'ITS THE VINYL COUNTDOWN'

Welcome to 'Its the vinyl countdown' music auctions. Here you will find some of the most incredible rare records and music memorabilia for your collection. We pride ourselves on auctioning only the highest grade records and items, you will not see anything listed here below EX+ condition, unles the item is extremely rare. You will not see worn covers, warped records or scratched records. We simply do not bother with them.

We list in many cases, 'Archived' & 'mint' condition items, we are able to source from private collections all over the UK. So we hope you can be put at ease that what you are bidding on is of the highest quality.

We play through most of the records, unless the item is clearly mint, or sealed..in which case we don't play them, thus maintaining their 'unplayed' status!  Obviously with some of these rare items there will be the odd 'anomoly' along the way , the odd little static pop or lead in 'sizzle' for a split second.. nothing is perfect we find! all systems differ, but we aim to describe these as accurately as possible for you.... 

We have just taken in a super rare record collection of some of the most collectable titles. Each one we are listing, whilst possibly not quite as MINT as we normally list here on eBay, we are sure you will see that records like these are so collectable in any condition! AND..as always, we will not list anything if it plays badly or jumps skips  etc.. So rest assured, these LPs are going to be really nice and super rare.. And they will play brilliantly -at least!!! 

Look out for the others listing too.

PLEASE ENJOY THIS ITEM YOU ARE NOW LOOKING AT..

DEEP PURPLE

'MACHINE HEAD'

HARD TO FIND GENUINE UK  A1U B1U  Pressing LP  - 1st LAMINATE SLEEVE

VERY FEW PLAYS - AND WITH LYRIC INNER- STUNNING!

Released 1972

Label    EMI PURPLE  TPSA 7504

Matrix        TPSA 7504 A-1U         Stamper: 3 GAT

                   TPSA 7504 B-1U         Stamper: 1 RPA

   

THE VINYL   EX+ STRONG  INCREDIBLE  CONDITION

As you can see, this vinyl is the highly prized  1st pressing with the PURPLE EMI Labels - Stored from new this LP has seen possibly a handful of VERY CAREFUL plays only, and remains in pristine condition everywhere.

This pressing is a superb vinyl which has retained its amazing glossy sheen and finish. There is no dulling anywhere and overall it is in incredible condition for an LP of this age. The edges are silky smooth, typical of these vintage pressings. We are seing fewer and fewer copies of this LP, so rarely do we see a copy at all, let alone like this.

a couple of light spider lines around the centre hole, and no wear to the spindle hole whatsoever.

There is barely a hint of any whisp lines, a couple of the lightest of hairlines and thats it-  nothing else!  Clearly this LP has been archived for many many years, a few little dust specs are on the vinyl when we slid it for checking..IT REMAINS IN ASTONISHING CONDITION.

On playing through we heard nothing bar the tiniest of lead in static in the dead grooves..it sounds like new as it could be! All those classic passages played amazing..overall this is easily as clean a copy as we have heard.

A MUST FOR ANY FINAL UPGRADE COLLECTION. YOU WILL NOT SEE BETTER.

 

THE LABELS   MINT-  FLAT MATT LABELS

 

THE SLEEVE     EX+ 

Correct LAMINATED first UK issued earliest gatefold sleeve  - WITH LYRIC FOLD OUT INSERT

PRINTER CREDITS -  GARROD & LOFTHOUSE

 This sleeve is in super condition, AS GOOD AS WE HAVE SEEN FOR AGES!

No  ringwear -some light  ring press...no dulling of any note.

The open edge remains in  sharp condition, with minimal feathering

The spine is super with no bad squashing

There is some tip rub on all corners

Some tiny little laminate spider lines over the edges in  a few places..

The open out is superb with no white rubbing or wear of any note, and the panels are super clean.

We cannot add any more than this! ITS A BEAUTY!

 

THE INNER SLEEVE   MINT- 

Original PAT PRINTED paper inner

 

LYRIC INSERT  EX+

Yes it is here!! super rare, and just a few light creases, no tears or rips.

 

 

POSTAGE DISCOUNTS:

Don't forget we offer big postage discounts on multi wins..the more LPs you win, the cheaper the postage works out for you worldwide- Up to 2 kilos or 5 LPs, after which we will send your wins in more than one parcel..ALL very well protected in mailers, stiffeners, plenty of tape & protection, then 'signed delivered' to your door-  and to date we have nad NO damaged items!  ;0)

 

We hope you enjoy looking at this item, and good luck if you decide to bid for it...We can safely say you will not be dissapointed- If you need to know anyting else, please feel free to contact us with any questions.

All our items are sent 'signed delivery' tracked to your door, (we have never had an item go missing anywhere in the world!) for peace of mind for both you and us! All items are sent in strong protective mailer boxes and stiffeners. With over 28 years in mail order and the music industry 'worldwide' we pride ourselves on the fact you can bid safely on all our items, and knowing you are being dealt with by professionals.

 

ENJOY! ;0)          

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