ZZ Top – Eliminator LP (1983) • Original US First Pressing • Factory Sealed

$

80

Master Catalog, Production & Audio Engineering Metadata • Format: 1 x 12" Heavyweight Virgin Vinyl LP (33 ⅓ RPM) • Audio Mix Profile: Original 1983 Analog Studio Mastering. Mastered at the legendary Masterdisk studios by Bob Ludwig,          optimizing the punchy, driving electronic synthesizer-sequenced bass loops layered with Billy Gibbons' legendary blues-rock          guitar tones. • Production Personnel: Produced by Bill Ham, delivering the definitive multi-platinum synth-rock masterpiece that dominated          global music charts and MTV rotation throughout the decade. • Pressing Origin: United States (Warner Bros. Records Inc.) • Catalog Identifier: Warner Bros. 23774-1 / 9 23774-1 (Run-out matrix strings are guaranteed early 1983 US master stampers          etched beneath the shrink wrap). • Genre / Sub-Genre: Arena Rock / Hard Rock / Synth-Rock / Blues Rock
Album Condition & Structural Breakdown 1. The Sonic Content (Vinyl Disc) • Condition Grade: Factory Mint (M) • Physical State: 100% untouched, unplayed, and unhandled. The record sits flawlessly preserved in a complete vacuum of time,          exactly as it left the pressing plant machinery in 1983. The grooves retain their absolute pristine factory state, completely free          from any ambient paper scuffs, factory sleeve hair scratches, handling oils, spindle marks, or stylus playback wear. This is a         definitive, virgin archival document.
2. The Packaging (Jacket & Outer Display) • Condition Grade: Factory Mint (M) / Still Sealed (SS) • Shrink Wrap Integrity: Enclosed in its original, mid-80s heavyweight factory shrink wrap. The plastic is exceptionally tight,          crystal clear, and completely taut across the entire front and back surfaces. Zero seam splits, zero corner blowouts, no stress-         lines, and absolutely no breathing-hole tearing or fragmentation. • Jacket Geometry & Face Quality: The cardstock jacket faces display perfectly flat, flawless geometry with absolutely no          structural bowing or storage warping from "shrink snap." The iconic red hot rod illustration artwork exhibits complete, deep         color saturation with zero fading, ring-wear shadows, or shelf-friction dullness.