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

	£		51
	$		68

NAZARETH - PLAY'N THE GAME

IN MAGNIFICENT 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

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, NOT EVEN THE WISPY HAIRLINES YOU WOULD NORMALL EXPECT. IT IS IN A MINT STATE

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 COMPLETE TRACKS 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 FROM EACH SIDE OF THE ALBUM.

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 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

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 EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION

THE FRONT SURFACE WHICH OFTEN HAS SERIOUS COLOUR LOSS, IS  RICH AND VIBRANT AND HAS RETAINED 99% OF ITS COLOUR, THERE IS JUST THE VERY MILDEST TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE WHICH HAS LEFT A LIGHT GREY DUSTING TO THE SURFACE WHICH IS REALLY ONLY NOTICABLE WHEN THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR DINGS, JUST A FEW SMALL LINES ALONG THE SPINE AND TOP EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE THE MOST MINIMAL SPECKS OF SHELF WEAR

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. IT HAS THE TINIEST TRACE OF RECORD SHAPE AGAIN, BUT HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE DELIVATE DUSTY COLOURS

 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 EXCELLENT PLUS

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

GARRY