Nazareth LOUD & PROUD UK LP 1ST 2-3 PLAYS NMINT
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Description
NAZARETH - RAZAMANAZ
IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION
- CATALOGUE:MOONCREST CREST 4
- MATRIX: CREST A-3U / B-1U
- MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 1 RR / 2 RM
NAZARETH'S SECONDALBUM ON THE MOONCREST LABEL, AND RELEASED VERY SHORTLY AFTER RAZAMANAZ AND FOLLOWED ON EXATCLY WHERE RAZ LEFT OFF. IN FACT IT COULD BE ARGUED THAT THE ALBUMS ARE A PAIR AND ONE IS NOT COMPLETE WITHOUT THE OTHER
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,WHICH ACTUALLY STILL HAS SHARDS OF RESIDUE VINYL INSIDE FROM THE PRESSING PLANT, AND ALL OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS BOTH UNRUBBED AND CLEAR AND LEGIBLE. FINALLY THERE ARE JUST 3 OR SO TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS 1973 1ST PRESS HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE
THE VINYL
THE FIRST PRESS LOUD AND PROUD ALBUM CAN EASILY BE TOLD BY THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL USED IN THE PRESSING, THIS COPY IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. STILL RETAINS ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE, AND GLEAMS LIKE NEW. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF ANY HANDLING MARKS OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD CAUSE A PROBLEM ON THE PLAYTHROUGH. EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE ONLY SOME VERY FEINT WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN
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 FOUR THREE MINUTE EXCERPTS FROM THIS ALBUM, I HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE DEAD WAX RUN IN, I HAVE ALSO RECORDED THE LINKING GROOVE TO THE START OF ONE OTHER RANDOM TRACK FORM EACH SIDE OF THE ALBUM. THE REPRODUCTION IS JUST SUPERB
THE LP'S 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 THE VERY OCCASIONAL LITTLE DUST POP AND A SECOND OR TWO OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN ONE OR TWO PLACES.
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED IN A VERY NICE CONDITION. THE FRONT SURFACE WHICH OFTEN HAS SERIOUS COLOUR LOSS, IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND ONLY MILDLY RUBBEDON THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, JUST A COUPLE OF TINY ONES NEAR THE SPINE.
THE SPINE IS AGAIN JUST BARELY RUBBED AT THE VERY TIPS AND OTHERWISE IS FLAT AND CLEAN WITH PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TYPEFACE
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THE LP HAS NOT BEEN OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES
THE REAR SURFACE, DOES HAVE A VERY LIGHT TRACE RECORD SHAPE AND A SMALL AREA AT THE BOTTOM IN THE MIDDLE WITH WHAT LOOKS LIKE FINGERNAIL INDENTATIONS.
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO NEAR PRISTINE PANELS SHOWING THE LYRICS ON THE LEFT HALF AND A PUBLICITY SHOT OF THE BAND ON THE RIGH
I AM PERFECTLY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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