ALEX HARVEY Framed VERY SCARCE ORIG UK 1972 VERTIGO SPIRAL EX++ LP. SUPER SOUND.

	£		414
	$		549

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Artist or Band: THE SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND

Album Title: Framed.

Producer(s): Alex Harvey Band.

TRACK LIST:

Side 1: Framed; Hammer Song; Midnight Moses; Isobel Goudie (Part 1: My Lady of the Night, Part 2: Coitus Interruptus, Part 3: Virgin and the Hunter).

Side 2: Buff’s Bar Blues; I Just Want to Make Love to You; Hole In Her Stocking; There’s No Lights On the Christmas Tree, Mother They’re Burning Big Louie Tonight; St. Anthony.

Label/Format: Vertigo – original Spiral format with matt, smooth surfaces.

Label Conditions: Both in age-defying condition and superb: very clean, ultra fresh and attractive with only three or four very light, fine and faint spindle marks and no wear around the hole area.

Cat Number: 6360081.

Mode / Speed: Stereo / 33.3 rpm.

Warps: Assume all records I offer have no warping of any significance and all tracking is easy and effortless and should play on all turntables and even ‘budget’ decks.

Weight of this Record: 122 grams. Quite typical for a late Swirl, this pressing on top quality pure vinyl with top quality sound throughout.

Country of Manufacture: England.

Rarity: Quite rare: it being only notoriously difficult to find in top conditions as well – this is a beauty.

Original Year of Release: 1972

Matrixes & Stampers: 6360081 1Y//1 420 1 1 3 & 6360081 2Y//1 420 1 1 3

Musicians: Alex Harvey - Lead vocals; Zal Cleminson - Lead guitar; Hugh McKenna - Electric piano; Chris Glen - Bass guitar; Eddie McKenna - Drums; Phil Kenzie - Tenor saxophone; Big Bud’s Brass - Brass section.

Brief Info: The first album under the name The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, this a one-off on the Vertigo Spiral label issued late in the catalogue and only very briefly available. Scotsman Harvey at this time was not too well-known and with minimal album sales. Like so many others on this most collectable of labels, it almost went unnoticed initially with few pressed or sold. After his superb performance on BBC2’s ‘Old Grey Whistle Test’, his ‘Next’ album attracted far more attention and he soon became successful with his impressive new band. So those fans that backtracked to this album, most purchased it on the spaceship format as the Swirl label copies had then gone and been repressed. I rate this album highly as well, both this and the fantastic ‘Next’ album, issued prior to his music becoming more commercial are magnificent. This highly impressive original Swirl looks hardly played and offers little short of perfect sound throughout. The cover, another Vertigo delicate one, in most cases is damaged, torn and creased. That small die-cut ‘diamond’ window on the front showing the incarcerated Alex often catches and tears the fragile single-thickness card – this detail – as seen in close-up, is pristine. Any blemishes to this more carefully stored example are minor and light. It includes a Spiral inner sleeve also in impressive condition, this seems a likely replacement being honest as the date-code pre-dates its release. Overall, a super example that could prove a massive upgrade for fans and Spiral collectors alike, this will rarely be found a great deal better.

Cover Grade and Format: EXCELLENT(+): and this being somewhat conserevative for a delicate cover. An unlaminated gatefold format with matt, smooth surfaces. The front is single thickness card as is the perilous spine area, the record enters via the centrefold, this being another factor to the number seen torn or split. The front also has the diamond shaped die-cut ‘window’. Printed and made in England, uncredited, includes a Swirly inner sleeve (first type).

Cover Front: Along with the spine, the most vulnerable part of this delicate cover, it being single thickness and die-cut. That small window detail near the top here is pristine on BOTH sides. More often than not, torn or badly creased. The reason being more than obvious: the top point of the diamond shape is only around an inch from the top edge, so just one catch and the damage is done. Well this one has totally escape any accidents or near-misses, it is perfect. The front is clean, fresh and attractive – a small gentle mark near the left edge only. Large areas of solid grey (or any colour really) seem the most prone to rubbing or marks of which this has barely any. Any creasing little and very light, a tiny few hairline types near the edges and a gentle trace near the bottom right corner tip. Try finding this front cleaner or with fewer issues than this, a real looker and so unusual to see.

Cover Back: The super back more than complements the exceptional front with little to fault. Any marks or creases very fine, few and faint. The lack of ringwear another major plus. A tiny, super-fine central ‘lift’ on the spine surface is evident, but this IS a minor lift, NOT a split.

Cover Inner Gatefold: The is – well, sensational – the right prison wall is pristine. What sets this apart is the left white side: this rarely escapes often heavy ‘set-off’, that a term I use for dark ink resting upon white when the cover is closed, most seen will be grubby with ink transfer from the opposite dark face. The only way this can realistically be avoided is to place a paper sheet in the centrefold to keep them apart – few would have even thought of this at the time. Being honest, I have not seen this scarce cover too many times, but all I have seen have been very ‘set-off’ with unwanted dark ink on the surface, this has practically none and looks magnificent for it. That along with a pristine die-cut window makes for unusual sight inside. Lastly for this part, the entrance area to the right of the fold hinge is still strong and undamaged, and certainly not split. The small aforementioned surface ‘lift’ on the outside has NOT split the card. Even the very ends are still solid, unsplit with no thinning or feathering. All strong evidence the record has not been removed or inserted many times.

