'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.... PLEASE ENJOY THIS ITEM YOU ARE NOW LOOKING AT..

EAGLES

'HOTEL CALIFORNIA'

RARE UK TEXTURED SLEEVE FIRST EDITION ONLY SLEEVE

& A1 B1 MATRIX

From a collection of Archived Review copy LPs- all in MINT play condition.. Stunning original UK issued and we have never seen better!

COMPLETE ORIGINAL ASYLUM PRESSING WITH POSTER, INNER SLEEVE AND IMMACULATE WIDE SPINE SLEEVE

Be sure to see our others listed..they are all quite spectacular!

Released 1976

Label    ASYLUM /  WARNERS K53051

Matrix      K53051 A1   EG  

                 K53051 B1   EG  

 

THE VINYL   MINT-   INCREDIBLE  CONDITION

As you can see, this vinyl is the EARLIST RARE A1 B1 UK pressing with the YELLOW/GREEN DESIGN labels- Stored from new this LP has seen JUST A FEW VERY CAREFUL plays only, and remains in pristine condition everywhere.

THE WHOLE VINYL PLAYS SUPERB..QUITE BREATH TAKING!

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.

SURPLUS WAX AROUND THE SPINDLE

There is barely a hint of any whisp lines, 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!

'last resort', 'pretty maids', 'hotel intro'...stunning!!!!!!!!  AS GOOD AS WE HAVE HEARD

OVERALL THIS IS SIMPLY A MUST FOR ANY FINAL UPGRADE COLLECTION. YOU WILL NOT SEE BETTER.

 

THE LABELS   MINT  FLAT MATT LABELS

 

THE SLEEVE     MINT-  SIMPLY PRISTINE. 

Correct  first UK issued earliest TEXTURED MATT sleeve  -with the SUPER WIDE spine. INNER AND POSTER

Printed by  -  GOTHIC PRESS

** THE VERY FIRST RUN OF THESE SLEEVES HAD A LIGHT TEXTURED FINISH TO THEM, MORE NOTICEABLE ON THE INSIDE GATEFOLD, THE CARD IS SUPER HEAVY (Similar to the USA style card-but tougher!) IT IS VERY RARE THAT THESE SLEEVES TURN UP, AS MOST ARE THE STANDARD GLOSSIER STYLE-

FINDING ONE IS A REAL TREAT- AND WE HAVE A STUNNER!

..this is straight from 1976- the earliest sleeve with that poster inside too!

This is in simply incredible condition, quite amazing how it has survived so clean.

THE BLACK CARD IS LIKE NEW!!!

The edges are all super clean with no real traces of rub, just some very light rub on the bottom edge, and all colours and inks remain in outstanding condition

No powdery white ringwear - NO ring press, and all edges are super crisp.

Some tiny little tip rub &  a NO spider lines over the edge of the spine.

There is some very very feint rub on the top of the back sleeve .

The spine edge is totally unmarked with just the tiniest of rub on the bottom tip..

The open edge remains in immaculate sharp condition -superb.

THE GATEFOLD OPEN OUT IS LIKE NEW..IMMACULATE! and features the flat matt light textured finish

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

 

THE INNER SLEEVE   EX+

GREEN TEXTURED PAPER LINER. NO SPLITS OR DISCOLOURATION.

 

POSTER  MINT

RARE TO SEE THIS..AND THIS ONE IS PRISTINE!

 

 

 

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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