Nazareth HAIR OF THE DOG UK LP 1ST MOONCREST 27 A2U/B1U COMPLETE PLAYS NMINT-
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NAZARETH - HAIR OF THE DOG
PLAYS TO A NEAR MINT MINUS GRADE
NEAR MINT MINUS SLEEVE
VERY 1ST PRESS ON MOONCREST
- CATALOGUE:MOONCREST CREST 27
- MATRIX: CREST27 A-2U / B-1U
- MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 1 GO / 1 RH
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE SUPERB MOONCREST 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 5-6 TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS 1975 1ST PRESS HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE
THE VINYL
THE FIRST PRESS HAIR OF THE DOG ALBUM CAN EASILY BE TOLD BY THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL USED IN THE PRESSING, IN DAYLIGHT THE DISC LOOKS NEARLY FLAWLESS WITH ONE VISIBLE BUT SUPERFICIAL HANDLING LINE ON SIDE 2, AND A COUPLE OF OTHER ANGEL HAIRLINES, UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE THE USUAL WISPY HAIRLINES AND A FEW NEAR INVISIBLE HANDLING LINES
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.
THE TRACK GUILTY ALWAYS HAS SOME STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN IT, AND I HAVE YET TO COME ACROSS A UK THAT COPY THAT IS 100% FREE FROM ANYTHING. THIS COPY DOES HAVE LIGHT STUFF AND A FEW TICS AND POPS. THERE ARE A FEW ALSO DURING THE EARLY PART OF THE FINAL TRACK ON SIDE 2
OTHER THAN THIS THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO HEAVY CLICKS
NO VINYL NOISE AND ONLY A FEW RANDOM LITTLE DUST POPS
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT MINUS
BUT PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOUR SELF
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED JAMES UPTON SINGLE SLEEVE .
THE FRONT SURFACE WHICH OFTEN HAS SERIOUS COLOUR LOSS, IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND HAS NO COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER. NO CREASE LINES OR BENDS , AND ONLY FOUR SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE .ONE MICROSCOPIC ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM AND JUST ONE THIN LINE RUNNING FROM THE OPENING EDGE AT THE TOP ACROSS THE CORNER
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 EDGE IS PRISTINE WITH ALL OF THE LIGHT LILAC COLOUR THERE AND NOT RUBBED AT ANY POINT. EVEN THE TIPS ARE UNWORN. THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS THE VERY TIP ENDS LIGHTLY RUBBED, AND A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF WHITE SHOWING ELSE WHERE.
THE SPINE IS FLAT APART FROM ONE TINY FINGER TO THUMB IMPRESSION HALF WAY ALONG. A PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING AT EACH TIP END
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP
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 A COUPLE OF TINY LINES NEAR THE SPINE, AND A COUPLE RUNNING INTO THE SLEEVE FOR AN INCH FROM THE OPENING EDGE
THE INNER SLEEVE IS IN UNSPLIT CONDITION. IT HAS THE SHALLOW CURVED THUMB NOTCH AT THE TOP. THERE ARE SOME LIGHT BROWN AGE MOTTLES ON THE SURFACE, BUT NO CREASES OR BENDS. THERE IS JUST ONE TINY THUMB NAIL NICK ALONG THE TOP EDGE IN ONE CORNER
I AM PERFECTLY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT MINUS,
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