Top Edges: The back folded edge straight and barely rubbed at all. The single thickness front is sharp with any traces of thickening or burring minuscule.

Bottom Edges: Pretty much the same with just a little thickening near the front right corner. This leading corner will rarely escape with nothing, but this has little to fault.

Right Edge(s), and Type: The back folded edge is again barely worn at all and still ultra straight. The vulnerable single thickness front edge is clean, very sharp with minimal traces of any wear. Any thickening or burring minuscule with just a tiny trace on the bottom corner tip. This fact along with being flush and parallel to the back edge makes for the ultimate neat finished cover, these overlooked details make the difference between average and exceptional. I remind, the record enters from inside the gatefold.

Spine and Text: Somewhat against the odds, this is still very solid, straight with minimal compression and folded square, so the edges meet up very closely together and parallel. Just that fine and small surface ‘crack’, or tiny card ‘lift’ as mentioned already, this HAS NOT SPLIT, or been repaired, that is guaranteed. Simply by usage over time, these fragile thin hinges will wear and often tear and split. More clear evidence this one has not been ‘used’ much at all. This tiny area apart, the entire spine face and practically all the hinge folds retain all ink. Also the text is unworn and solid as seen in close-up.

Corners: Any tip rubbing tiny and light, just a very fine semi-crease on the front bottom right tip. Very fine but mostly excellent or better shape retained, that so difficult on covers with this design.

Cover Summary: A very strong all-round example of this very fragile 1970’s cover, one that will prove very difficult to find much better. Not actually easy to find at all being honest, the die-cut format was not around too long with any label design inside. Any issues gentle, few and light, all the major positives far outweigh any minor blemishes. This beautiful item should please many, if not most collectors. A possible significant upgrade for Spiral collectors?

The Inner Sleeve: EXCELLENT(+): firstly, this is date-coded 0671 (June 1971), so pre-dates the release of this album, so I would presume or think very likely this is a replacement inner sleeve – but that may not be the case – did the company simply use earlier stock? This being a type one design and in very fine condition, only marked down for the usual age darkening. Hardly creased with two near pristine window circles and very clear polylining. No edge split or repairs.

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: EXCELLENT(++): a superb visual copy that is very clean with equally fine shine and solidly pressed. A copy with minimal plays on all the evidence with any surface trace marks few, very light and faint as seen critically under bright angled light. Whispy traces with the odd gentle fine hairline or two, viewed in normal room light hardly anything even shows. Visually an impressive record that should please many, if not most collectors.

Album Played For Grading: Yes. [I play ALL records I offer before submitting to Ebay, also the record is played in its entirety unless clearly stated otherwise. I do NOT play snippets or joining grooves to check for sound quality and quietness – I play from the beginning to end via clinically revealing B&W speakers that include the legendary tweeter from their awesome Nautilus range that reveals every blemish or minuscule sound present on any record.]

Sound Quality and Audio Grading: This elusive first issue Vertigo record plays even above it’s high visual grading with barely anything to fault. Strong, distortion-free sound, all frequencies are sharp and clear - sound quality is very high with a wide dynamic range and very detailed sound. Any surface sounds barely even registered and this is an exceptional clean pressing with no tracking issues*. Few older Spiral copies will match, let alone outperform this quality pressing significantly I feel sure. Both channels are clean and sharp, I am certain this record has been played very lightly and has been generally well stored and carefully handled, almost certainly in a non-smoking environment. Nothing spoilt my pleasure when play-grading this wonderful record. It will prove very difficult to find significantly better and can be strongly recommended.

* As played-graded on a high-end Linn LP12 Sondek turntable with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Quintet Blue moving coil cartridge tracking at 2.2 grams.

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My Use of Description Terminology: Surface Marks = Superficial, usually light marks, hairlines or light scuffs that rarely sound. Scratch = a needle mark that goes below the record’s surface, some will sound, some will not, my play-grade will inform. Original = a record that has been pressed with the first label design which does NOT necessarily mean a very first pressed record. First Pressing = A record that I believe or know to be a genuine very first pressed record. I do not claim to always know for sure, and that’s why I state the stamper and matrix numbers if at all possible, for those who claim to know what they all mean, the information is there for the collector to decide. I prefer to use terms like ‘Early Copy’ rather than ‘First Pressing’ if I am not totally sure. Surface Sound = Mild, light sound, usually light crackle or similar. Distortion = Break up of the actual sound caused by groove wear or damage from a chipped stylus – the most undesirable form of unwanted sound, vintage mono records were the most prone to this happening but not exclusively so. The symptoms of distortion are high frequency clipping, moderate constant crackle or an echo type sound quality. Violin, piano and vocals are most prone to groove-wear distortion. Feathering = Fraying or softening of the entry edge of a cover. Covers with feathered entrance edges are more likely to have had the actual record inserted and removed more than a non-feathered, sharp-edged cover which are always far more attractive. Set Off, actually a printer’s term for dark ink leaving mild residue on pale or white ink when rested upon. e.g. when a gatefold cover has black ink closed against white, this can leave some black residue on the pale area – this is mostly unavoidable or course.

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