Nazareth LOUD & PROUD UK LP 1ST A3U/B1U NEAR MINT
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NAZARETH - LOUD 'N' PROUD
IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION
- CATALOGUE:MOONCREST CREST 4
- MATRIX: CREST A-3U / B-1U
- MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 1 RO / 2 RR
- VERY EARLY FIRST PRESS
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,ALL OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS BOTH UNRUBBED AND CLEAR AND LEGIBLE. THERE ARE ABOUT 8 SMALL SPIDER LINES REALLY CLOSE TO THE HOLE INDICATING LIMITED PLAY IN THE PAST 38 YEARS
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. AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING FIRST PRESS IN SUPERB CONDITION. ONLY UNDER INTESNSE ILLUMINATION AM I ABLE TO MAKE OUT A SOME 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 AS I DO NOW WITH ALL MY LISTINGS AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.
THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS
THIS SUPERB ALBUM PLAYS VIRTUALLY LIKE NEW, AND THE REPRODUCTION AND POWER GENERATED FROM IT IS JUST MAGNIFICENT AND PURE FIRST PRESS.
THERE IS NO DISTORTION OF THE SOUND AT ANY POINT THROUGH THE PLAYTHROUGH, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD WITH CRISP PRECISION, AS WAS INTENDED
THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLES AT ALL, AND ALL OF THE SILENT BITS ARE SILENT. PERHAPS THE ODD DUST POP IN A COUPLE OF PLACES,AND SOME VERY LIGHT AND RANDOM STAIC IN A FEW OF THE QUIETEST SPOTS
BUT WITHOUT A DOUBT THIS ALBUM PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECTION
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT
PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED GATEFOLD IN SUPERB CONDITION. USUALLY FOUND CREASED AND COLOUR WORN, THIS PARTICULAR COPY HAS DEFIED THE TEST OF TIME.IT HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW AND HAS KEPT ALL OF IT'S COLOUR. THE ONLY LITTLE BLEMISH IS THAT THE ORIGINAL OWNER, AS SO MANY DID, PLACED A SMALL SQAUER NUMBER IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER. SOMEONE HAS ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE IT BUT IT HAS LEFT BEHIND THE TAPE RESIDUE. THIS MAY COME OFF WITH FURTHER TREATMENT. THE WHITE SQUARE YOU CAN SEE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TAPE MARK IS NOT A TEAR TO THE SLEEVE SURFACE. BUT THE UNDERSIDE OF THE NUMBERED SQUARE.
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. NO BENDS OR DINGS EITHER. INCREDIBLY THIS SLEVE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY OF THOSE SMALL LINES THAT GATHER NEAR THE SPINE, AND THIS IS UNHEARD OF ON THIS SLEVE!
THE COLOURS ALL REMAIN UNRUBBED AND THE ONLY BLEMISH AS I HAVE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED IS THE SMALL RESIDUE MARK IN TOP RIGHT CORNER
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ALWAY SHOW WEAR ON THIS SLEEVE, BUT ON THIS COPY THE TOP EDGE IS TOTALLY UNBLEMISHED AND THE BOTTOM EDGE WOULD ALSO BE IN THE SAME MINT CONDITION APART FROM ONE TINY SPECK OF RUBBING IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER
THE SPINE IS ABSOLUTELY FLAT AND TOTALLY UNSQUASHED. EVERY SPECK OF ORIGINAL COLOUR IS THERE, AND ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS LEGIBLE, AND THERE ISN'T EVEN ANY RUBBING TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND UNBLEMISHED. IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT THE RECORD HAS NEVER BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES
THE REAR SURFACE, IS ALMOST AS PRISTINE AS THE FRONT, WITH THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE, AND ONE SMALL LINE RUNNING UP FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SLEEVE ACROSS THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO NEAR PRISTINE PANELS SHOWING THE LYRICS ON THE LEFT HALF AND A PUBLICITY SHOT OF THE BAND ON THE RIGHT
THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE IS IN UNSPLIT, AND UNCREASED CONDITION
I AM PERFECTLY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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