Budgie SQUAWK UK LP 1st BLUE BLACK LABELS 1L / 1L PLAYS NEAR MINT MINUS
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Description
BUDGIE - SQUAWK
IN MAGNIFICENT 3-4 NEAR MINT MINUS!!!! PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION
FIRST PRESS BLUE AND BLACK LABELS
- CATALOGUE:MCA MKPS 2023
- MATRIX:7-LNMG-261-1L / 262-1L
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 U / 1 K
- FIRST PRESS INDICATORS
THIS IS THE SECOND ALBUM FROM WELSH 3 PIECE BAND BUDGIE. NOT A MaSSIVE SELLER WHEN FIRST RELEASED IN SEPTEMBER 1972, BUT HAS SINCE GONE ON THE BE A CLASSIC AND DESIRABLE VINYL
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE BLACK AND BLUE LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. BOTH COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT, AND THE BLUE BAND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS UNRUBBED AND UNWORN AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE,THERE ARE 3-4 VERY SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS HARDLY BEEN PLAYED
THE VINYL
ORIGINAL HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL WHICH HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN. THE SURFACE IS FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT AND ONLY UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE OF BARELY VISIBLE HANDLING LINES TO BE SEEN.
PLAYING THE RECORD
I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.
I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS BECAUSE I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
THIS SUPERB ALBUM PLAYS TO PERFECTION. BEING A HEAVY ALBUM THIS CAN DISGUISE A LOT OF CRACKLE AND UNWANTED STUFF, BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO LISTEN TO THE NEAR SILENT 'YOUNG IS A WORLD' ON SIDE 2 AS THIS CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES THE MAGNIFICENCE OF THIS VINYL
WHAT YOU SHOULD HEAR IS A VERY CLEAN, CLEAR REPRODUCTION, WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND NOISE. THE CLARITY OF SOUND IS EXCEPTIONAL. THE STEREO REPRODUCTION SUPERB AND EVERY NOTE HEARD EXACTLY AS WAS INTENDED
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO CLICKS, NOT EVEN ANY VINYL NOISE
THE ODD SECOND OF STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND, HEARD IN THE LINKING GROOVES AND MAYBE A FEW TINY DUST POPS HEARD THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH
AN ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THIS FIRST PRESS RARITY FROM 1972
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT MINUS!!!
THE SLEEVE
FIRST ISSUE UNLAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE WITH ROGER DEAN ARTWORK
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NO STAINS OR MARKS. THERE ARE SOME LIGHT CREASE LINES IN THE CORNERS, AND SOME SMALL LINES DOWN THE SPINE EDGE, AND AN OUTLINE OF RECORD SHAPE.
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE SHELF WORN
THE SPINE ALSO SHOWS A LITTLE SHELF WEAR WITH TWO LETTERS FROM 'BUDGIE' LIGHTLY RUBBED. FINGER TO THUMB SQUASHING TO THE SPINE IN PLACES
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP THERE IS A TINY NICK TO THE FRONT EDGE AND A SPECK OF BURRING
THE REAR SURFACE DISPLAY A SIMILAR LIGHT CREASING TO THE CORNERS AND AGAIN SOME RECORD SHAPE
THE BLUE AND WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS THE CORRECT INNER HAVING 8-72 (AUGUST 1972) PRINTED IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER. LIGHTLY AGED WITH SOME GLUE MOTTLING. UNSPLIT HOWEVER AND ONLY LIGHTLY WRINKLED
ARGUABLY THIS STUNNING VINYL COULD DO WITH A NICER SLEEVE, BUT IT STILL IS A VERY ACCEPTABLE COVER
HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE VERY GOOD PLUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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