Nazareth RAZAMANAZ 1973 UK LP 1st Press Mooncrest PLAYS EX+ / NEAR MINT HEAR
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING
Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.comNAZARETH - RAZAMANAZ
EX+ / NEAR MINT PLAYTHROUGH
EX+ SLEEVE
CATALOGUE:MOONCREST CREST 1MATRIX: CREST A-1U / B-1U
MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 2 OM /5 PO
THE SUPERB SCOTTISH ROCK BAND, THAT FINALLY MADE IT INTO THE BIG TIME WITH THIS THEIR THIRD ALBUM. ARGUABLY THIS AND THE FOLLOWUP 'LOUD AND PROUD' BEING EXAMPLES OF THEIR FINEST WORK
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, AND ALL OF THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS BOTH UNRUBBED AND CLEAR AND LEGIBLE.
A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS JUST ONE MINISCULE AND BARELY VISIBLE SPIDER LINE AROUND IT
THE VINYL
THE FIRST PRESS RAZAMANAZ 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.
THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE VINYL AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A FEW NEAR INVISIBLE WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES
PLAYING THE RECORD
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 THIS REPRODUCTION IS .
THE RECORD PLAYS WITHOUT DISTORTION MEANING THAT THERE IS NO GROOVE WEAR
NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND NO MORE THAN ONE OR TWO SPLIT SECONDS OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES
THERE IS A LITTLE LIGHT BACKGROUND IN VIGILANTE MAN AND A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES
I DIDN'T HEAR ANY DUST POPS
SIDE TWO PLAYS TO NEAR PERFECTION
THE AUDIO GRADES EX+ / NEAR MINT
PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN TO IT AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS THOUGH
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED MATTE E.J DAY GATEFOLD
THE DUSTY POWDERY FINISH TO THE FRONT SURFACE OFTEN RESULTS IN SERIOUS COLOUR LOSS BUT NOT ON THIS SLEEVE
THE DEARK COLOURS ONLY SHOW THE TINIEST BIT OF GREYING TO THE EDGES
THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR DINGS.
THERE ARE FOUR SMALL PRESSURE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE . ONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE AND THE CORNERS ARE STILL SHARP AND SQUARE WITH A DOT OF RUB TO THE RIGHT TWO
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES AGAIN ARE USUALLY FOUND WITH SEVERE RUBBING AND SHELF WEAR BUT ON THIS COPY, THE TOP EDGE IS SUPERB WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING ON THE VERY RIGHT TIP ENDS
AND THE BOTTOM EDGE IS EVERY BIT AS CLEAN WITH ONE PIN PRICK OF WHITE ON EACH OF THE RIGHT TIP ENDS.
THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNRUBBED . A SPECK OF RUB AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM ENDS ONLY
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS ON THE FRONT EDGE
THE REAR SURFACE, IS EVERY BIT AS NICE AS THE FRONT. HAS THE BAREST SHADOW OF RING WEAR AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO VERY CLEAN PANELS SHOWING THE BAND LIVE ON STAGE.
THE INNER SLEEVE IS IN ORIGINAL CONDITION. FLAT CLEAN, AND MOST OF ALL UNSPLIT
I AM PERFECTLY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EX+
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