Alice Cooper KILLER 1971 UK LP 1st Press W/Attached Calendar NEAR MINT EXAMPLE

	£		207
	$		274

I have come across a collection of records that defy time.

They belonged to a collector who was buying in the mid to late 60's through the 70's and 80's

However his family have said that he didn't own a record player until the mid 80's.

Very strange I know, but what it means is that the early records have in most cases never been played or at the most one play.

Naturally people's tastes in music change and that's why the 80's albums have had more play than the 60's

There are some incredible records in this collection

I aim to release one per day and will list them at 8pm UK time so that they don't get confused with my other listings

I will also be playing each record and recording IT. My very very careful test play will go undetected however

ALICE COOPER - KILLER

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT CONDITION

ORIGINAL 1971 FIRST PRESS

WITH 1ST ISSUE RARE 1972 CALENDAR FULLY AND COMPLETELY ATTACHED

• CATALOGUE:WARNER BROTHERS K56005
• 1ST PRESS OLIVE GREEN LABEL
• MATRIX: K56005 A1 / B1

A WORD ABOUT THE SLEEVE AND CALENDAR. THIS LP WAS RELEASED IN NOVEMBER 1971. THE ORIGINAL ISSUES HAVE A DETACHABLE CALENDAR AND IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY AT THE PICTURE, ON THE LEFT EDGE UNDER THE PICTURE OF A HANGING ALICE THERE IS A DATE PRINTED HERE. IN THIS CASE IT IS 1972. CLEARLY WHEN ISSUED IN NOVEMBER IT WOULD HAVE BEEN PRUDENT TO HAVE A CALENDAR THAT REFLECTED THE YEAR TO COME. THERE ARE LATER ISSUE SLEEVES THAT HAVE THE DATE 1973. SO IT DOESN'T TAKE TOO MUCH WORKING OUT THAT THESE SLEEVES WERE MORE THAN LIKELY PRODUCED A YEAR LATER. SO A REAL TRUE FIRST ISSUE MUST HAVE THE 1972 ISSUE CALENDAR

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE OLIVE GREEN LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. THEY ARE RICH AND VIBRANT IN COLOUR AND THE BASE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND UNRUBBED AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THERE ARE 8-10  SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS 50 YEAR OLD ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. A BEAUTIFULLY GLOSSY ALBUM AND TOTALLY FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT. AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE. A TRULY STUNNING RECORD

PLAYING THE RECORD

THIS ALBUM PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECTION.

THE FIRST THING TO SAY IS THAT IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER. A  REALLY CRISP CLEAN STEREO REPRODUCTION WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEARD EXACTLY AS WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED. FAULTLESS!!!

THE VINYL IS SILENT WHERE IT SHOULD BE RIGHT FROM THE SECOND THE STYLUS IS LOWERED ONTO THE DISC, AND THIS CONTINUES RIGHT THROUGH THE WHOLE ALBUM.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB, AND THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLES AT ALL. NO CLICKS AND EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER

THERE ARE JUST AFEW RANDOM SPECKS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD ONLY IN SOME LINKING GROOVES AND A COUPLE OF THE MOST SILOENT PASSAGES

AND NO MORE THAN 2-3 TINY DUST POPS / TICS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

AUDIBLY I HAVE TO GRADE THIS NEAR MINT

THE SLEEVE

ORIGINAL WB GATEFOLD SLEEVE. THIS SLEEVE HAS A HISTORY OF BEING HARD TO FIND IN A COLLECTIBLE CONDITION DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS UNLAMINATED AND HAS ONE OF THOSE  POWDERY FINISHES THAT IS SERIOUSLY PRONE TO RUBBING AND RING WEAR.BUT MOSTLY BECAUSE THE PERFORATED CALENDAR ON MOST COPIES IS EITHER MISSING COMPLETELY OR THE PERFORATIONS HAVE STARTED TO TEAR MAKING IT VERY LOOSE

THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS SLEEVE IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND THE RED POWDERY SURFACE IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND AMAZINGLY THERE IS NO SIGN OF RING WEAR WHATSOEVER.

THERE IS TINY SPECK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER TIP

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

THERE ARE THREE SMALL PRESSURE LINES AGAINST THE LEFT EDGE AND TWO AGAINST THE RIGHT EDGE. NONE ALONG THE TOP OR BORROM EDGES

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE MOSTLY FREE FROM ANY RUBBING OR WEAR WHATSOEVER, WITH JUST A FEW TINY SPECKS OF UNDERCARD VISIBLE

THE REAR SURFACE IS  IN UNBLEMISHED CONDITION APART FROM A SPECK OF RUB ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP, AGAIN ALL OF THE GREENS AND BLUES ARE PERFECTLY INTACT, AND UNRUBBED. YET AGAIN THERE IS NO RING WEAR, OR EVEN ANY RECORD SHAPE, AND INCREDIBLY NO PRESSURE LINES BY EITHER OF THE SPINES

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A  PRISTINE PAIR OF PURPLE PANELS. THE REPLICA REAR SURFACE IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION, WHILST THE PLAIN PURPLE SIDE IS UNBLEMISHED.

THE SPINE WITH THE CATALOGUE NUMBER ON IT IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. THE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THERE ARE JUST A FEW TINY SPECKS OF UNDER CARD VISIBLE BY THE PRESSURE LINES FROM THE FRONT

THE PERFORATED SPINE IS AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED PERFECTLY ATTACHED STILL. FLAT AND NO LOSS OF COLOUR WHATSOEVER, AND EVERY NOTCH OF THE PERFORATION IS STILL ATTACHED. I

OPENING THE SLEEVE UP TO REVEAL THE CALENDAR SHOWS IT TO BE IN MINT CONDITION. NO BLEMISHES AT ALL . THE CALENDAR IS PERFECTLY ATTACHED TO THE SLEEVE. I AM CERTAIN THIS HAS HARDLY EVER BEEN OPENED

THE PLAIN WHITE DIECUT INNER SLEEVE IS A LITTLE AGED BUT NO SEAM SPLITS AND ONLY A COUPLE OF CREASE LINES IN THE CORNERS

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE NEAR MINT IT IS THAT GOOD!!!!

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT