAN WITH ONLY A FEW LITTLE WHITE SPECKS VISIBLE ALONG THE EDGE. THE TWO RIGHT CORNER TIPS ARE LIGHTLY RUBBED.

THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A LITTLE MORE WEAR TO IT, WITH SOME WHITE SCUFFS SHOWING IN PLACES, BUT NOTHING TOO TERRIBLE

IT IS REALLY HARD TO FIND A COPY OF THIS SLEEVE WITH A SPINE THE SAME COLOUR AS THE REST OF THE SLEEVE. USUALLY THE DEEP RED HAS FADED BADLY AND IN SOME CASES LOOKS MORE PINK THAN RED, BUT THIS COPY HAS CLEARLY BEEN KEPT AWAY FROM SUNLIGHT AND IS IN REMARKABLE CONDITION. FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED WITH EVERY LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. ONLY THE VERY TIP AT THE BOTTOM HAS A SPECK OF RUBBING

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS FANTASTIC AS THE FRONT. AGAIN NO COLOUR LOSS OR RUBBING AND ONLY A COUPLE OF TINY LINES ALONG THE PERIMETER EDGES

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO  NEAR PRISTINE INNER PANELS WHICH FEATURE THE LARGE TEDDY BEAR CARTOON IMAGE, AND SOME TRIBUTES TO THE BAND ON THE LEFT. JUST A COUPLE OF LIGHT BROWN GLUE SPOTS ON THE LEFT PANEL

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT  AND UNSPLIT WITH GLUE AGEING TO THE SEAMS

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS ALBUM COVER NEAR MINT M!!!

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

GARRY