THE SUPERB SCOTTISH ROCK BAND, THAT FINALLY MADE IT INTO THE BIG TIME WITH THIS THEIR THIRD ALBUM. ARGUABLY THIS AND THE FOLLOWUP 'LOUD AND PROUD' BEING EXAMPLES OF THEIR FINEST WORK

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, AND ALL OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS BOTH UNRUBBED AND CLEAR AND LEGIBLE.

 A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST ONE MINISCULE AND BARELY VISIBLE SPIDER LINE  AROUND IT, AND THIS CONFIRMS THAT THE LP HAS NOT ONLY BEEN METICULOUSLY HANDLED, BUT THAT IT JUST REALLY HASN'T BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE MORE THAN ONCE OR MAYBE TWICE

THE VINYL

THE FIRST PRESS RAZAMANAZ ALBUM CAN EASILY BE TOLD BY THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL USED IN THE PRESSING, AND OF COURSE THE -1U MATRIX NUMBERS STAMPED INTO THE DEAD WAX. 

THIS COPY IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. STILL RETAINS ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE, AND GLEAMS LIKE NEW. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL 1 PLAY COPY THAT IS NOW 48 YEARS OLD.

THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE VINYL AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A FEW NEAR INVISIBLE WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES

PLAYING THE RECORD

WE DO BELIEVE THAT A RARE LP SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE HEARD BY BIDDERS AND SO THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE  INVESTED IN. THE BUTTONS AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE WILL ALLOW YOU TO HEAR THE ACTUAL RECORD YOUR ARE THINKING OF BIDDING ON

THIS IS A SERVICE WE ARE DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER OUR CUSTOMERS

THE LP 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 REPRODUCTION IS .

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND NOISE WHATSOEVER ANYWHERE ON THE ALBUM.

ALL THE SILENT BITS ARE SILENT AND THE STEREO REPORDUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS.

I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A LISTEN IN PARTICULAR TO VIGILANTE MAN WHICH IS MOSTLY QUIET FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE TRACK, AND WILL GIVE YOU A TRUE PICTURE OF JUST HOW BRILLIANT AND CLEAN THIS ALBUM IS.

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND NO MORE THAN ONE OR TWO SPLIT SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

I DIDN'T HEAR AND DUST POPS, STATIC TICS OR ANY OTHER UNWANTED NOISE WHATSOEVER

THIS IS A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM AND I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING IT MINT MINUS

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN TO IT AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS THOUGH

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED E.J DAY GATEFOLD IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION

THE DUSTY POWDERY FINISH TO THE FRONT SURFACE  OFTEN RESULTS IN SERIOUS COLOUR LOSS BUT NOT ON THIS SLEEVE 

HERE IS ONE THAT HAS BEEN WELL PROTECTED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FOR VIRTUALLY ALL OF IT'S LIFE, RESULTING IN A STUNNING UNBLEMISHED FINISH TO THE SURFACE FRONT AND BACK

 THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR DINGS. 

IN FACT THERE IS ONLY ONE REALLY SMALL PRESSURE LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINE . ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE AND THE CORNERS ARE STILL SHARP AND SQUARE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES AGAIN ARE USUALLY FOUND WITH SEVERE RUBBING AND SHELF WEAR BUT ON THIS  COPY, THE TOP EDGE IS SUPERB WITH JUST A  PIN PRICK OF WHITE  SHOWING ON THE VERY RIGHT TIP END  OF THE FRONT EDGE

AND THE BOTTOM EDGE IS EVERY BIT AS SPECIAL WITH ONE PIN PRICK OF WHITE ON EACH OF THE RIGHT TIP ENDS.

THE SPINE IS PRISTINE. TOTALLY FLAT AND UNRUBBED AND EVER LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THIS IS REALLY RARE TO FIND IT IN THIS GREAT CONDITION

THE OPENING EDGE IS  RAZOR SHARP WITH A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS ON THE FRONT EDGE

THE REAR SURFACE, IS EVERY BIT AS NICE AS THE FRONT. HAS THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO  PRISTINE PANELS SHOWING THE BAND LIVE ON STAGE.

THE INNER SLEEVE IS IN ORIGINAL CONDITION. FLAT CLEAN, AND MOST OF ALL UNSPLIT

I AM PERFECTLY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS