Judas Priest DEFENDERS OF THE FAITH UK LP 1ST A1/B3 UNPLAYED AND 100% MINT

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JUDAS PRIEST - DEFENDERS OF THE FAITH

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED!! MINT  !!! CONDITION

COMPLETE WITH  EXCELLENT PLUS!!!!  SLEEVE

INCLUDES ' WIN A SUZUKI MOTORBIKE' FLYER INSERT

TIME VAULT QUALITY!!!!

• CATALOGUE:CBS 25713
• MATRIX: 25713 A1 / B3

I HAVE UNEARTHED A LARGE COLLECTION OF ROCK ALBUMS THAT ARE IN A CONDITION THAT DEFIES BELIEF!!

THEY BELONGED TO A COLLECTOR WHO DID EXACTLY THAT - COLLECT THEM!!!

NEVER PLAYED!!! AND NEVER HANDLED!!!

THEY WERE FOUND INSIDE A LOCKED ROOM WHERE THEY HAVE SAT UNMOLESTED FOR ALL THESE YEARS.

IT IS AS THOUGH THEY WERE BRAND NEW SHOP STOCK, BUT OF COURSE THERE IS ONLY ONE COPY OF EACH RECORD.

SO OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS I AM GOING TO BE LISTING THESE NIGHTLY. YOU HAVE JUST THE ONE CHANCE TO SNAP UP SOMETHING UNIQUE IN THE COLLECTING INDUSTRY NAMELY ' A VINTAGE UNPLAYED VINYL!!!

NOW HAVING SAID THAT I WILL BE RUNNING A TEST PLAY ON EACH OF THEM TO RECORD THE VINYL FOR BIDDERS TO LISTEN TO, BECAUSE UNPLAYED DOESN'T ACTUALLY GUARANTEE MINT!!! WHAT I DO GUARANTEE IS THAT MY VERY CAREFUL TEST PLAY WILL GO UNDETECTED

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE ORANGE CBS LABELS ARE IN MINT CONDITION. A SOLID BASE COLOUR THAT IS FREE FROM ANY MARKS OR STAINS. THE BLACK TYPEFACE AND LOGO'S ARE ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE SPINDLE HOLE IS TOTALLY UNWORN AND THERE ARE ZERO SPIDER LINES AROUND THE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL ABSOLUTELY GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR. THE SHEEN IS FLAWLESS AND IN DAYLIGHT IT IS TOTALLY MINT, AND ONLY WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION ARE THERE SIGNS OF EMBEDDED DULL SPECKLES AND STREAKS FROM THE FACTORY PRESSING

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. I AM CONVINCED THAT ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON, BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH PERFECTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS ALBUM SOUNDS.

THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER.

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND CERTAINLY NO LOUD CLICKS ANYWHERE

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND BARELY A SPLIT SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC AT THE START OF EACH SIDE FOR A FEW ROTATIONS, AND IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES 

I CAN'T EVEN SAY THAT I HEARD ANY  DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS PLAYTHROUGH AS MINT!!!

PLEASE DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

SEMI LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND FREE FROM ANY HEAVY CREASES OR DEEP CREASE LINES.ALL OF THE ORIGINAL COLOUR IS THERE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME VERY LIGHT WEAR TO THE CORNERS

THERE ARE EIGHT SMALL LINES NEXT TO THE  SPINE, EIGHT ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP EDGE IS ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE WITH ALL OF THE GLOSSY BLACK SURFACE FULLY RUNNING FROM TIP TO TIP. JUST THE RIGHT CORNER TIP ENDS SHOWS A SPECK OF RUBBING.

THE BOTTOM EDGE IS IN IDENTICAL CONDITION , AGAIN THE RIGHT CORNER TIP LIGHTLY RUBBED.

THE SPINE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. VIRTUALLY FLAT WITH JUST TWO FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSIONS IN THE MIDDLE, AND AT THE BOTTOM. THE BASE COLOUR IS 99% ALL THERE WITH JUST A FEW RANDOM PIN PRICKS OF WHITE SHOWING ON THE LEADING EDGES, AND A LITTLE RUBBING TO THE RED AREA AT THE VERY BOTTOM.

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, AND SHOWS WHY THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE IS BETTER THAN THE FRONT WITH NO COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER, FOUR SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE, AND FOUR MORE ALONG THE TOP EDGE.

THE PICTURE / LYRIC  INNER SLEEVE IS IN  MINT CONDITION. NO MARKS, STAINS, SPLITS OR HEAVY CREASES.

THE 'WIN A MOTORBIKE' FLYER IS ALSO IN MINT CONDITION

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY