Nazareth PLAY'N THE GAME UK LP 1ST PRESS 1 PLAY MINT-

	£		68
	$		90

NAZARETH - PLAY'N THE GAME

IN MAGNIFICENT 1 PLAY CONDITION

• CATALOGUE:MOUNTAIN TOPS 113
• MATRIX: TOPS 113 A-1U / B-1U
• MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 2 RD / 1 GO
• HAS 'MASTERDISC' STAMPED INTO THE RUN OUT DEAD WAX ON EITHER SIDE

SUPERB FIRST PRESS OF THIS GREAT NAZ COLLECTIBLE ALBUM

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE SUPERB MOUNTAIN 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. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS THAT THERE ARE NO SPIDER LINES WHATSOEVER, SHOWING WHY THIS LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN PLAYED.BUT I AM GOING TO BE CONSERVATIVE AND SAY PLAYED ONCE. THERE ARE ALSO SHARDS OF RESIDUE VINYL INSIDE THE SPINDLE HOLE WHICH I COULD HEAR AND FEEL AS I PLACED THE LP OVER THE SPINDLE ON MY DECK

THE VINYL

THE MID 70'S SAW VINYL PRESSINGS START TO DETERIORATE DUE TO THE WORLDWIDE OIL CRISIS, AND THOSE GLORIOUS ISSUES OF THE 60'S WERE A THING OF THE PAST. HOWEVER DESPITE THIS MOST OF THE RECORD COMPANIES STILL PRODUCED THE BEST RESULTS POSSIBLE, AND THIS IS NO EXCEPTION. IT GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR AND LOOKS AMAZING. EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE NO LINES OR MARKS, JUST A COUPLE OF 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 RECENTLY DECIDED TO RECORD ALL OF MY LP'S FROM START TO FINISH. I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDER WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNIY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE BIDDING ON, AND WHILST THIS TAKES ME FAR LONGER TO ACCOMPLISH, I AM CERTAIN THIS IS THE WAY FORWARD FOR EBAY VINYL SALES 

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 IT SOUNDS. THERE IS NO BACKGROUND NOISE WHATSOEVER ANYWHERE ON THE ALBUM. ALL THE SILENT BITS ARE SILENT AND THE STEREO REPORDUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS. AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED THE VINYL USED IN THE 70'S WAS SLIGHTLY INFERIOR TO THAT USED IN THE 60'S AND THIS IS MOST NOTICABLE IF THE VOLUME IS TURNED RIGHT UP ON THE LINKING GROOVES WHERE LIGHT VINYL NOISE CAN BE HEARD. HAVING SAID THAT THIS LP HAS ONLY THE BAREST TRACES IN SOME OF THE MOST QUIET PASSAGES, AND THE ONLY REASON I CAN HEAR THEM AT ALL IS THAT I SIT A MERE 12" FROM THE SPEAKERS AS I TYPE THIS OUT. NORMAL LISTENING DISTANCE AND THERE IS NOTHING AT ALL. ONE SIDE ONE IN BETWEEN TRACKS 2 AND 3 THERE ARE A FEW LITTLE POPS

THIS IS A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM AND I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING IT MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SINGLE SLEEVE IN MINT MINUS CONDITION

THE FRONT SURFACE WHICH OFTEN HAS SERIOUS COLOUR LOSS, IS  RICH AND VIBRANT AND HAS RETAINED AMAZINGLY ALL OF ITS COLOUR,

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR INCREDIBLY NO SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE. THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER HAS THE TINIEST DING TO IT

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM SHELF WEAR AND THIS IS ENTIRELY DUR TO THE FACT THAT THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN KEPT INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW

THE SPINE IS PRISTINE. TOTALLY FLAT AND UNRUBBED AND EVER LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE OPENING EDGE IS  RAZOR SHARP AND LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT WAS PUT TOGETHER. IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT THIS ALBUM HAS JUST NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE

THE REAR SURFACE, IS AS NICE AS THE FRONT. ALL THE COLOUR IS THERE, AND IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE BUT THERE ISN'T EVEN ANY TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE

 THE  INNER SLEEVE. THIS SLEEVE AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED WAS ONLY EVER AVAILABLE THE FIRST ISSUES, AND IS MADE OF STRONG CARD. TO FURTHER IDENTIFY IT, THERE IS A THUMB NOTCH ALONG THE TOP EDGE.

THE SLEEVE IS IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION. FLAT CLEAN, AND MOST OF ALL UNSPLIT

I AM PERFECTLY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCEMINT MINUS

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

GARRY