Status Quo HELLO UK LP 1ST W/ SUPERB SLEEVE 1 PLAY EVER PLAYS 100% MINT MINUS

	£		51
	$		68

STATUS QUO - HELLO

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

• CATALOGUE:VERTIGO 6360 098
• MATRIX: 6360098 1//Y 2 v 420 0 1 8 1 / 2//Y 2 v 420 0 13 21 
• DAMON AND MELS ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 1
• MELS ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE 2

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE SPACESHIP LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE COLOURS ARE ALL RICH AND VIBRANT AND FULLY STRETCH INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND UNRUBBED. A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE REVEALS NO SPIDER LINES WHATSOEVER, SO IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE RECORD HAS REMAINED UNPLAYED

THE VINYL

THE RECORD GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND COULDN'T LOOK ANY BETTER. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS OR ANY SIGNS OF HANDLING ON THE DISCS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE

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 AS 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 THESE DISCS SOUNDS. THE SILENT BITS ARE SILENT, AND THE MUSIC COMES THROUGH CRISPLY AND CLEARLY.

THE VINYL PLAYS TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION. NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ALL, AND NO LOUD CLICKS

NO TINY TICS OR DUST POPS, AND BARELY A SECOND OR TWO OF STATIC HEARD ONLY IN A COUPLE OF LINKING GROOVES

THIS RECORD IS EASY TO GRADE MINT MINUS!!!!!

THE SLEEVE

NON LAMINATED ,ROBOR SINGLE SLEEVE

THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN A COLLECTIBLE CONDITION. THE REASON BEING THAT THE DUSTY AND DELICATE BLACK SURFACE IS USUALLY FOUND WORN AWAY AND RING WORN. THE SILVER LOGO IS ALSO USUALLY FOUND TERRIBLY RUBBED, AND THE WHOLE THING IS PRONE TO SEVERE CREASING, PARTICULARLY AT THE SPINE WHERE THERE ARE USUALLY PLENTY OF WHITE LINES VISIBLE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS SUPERBLY CLEAN THERE IS NO LOSS OF BLACK TO THE SURFACE WHATSOEVER. IT IS QUITE INCREDIBLE TO SEE ONE IN THIS MAGNIFICENT CONDITION.

THERE IS NO RING WEAR EITHER NOR IS THERE ANY SIGN OF RECORD SHAPE.

THE SILVER TEXT HAS JUST A TINY SPECK OF RUBBING TO THE LETTERS S AND O IN STATUS QUO, AND A TINY SPECK IN THE SECOND L OF HELLO

APART FROM THIS THERE IS NO CREASING TO THE FRONT SURFACE AND EVEN THE SMALL LINES FOUND NEAR THE SPINE ARE RESTRICTED TO JUST ONE FOUR, BUT UNLIKE MANY THESE ARE STILL BLACK AND ARE THUS VERY HARD TO SPOT

THERE IS ONE TINY LITTLE DING TO THE TOP LEFT CORNER TIP END

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE BOTH JUST IMMACULATE. NO LOSS OF COLOUR WITH THE BLACK SURFACE RUNNING FROM TIP TO TIP UNINTERRUPTED

WHAT IS CLEAR IS THAT THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER FOR MOST OF ITS LIFE

THE SPINE IS STILL INCREDIBLY FLAT WITH JUST ONE PINCH TOWARDS THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONE LITTLE WHITE LINE SHOWING THROUGH AT THE BOTTOM TIP END. OTHER THAN THIS A FLAT UNSQUASHED SPINE WITH PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TYPEFACE AND A BLACK COLOUR THAT IS ALL THERE

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP, WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS TO SHOW THAT THE RECORD WAS REMOVED A COUPLE OF TIMES IN THE LAST 37 YEARS.

THE REAR SURFACE IS JUST AS CLEAN AND BLACK AS THE FRONT WITH JUST ONE THUMB LINE CLOSE TO THE OPENING EDGE.

THE LYRIC INNER SLEEVE IS ALSO IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION. TOTALLY FLAT AND UNCREASED, AND NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS. PERFECT EXAMPLE

INSIDE THE SLEEVE THE ORIGINAL LARGE POSTER IS HOUSED AND IN MINT CONDITION. SHARP CREASE LINES AND THE POSTER HAS CLEARLY NEVER BEEN NEAR A WALL.

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS MAGNIFICENT SLEEVE NEAR MINT!!!!

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

GARRY