'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..

STEELY DAN

'AJA'

RARE 1st PRESS WITH LYRIC INNER SLEEVE

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

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

Released 1977

Label    ABC  ABCL5225

Matrix         ABCL5225 A2

                    ABCL5225 B2

               

THE VINYL   MINT- PLAY  

As you can see, this vinyl is the  ORIGINAL  1st UK PRESSING With the original first edition labels- Stored from new this LP remains in pristine  condition.

ARCHIVED FROM NEW WITH BARELY ANY PLAY AT ALL

IT REALLY DOES PLAY INCREDIBLE..WITH HARDLY A HINT OF ANY STATIC ANYWHERE-

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.

There are a few light whisp lines, and a couple of little hairlines that do not sound -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  Clearly this LP has been archived for many many years, a few little dust specs are on the vinyl when we slid out the vinyl.

a FEW tiny spider lines around the centre hole-

IT REMAINS IN SUPERB PLAY CONDITION. There is some dust on the vinyl where it has stood for so long untouched!

On playing through we heard nothing in the dead grooves bar the tiniest of static in the dead grooves...the odd dust pop that probably will not sound next time.. it sounds like new as it could be!

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

 

THE LABELS   MINT  FLAT MATT LABELS

 

THE SLEEVE     EX+ 

Correct  first UK issued earliest MATT GATEFOLD sleeve 

Printed by  -   GARROD & LOFTHOUSE

 This is in superb condition, quite amazing how it has survived so clean.. Most copies we see have bad white rubbing on the edges..but not this one

JUST SOME LIGHT RUB ON THE EDGES AND SPINE

THE  INKS ARE MAGNIFICENT..

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

The tiniest of tip rub , &  just a couple of tiny spider lines over the edge of the spine and seam edge.

The spine edge is totally unmarked with no wear, or damage.

the open out of the gatefold is astonishing. We cannot add any more than this!

OVERALL..A REAL BEAUTY!

 

INNER  MINT-

TEXTURED LYRIC INNER WITH THUMB GROOVE- NO SPLITS AT ALL! SOME LIGHT RING PRESS- SUPER RARE TO SEE THESE INSIDE STILL.. A STUNNING EXAMPLE NO DAMAGE AT ALL

 

 

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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