Slade SLADEST 1973 UK LP 1ST PRESS UNPLAYED MINT

	£		104
	$		138

SLADE - SLADEST

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED CONDITION

• CATALOGUE:POLYDOR 2442 119
• MATRIX:2442119 A6 / B5
• FIRST PRESS

1973 ORIGINAL PRESSING WHICH WAS SLADES FIRST GREATEST HITS COMPILATION. A LUXURIOUS ALBUM FEATURING A SPLENDIG GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH A BOOKLET AFFIXED INSIDE DETAILING ALL OF THE HEITS WITH SOME CRACKING PICS OF THE BAND. TO FIND AN UNPLAYED ALBUM IS JUST AMAZING

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 HAD NO SPIDER LINES AROUND IT WHATSOEVER, AND AS I GENTLY PLACED IT INTO MY TURNTABLE I COULD HEAR AND FEEL THE REMNANT SHARDS OF VINYL STILL EMBEDDED INSIDE THE SPINDLE HOLE.

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 OF ANY KIND AT ALL ON ANY PART OF THE SURFACE AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING. MORE TAHN A COPULE OF SPORADIC WISPY LINES

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 FOUR COMPLETE TRACKS  FROM THIS  ALBUM,  I HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE DEAD WAX RUN IN, IN ADDITION I HAVE RECORDED ONE RANDOM TRACK FROM EACH SIDE, INCLUDING THE LINKING GROOVE AS I WISH TO DEMONSTRATE NOT ONLY THE ABSOLUTE CLARITY OF THE RECORDING, BUT THE SILENCE IN THE BITS THAT SHOULD BE SILENT. PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THIS INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE

I CANNOT BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW EXCITED I WAS BY FIND ING AND THEN HEARING THIS UNPLAYED LP. I HOPE THAT BY LISTENING TO THE EXCERPTS THAT I HAVE RECORDED YOU ALSO REALISE JUST HOW RARE A FIND THIS IS. THERE IS JUST NO BACKGROUND, NO CLICKS OR POPS, JUST THE INCREDIBLE SOUND FROM HOW IT WAS PRESSED BACK IN 1973

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT UNPLAYED

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED E.J.DAY GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT, CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY MARKS, STAINS OR CREASES. IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE THE SMALL ONES THAT GATHER CLOSE TO THE SPINE APART FROM 1 REALLY INSIGNIFICANT BARELY VISIBLE ONE AND THIS IS A TESTAMENT TO JUST HOW CAREFULLY IT HAS BEEN HANDLED.

THE COLOURS HAVE REMAINED UNRUBBED WITH ONE SMALL EXCEPTION WHICH IS THE BAREST TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE JUST ACCROSS JIMMY LEA'S HEAD.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE  FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR,

THE SPINE IS ALSO UNRUBBED, FLAT AND CLEAN WITH PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TYPEFACE. THERE IS JUST AN ABSOLUTE SMIDGEN OF COLOUR LOSS TO THE VERY VERY TOP TIP OF THE SPINE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PRINTED AND PUT TOGETHER, SHOWING EXACTLY HOW LITTLE THE SLEEVE AND RECORD HAS BEEN HANDLED.

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME MAGNIFICENT CONDITON AS THE FRONT, AGAIN WITH JUST THAT TINY TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE RIGHT AT THE VERY TOP

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TEO PRISTINE INNER PANELS WHICH FEATURE LARGE IMAGES OF DON POWELL, AND NODDY HOLDER.

THE 8 PAGE 12" BOOKLET IS PERFECTLY AFFIXED IN IT'S ORIGINAL PLACE AND IS ALSO IN UNDAMAGED CONDITION

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT CLEAN AND UNSPLIT

A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE IT NEAR MINT MINUS

I AM CERTAIN THAT THIS INCREDIBLE VINYL AND SLEEVE WILL NEVER NEED UPGRADING

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

GARRY