Uriah Heep LIVE JAN 1973 UK 2LP 1-2 PLAYS EVER MINT-

	£		42
	$		56

URIAH HEEP - LIVE JANUARY 1973

IN MAGNIFICENT 2 PLAY CONDITION

FIRST PRESS

• CATALOGUE:BRONZE ISLD 1/2
• MATRIX: ISLD 1-1 A-2 / ISLD 1-1-B-2 / ISLD 2-1-A-1 / ISLD 2-1-B-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 OP / 2 PO / 2 OD / 1 RH

THIS INCREDIBLE DOUBLE ALBUM WAS RELEASED SHORTLY AFTER THE RUNAWAY SUCESS OF DEMONS AND WIZARDS, AND THE MAGICIAN'S BIRTHDAY. AN INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE AND A FANTASTIC DOUBLE ALBUM

HERE IS AN ORIGINAL PRESSING IN THE KIND OF CONDITION MOST PEOPLE ONLY DREAM ABOUT

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

THE LIGHT TAN LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION SHOWING NO STAINS OR MARKS AND NO LOSS OF COLOUR. THE TYPEFACE IS EQUALLY PRISTINE AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. I HAD TO REALLY LOOK CLOSE TO SEE ANY SPIDER LINES AT ALL, BUT DID SPOT A COUPLE OF REALY SMALL CLOSE KNIT LINES WHEN I ANGLED THE LABEL INTO THE INTESE ILLIMINATION OF A SPOTLIGHT, AND EVEN THEN I HAD TO PLAY AROUND TO SPOT THEM. THIS LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN PLAYED MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES SINCE 1973

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. YOU CAN TELL THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN PLAYED JUST BY LOOKING AT HOW THE RECORD STILL GLEAMS. THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE SURFACE EITHER, AND ONLY WHEN OFFERED UP TO THE SPOTLIGHT ARE THERE A COUPLE OF WISPY LINES 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 TWO ALBUM SET FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT. THIS INCLUDES THE RUN IN'S, THE RUN OUT'S AND THE SILENT BITS WHERE POSSIBLE. IT HAS LONG BEEN SAID THAT BUYING FROM EBAY CAN BE A LOTTERY, AND THAT A MINT ALBUM USUALLY TURNS UP AND PLAYS AND SOUNDS TERRIBLE, AND THAT THERE IS NO COMPARISON TO BEING ABLE TO PICK UP AN LP IN A SHOP OR AT A RECORD FAIR. WELL THAT IS A FAIR POINT BUT HERE YOU ARE NOW ABLE TO LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE ALBUM IN THE COMFORT OF YOUR OWN HOME BEFORE DECIDING WHETHER TO BID OR NOT. I AM CERTAIN THIS IS THE WAY FORWARD, AND AM HAPPY TO INVEST MY TIME PRODUCING THIS FOR BUYERS. YOU CAN'T GET THIS AT A RECORD FAIR!!

WHAT THIS VINYL GIVES YOU IS A TRULY FIRST PRESS STEREO REPRODUCTION, WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION AND NO BACKGROUND CRACKLING. IF I AM BEING ULTRA PICKY THEN THERE IS THE BAREST TRACE OF STATIC IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES,AND THE OFF LITTLE DUST POP OR TWO, BUT SERIOUSLY THIS IS A MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF THIS DOUBLE ALBUM SET AND WOULD GRACE ANY COLLECTION

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE IN WHAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS STUNNING CONDITION!!!

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES, NO LIGHT CREASES, AND NOT EVEN ANY OF THE SMALL LINES YOU USUALLY FIND DOWN THE SPINE.THE LAMINATE ONTOP OF THE JET BLACK COLOUR MAKES THE SURFACE SHINE LIKE A POLISHED MIRRIR. TO FIND A COPY OF THIS SLEEVE IN A TOTALLY UNBLEMISHED CONDITON IS AN ABSOLUTE LUXURY.

THERE IS NO RING WEAR NOR RECORD SHAPE, AND ALSO NO THUMB NAIL LINES EITHER

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, AND THIS IS DUE TO THE LP BEING HOUSED IN A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FOR MOST OF ITS 37 YEARS

THE SPINE IS ABSOLOUTELY PRISTINE. AGAIN THIS USUALLY SUFFERS FROM SEVERE LAMINATE PEEL OR FLAKE. HERE IS ONE THAT IS MINT. NO LOSS OF COLOUR AND EVERY LETTER OF THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

BOTH OPENING EDGES ARE VERY SHARP AND APART FROM A COUPLE OF THUMB NAIL NICKS ALONG EACH ONE ARE IN TOP CONDITION.

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT,AGAIN HIGHLY POLISHED AND FREE FROM ANY LAMINATE LINES, CREASES, THUMB LINES, RECORD SHAPE, RINGWEAR ETC.

AS THE GATEFOLD IS OPENED YOU GET THE CREAK THAT YOU ONLY GET WITH FULLY LAMINATED SLEEVES THAT HAVEN'T BEEN OPENED VERY OFTEN. WHAT IS APPARENT IS THAT THE TWO INNER PANELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. AGAIN THE POLISHED LAMINATE REALLY MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE.

STAPLED INTO THE SPINE IS THE 10 PAGE BOOKLET WHICH HAS BEEN KEPT IN PRISTINE CONDITION. NO CREASES OR CORNER FOLDS ON ANY OF THE PAGES.

INSIDE THE SLEEVE ARE THE TWO INNER SLEEVES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO LOOK LIKE THEY ARE COVERED IN NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS. BOTH OF THESE ARE IN MINT CONDITION. TOTALLY UNCREASED AND NO SEAM SPLITS, AND THE THUMB NOTCH ALONG THE TOP EDGES OF EACH OF THEM ARE UNDAMAGED. A TRULY INCREDIBLE SLEEVE AND INNERS

THE SLEEVE GRADES MINT MINUS WITH EASE

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