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Postage: UK £4.75 (£1 per extra record). Europe (including Russia) £12.50 (£2 per extra record). Rest of World (including ALL parts of the USA) £16.50 (£3 per extra record). All boxes signed for in quality, safe packaging – I NEVER use mailing envelopes that offer virtually no protection at all – in fact I think these things should be banned as records WILL arrive damaged in them at some time. Here, you get what you pay for – SAFE PACKING in BOXES using 7mm DOUBLE-WALL STIFFENERS. Full details nearer the end of the listing.

Posting to Russia: Yes, I do post to Russia. But delivery can take up to 4 to 6 weeks from the UK. So please be patient. I will submit a tracking number to the winning bidder, and when the packet arrives there it can be followed online using the Russian post website.

ALSO: I now apply the Ebay ‘2-day’ rule for non-payment to keep things moving – cash-flow is important for any small business. I will always keep my P&P prices as low as possible, and even after yet another Royal Mail price hike from April this year, I have NOT raised my prices and will never compromise on solid, safe packing that is invariably heavier than most you will get. My P&P offers probably the best value-for-money for vinyl records available, and I even will pay for full insurance on any record that sells for over £100 at NO extra cost – that is UK and abroad. Also I aim to post the very same day after payment is received. You WILL see the difference when my packet arrives.

FINALLY: Late payers, non-payers and ‘0’ bidders will now be blocked or cancelled at my discretion. As will any bidder who cancels a bid. I do not like this practice as it is most often used to phish out the price to beat. Ebay does not approve and neither do I – so only bid on my items if you want them.

Artist or Band: STATUS QUO

Album Title: Piledriver

Producer(s): Status Quo

TRACK LIST:

Side 1: Don’t Waste My Time; Oh Baby; A Year; Unspoken Words.

Side 2: Big Fat Mama; Paper Plane; All the Reasons; Roadhouse Blues.

Label/Format: Vertigo – original swirl logos with matt, smooth surfaces.

Label Conditions: Both little short of immaculate, very clean, equally fresh and attractive with any of the very few spindle traces very fine and faint. This superb copy looks hardly played.

Catalogue Number: 6360082

Mode / Speed: Stereo / 33.3 rpm.

Warps: Assume all records I offer have no warping of any significance and all tracking is easy and effortless and should play on all turntables and even ‘budget’ decks.

Weight of this Record: 134 grams. A very good weight for this one.

Country of Manufacture: England

Rarity: Moderate – in terms of this massively collectable label, this is certainly one of the more common titles. However, finding them with a lovely fresh, clean and barely worn cover is a different matter. Being unprotected and white, this is more often seen very grubby, scruffy and badly aged. Also for those who bought this one initially, many played it to destruction. This album actually charted and peaked at No. 5 in the UK album charts and sold well. That being a rare exception on this label that specialised in new, more obscure, or largely progressive, folk or jazz acts. Many of which sold in tiny numbers with some titles rarely seen or offered. This plays practically Mint and looks fantastic, it even includes its original Swirl inner sleeve in equally top condition. Finding this later Spiral album in such superb all-round condition is considerably harder and this could prove a significant upgrade for many collectors.

Original Year of Release: 1972

Matrix Nos: 6360082 1Y//2 420 1 3 1 & 6360082 2Y//1 420 1 1 3 2

Musicians: Francis Rossi – guitar, lead vocals; Rick Parfitt – guitar, piano, organ, lead vocals; Alan Lancaster – bass, 12 string acoustic guitar, lead vocals; John Coghlan – drums, percussion. With: Bob Young – Harmonica; Jimmy Horowitz – Piano.

Brief Info: Album number five, and by now, their popularity was rising fast. With a popular hit single in ‘Paper Plane’, included on this album, it helped push sales up to the dizzy heights of No. 5 in the UK album charts. It was their first for Vertigo after departing from Pye, it was the only one issued on the Swirl format that by now was fast coming to its end. This became one of the best selling albums on this cult label, so not one of the harder to ones to actually find. Status Quo were a quite new act with a full-on sound that people warmed to quickly. Along with the follow-up ‘Hello’, those are my two favourite albums by them. As ever, conditions are the major factor, and if the less rare Spirals are needed or to be upgraded, only near the best will do. This is a super all-round example with a rarer clean cover than most around, an equally impressive swirl inner sleeve and the record appearing hardly played. It offers fantastic clean sound throughout. Do not underestimate how difficult finding such copies are these days, this really is an upgrade worthy example.

