Rod Stewart Never A Dull Moment 1972 Mercury 1st M-1/M-2 Gilbert Kong Press VG+

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   For sale is Rod Stewart's Never A Dull Moment, originally released in 1972 by Mercury Records. This album has the original bright red label, with seven "Mercury" logos along the outer rim of the label. These labels were only used between 1973-1974. In the dead was between the labels and the last tracks are the matrix numbers M-1/M-2, followed by  "G.K." and "PR", indicating that this record was mastered by Gilbert Kong and an early stamper was used to press this first edition at Philips Recording Company's Richmond, Indian facility. These hallmarks reflect state-of-the-art engineering, sought after by collectors and music lovers for their superior sound quality. I bought this used, professionally cleaned it on my VPI HW-17 machine and immediately put it into a MFSL archival inner sleeve. This protects the integrity of the vinyl and any original inner sleeve(s) or insert(s) that may have come with the release. The inner sleeve is Excellent with some wrinkles. The cover is graded as Excellent because of  corner blunting and edge rubs. The spine has some color loss from these edge rubs. The vinyl is visually graded as VG+ because of sleeve marks and surface scratches. I'm play grading it between VG+ and Excellent because of an occasional pop and low level surface noise, most noticeable during the quiet sections of playback. This has been played only on Audiophile equipment since I've owned it and still has a lot of life yet. You would be hard pressed to find another first edition copy in this condition. This would make a great addition to anyone's collection. I have a lot more Rock and Roll albums, as well as records of all different genres, in my Ebay store. Please take a look. They're predominately Near Mint. Thank you for viewing my listing.    I've been collecting records for about 50 years now and have always cleaned them and put them away carefully in plastic inner sleeves. Over the years I've used Dust Bugs, Disc Washers and have finally invested in a professional VPI record cleaning machine. Now that I'm retiring, I'm selling my very esoteric collection. I'm not a professional grader of records, but will use record guides, as well as my personal experiences as a basis of my grading all records. Since grading is subjective, I will be conservative. I offer discounts for multiple sales. Photos are of the actual item for sale, not a stock photo. Please review all descriptions and photos because I do not accept returns. Thank you for looking!