KISS   - ALIVE! 1977 UK PYE/Casablanca Translucent Red Vinyl Press - Vinyl EX, Sleeve VG 

Try Before you Buy! 

For Video/Audio samples of the LP listed, click here:   PLEASE PLAY ON DESKTOP/LAPTOP  Budget MP3 deck used so not audiophile quality, but good enough to let you hear the quality of the vinyl surfaces.  Any gaps are YouTube playback issues, not the audio. Any probs let me know and I can send an MP3 sample, 

Notes:

• 1977 UK Press on Casablanca/PYE - CALD 5001-1

• No Barcode 

• Matrix/Runout: CALD 5001-1 A/B/C/D 10MB

Condition: 

Please read and remember this is a 40 year old vintage item 😀 pics and grading are honest so please look.  Graded VERY CRITICALLY under VERY bright spotlight + test play. Pics show item under bright spotlights.  Cleaned very carefully by hand using high grade cleaning fluid (L'arc du Son), distilled water and suitable cleaning cloths. 

Vinyl Surfaces - EX

Audio Test - with budget deck and Audio Technica Studio headphones. 

Gaps between tracks and songs with quiet intros have some VERY LIGHT audible background only. Once the songs start these cannot be heard. Overall the songs sound bright and clear and can be enjoyed without any background noise with that nice Vintage Vinyl Feeling.  Really shows off the Analogue mastering of this fantastic live album.    Visual Inspection/Bright Light:  EX

Small to moderate number of VERY light, small hairlines on each side when looking carefully - the kind of marks left by careful cleaning with a cloth and careful handling with an album played a good number of times but very well cared for.  No deep scratches, no major marks. 

• Visual Inspection - Bright Daylight: Looks Near Mint. 

Vinyl Labels - EX

• No marks 

• Colours and printed text all perfect 

• Tiny amount of wear on spindle holes 

Outer Sleeve - VG+ 

• Matt Finish cover seen on the early presses.  

• No major marks, creases or colour loss on front or back covers 

• One area on front cover where it looks like a label has been removed and has taken off a small part of the print- please see pics. 

• TINY amount of wear on corners/edges

• Spine has light to moderate wear and some yellowing, but all writing is intact and readable.  

• No splits

• Vintage ring-wear visible (please see pics) 

 

Inners 

• I've replaced the original plain white inners with anti-static black ones. 

• If you'd like the originals as well, just ask and I'll include them.  

Shipping & Payment 

• Well packaged in stiff, thick card mailer + Stiffeners for protection. 

• Vinyl will be removed from inner and securely packed during shipping to prevent splits 

• I combine shipping cost for multiple purchases - please contact me to let me know before paying and I will give you a quote. 

• Please note: eBay and PayPal combined charge me 15% fees on shipping, so unfortunately I have to pass this on. The shipping amount on the label will be a bit lower than the amount you pay...I don't make money on shipping 😀

UK bidders - Royal Mail Recorded with insurance for full value: £4.40 (can send standard if required and can send about 3 LPs for the price of 1) 

International (non UK) bidders tracked approximately : 

Europe - £12 Asia Pac - £15 Russia - £12 U.S. - £15 Australia - £8/15 South America - £15

Vinyl Care/Preparation

• I hand-clean every vinyl listed using L'Arc Du Son cleaning solution. This removes old grease, dust etc. to improve the playback quality. This does sometimes leave residue marks, but these don't affect play. 

• Once cleaned, I 'buff' the Vinyl using a very soft cleaning-cloth, then place it into an anti-static black sleeve. This sleeve is supplied with the Vinyl you buy. 

•  I also carefully clean and dry the Vinyl outer sleeves to remove old finger marks, dirt and dust. Once done the sleeves are placed into a PVC sleeve to keep them nice and clean, they are shipped with the plastic sleeve. 

•  Vinyls are then listened to end-to-end before grading, in order to make sure they don't skip etc. BEWARE VISUAL-ONLY GRADINGS...some Vinyls that look Near Mint to the eye have skips, others that look marked play near-perfectly. I've learned that you can't grade a Vinyl without listening to it :) 

•  Finally, I take lots of pics and rip the Vinyl to 256kbps MP3 (budget deck only at the moment) and make a sample video, uploaded to YouTube to let you hear the quality of the vinyl surfaces and see HD large pictures of the item. 

•  All of the above is done to help buyers be sure of what they are getting before they spend hard-earned money! For this reason, I am not the cheapest on eBay and don't want to be. All offers are considered but please don't expect me to give them away :) 

About me

• Reliable personal seller, not a big company

• Honest gradings: every item photographed and graded individually with warts and all pics: I want you to be happy with your purchase and giving you honest information is the way to do it. 

• Honest Shipping Costs, I don't make money on shipping. 

• Looking for other Rock titles - please ask. I can search to order and can offer sensible deals on multiples and save money for shipping. 

Mint (M)

The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet. booklet or poster are in perfect condiition. Records marked as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.

Excellent (EX)

The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing.

Very Good (VG)

The record has obviously been played many times, but displayes no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any moajor defects is acceptable

Good (G)

Te record has been played so much that the sound quality has notceably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc

Fair (F)

The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced.

Poor (P)

The record will not play properly due to scratched, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing

Bad (B)

The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler