COLOSSEUM VALENTYNE SUITE 1969 UK VERTIGO SWIRL MINT-

	£		39
	$		52

Artist;                                      Colosseum

Album title;                             Valentyne Suite

Year ;                                       1969

Catalogue and maitrix #’s;  886775 1YP*1  420 1122 / 2*Y*1 420 112       

All records are graded according the UK Record Collector grading system 2008 with +/- indicating the higher or lower end of the grade.

Cover;        Ex

Full, vibrant colours front and back. Lovely square spine with titles that are fully legible. Small dink to top left corner with some rubbing through colour at top end of spine. Inside GF in beautiful condition (tiny surface tear at bottom spine) with nice clean opening edge. Cover is still resistant to opening, revealing that it hasn’t been opened much. However, the previous owner has written his name in blue biro to the right of the side 2 song legends (see photo). Also on the inside of the sleeve pocket but of course very difficult to see here. For me, this sleeve would have been NM otherwise.

Vinyl;           M- (visual)    

No warps, scratches, marks. Some wispy sleeve removal marks can only be seen when held to the light. Beautiful sheen. All in all an absolutely pristine example.

M- (audio)       

Clearly not been played much. Powerful dynamics this plays through beautifully. No distortion, static, pops etc on my system - just perfect sound.

Labels;        M- both perfectly clean.

Inner;           VG+ Original swirl inner a bit grubby with age. Still intact and nice to have.

Other info;

The first album released on the Vertigo label and musically of a high standard. This is not a rare record by definition and is not impossible to locate. However, with vinyl in this condition it is not so easy to find. As far as I know only pressed with the large swirl on side B this is not a 1st pressing (no Philips Record Product on the side B label), although the stampers are very early. Soundwise I can’t tell the difference between the two presses.

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Record will be removed from original inner and placed inside separate inner and packaged outside of sleeve to prevent knifing in transit. I sometimes reuse cruciform boxes etc and stiffeners/bubblewrap for P & P purposes. As a buyer of vinyl myself (see my feedback) you can rest assured that records will be very well packaged to make sure the item reaches you in the condition it leaves me. I take lots of extra photos for full peace of mind for both parties and want you to be as happy with the item as I have been. This will be a heavy item and expensive to post from Denmark when boxed for packing.

Postage and packing costs

EUROPE SHIPPING:       1 LP (single sleeve)   1 LP (gatefold)

UK 6.50 pounds          UK 10 pounds

USA, JAPAN, RUSSIA       1 LP                              1 LP (gatefold)

UK 9 pounds                UK 15 pounds

REGISTRATION of parcel costs UK 8 pounds extra – this does not provide full insurance. FULL INSURANCE costs UK 10 pounds extra. I will not accept responsibility for items that are lost or damaged in the post and for expensive items full insurance will be required. Finally, these costs are for postage only and are set by the Danish Postal Service. If you don’t like them please don’t bid. Please expect to allow 4-5 working days for delivery after item is posted by me.

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