'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..

10cc

'SHEET MUSIC'

UK 1st Pressing LP by DECCA  - earliest sleeve, labels and lyric insert

An outstanding 'ARCHIVED' example of this very collectable classic LP. A couple of plays only for this rare classic LP

Released    1974

Label        UK  UKAL 1007

Matrix      XZAL -12963.P-3   Stamper  G G   MELY!

                 XZAL -12964.P-4   Stamper  1 G G   MELS?  

 

THE VINYL   EX+ STRONG   INCREDIBLE CONDITION

As you can see, this vinyl is the highly prized DECCA MATRIX  UK pressing - It is in stunning condition with VERY FEW plays at all!

This first 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 DECCA pressings. We rarely see copies of this LP at all, let alone like this.

The centre hole shows a couple of skate lines, the hole remains tight with no wear.

Under a very bright light you can see there are a few tiny light whisp lines, and a few tiny hairlines that do not affect the play AND THATS ALL.

There is no damage or wear to either side or anything which spoils the play.

THE LABELS   MINT    1st 'silver ink' lettering - Both are superb condition, original matt 'Made in England' labels with no damage or writing

THE SLEEVE     EX+  STUNNING

Correct FLAT MATT  first issued earliest 'SUNOL' sleeve. Finding this LP with a sleeve as clean as this is nigh on impossible..but we have unearthed a real CRACKER!

SUPER SQUARE SPINE, not a lter rounded sleeve..also note the first sleeve has 'insert included' printed on the back top near the spine.

This whole sleeve is in SUPERB condition with the COLOURED INK in pristine condition. The edges are all incredible unrubbed condition.

In fact only the slightest of seam discolour (which is pretty much zero!) some very light ring press, and one tiny corner dink stops this sleeve from being graded higher..yes it is that good..and as we mentioned, so rare to find without grubby handling, wear and discolour.

some tiny tip rub on the foru corner- the open edge is super sharp with no real trace of any handling or wear at all.

All colours and inks remain in outstanding condition like new!!!

The spine is pretty much perfect, all titles 100% legible and immaculate, just some tiny tiny spots of squash

No damage or wear, just a couple of tiny spider lines over  edge.

WE CLARIFY BY SAYING, THIS SLEEVE IS SIMPLY OUTSTANDING QUALITY.

    

THE INNER SLEEVE   MINT-

DECCA poly lined original inner sleeve- SUPERB, NO SCISSORING OR DAMAGE

 

LYRIC INSERT  MINT   Rrare to find this inside, no wear or damage at all.

 

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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