Nazareth RAZAMANAZ UK LP A1U/B1U 1ST W RARE INNER SLEEVE PLAYS 100% NMINT & MINT

	£		54
	$		72

NAZARETH - RAZAMANAZ

IN MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT & MINT !!! PLAYTHROUGH CONDITION

VERY RARE INNER SLEEVE

POSSIBLY UNPLAYED UNTIL TODAY!!

• CATALOGUE:MOONCREST CREST 1
• MATRIX: CREST A-1U / B-1U
• MOTHERS / STAMPERS: 2 AA / 2 MO

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 NO! SPIDER LINES WHATSOEVER AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE

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 SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES TO BE SEEN ON SIDE ONE, AND NOTHING AT ALL ON SIDE 2

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 IF INDEED THE LP HAS BEEN PLAYED THAT IT 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 AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND, HEARD ONLY DURING THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES , MAINLY DURING THE FIST PART OF VIGILANTE MAN

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT FOR SIDE ONE, AND 100% MINT!! FOR SIDE TWO

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED E.J DAY GATEFOLD IN SUPERB 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. THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER TIP SHOWS A LITTLE RUBBING.

THERE IS WHAT APPEARS TO BE A LIGHT FEELABLE BUT THIN SCRATCH LINE JUST ABOVE THE BOTTOM EDGE AND A FEW NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THERE IS JUST ONE MINUSCULE LINE CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE, NONE ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE EITHER

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 SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE COLOURS ARE ALL STILL THERE WITH JUST A TINY PATCH OF WHITE SHOWING AT THE BOTTOM TIP.

THE OPENING EDGE IS  RAZOR SHARP WITH ONE SMALL THUMB NAIL NICK ALONG THE REAR EDGE

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

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

THE INNER SLEEVE IS THE VERY RARE MOONCREST ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE. USUALLY THIS VINYL COMES IN A PLAIN WHITE SLEEVE, BUT THIS RARITY HAS THE FIRST TWO MOONCREST ALBUM FEATURED ON IT. NAMELY RARZAMANAZ, AND SUNNY DAYS - LIGHTHOUSE.

THIS INNER SLEEVE IS IN PRISTINE UNSPLIT CONDITION. NO DAMAGE TO THE TOP THUMB NOTCH AND NO WRINKLES OR CREASES, PLUS A STAIN FREE SURFACE

I AM PERFECTLY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE EXCELLENT PLUS

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

GARRY