Status Quo ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD UK LP 1st Press MINT MINUS AUDIO - LISTEN

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STATUS QUO - ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD

ONE PLAY MINT MINUS AUDIO

MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:VERTIGO 9102 014
• MATRIX: 9102014 1Y//2 IB 11 . 2Y//4 IB 12

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

I BELIEVE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE STATUS QUO USED PICTURE LABELS ON ANY OF THEIR ALBUMS. THESE TWO LABELS ARE ABSOLUTELY IMMACULATE, I DO NOT BELIEVE I'VE EVER SEEN A BETTER PAIR OF ROCKING ALL OVER THE WORLD PICTURE LABELS ON ANY ALBUM. NO LOSS OF COLOUR, NO RUBBING, AND PRISTINE BLACK TYPEFACE. EVEN USING A MAGNIFYING GLASS I CAN BARELY MAKE OUT ONE MICROSCOPIC SPIDER LINE BY THE SPINDLE HOLE.

THE VINYL

THIS VINYL I BELIEVE IS THE BEST IT CAN POSSIBLY BE. IN DAY LIGHT TOTALLY IMMACULATE AND A GLEAMING SPARKLING AS NEW DISC. AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER LED SPOTLIGHT THERE IS JUST NOTHING TO SEE IT'S STILL REMAINS UNMARKED AND UNBLEMISHED, I DON'T EVEN SEE ANY OF THE WISPY HAIRLINES OR SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES YOU WOULD NORMALLY ASSOCIATE WITH A DISC HAVING BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE.

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 AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS IN THE FIRM BELIEF 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 OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THIS ALBUM PLAYS WITHOUT A SHADOW OF A DOUBT TO NEAR PERFECTION. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT AN ALBUM THIS POPULAR HAS REMAINED VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED SINCE 1977. NATURALLY THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE, NOR ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER.

AN ABSOLUTE JOY TO PLAY THIS ALBUM AS IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I'VE HEARD ONE WITH THIS SORT OF QUALITY.

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE, NO POPS UP CLICKS, AND HARDLY MORE THAN A COUPLE OF RANDOM SPLIT SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC, IN ONE OR TWO OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES. I DID HEAR THREE TINY LITTLE TICS ON THE RUN-IN TO SIDE ONE BUT THAT'S ABOUT IT.

AND ON THAT BASIS I AM DELIGHTED TO BE TO GRADE THIS FINAL MINT MINUS.

BUT PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR THIS HAVE A VERY GOOD LISTEN YOURSELF AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN PERSONAL STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

SO HERE WE HAVE A SEMI-LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE WHICH IS AS MINT AS THE VINYL, AND IS STILL A VERY COLLECTABLE CONDITION.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS NEAR PRISTINE AND THE FIRST THING I WANT TO MENTION IS THAT ALL FOUR CORNERS UNUSUALLY ARE VERY SHARP AND SQUARE. THERE ARE NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES ANYWHERE ON THE FRONT SURFACE AND INCREDIBLY THIS INCLUDES THE SPINE. THERE ARE NO LINES EITHER ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR OR ANYWHERE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. THIS IS UNHEARD OF ON THE SLEEVE.

THE TOP EDGE HAS A TINY SPECK OF SCUFFING TOWARDS THE LEFT-HAND CORNER, TWO LITTLE WHITE PATCHES ON AN OTHERWISE BLACK SURFACE. THE ONLY OTHER SPECK OF WHITE APPEARS ON THE RIGHT-HAND CORNER TIP AND A TINY LITTLE PINPRICK ABOUT HALF AN INCH IN FROM THE RIGHT-HAND CORNER.

THE BOTTOM EDGE SIMILARLY IS FULLY COLOURED WITH JUST A TINY SPECK OF RUB ON THE RIGHT-HAND CORNER TIP.

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND ON SQUASHED AND VIRTUALLY PRISTINE. THE GLEAMING BLACK SURFACE IS ONLY INTERRUPTED BY TWO OR THREE TINY LITTLE WHITE DOTS SHOWING ON THE TOP LEADING EDGE. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS HAVE A TINY SPECK OF RUBBING AS WELL.

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS GOOD AS THE FRONT. THREE SMALL LINES AGAINST THE SPINE NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE, AGAIN THE CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE.

THE CARD PICTURE INNER  SLEEVE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND INCREASED. THE THREE SEALED EDGES ARE JUST THAT SEALED AND DO NOT SHOW ANY SPLITS. THE TOP OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH NO EVIDENCE OF ANY BURRING. THIS IS A REALLY  ATOP COPY OF THIS SLEEVE AND I'M DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO GRADE IT MINT MINUS

YOU ARE NOT GOING TO FIND A BETTER EXAMPLE

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

GARRY