Nazareth RAZAMANAZ UK LP A1/B1 1ST PRESS 1-2 PLAYS 1973 PLAYS 100% NEAR MINT

	£		52
	$		69

NAZARETH - RAZAMANAZ

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT !!! PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

WITH AN AMAZING MINT MINUS SLEEVE

• CATALOGUE:MOONCREST CREST 1
• MATRIX: CREST A-1U / B-1U
• MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 1 RM / 1 GT

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 1-2 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 RETAINS 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  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 THE ENTIRE LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

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

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 LP SOUNDS. THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS MAGNIFICENT AND SHOWS OFF THE POWER THAT THIS BAND GENERATES.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE RECORDING AT ANY POINT SHOWING THAT THE LITTLE PLAY THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE EITHER

THERE IS SOME BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND, HEARD ONLY DURING SOME OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND MOST SILENT PASSAGES, AND NO MORE THAN 2-3 TINY LITTLE DUST POPS/STATIC TICS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

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

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN FOR YOURSELF AND JUDGE IT AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED E.J DAY GATEFOLD IN MAGNIFICENT  CONDITION. THE SLEEVE HAS THAT POWDERY SURFACE COLOURING TO IT WHICH HISTORICALLY SUFFERS FROM SEVERE COLOUR LOSS AND RING WEAR, WHICH USUALLY MAKES THE SLEEVE LOOK TATTY. VIRTUALLY EVERY ONE I HAVE SEEN LOOKS POOR. BUT THIS ONE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PROTECTIVE OUTER FROM NEW AND HAS THEREFORE BEEN KEPT IN THE BEST POSSIBLE CONDITION

THE FRONT SURFACE WHICH OFTEN HAS SERIOUS COLOUR LOSS, IS  RICH AND VIBRANT AND HAS LOST NONE OF THE ORIGINAL COLOUR. THERE IS THE VERY LIGHTEST SHADOW OF GREYING ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE AND ONE THIN WHITE LINE ACROSS THE MIDDLE.

INCREDIBLY THERE IS NO RING WEAR HERE, NOT EVEN ANY RECORD SHAPE.

THERE IS JUST ONE MICROSCOPIC LINE NEXT TO THE THE SPINE. NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE INCREDIBLE. THE BEST I HAVE EVER SEEN. NO RUBBING TO THE SURFACE WHATSOEVER AND ONLY A PIN PRICK OF WHITE ON THE RIGHT TIP ENDS. THIS IS UNHEARD OF ON THIS SLEEVE. FURTHER PROOF THAT THE LP WAS PROTECTED FROM NEW

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE COLOURS ARE ALL STILL MAGNIFICENT.

THE OPENING EDGE IS  RAZOR SHARP

THE REAR SURFACE,AGAIN HAS RETAINED THE ORIGINAL COLOURS AND IS EVERY BIT AS SUPERB AS THE FRONT. JUST THAT THIN WHITE LINE ACROSS THE MIDDLE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO  PRISTINE PANELS SHOWING THE BAND LIVE ON STAGE

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS IN EXCEPTIONAL UNSPLIT CONDITION

I AM PERFECTLY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS

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

GARRY