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

	£		59
	$		78

NAZARETH - RAZAMANAZ

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT !!! PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

• CATALOGUE:MOONCREST CREST 1
• MATRIX: CREST A-1U / B-1U
• MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 1 GO / 1 GP

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 2-3 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 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 VERY  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 ARE A FEW PASSAGES OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND, HEARD ONLY DURING THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES IF AT ALL, AND SOME LIGHT AND RANDOM LITTLE TICS HERE AND THERE, BUT AGAIN BARELY AUDIBLE

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

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED E.J DAY GATEFOLD IN EXCELLENT  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

THE FRONT SURFACE WHICH OFTEN HAS SERIOUS COLOUR LOSS, IS  RICH AND VIBRANT AND HAS LOST NONE OF THE ORIGINAL COLOUR. ONLY THE VERY PERIMETER EDGES SHOW SOME LIGHT SHADOWING OF GREY FROM A LITTLE SHELF WEAR..IN ADDITION THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR FOLDS. INCREDIBLY THERE IS NO RING WEAR HERE, NOT EVEN ANY RECORD SHAPE. THERE ARE THREE SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE. TWO AT THE TOP AND ONE AT THE BOTTOM. THERE IS ALSO A SMALL PATCH OF SCRIBBLE TYPE INDENTS ALONG THE TOP EDGE TOWARD'S THE RIGHT CORNER. LOOKS LIKE THE IMPRESSION LEFT IF YOU PLACED A SHEET OF PAPER OVER THE COVER AND PRESSED ONTO IT WITH A BALL POINT PEN. THE PATCH IS NO LONGER THAN AN INCH AND VISIBLE ONCE THE SLEEVE IS ANGLED INTO THE LIGHT ONLY

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE JUST THE MILDEST TRACE OF SHELF WEAR,JUST A COUPLE OF TINY WHITE FLECKS SHOWING THROUGH, AND THE VERY CORNER TIPS ON THE OPENING EDGES ARE RUBBED.THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER DOES HAVE SOME SIGNIFICANT RUBBING

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE COLOURS ARE ALL STILL THERE WITH JUST A PIN PRICK OF WHITE SHOWING AT EACH TIP, AND A COUPLE OF RANDOM WHITE FLECKS ELSEWHERE

THE OPENING EDGE IS  RAZOR SHARP WITH A SLIGHTLY ROUGH FEEL TO THE EDGE

THE REAR SURFACE,AGAIN HAS RETAINED THE ORIGINAL COLOURS AND IT'S ONLY HERE THAT AVERY MILD SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE IS VISIBLE. AGAIN A COUPLE OF SMALL LINES NEAR THE SPINE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO NEAR 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 EXCELLENT

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

GARRY