HELLO KEEPS US OFF THE STREETS Rare BELL 1st UK Press ARCHIVED COPY

	£		19
	$		25

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We list in many cases, 'Archived' & 'mint' condition items, we are able to source from private collections all over the UK. So we hope you can be put at ease that what you are bidding on is of the highest quality.

We play through most of the records, unless the item is clearly mint, or sealed..in which case we don't play them, thus maintaining their 'unplayed' status!  Obviously with some of these rare items there will be the odd 'anomoly' along the way , the odd little static pop or lead in 'sizzle' for a split second.. nothing is perfect we find! all systems differ, but we aim to describe these as accurately as possible for you.... PLEASE ENJOY THIS ITEM YOU ARE NOW LOOKING AT..

HELLO

'KEEPS US OFF THE STREETS'

RARE UK 1st EDITION BELL PRESS LP  - 1st TEXTURED SLEEVE & 'RUSS BALLARD ETCHING'

JUST A COUPLE OF PLAYS ONLY - ARCHIVED FROM NEW THIS IS ONE OF MANY 1970s GLAM/ ROCK LPs WE ARE LISTING THAT ARE ALL IN INCREDIBLE CONDITION..

FINDING THIS LP IS VERY HARD THESE DAYS..THIS COPY IS A STUNNER!

Be sure to see the others listed too!

Released 1976

Label    BELL BELLS 263

Matrix        BELLS 263 A-3  Stamper: 1 L    HELLO FANS RULE OK

                   BELLS 263 B-3  Stamper: 1 T    WE KNOW RUSS BALLARD PERSONALLY

THE VINYL   MINT-   INCREDIBLE  PLAY CONDITION

As you can see, this vinyl is the 1st EARLIEST pressing  - Stored from new this LP has seen possibly A COUPLE OF CAREFUL plays only, and remains in pristine condition everywhere.

This  pressing is a superb vinyl which has retained its amazing glossy sheen and finish. There is no dulling anywhere and overall it is in incredible condition for an LP of this age. The edges are silky smooth, typical of these vintage pressings. We are seing fewer and fewer copies of this LP, so rarely do we see a copy at all like this.

We can see a couple of tiny feint spider lines around the centre hole, and no wear to the spindle hole whatsoever.

There are a few light whisp lines, and thats it-  nothing else!  No scratches or marks.  Clearly this LP has been archived for many many years, and therefore there are a few little dust specs on the vinyl when we slid it for checking..IT REMAINS IN ASTONISHING CONDITION.

A professional hoover clean could make this pretty much as new!

On playing through we heard only some light lead in static in the opening dead grooves ...possibly the odd dust pop which will not sound next time through we doubt.

Yes...the whole record plays quite superb.

OVERALL THIS IS SIMPLY A MUST FOR ANY FINAL UPGRADE COLLECTION. YOU WILL NOT SEE BETTER.

THE LABELS   MINT-  FLAT MATT LABELS

THE SLEEVE     MINT-  IMMACULATE SO RARE TO SEE THIS GOOD!

EARLIEST TEXTURED SLEEVE - - with square spine.

PRINTER CREDITS -  ROBERT STACE

 This is in SUPERB condition, quite amazing how it has survived so clean. On the rare occasion we see this LP the sleeve is almost always ring worn.. and gruby edges..this one is a stuner

The edges are all super clean with no real traces of rub, just some tiny tip rub, and all colours and inks remain in outstanding condition

no wear to the textured finish anywhere

No  ringwear - just some ring press on that top edge

The open edge remains in immaculate sharp condition -superb.

a couple of tiny spider lines on the edges.

THE BACK SLEEVE IS EXTREMELY WHITE WITH HARDLY A HINT OF DISCOLOUR ANYWHERE,

We cannot add any more than this! ITS As good as we have ever seen since '76!

THE INNER SLEEVE   MINT- 

PLAIN WHITE COMPANY SLEEVE..NO DAMAGE

POSTAGE DISCOUNTS:

Don't forget we offer big postage discounts on multi wins..the more LPs you win, the cheaper the postage works out for you worldwide- Up to 2 kilos or 5 LPs, after which we will send your wins in more than one parcel..ALL very well protected in mailers, stiffeners, plenty of tape & protection, then 'signed delivered' to your door-  and to date we have nad NO damaged items!  ;0)

We hope you enjoy looking at this item, and good luck if you decide to bid for it...We can safely say you will not be dissapointed- If you need to know anyting else, please feel free to contact us with any questions.

All our items are sent 'signed delivery' tracked to your door, (we have never had an item go missing anywhere in the world!) for peace of mind for both you and us! All items are sent in strong protective mailer boxes and stiffeners. With over 28 years in mail order and the music industry 'worldwide' we pride ourselves on the fact you can bid safely on all our items, and knowing you are being dealt with by professionals.

ENJOY! ;0)