Cover Grade and Format: MINT(–): an unlaminated gatefold format with matt, smooth surfaces. Printed and made in England, uncredited. This is a crucial factor and totally correct for a first printing of the Spiral originals. Reprintings with the new Spaceship label had covers printed by Howards, and are probably easier to find in better condition being slightly less old (but they are wrong for Swirl copies, so beware). Includes the late swirl inner sleeve with the correct softer lining.

Cover Front: A strong contender as the best Piledriver cover I have seen. This has barely aged at all and does come very close to reminding of new – I know that is a bold statement – but check out my pictures, this is exceptional. The white areas, still exactly that, white, not yellowed, darkened or browned. Fresh, clean with no toning and barely any creasing, the lack of sticker marks another bonus. A front to please even the discerning Vertigo collectors.

Cover Back: Almost the same again. A couple of fine creases, but little else. The lack of grubbiness and especially ring wear are both major pluses.

Cover Inner Gatefold: Little short of as-made and looking fantastic, unusually, hardly any hint of set-off where dark ink rests upon white, this is gorgeous as seen.

Top Edges: Both in stunning condition, mainly straight, clean, unrubbed and near flush.

Bottom Edges: Almost the same, any hint of friction rubbing to these storage edges little and light.

Right Edge(s), and Type: The front has a tucked and folded real edge, again white and with no toning or discolour. The open storage back edges are very clean and ultra sharp with barely any wear. Any thickening or burring minuscule as seen viewed end-on. No trimming or enhancements guaranteed, in fact the outer back edge is slightly wider than the inside edge in manufacture to reitterate the fact.

Spine and Text: A magnificent Mint spine, totally as made. Solid, quite thick and straight with no compression. Folded close to square, so the edges meet up closely together and near parallel. All text is perfect and unworn and the surface and folds are unrubbed, scuffed or grubbied. This incredibly delicate area is unlikely to be found better.

Corners: All corners match the rest of the cover with hardly anything to fault. Better than excellent to full near mint shape being retained with no knocks or dinks.

Cover Summary: A very strong all-round example of this unforgiving large white area 1970’s cover, one that will prove immensely difficult to find better. With such scant hint of age, this beautiful 45-year-old item should please many, if not most collectors.

The Inner Sleeve: EXCELLENT(+): and only marked down for one moderate stain mark on the front, that apart, it would have been graded still higher. This is the correct later type swirl inner that now included the soft lining rather than the heavier polylining. It has two perfect crisp and totally undamaged window circles, intact lining, barely any creasing and all edges unsplit with no repairs. The one small stain apart, this is almost as good as they ever get.

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: EXCELLENT(++): arguably harshly graded at that. A superb visual copy that is very clean with equally fine shine and quite solidly pressed. A copy hardly even played on all the evidence with any surface traces very light, fine and faint as seen critically under bright light. Wispy traces and no stylus scratches, this one so often heavily played, this proved a popular Vertigo album. Visually a super record that should please most collectors.

Album Played For Grading: Yes. [I play ALL records I offer before submitting to Ebay, also the record is played in its entirety unless clearly stated otherwise. I do NOT play snippets or joining grooves to check for sound quality and quietness – I play from the beginning to end via clinically revealing B&W speakers that include the legendary tweeter from their awesome Nautilus range that reveals every blemish or minuscule sound present on any record.]

Sound Quality and Audio Grading: This pulsating Status Quo classic plays even above it’s high visual grading with barely anything to fault. Offering strong, distortion-free sound, all frequencies are sharp and clear – sound quality is very high with a wide dynamic range and very detailed sound. Any surface sound barely even registered and this is an exceptional clean pressing with no tracking issues*. Few available Spiral label copies will outperform this I am certain. Both channels are clean and sharp, hardly played and expertly stored and carefully handled within a non-smoking environment. Nothing spoilt my pleasure when play-grading this wonderful record – this really is Status Quo at their brilliant best with top quality songs and even including an impressive version of The Doors ‘Roadhouse Blues’. This will prove beyond difficult to find better – that is cover, inner, record and sound, this merits my highest possible recommendation, it will prove a massive upgrade for many collectors and fans.

* As played-graded on a high-end Linn LP12 Sondek turntable with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Quintet Black moving coil cartridge tracking at 2.2 grams.

