Nazareth RAZAMANAZ UK LP A1/B1 1ST 2-3 PLAYS NMINT-

	£		19
	$		25

NAZARETH - RAZAMANAZ

IN SUPERB CONDITION

• CATALOGUE:MOONCREST CREST 1
• MATRIX: CREST A-1U / B-1U
• MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 2 MG / 3 O

NAZARETH'S FIRST ALBUM ON THE MOONCREST LABEL, AND IT WAS THIS ALBUM WITH THE TRACKS 'BROKEN DOWN ANGEL' & 'BAD BAD BOY' WHICH FINALLY LAUNCHED NAZARETH NINTO THE PUBLIC EYE. THIS AND THE FOLOW UP ALBUM 'LOUD AND PROUD' ARE ABSOLUTE CLASSICS, AND BECOMING HARDER TO COLLECT

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. FINALLY THERE ARE JUST 3 OR SO TINY SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE SHOWING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS 1973 1ST PRESS HAS BEEN NEAR A TURNTABLE

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 RETAINES ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE, AND GLEAMS LIKE NEW. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF ANY HANDLING MARKS OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD CAUSE A PROBLEM ON THE PLAYTHROUGH. EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE ARE ONLY SOME VERY FEINT WISPY HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN

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 THREE MINUTE EXCERPTS  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 FORM EACH SIDE OF THE ALBUM. THE REPRODUCTION IS JUST SUPERB

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 SOME VERY VERY LIGHT TRACES OF BACKGROUND IN TRACK THREE ON SDE ONE, BUT OTHER THANH THIS JUST THE OCCASIONAL LITTLE DUST POP HERE AND THERE AND SOME VERY LIGHT STATIC IN ONE OR TWO PLACES, BUT LIKE I SAID TAKE A LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES AND JUDGE THIS SUPERB ALBUM FOR YOURSELF

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED E.J DAY GATEFOLD IN A VERY NICE CONDITION. THE SLEEVE HAS THAT POWDERY SURFACE COLOURING TO IT WHICH HISTORICALLY SUFFERS FROM SEVERE COLOUR LOSS AND RING WEAR, AND WHILST THIS ONE IS NOT PERFECT IT IS STILL IN A VERY COLLECTIBLE CONDITION.

THE FRONT SURFACE WHICH OFTEN HAS SERIOUS COLOUR LOSS, IS  RICH AND VIBRANT AND ONLY MILDLY RUBBED..THERE IS A LITTLE OF THE WHITE UNDERNEATH SHOEWING THROUGH ABOVE THE WORD NAZARETH, AND A LIGHT DUSTING ON THE PERIMETER EDGES. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR BENDS, JUST A SMALL LINE ACROSS THE TOP LEFT AREA AND  THREE SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE JUST THE MILDEST TRACE OF SHELF WEAR, AND THE SPINE IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. FLAT AND UNRUBBED WITH PERFECTLY LEGIBLE WHITE TYPEFACE

THE OPENING EDGE IS  RAZOR SHARP AND IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THE LP HAS NOT BEEN OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES

THE REAR SURFACE, DOES HAVE A VERY LIGHT TRACE OF RINGWEAR, MOSTLY ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES WITH A LIGHT DUSTING ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO NEAR PRISTINE PANEL;S SHOWING THE BAND LIVE ON STAGE

I AM PERFECTLY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT

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

GARRY