Nazareth RAMPANT 1974 UK LP 1st Press W/MINT Dollar Bill SUPERB NEAR MINT AUDIO

	£		27
	$		36

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NAZARETH - RAMPANT

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT PLAYTHROUGH!!!! CONDITION

COMPLETE WITH THE RARE ' RAMPANT ' DOLLAR BILL STICKER

SUPERB NEAR MINT SLEEVE!!!

 FULLY PLAY TESTED PRIOR TO LISTING

• CATALOGUE:MOONCREST CREST 15
• MATRIX: CREST 15 A-1U / B-1U
• MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 1 GP / 1 P
• VERY EARLY 1ST PRESS

THE VERY FIRST ISSUES OF THIS ALBUM CAME WITH AN EMBOSSED SLEEVE, BUT ALSO THE VERY VERY FIRST PRESSES HAD A NAZARETH ' RAMPANT ' DOLLAR BILL. 

THIS WAS A STICKER MADE BY FAST PRINT. NOT MANY HAVE SURVIVED HAVING BEEN STUCK TO VARIOUS THINGS INCLUDING IN SOME CASE THE ACTUAL SLEEVE. 

HERE IS ONE THAT HAS JUST SAT INSIDE THE SLEEVE FOR 48 YEARS

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE SUPERB MOONCREST LABELS ARE IN NEAR 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.  THERE ARE JUST 1-2 REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED

THERE IS A TINY PATCH OF STICKER REMOVAL RESIDUE ON SIDE A

THE VINYL

THE FIRST PRESS RAMPANT ALBUM CAN EASILY BE TOLD BY THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL USED IN THE PRESSING, AND OF COURSE THE -1U MATRIX NUMBERS STAMPED INTO THE DEAD WAX. THIS COPY IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. STILL RETAINS ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE, AND GLEAMS LIKE NEW. IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS FLAWLESS, NOT A MARK ON IT

UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE A COUPLE OF FINE WISPY HAIRLINES

PLAYING THE RECORD

THE IMMEDIATE NOTICEABLE THING WHEN PLAYING THIS VINYL IS THE LOUD AND CLEAR STEREO AUDIO

. THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER, MEANING THAT THE LITTLE PLAY THE RECORD HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED WITH A CORRECTLY TRACKED AND WEIGHTED STYLUS

THE VINYL PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLING AND NO CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

THERE IS THE TINIEST TRACE OF VERY LIGHT STATIC VINYL NOISE IN ONE OR TWO OF THE QUIETEST MOMENTS,AND A COUPLE OF LINKING GROOVES

I HEARD NO MORE THAN 2-3 BARELY AUDIBLE LITTLE DUST POPS/TICS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

A SUPERB FIRST PRESS OF THIS RARE AND CLASSIC NAZARETH ALBUM AND I AM HAPPY TO GRADE IT NEAR MINT

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED EMBOSSED!!!!!  FIRST PRESS SLEEVE

AN EXTREMELY HARD SLEEVE TO FIND IN COLLECTIBLE CONDITION, BECAUSE THE BASE ORANGE COLOUR IS VERY EASILY RUBBED, AND THE GOLD BORDERS AND EDGES ARE ALSO VERY PRONE TO SERIOUS RUBBING

THIS SLEEVE IS IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION

THE FRONT SURFACE FIRST OF ALL HAS A  PERFECT EMBOSSED LOGO. 

 THE ORANGE BASE COLOUR IS  IMMACULATE WITH JUST A LIGHT SHADOW IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER WHERE A STICKER HAS BEEN REMOVED

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS , FOLDS OR DINGS.

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE TIP ENDS

THERE ARE TWO BARELY VISIBLE PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE EDGE AND THE SAME ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE GOLD COLOURED  TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE ALWAYS WORN, BUT THIS COPY IS ONE OF THE BEST I HAVE SEEN. ALL OF THE GOLD SURFACE IS INTACT ON THE TOP EDGE WITH UNBLEMISHED CORNER TIPS

THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A COUPLE OF SMALL PATCHES OF RUB AND A LITTLE ON THE RIGHT CORNER

THE SPINE LIKEWISE IS IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION. FLAT AND UNSQUASHED . THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIP ENDS HAVE A LITTLE RUBBING TO THEM, AND THERE ARE A COUPLE TINY LEADING EDGE SPOTS OF RUB

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP  TO SHOW THAT THE LP HAS NOT BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE MORE THAN A FEW TIMES

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN  PRISTINE CONDITION.

THE INNER SLEEVE WHICH HAS A PICTURE OF THE BAND ON ONE SIDE AND THE LYRICS ON THE OTHER ONLY HAS A TINY SPLIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BOTTOM EDGE. IT IS FREE FROM CREASING . THERE IS SOME WRITING IN ONE TOP CORNER

THE RARE DOLLAR BILL STICKER IS IN  MINT CONDITION . TOTALLY AS NEW!!!

THE SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT

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

GARRY