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Sold Date:
May 6, 2016
Start Date:
April 29, 2016
Final Price:
£89.00
(GBP)
Bid Count:
5
Seller Feedback:
1929
Buyer Feedback:
19
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'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..
SLADE
'WALL OF HITS'
INCREDIBLE MINT PLAY COPY 1st A1 B1 PRESS
ONLY ONE PLAY FROM NEW!
From a collection of Archived FILE copy LPs- all in MINT play condition.. Original UK issue
Each of these vinyls we are listing are from a private collection, kept in MINT condition and are as good as we have ever seen!
Each vinyl we are listing from this collection was taped onto cassette when new to protect the vinyl!
We have more listing each week from this incredible UK collection
No 'long winded' descriptions needed here everyone- they really are that good! You will be amazed.
Released 1991
Label POLYDOR 511 612
Matrix 511612 A1U-1-1
511612 B1U-1-1
THE VINYL MINT
As you can see, this vinyl is the 1st ORIGINAL UK pressing ON VINYL- MOST COPIES WERE PRESSED ON CD!
Stored from new this LP has seen ONE PLAY ONLY
IT IS AS NEW!
This pressing has retained its glossy sheen, and has no marks or scratches at all
NO spider lines around the centre hole, and no wear to the spindle hole whatsoever.
There is barely a hint of any whisp lines, and thats it- nothing else!
On playing through we heard nothing! hardly the feintest trace of intro static, no noise or unwanted pops etc- The vinyl has sat archived for decades, so there was a few dust specs on the vinyl when we checked it. STUNNING!
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
Correct first UK issued earliest sleeve -
Printed by - NO CREDIT
IT IS AS CLEAN AS NEW, AND EASILY AS GOOD AS WE HAVE EVER SEEN.. STUNNING!
The edges are all super clean with no real traces of rub, at all , and all colours and inks remain in outstanding condition
No powdery white ringwear - OR ring press, and all edges are super crisp.
SPINE EDGE IS IMACULATE
NO TIP RUB OF ANY NOTE
THE OPEN EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP- LIKE NEW
THE INKS ARE GLEAMING LIKE BRAND NEW..
We cannot add any more than this! ITS A TIME CAPSULE BEAUTY..
THE INNER SLEEVE MINT-
PAT PRINTED POLY LINED INNER... 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)