THIN LIZZY THUNDER & LIGHTNING 1st UK Press DOUBLE LP TIME CAPSULE REVIEW COPY

	£		70
	$		93

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Welcome to 'Its the vinyl countdown' music auctions. Here you will find some of the most incredible rare records and music memorabilia for your collection. We pride ourselves on auctioning only the highest grade records and items, you will not see anything listed here below EX+ condition, unles the item is extremely rare. You will not see worn covers, warped records or scratched records. We simply do not bother with them.

We list in many cases, 'Archived' & 'mint' condition items, we are able to source from private collections all over the UK. So we hope you can be put at ease that what you are bidding on is of the highest quality.

We play through most of the records, unless the item is clearly mint, or sealed..in which case we don't play them, thus maintaining their 'unplayed' status!  Obviously with some of these rare items there will be the odd 'anomoly' along the way , the odd little static pop or lead in 'sizzle' for a split second.. nothing is perfect we find! all systems differ, but we aim to describe these as accurately as possible for you.... PLEASE ENJOY THIS ITEM YOU ARE NOW LOOKING AT..

THIN LIZZY

'THUNDER & LIGHTNING'

AN ASTONISHING STONE MINT ARCHIVED LP SET!

 1st '1 1 1' mother stampers  EARLIEST DOUBLE LP EDITION (With the Live EP)

IMMACULATE MINT 1st PRESSING!!!

 From a Private music business associate, this LP is from a collection of archived 'from new' LPs, all are simply outstanding condition with only one play of the vinyl...

See our others listed, there's a lot more to come from this collection-all in this amazing condition..

Released   1983

Label        VERTIGO  VERL3

Matrix      VERL 3  A // 1  V 420  H   Stampers: 1 1    TOWNHOUSE  Etching T.L PHONE HOME

                 VERL 3  B // 1  V 420  H   Stampers: 1 1    TOWNHOUSE

LIVE E.P   LIZLP3  A // 2  V 420  H   Stampers: 1 1    TOWNHOUSE

                  LIZLP3  B // 2  V 420  H   Stampers: 1 1    TOWNHOUSE

THE VINYLS   MINT   INCREDIBLE  CONDITION

As you can see, this vinyl is the EARLIEST 1st UK pressing WITH the LIVE EP added in which only the first press had. 

Stored from new this LP SET has seen ONE PLAY ONLY, and remains in pristine AS NEW condition everywhere. The best example we have seen for a very long time.

This first pressing SET is a superb vinyl which has retained its amazing glossy sheen and finish. There is no dulling anywhere and overall it is in incredible condition for an LP of this age. The edges are silky smooth, typical of these vintage pressings. We are seing fewer and fewer copies of this LP, so rarely do we see a copy at all, let alone like this.

No spider lines around the centre holes of either record, and no wear to the spindle holes whatsoever. SURPLUS WAX AROUND THE CENTRE HOLES

There is barely a hint of any whisp lines and thats it-  nothing else!  

Clearly this LP set has been archived for many many years..IT REMAINS IN ASTONISHING CONDITION.

OVERALL THIS IS SIMPLY A MUST FOR ANY COLLECTION. YOU WILL NOT SEE BETTER.

THE LABELS   MINT  FLAT MATT LABELS

THE SLEEVE     MINT-   'TIME CAPSULE' LIKE NEW  

Correct  UK  gatefold low gloss SLEEVE  first issued earliest sleeve with wide SQUARE SPINE

This is straight out the box from  1983 - incredible condition , we do not auction any sleeves that we deem to have 'wear' so rest assured you are looking at a sleeve of stunning condition..

FINDING A COPY OF THIS SLEEVE THIS GOOD IS PRETTY MUCH IMPOSSIBLE AS IT WAS A TERROR FOR EASY DAMAGE AND RING WEAR, SCUFF ETC..

BUT..NOT THIS ONE!!!!

THE GATEFOLD DOES NOT EVEN FALL FLAT AND HAS CLEARLY NEVER BEEN FULLY OPENED - AMAZING!

The edges are all super clean with no traces of rub, at all , and all colours and inks remain in outstanding condition. This sleeve which is so hard to preserve without wear has clearly been stored away for decades!

No powdery white ringwear or even ring press of any note, and all edges are super crisp.

NO edge rub of any note - amazing!!

The open edge remains in immaculate sharp condition with no real signs of handling

The spine edge is totally unmarked -no dinks or wear at all.

a couple of tiny incidental spider lines over the edges

WE CLARIFY BY SAYING, THIS SLEEVE IS  MUSEUM QUALITY.

THE INNER SLEEVES   MINT

Original  paper 'Home taping is killing music' inners..(essential these are here in correct fashion) immaculate no wear or damage a real beauty

DO SEE OUR OTHER THIN LIZZY AUCTIONS- WE HAVE MORE OF THE SAME INCREDIBLE  'ARCHIVED RARITIES'.....

We hope you enjoy looking at this item, and good luck if you decide to bid for it...We can safely say you will not be dissapointed- If you need to know anyting else, please feel free to contact us with any questions.

All our items are sent 'signed delivery' tracked to your door, (we have never had an item go missing anywhere in the world!) for peace of mind for both you and us! All items are sent in strong protective mailer boxes and stiffeners. With over 28 years in mail order and the music industry 'worldwide' we pride ourselves on the fact you can bid safely on all our items, and knowing you are being dealt with by professionals.

ENJOY! ;0)