Slade SLADEST 1973 UK LP 1st Press INCREDIBLE MINT RECORD UNPLAYED UNTIL TODAY
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SLADE - SLADEST
UNPLAYED UNTIL TODAY - MINT AUDIO FROM START TO FINISH
INCREDIBLE MINT MINUS SLEEVE
- CATALOGUE:POLYDOR 2442 119
- MATRIX:2442119 A v B CROSSED OUT 6 1 1 1 / B v 5 1 3 2
- MOST COPIES ARE A5/B5
- FIRST PRESS VARIANT
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 DOESN'T HAVE ANY SPIDER LINES WHATSOEVER.
THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND TOTALLY UN-RUBBED AND UNWORN,AND THERE ARE STILL SHARDS OF VINYL AROUND THE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE A BRAND NEW DISC. IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY PRISTINE AND MINT LOOKING AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, APART FROM A COUPLE OF NON SOUNDING DULL LINES ON THE LAST TRACK OF SIDE ONE
THE TEST PLAY
THE CLARITY OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS THERE FOR ALL TO HEAR. A VERY SUPERB STEREO REPRODUCTION
THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DISTORTION TO THE STEREO SOUND WHATSOEVER, AND NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ALL
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND NO TICS OR POPS AT ANY POINT DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND NO STATIC ANYWHERE
SILENT LINKING GROOVES
NO STATIC TICS AT ALL - A SIMPLY SUPERB REPRODUCTION
I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SUPERB DISC MINT FOR THE AUDIO AND MINT VISUALLY
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THIS INCREDIBLE AUDIO AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED E.J.DAY GROUP 1ST ISSUE SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS SUPER CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES.
ALMOST EVERY COPY OF THIS I HAVE LOOKED AT OVER THE YEARS HAS RING WEAR AND VARYING DEGREES OF COLOUR LOSS. THIS COPY IS THE ABSOLUTE BEST I HAVE COME ACROSS, BECAUSE THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO LOSS OF COLOUR TO THE FRONT SURFACE WHATSOEVER.
NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE, AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE
THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE SPINE, NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE AND NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER.
THE ONLY MINOR THING IS A VERY SLIGHT RIPPLE TO THE RIGHT SIDE
THE TOP EDGES ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION, WITH ALL OF THE COLOURS INTACT AND FULLY RUNNING FROM CORNER TO CORNER, AND THE TIPS REMAIN UNBLEMISHED
THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE ALSO IN PRISTINE CONDITION.
THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED THE BLACK SURFACE IS IMMACULATE AND FREE FROM ANY RUBBING.
THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND PRISTINE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS ARE UNBLEMISHED
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ONE SINGLE THUMB NAIL NICK
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME SUPREME CONDITION AS THE FRONT, USUALLY HERE THERE IS RING WEAR, BUT THIS COPY HAS ABSOLUTELY NONE, AND NO RECORD SHAPE EITHER
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A FRONT PANEL WITH A MINT IMAGE OF NODDY HOLDER. THE REAR PANEL IS IN THE SAME FANTASTIC CONDITION AND THE PICTURE OF DON POWELL IS ALSO PRISTINE
THE 8 PAGE 12" BOOKLET IS PERFECTLY AFFIXED IN IT'S ORIGINAL PLACE AND IS ALSO IN SUPERB ORIGINAL UNBLEMISHED CONDITION
THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS FLAT CLEAN AND UN-SPLIT, AND STILL EXTREMELY WHITE
A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE IT MINT MINUS
I DON'T THINK YOU COULD FIND A BETTER EXAMPLE
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
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