Rod Stewart NEVER A DULL MOMENT UK 1ST BLACK LABEL 1Y1/2Y1 1-2 PLAY MINT MINUS

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	$		52

ROD STEWART - NEVER A DULL MOMENT

IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 PLAY MINT MINUS!!! CONDITION

FIRST PRESS  - BLACK LABEL

MINT MINUS TRI SLEEVE (UK WORDING)

• CATALOGUE:MERCURY 6499 153
• MATRIX:6499153 1Y 1 420  1 6 6 / 2 Y//1 420  1 5 2
• PLAYED 1-2 TIMES

A FIRST PRESS OF THIS ALBUM MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES

THE LABEL MUST BE JET BLACK AND NOT BLUE

THE MATRIX NUMBERS MUST BE 1Yv1 420 / 2Y//1 v 420

THE SLEEVE MUST BE MADE BY HOWARDS

THE 'WARNING: COPYRIGHT SUBSISTS' TEXT MUST APPEAR ON THE REAR OF THE SLEEVE IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE JET BLACK LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. NO MARKS OR STAINS, AND A BASE COLOUR THAT IS UNBROKEN AS IT STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHICH SHOWS JUST TWO TINY SMALL SPIDER LINES PROVING JUST HOW LITTLE THIS VINYL HAS BEEN PLAYED. THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND THE LOGOS ARE UNRUBBED

THE VINYL

GLEAMING FIST PRESS DISC THAT HAS RETAINED ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL SHEEN. IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS AND ONLY WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION AM I ABLE TO MAKE OUT A JUST ONE OR TWO WISPS

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 ALBUM 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 FIRST THING TO SAY ABOUT THIS LP IS THE INCREDIBLE LOUD STEREO REPRODUCTION. CRYSTAL CLEAR AND EVERY NOTE HEARD EXACTLY AS WAS INTENDED.

THERE IS NO DISTORTION THROUGH GROOVE WEAR, AND THE COUPLE OF PLAYS THAT THE LP HAS RECEIVED CLEARLY WERE COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS.

THERE IS NO HEAVY BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS OF ANY DESCRIPTION

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE EITHER

THE VINYL PLAYS TO A PERFECT STATE AND ONLY HAS THE ODD SECOND OR TWO OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND HEARD ONLY IN A COUPLE OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES,

THERE ARE NO DUST POPS TO BE HEARD WHATSOEVER THROUGH THIS PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

PLEASE JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AFTER HAVING A THOROUGH LISTEN TO IT!!!!

THE SLEEVE

VERY OFTEN FOUND DOG EARRED, BUT HERE WE HAVE AN ALMOST MINT FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE OF THIS NON LAMINATED HOWARDS SLEEVE IS IN INCREDIBLE CONDITION. FIRSTLY THERE IS NO LOSS OF COLOUR ANYWHERE ON THE SURFACE

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES WHATSOEVER ON THIS SURFACE EITHER, JUST A LIGHT ONE ACROSS THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER.

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO LINES AGAINST ANY OF THE EDGES.

THIS  IS A TOP OPENING SLEEVE WITH A FRONT AND BACK SURFACE HINGED TO THE TOP EDGE, MAKING IT LOOK MORE LIKE A CALENDAR THAN A RECORD ALBUM. THE TOP EDGES ARE ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE AND FREE OF ANY RUBBING. THE TYPEFACE ON THE SPINE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE CORNERS OF THIS VERY FLIMSY FRONT SURFACE ARE SHARP AND SQUARE WITH JUST A TINY SPECK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT.

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN EXACTLY THE SAME SUPER CONDITION. IMPORTANTLY THIS IS A CORRECT UK FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE WITH THE WARNING: COPYRIGHT SUBSISTS TEXT IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER. (LATER RELEASES DIDN'T HAVE THIS INFORMATION)

OPENING THE FRONT FLAP REVEALS THE STADIUM SHOTS AND AGAIN WE HAVE A PRISTINE UNBLEMISHED PAIR OF SURFACES. JUST A LITTLE DING TO THE TOP LEFT CORNER TIP.

THE REAR FLAP WHEN OPENED REVEALS THE GOALMOUTH SCENE AND YET AGAIN IT IS ALL IN MINT CONDITION.

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS FIRST OF ALL THE CORRECT INNER FOR THIS ALBUM, HAVING THE  DATE PRINTED IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER 1072 (OCT 1972). IT IS UNSPLIT WITH SOME LIGHT AGEING TO THE EDGES IN PARTICULAR

A MAGNIFICENT  EXAMPLE OF THIS SLEEVE AND FULLY JUSTIFIES A MINT MINUS GRADE

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

GARRY