BEGGARS OPERA *ACT ONE* LP 1970 VERTIGO UK 1ST PRESS

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     BEGGARS OPERA *ACT ONE* LP VERTIGO UK 1ST PRESSING 1970

     INCREDIBLE 1ST ALBUM BY BEGGARS OPERA AT THEIR VERY BEST! 

     MEGA RARE UK 1ST PRESSING ON VERTIGO IN AMAZING CONDITION THROUGHOUT!!

     GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH `VO PRICE CODE` CREDIT ON BACK. PRINTED & MADE BY `HOWARDS PRINTERS(SLOUGH) LTD.`

     EXTREMELY THICK LOUD QUALITY VINYL IN SUPERB CONDITION!!

     CAT NO. 6360018

     STAMP CODES    SIDE ONE (6360018 1Y/1v420 & 1 1 & 3)

                     SIDE TWO (6360018 2Y/1v420 & 1 1)

     THE 2ND `1` STAMPED AFTER THE MATRIX NUMBERS ON BOTH SIDES IS STAMPED IN REVERSE. THE `v` IS ACTUALLY A SMALL TRIANGLE.

     ALL RECORDS ARE CAREFULLY LISTENED TO ALL THE WAY THROUGH ON HEADPHONES.

     ALL RECORDS ARE VISUALLY GRADED UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT & LAMP(AT LEAST A 60W BULB)

     BOTH THE VISUAL & PLAYING GRADE ARE BASED ON RECORD COLLECTOR`S GRADING SYSTEM

     SIDE A                (OVERALL PLAYING GRADE)

  1) POET AND PEASANT                   NEAR MINT

  2) PASSACAGLIA                        NEAR MINT

  3) MEMORY                             NEAR MINT

     SIDE B                (OVERALL PLAYING GRADE)   

  1) RAYMOND`S ROAD                     NEAR MINT

  2) LIGHT CAVALRY                      NEAR MINT

           MADE IN ENGLAND

SLEEVE CONDITION (EX+) NON-LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE HAS ONE SIDE OPENING WITH THE OTHER SIDE FACTORY SEALED. IT IS EXTREMELY CRISP & CLEAN IN AMAZING CONDITION WITH ONLY VERY MINOR WEAR & SOME LIGHT/MILD SCUFFING TO THE EDGES IN PLACES (MORE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE). ALL SIDES & EDGES ARE BEAUTIFULLY STRAIGHT & IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS COVER HAS BEEN RARELY HANDLED. NO RING WEAR!! NO STAINING!! THE INSIDE LOOKS EVEN BETTER WITH ONLY 1 SMALL AREA OF MINOR SCUFFING NEAR THE LEFT SIDE EDGE & NO GRUBBINESS!! LOOKS SUPERB!! IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND THIS COVER IN BETTER CONDITION!! 

SPINE CONDITION (EX-) ALL THE TEXT IS CLEARLY READABLE WITH SOME ISOLATED LIGHT/MILD SCUFFING DOWN THE EDGES & RUBBING TO THE TOP CORNER. NO SPLITS!!

INNER SLEEVE (EX+) THE ORIGINAL VERTIGO POLYLINED INNER IS IN SUPERB CONDITION WITH VIRTUALLY NO WEAR & ONLY VERY SLIGHT AGEING. IT HAS THE ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE TEXT PRINTED ON THE BOTTOM LEFT HAND CORNER `10 70`. NO SPLITS!! NO WRITING!!

LABEL CENTRE (NEAR MINT) A COUPLE OF EXTREMELY LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS TO SIDE A WITH ONLY 1 TINY SPINDLE MARK TO SIDE B!! BASICALLY BOTH LABELS LOOK NEAR NEW!! NO WRITING OR STICKER MARKS!!!

VINYL CONDITION VISUALLY SIDE 1 (EX+) & SIDE (EX) THE VINYL IS EXTREMELY GLOSSY & BOTH SIDE HAVE A FEW OF THE LIGHTEST PAPER SCUFFS(MORE ON SIDE B) & A COUPLE HAIRLINES THAT CAN ONLY BE SEEN WHEN EXAMINED VERY CLOSELY UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT!!IN NORMAL LIGHT IT LOOKS NEAR MINT!! THE VINYL IS NOT COMPLETELY FLAT. IT IS SLIGHTLY UNEVEN AROUND THE EDGE IN ONE PLACE THAT CAUSES THE NEEDLE TO DIP UP & DOWN VERY SLIGHTLY WHICH IS HARDLY NOTICEABLE. THIS IS DEFINITELY HOW THE RECORDED WAS MANUFACTURED & NOT A WARP. IT DOES NOT AFFECT THE PLAYING OR SOUND QUALITY IN ANY WAY AT ALL!! THIS IS VISUALLY LESS NOTICEABLE AS THE NEEDLE MOVES PAST TRACK 1 & TOWARDS THE CENTRE. THIS IS ALSO VISUALLY LESS NOTICEABLE WHEN PLAYING THE SIDE B. THIS VINYL HAS BEEN WELL LOOKED AFTER OVER THE YEARS & ONLY CAREFULLY PLAYED!! INCREDIBLE CONDITION!!

OVERALL PLAYING GRADE (NEAR MINT) VIRTUALLY SILENT BETWEEN TRACKS & DURING THE QUIETER MUSIC!! ONLY THE SLIGHTEST OCCASIONAL BACKGROUND STATIC DURING THE RUN-IN ON BOTH SIDES. THE SOUND QUALITY THROUGHOUT IS MINT!! I REALLY CANNOT FAULT THE AUDIO, THE LP PLAYS LIKE NEW!! NO CLICKS!! NO POPS!! NO DISTORTION!! NO SKIPS!! NO JUMPS!! I DOUBT IF YOU COULD FIND A BETTER VINYL THAN THIS!! DON`T MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN THIS MEGA RARE INCREDIBLE BEGGARS OPERA UK 1ST PRESSING IN AMAZING CONDITION!!!

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