Nazareth PLAY'N THE GAME UK LP 1ST PRESS A-1U / B-1U. 1R/1R UNPLAYED & 100% MINT

	£		205
	$		272

NAZARETH - PLAY'N THE GAME

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED MINT!!!! CONDITION

1 R / 1 R MOTHERS AND STAMPERS!!

STAGGERING MINT SLEEVE

MUSEUM QUALITY SET!!

• CATALOGUE:MOUNTAIN TOPS 113
• MATRIX: TOPS 113 A-1U / B-1U
• MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 1 R / 1 R (INCREDIBLY LOW FIST PRESS)
• HAS 'MASTERDISk' STAMPED INTO THE RUN OUT DEAD WAX ON EITHER SIDE

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. 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 TOTALLY FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT. EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE NO LINES OR MARKS, ABSOLUTELY STUNNING ALBUM!!!

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 LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORDS BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.

I DECIDED TO PLAY THIS PREVIOUSLY UNPLAYED ALBUM, BECAUSE UNPLAYED DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN MINT.

I GUARANTEE MY ONE CAREFUL TEST PLAY WILL GO UNDETECTED

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 REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS.

NO CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS

NO VINYL NOISE AND BARELY ANY STATIC AT ALL, PERHAPS A COUPLE OF SPLIT SECONDS IN ONE OR TWO OF THE LINKING GROOVES

I DON'T BELIEVE I EVEN HEARD ANY DUST POPS WHATSOEVER

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

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN FOR YOURSELF THOUGH AND YOU BE THE JUDGE

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SINGLE SLEEVE IN TOTALLY MINT!!! CONDITION

THE FRONT SURFACE WHICH OFTEN HAS SERIOUS COLOUR LOSS,DUE TO THE POWDERY NATURE OF THE FINISH IS  RICH AND VIBRANT AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS COLOUR.

NOT ONE JOT OR RINGWEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE, AND AMAZINGLY NOT ONE CREASE LINE ANYWHERE

THIS MEANS THAT NOT EVEN ANY SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE!!

NONE EITHER ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

YOU COULD NOT WISH TO FIND A MORE PRISTINE EXAMPLE AND IT IS VERY CLEAR THE SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED FROM NEW INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM SHELF WEAR AND THIS IS ENTIRELY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN KEPT INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FROM NEW, BECAUSE THESE THIN AND DELICATE EDGES ARE ALWAYS FOUND RUBBED AT SOME POINT

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. HERE WE FIND THE ONLY TINY BLEMISH. ONE MINUSCULE LITTLE LINE NEXT TO THE SPINE.

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

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

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

GARRY