Nazareth EXPECT NO MERCY UK LP 1ST PRESS 1-2 PLAYS EVER PLAYS NEAR MINT

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	$		83

NAZARETH - EXPECT NO MERCY

PLAYS TO A NEAR MINT GRADE

INCREDIBLE MINT !!!!!!!!!!  SLEEVE

VERY 1ST PRESS ON MOUNTAIN

• CATALOGUE:MOUNTAIN TOPPS 115
• MATRIX: TOPS115 A//2 0 1 1 2 / B//2 0 1 1 4
• ' NAZ LP-Z-B' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE SUPERB GREEN AND PASTEL BLUE LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE RICH AND VIBRANT BASE COLOURS FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE,AND ALL OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS BOTH UNRUBBED AND CLEAR AND LEGIBLE. FINALLY THERE ARE JUST 1-2 TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS 1977 1ST PRESS HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS IN A CLEAN AND SHINY CONDITION AND LOOKS FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT. UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION HOWEVER THERE APPEARS TO BE A DULL MOTTLING EFFECT OVER PARTS OF THE VINYL, PLUS THE USUAL WISPY HAIRLINES

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, SOMETHING I AM NOW DOING WITH ALL OF THE VINYL THAT I LIST. I AM CERTAIN BIDDERS OUT THERE WILL APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD THEY ARE THINKING OF BIDDING ON RATHER THAN LEAVE IT TO POT LUCK.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

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

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER,SHOWING THAT THE FEW PLAYS THAT THIS ALBUM HAS RECEIVED HAS BEEN COMPLETED WITH A STYLUS THAT WAS BOTH UNWORN, AND TRACKING AT THE CORRECT WEIGHT.

THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ANY POINT AND NO LOUD CLICKS

NO VINYL NOISE JUST SOME VERY LIGHT STATIC HEARD ONLY IN SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND A COUPLE OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

OTHER THAN THIS THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO HEAVY CLICKS

THERE ARE NO MORE THAN 2-3 OF THE TINIEST DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

BUT PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOUR SELF

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED TEXTURED CLOUT AND BAKER SLEEVE.

THIS SLEEVE IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN THIS SUPERB MINT CONDITION. THE TEXTURED SURFACE ALWAYS WEARS AND RUBS AND THE SLEEVE HISTORICALLY HAS RING WEAR. THIS ONE HOWEVER HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FORM THE FIRST DAY IT WAS PURCHASED

THE FRONT SURFACE WHICH OFTEN HAS SERIOUS COLOUR LOSS, IS  RICH AND VIBRANT AND HAS NONE WHATSOEVER.  NO CREASE LINES OR BENDS , AND ONLY ONE MICROSCOPIC LINE NEAR THE SPINE .NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE. ABSOLUTELY NO CREASES OR BENDS TO THIS VERY DELICATE SLEEVE. IT IS THE BEST COPY I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO RINGWEAR TO THE COVER, AND INCREDIBLY NO RECORD SHAPE EITHER, EVEN WHEN THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE TOTALLY FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR WHATSOEVER, WITH THE COLOURS FULLY RUNNING FROM TIP TO TIP, AND ONLY THE VERY TIP END OF THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER HAS A PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING

THE SPINE IS FLAT APART FROM ONE TINY FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSION NEAR THE TOP. THERE IS NO LOSS OF THE COLOURS AT ALL, AND ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS  RAZOR SHARP AND AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS ASSEMBLED

THE REAR SURFACE, MATCHES THE SUPERB QUALITY OF THE FRONT AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE THE RING WEAR THAT USUALLY BLIGHTS THIS SURFACE ON THE SLEEVE. NOT EVEN A SHADE OF RECORD SHAPE EITHER, JUST ONE SMALL LINE NEAR THE SPINE, AND THATS ALL.

THE PICTURE INNER SLEEVE IS IN UNSPLIT CONDITION. NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES AND NO WRINKLES. ALL OF THE COLOURS ARE UNMARKED AND THERE ARE NO STAINS

I AM PERFECTLY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT!!!!

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

GARRY