Now one of the most established sellers on Ebay and still offering the finest and most accurately described and graded records I can find. I pride myself on offering a variety of genres to keep my site as interesting as possible. I will rarely offer any record that falls below a true Excellent grading, unless its of a certain rarity which will justify offering a lesser grade. I try, to the best of my ability to describe as accurately and as honesty as I can all items I offer for sale with all the relevant information I can think of to help any potential bidder and collector. You may notice I only submit records sparingly on Ebay as I Play-Grade every record I offer in their entirety – also on higher-end equipment – not just bits to guess a grade - visuals alone do not always tell a true or full story. I will mention any defects or flaws no matter how small that I notice to be fair as possible to any interested collector – I am very fussy and my buyers have the right to be too. Every record I offer, whether it be a common or rare item deserves the same respect as far as I am concerned and will be treated the same - just because an item is rare does not always mean it’s good. I get just as much pleasure offering a relatively common record in stunning near mint condition as the real rare items. All the pictures I use for your guidance are taken with a digital camera or scanned - they are NOT improved, cleaned-up or made better looking than they are with camera trickery or enhancing with digital programs. Room light factors can make things vary sometimes, that is hard to control, especially in winter. If any picture I take looks more flattering than the actual item for any reason, I will clearly state the fact in the advert and vice-versa. I hope the item below is to your liking - any questions can be emailed and I will do my very best to answer you. I am enthusiastic, and have a fair degree of knowledge about many genres and I promise quality items - bid with confidence - excellence comes as standard and so does Near Mint regularly. Please assume all records I offer have NO jumps, sticks, warps or writing on covers or labels unless clearly stated to the contrary. Thanks for your interest and Good luck – MIKE.

Equipment Used for Play-Grading: I now play-grade ALL the records I offer (unless clearly stated to the contrary) on the following equipment:

Deck: Linn LP12/Hercules/Cirkus with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Quintet Black moving coil cartridge (tracks at 2.2 grams). Amps: Naim Supernait 2 with Project USB phono stage and Tellerium Black interconnects. Speakers: B&W 704 Floorstanding 3-way Monitors (bi-wired with Tellurium Black terminated cable). All records I offer on Ebay are cleaned on a professional VPI-17 vacuum machine before play-grading for the cleanest and best possible sound and will include a brand new lined inner and protective cover too. Pictures taken with a Nikon D5000 SLR Digital Camera.

PACKING - THIS IS WHAT YOU GET.

What You Get: To confirm to the strict Ebay rules on shipping, I must now send ALL my packets ‘Signed-For’ with NO exceptions. Both buyers and sellers want their packets to have a safer journey and this is not a bad thing.

I now offer the fastest possible posting, often the very next day after payment is received or within two to three days maximum (unless on holiday). I only use FIRST-CLASS Mail. The record’s cover will be placed within a BRAND NEW soft protective sleeve and the actual record will be professionally cleaned on my new VPI-17 Pro vacuum system to give ultimate clean grooves and playing surfaces and the best possible looks and ultimate sound quality. You will NOT get tired, dull looking, dust infested records inside worn and foggy covers with tatty inners from this seller and that’s a promise and guarantee. All records are posted in professional boxes (NOT Mailers, these do not offer any real protection). The record(s) are REMOVED from their main cover to avoid edge splits and placed within a brand new polylined inner. The record’s original inner will be included if available. The boxes are then reinforced with at least TWO, ULTRA THICK stiffeners for maximum extra protection – these are FOUR TIMES thicker than commercial stiffeners and are custom-made for oneadayrecords. Really rare and expensive albums will even be Double Boxed if deemed necessary and possible. When larger boxes are used, the thick record and stiffener ‘sandwich’ is then thickly embedded into bubble-wrap to bulk out the record inside the box to centre the item inside to reduce the risk of damage still further. Printed address labels are used for clarity as well as a sender label. Customers requests or special needs for P&P will be respected if at all possible but ‘Signed-For’ posting is NOT an option anymore. I do not profit on posting, better quality packaging costs, I offer probably the best-value and safest shipping possible for ultimate confidence. The boxes and ultra thick double-wall stiffeners make a near impregnable fortress for safe shipping and this is used inland and overseas for ALL my records, not just the rare and expensive. I will invoice any winning bidder as soon as possible after the auction ends. My ‘loss’ or ‘damage rate’ is minuscule in over 14­ years of Ebay trading and I consider that pretty exceptional. The only damage rate acceptable for this seller is ZERO and I think my packets will offer just that. It would take a vicious postman or postal service to damage these for sure. Oneadayrecords is a MAILER-FREE ZONE – they offer next-to-no-protection, and should be banned, no ‘professional’ should consider using them in my opinion. I discount of course for multiple purchases with a maximum of FIVE records per box (one double can sometimes be included subject to total weight). All postage costs are below and at the top of the listing.

NOTE: First Time Bidders: Please ask me first.

PLEASE NOTE: I now exercise my right to open a dispute after the Ebay rule of TWO days if no payment is received. I will then cancel the dispute to end the bid, again after the mandatory FOUR days and then offer the item to the runner-up or relist. The non-payer will also be blocked from my Ebay site as will any suspicious bids or bid withdrawals. Small businesses need prompt payment to trade and these strict rules WILL be applied.

SHIPPING COSTS & CONDITIONS – THESE comply with EBAY’S RULES - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:

Posting & Packing: UK & CHANNEL ISLANDS all now sent via Recorded Delivery:

1 LP (FIRST-CLASS Recorded Delivery with Standard Royal Mail Insurance) [Signed For] = £4.75

1 LP (Special Delivery with Standard £500 Maximum Insurance) [Signed For, Next Day] = £7.50. (this includes insurance of £500). Add £1 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: EUROPE & SCANDINAVIA. (Airmail Only):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£50 maximum]) = £12.50 (enhanced Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3). Add £2 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: ALL OVERSEAS (non-European) e.g. USA (ANY PART OF); South America; New Zealand; Australia; Canada; Japan and other Far East; (Airmail Only: I NEVER use Surface Mail):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£50 maximum]) = £16.50 (£17.50 for double sets). Add £3 per extra LP. (enhanced Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3)

Payment Conditions:

I prefer PayPal or cheque from UK winning bidders. I can accept PayPal from overseas bidders or direct payment into my bank account.

Potential Bidders: I will cancel any bids I feel are time-wasters. A maximum 3 days for communication and 7 days for payment to arrive - if not I will relist the item or offer to the runner-up. Fast deals get great feedback from me. Any questions - please ask and thanks for looking.

My Guarantee: If any winning bidder is not satisfied with their purchase I will offer a complete refund. I will not refund if any defect detail is clearly stated on the advert and missed by the buyer, so read the item description carefully. If any overseas collector does not understand anything in my listing, please email and ask me to help. Thank You.

SOME GENERAL GUIDES TO WEAR AND CONDITIONS TO HELP YOU DECIDE

My Use of Description Terminology: Surface Marks = Superficial, usually light marks, hairlines or light scuffs that rarely sound. Scratch = a needle mark that goes below the record’s surface, some will sound, some will not, my play-grade will inform. Original = a record that has been pressed with the first label design which does NOT necessarily mean a very first pressed record. First Pressing = A record that I believe or know to be a genuine very first pressed record. I do not claim to always know for sure, and that’s why I state the stamper and matrix numbers if at all possible, for those who claim to know what they all mean, the information is there for the collector to decide. I prefer to use terms like ‘Early Copy’ rather than ‘First Pressing’ if I am not totally sure. Surface Sound = Mild, light sound, usually light crackle or similar. Distortion = Break up of the actual sound caused by groove wear or damage from a chipped stylus – the most undesirable form of unwanted sound, vintage mono records were the most prone to this happening but not exclusively so. The symptoms of distortion are high frequency clipping, moderate constant crackle or an echo type sound quality. Violin, piano and vocals are most prone to groove-wear distortion. Feathering = Fraying or softening of the entry edge of a cover. Covers with feathered entrance edges are more likely to have had the actual record inserted and removed more than a non-feathered, sharp-edged cover which are always far more attractive. Set Off, actually a printer’s term for dark ink leaving mild residue on pale or white ink when rested upon. e.g. when a gatefold cover has black ink closed against white, this can leave some black residue on the pale area – this is mostly unavoidable or course.

The Argument for Vinyl Original sound and mix (mono mixes are rarely available on CD), high quality sound on clean copies (played on a hi-end dedicated analogue system – breathtaking sound!), beautiful, large format covers, artwork, inserts and even full size posters etc; huge investment potential, and the pleasure of owning ‘the real thing’.