Rory Gallagher LIVE IN EUROPE UK LP 1ST PRESS NMINT
  £   26
  $   34

 


£ 26 Sold For
Dec 6, 2010 Sold Date
Nov 29, 2010 Start Date
£   19 Start price
4   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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RORY GALLAGHER - LIVE IN EUROPE

IN MAGNIFICENT  CONDITION

FIRST PRESS A2/B1

 

  • CATALOGUE:POLYDOR 2383-112
  • MATRIX:2389112 A2 V 420 /  / B1  1 

 

PROBABLY THE BEST EVER ALBUM FROM RORY GALLAGHER, AND IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION WITH A SLEEVE TOP MATCH

 

 

THE RECORDS

 

THE LABELS

THE ORANGY RED POLYDOR LABELS ARE IN ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE CONDITION. THERE IS NOT A MARK OR STAIN ON THEM. THE BASE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE IS JUST ONE TINY TINY SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS HAD JUST MINIMAL PLAY SINCE 1972, . THERE ARE STILL SHARDS OF RESIDUE VINYL INSIDE THE SPINDLE HOLE FROM THE ORIGINAL PRESS, SHOWING THAT THE LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN ON A TURNTABLE, A REAL RARITY AS THIS WAS SUCH A POPULAR ALBUM.

THE VINYL

SUPERBLY GLOSSY ORIGINAL PRESS ON POLYDOR. THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF IT'S ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THERE ARE NO OBVIOUS MARKS ON ANY PART OF THE SURFACE , AND ONLY WHEN OFFERED UP TO INTENSE ILLUMINATION AM I ABLE TO SPOT A FEW WISPY HAIRLINES

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 AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO LISTEN TO ANY ALBUM THEY ARE CONSIDERING BIDDING ON. SO HERE THEN IS THE ENTIRE LIVE IN EUROPE ALBUM FOR YOUR PLEASURE

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS JUST MAGNIFICENT. EVERY NOTE COMES THROUGH CRISP AND CLEAR. THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF BACKGROUND CRACKLE ANYWHERE, AND CERTAINLY NO DISTORTION.

THERE ARE THREE OR FOUR REALLY TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAY, OTHER THAN THIS THE ALBUM PLAYS TO PERFECTION WITH PERHAPS THE ODD SECOND OR TWO OF STATIC, A FANTASTIC EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM, AND I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE IT NEAR MINT

 

 

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

THIS IS AN UNLAMINATED E.J .DAY GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY FLAT AND AMAZINGLY FREE FROM ANY CREASES OR CREASE LINES OR EVEN BENDS. THERE ARE JUST 3-4 SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE

OFTEN ON THESE POWDERY SURFACED NON LAMINATED SLEEVES, THE COLOURS GET RUBBED AND RINGWEAR APPEARS. THIS COPY HOWEVER THERE IS JUST ONE VIRTUALLY INVISIBLE AND TINY LINE AT THE CERY TOP OF THE SLEEVE.

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE MINIMAL SHELF WEAR.

THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY FLAT AND CLEAN AND AGAIN IS UNRUBBED, AND ALL OF THE TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE 

THE OPENING EDGE IS ALSO IN  RAZOR SHARP CONDITION, JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS WHERE THE LP HAS BEEN PLUCKED FROM THE SLEEVE A COUPLE OF TIMES

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS CLEAN AND PRISTINE AS THE FRONT, AGAIN NO COLOUR LOSS, BENDS, CREASES JUST THAT MILD RECORD SHAPE LINE AT THE VERY TOP, AND AGAIN NEAR INVISIBLE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A NEAR PRISTINE BLACK INNER WITH JUST A FEW FLECKS OF WHITE DOWN THE FAR RIGHT EDGE

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND APART FROM THE VERY LIGHTEST CREASE LINE IS IN UNSPLIT AND  CONDITION. IT HAS HOWEVER BROWNED AROUND THE RIN FROM SITTING AND GENTLY AGING INSIDE THE SLEEVE, WHERE IT HAS SAT FOR MOST OF ITS LIFE UNPLAYED

I AM HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE NEAR MINT

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

GARRY

 

 





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