Sold Date: December 26, 2023
Start Date: December 16, 2023
Final Price: $31.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 16
Seller Feedback: 6657
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PLEASE NOTE: I WILL ONLY GRADE AN OPENED LP NEAR MINT (NM) IF I CAN GUARANTEE IT HAS NEVER BEEN PLAYED (i.e. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER).  OTHERWISE, NEAR MINT MINUS (NM-) IS THE ABSOLUTE HIGHEST GRADE I WILL ASSIGN AN OPENED LP.


MEGA RARE original Jay Maynard mastered Jacksonville first pressing from 1981 on Harvest!!!  LP is VG/VG+ with a few light paper scuffs.  Cover is VG+ with a few very light creases.  This LP was my introduction to Maiden as a teen after seeing the cover in an ad in Circus magazine and buying it without having a clue as to what they sounded like.  It was everything I dreamed it would be and better.  It has remained my absolute favorite Maiden LP of all time.  Far more aggressive and metallic than their punkier debut and not as hokey as the Dickinson-era LPs (which I also love), this was the time when everything fell into place and came together sonically for the band.  This LP has never been bettered in this collector's less than humble opinion and is absolutely essential listening for every metal fan in the world.  You need this LP.


NEAR MINT: LOOKS UNPLAYED VG++:  VERY VERY MINIMAL SIGNS OF USE VG+:  AVERAGE SIGNS OF USE, NOTHING DEEP, SUPERFICIAL VG:  STILL AN OK RECORD, NOISE BETWEEN SONGS
GOOD: WORN BUT PLAYS FINE WITH DISTRACTING NOISE POOR:  FILLER COPY ONLY.  LOTS OF SCRATCHES