Rainbow - Rising (1976) UK LP vinyl album NM / NM - Audio Club release ACBR 262
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AMAZING CONDITION pre-owned vinyl album released in the UK in 1976 on the Oyster-Polydor label (Cat. No. ACBR 262). Matrix numbers are: ACB262 A//1 420 03 12 1 and ACB262 B//1 420 03 12. The entire package has been housed in a polythene sleeve since new (included in sale).
This is the (perhaps) less common 'Audio Club' pressing. Made In England, "ACBR 262". Gatefold sleeve, says "Blackmore's Rainbow" on the label and the spine; "Owl Music" on labels. Similar to first issue but with a black border to the cover art and without the number bottom centre.
Audio Club of Britain (also known as Britannia Music Club) was a mail-order music club in the UK in the 1970's. It was a membership club that once joining, you committed to purchasing a certain number of records per year. The enticement was being able to buy some extremely cheap records at the introduction to the club. The club re-pressed copies of popular releases, using their own catalogue numbers always starting with ACB, which they then used for these cheap introductions to the club.
Audio Club of Britain had some connection with Polydor/Phonogram/Deutsche Grammophon, as most of the releases they sold were on these labels or subsidiaries.
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Grading (played in its entirety)
Price Sticker on sleeve? NO
Sleeve: NEAR MINT
Vinyl: NEAR MINT
Inner: VG+
Extras: N/A
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MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition and may even be unplayed, with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition.
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GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discoloration, etc.
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BAD: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler.
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