NAZARETH'S SECONDALBUM ON THE MOONCREST LABEL, AND RELEASED VERY SHORTLY AFTER RAZAMANAZ AND FOLLOWED ON EXACTLY WHERE RAZAMANAZ LEFT OFF. IN FACT IT COULD BE ARGUED THAT THE ALBUMS ARE A PAIR AND ONE IS NOT COMPLETE WITHOUT THE OTHER

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE SUPERB MOONCREST LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE RICH AND VIBRANT BASE COLOURS FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE,WHICH ACTUALLY . ALL OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS BOTH UNRUBBED AND CLEAR AND LEGIBLE. FINALLY THERE ARE JUST 3 OR SO TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS 1973 1ST PRESS HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

THE VINYL

THE FIRST PRESS LOUD AND PROUD ALBUM CAN EASILY BE TOLD BY THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL USED IN THE PRESSING, THIS COPY IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. STILL RETAINS ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE, AND GLEAMS LIKE NEW. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF ANY HANDLING MARKS , AND ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION AM I ABLE TO SPOT SOME WISPY HAIRLINES AND A SOME LIGHT SURFACE SWIRLS 

PLAYING THE RECORD

 THE LP'S PLAYS THROUGH BRILLIANTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS. 

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, AND NO FRYING BACON OR CLICKS ETC

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

THERE IS SOME VERY LOW LEVEL ALMOST INAUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD DURING SOME OF THE LINIKNG GROOVES

NO DUST POPS OR TICS

A SUPERB AUDIO PERFROMANCE ALL THE WAY THROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT 

BUT PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOUR SELF

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED SLEEVE IN SUPERB CONDITION. 

THE FRONT SURFACE WHICH OFTEN HAS SERIOUS COLOUR LOSS, IS  RICH AND VIBRANT AND HAS NO COLOUR LOSS OTHER THAN A LITTLE GREYING (GREENING) AT THE VERY BOTTOM JUST ABOVE THE BOTTOM EDGE.

THE FOUR CORNER TIPS HAVE A SPECK OF RUBBING

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

THERE ARE JUST THREE SMALL PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE

NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, FIVE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGES ARE FULLY COLOURED AND ONLY THE CORNER TIP ENDS SHOW A PIN PRICK OF RUB

THE BOTTOM EDGES  HAVE A COUPLE OF TINY SCUFFS IN THE MIDDLE AND VERY LIGHT SHELF RUB RANDOMLY ON THE SURFACE

THE SPINE COLOUR HAS FADED A LITTLE. THERE IS SHELF RUB TO THE LEADING EDGES, AND AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS

THE OPENING EDGE IS  RAZOR SHARP AND IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THE LP HAS NOT BEEN OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES

THE REAR SURFACE HAS SOME LIGHT EDGE GREYING ANS A LITTLE RING WEAR

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO  CLEAN PANELS SHOWING THE LYRICS ON THE LEFT HALF AND A PUBLICITY SHOT OF THE BAND ON THE RIGHT

I AM PERFECTLY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX+