COLOSSEUM Those about to die....LP UK OG Fontana NM/EX+

	£		44
	$		58

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Whiplash records : est. 1989

COLOSSEUM - Those who are about to die salute you

Original UK LP

Fontana (STL.5510)

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Scarce UK original pressing in superb collectable condition.Very rarely turns up in anything close to this condition.

This album looks to have only been played a few times and only on very good stereo equipment.

Pressed on the black and silver Fontana label and housed in a laminated gatefold sleeve.

As you will have gathered by now, if you have your speakers switched on, we have recorded the entire album for you. We have nothing to hide here and want you to be really happy with your purchase should you win the auction.

This whole album was recorded on our most sensitive set up. A Nagaoka cartridge with a Nagaoka elliptical stylus. This is one unforgiving set up and any problems can be heard all too easily.

I listened while recording and the playback is simply incredible. You really would be hard pushed to find a better quality audio experience. Lets not forget this is an album from 1969, most copies are absolutely trashed, but not this one.

The playback has superb stereo clarity, strong and powerful. There are no clicks, no sticks, no jumps and practically no crackle whatsoever. We have not used any software to improve the sound, it has just been recorded straight into the computer. Even the breaks between the tracks are pretty much quiet as you can hear, just the slightest touch of occasional crackle.

During playback i detected a couple of low level pops in the background during one song. On playing back the soundfile i could hear a total of six and all were background below the music. They may have been dried dirt, they may stay, but through the speakers it was just two that i heard, so they are very low level. I was especially listening for any imperfections.

This album has been played sparingly and then carefully on the best of equipment. Absolutely no groovewear whatsoever. Just imagine what it sounds like on your deck, so much better than the soundfile.

Just incase you're worried that this is leading to a vg record with great sound, rest assured the visual grade is superb as well. A nice shiny record that has not been overplayed. Please read on for full details.

If you win one of these records rest assured that we do not use those flimsy record mailers. We pack with the record outside of the sleeve (inside a new plain inner sleeve), placed in a polythene sleeve and then inside a cruciform box with stiffeners. All packing materials are new. We want your item to reach you in the condition it leaves us.

THOSE WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIE SALUTE YOU

Very difficult to find in anything approaching this superb condition. A truly excellent plus copy that would be a fabulous addition to anyones collection, especially with the matching superb audio. Would be very difficult to upgrade, near impossible for the sleeve.

The sleeve is the correct gatefold sleeve which is laminated on the outside and matt on the inside.

Overall the sleeve is in near mint condition with the only wear being the slightest of corner wear. I would say this is the best you will find, i can't see it being bettered:

No Ringwear

No Tears

No Writing

No Splits

No Corner bumps

No Creases

No Bends

No Indentations

No Rubbing

No Sticker tears or residue

No Pressure marks

Comes with a white poly lined inner sleeve.

The labels are the black and silver Fontana labels. They are in near mint condition. There is the very slightest touch of spindle wear. I can see just two spider marks on each side. Definitely the label of a record that has rarely been played.

No Writing

No Tears

No Finger marks

Matrix:

Side 1) 886765 1Y//1

Side 2) 886765 2Y//1

The record surfaces still have a nice gloss to them. In natural light by the window the record surafces are a wonderful near mint, really nothing to report. Angled under two 50 watt halogen spotlights the album still looks great, a nice excellent plus with just the lightest of wispy paper scuffs. They are incredibly wispy and slight. They do not effect the play in any way whatsoever.

No Scratches

No Hairlines

The playback is superb, with even the spaces between tracks playing quietly with just the odd touch of very occasional crackle. We have not used any noise reduction on the soundfile, no other software, just recorded directly into the computer with our most sensitive set up. We have recorded the gaps between songs and they do mostly play through without any sound. The sound through our system is just incredible, crisp, clear and strong with no sign of groovewear. I just picked up two background pops in one track and a further four background pops in different songs while listening on the soundfile.

No Sticks

No Jumps

No Clicks

Please note that we grade all records the same way, whether they're 40 years old or one year old.

CONDITION

Sleeve:

Near Mint

Record:

Excellent +

SHIPPING COSTS

U.K: £4.00 (Special Delivery)

Rest of Europe: £10.00 (International Signed For)

U.S.A./Canada: £12.00 (International Signed For)

Rest of the world: £13.00 (International Signed For)

Our grading is strict so as not to disappoint, we have been selling on ebay since 1998 & know how important this is. Grading of records is done with the record angled under a 100 Watt bulb. Scans are of actual item up for auction. All records are packed securely & most importantly packed outside of the picture sleeve (in a plain inner sleeve) so as to avoid seam splits during shipping.

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