Uriah Heep SALISBURY UK 1ST VERTIGO SPIRAL EXCELLENT ++

	£		172
	$		228

URIAH HEEP - SALISBURY

FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE COPY

• CATALOGUE:VERTIGO 6360 028
• MATRIX:6360028 1Y//1 420 1 3 / 2Y//1 420 1 5
• CHRIS SMITH 22-5-71 ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE ONE
• GENUINE UK FIRST PRESS INDICATORS

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE BLACK AND WHITE  SWIRL LABEL IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION.. THE WHITE SIDE JUST COULD NOT BE WHITER. IT IS TOTALLY CLEAN AND IN MINT CONDITION. THE WHITE STRETCHES FULLY INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS AGAIN 100% PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THERE ARE 4-5 SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE INDICATING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS CLASSIC ALBUM HAS BEEN ON A TURNTABLE.

THE VINYL

THE VINYL GLEAMS AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL SHEEN

IT IS THE ORIGINAL HEAVYWEIGHT FIRST PRESS AND LOOKS REALLY CLEAN

THERE ARE A FEW LIGHT TINY SURFACE HANDLING LINES AND SOME WISPY HAIRLINES WHEN ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT(THESE DO CAUSE A FEW TICS AND POPS) AND SOME MORE WISPY HAIRLINES UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION

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 ALBUM FROM START TO FINSIH AS I NOW DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I AM CONVINCED 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 BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE VINYL PLAYS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES. WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD CLEARLY AND CRISPLY. THERE IS NO FRYING BACON OR SERIOUS BACKGROUND CRACKLING AT ALL ANYWHERE!!

WHAT YOU DO GET ARE SOME LIGHT AND RANDOM TICS HERE AND THERE,CASUED A FEW OF THERE IS ALSO SOME OCCASIONAL VERY LIGHT VINYL NOISE WHICH CAN ONLY REALLY BE HEARD IN THE QUIETEST OF PASSAGES

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

FOR ME THIS GRADES EXCELLENT PLUS

THE SLEEVE

THIS UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDIITON, AND UNLIKE MOST COPIES YOU WILL SEE , THIS ONE HAS NO RING WEAR

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND REMARKABLY ALL OF THE DELICATE COLOURS HAVE BEEN RETAINED

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SLEEVE HEAD ON ALL THAT IS VISIBLE ARE A FEW TINY LINES ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM PERIMETER EDGES, ONE TINY SCUFF ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND A COUPLE OF REALLY LIGHT LINES AGIN NEAR THE BOTTOM EDGE. ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT SOME LIGHT INDENT LINES CAN BE SEEN, PROBABLY WHERE SOMEONE WAS USING A BALL PEN ON SOME PAPER THE SLEEVE WAS UNDERNEATH. IT CERTAININLY ISN'T TERRIBLE, JUST THAT IT'S THERE WHEN YOU ANGLE THE COVER

THE  TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE VERY MILD SHELF WEAR IN A COUPLE OF SPOTS

THE SPINE IS SREALLY WELL PRESERVED. NO SQUASHING AT ALL, AND ONLY THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS HAVE LIGHT RUBBING WHILST THE YOP LEADING EDGE HAS 2-3 PIN PRICK CHIPS.

ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE OPENING EDGE IS  SHARP WITH JUST THE SLIGHTEST BIT OF BURR BUT THIS IS ENTIRELY DUE TO THE FRONT HALF OF THE GATEFOLD OVERHANING THE REAR SECTION SLIGHTLY

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME NICE CONDITION AS THE FRONT. THE DELICATE BROWN SURFACE IS ALL THERE, AND LIKE THE FRONT NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE.

AGAIN SOME TINY LINES AROUND THE PERIMETER, AND A SMALL PIN HOLE WHICH HAS GONE THROUGH TO THE INNER SURFACE. THIS IS JUST UNDER THE TOP EDGE AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE IT IN THE PICTURES

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS AN TOP CONDITION INNER SURFACE. THE BLACK IS STILL BLACK, THE WHITE TOP HALF JUST HAS A TRACE OF THE BLACK RUBBING AGAINST IT AROUND THE EDGES. THE PIN HOLE IS THERE AS DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY

THE ORIGINAL SWIRLY INNER SLEEVE IS IN MAGNIFICENT ORIGINAL CONDITION. UNSPLIT AND ONLY VERY LIGHTLY AGED.

THE SLEEVE EASILY GRADES EXCELLENT PLUS

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

GARRY