Thin Lizzy VAGABONDS OF THE WESTERN WORLD 1 PLAY MINT-

	£		19
	$		25

THIN LIZZY - VAGABONDS OF THE WESTERN WORLD

CAT; DECCA SKL 5170

MATRIX: ZAL 12520P-5W / ZAL 12521P-3W (THESE ARE THE CORRECT NUMBERS FOR A FIRST PRESS)

A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS HARD TO FIND IN GREAT CONDITION ALBUM

IT HAS LITERALLY BEEN PLAYED ONCE ONLY

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

THE DEEP BLUE AND SILVER DECCA LABELS ARE IMMACULATE. THERE IS NOTHING TO DETRACT FROM THE MINT STATUS THEY DESERVE. THE BLUE FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, WHICH INCIDENTALLY STILL HAS RESIDUE VINYL INSIDE FROM THE PRESSING. THERE IS JUST ONE VERY FEINT SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE HOLE  ON EITHER SIDE. IT IS VERY VERY OBVIOUS THAT THE LP HAS NOT BEEN ANYWHERE NEAR A TURN TABLE MORE THAN ONCE UNTIL MY CAREFUL TEST PLAY TODAY

STUNNING AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THE ONLY THING THAT STOPS ME GRADING THIS VINYL MINT IS A SMALL HANDLING MARK ON SIDE ONE WHICH THE TEST PLAY PROVES DOESN'T SOUND AT ALL. OTHER THAN THIS IT IS FAULTLESS, EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO MAKE OUT

PLAYING THE RECORD

ALL THE WORDS IN THE WORLD IN MY OPINION ARE NOT AS GOOD AS BEING ABLE TO LISTEN TO THE ACTUAL RECORD YOU ARE THINKING OF BIDDING FOR, AND THATS WHY I HAVE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS ME TO DO JUST THAT FOR YOU.

I HAVE JUST RECORDED FOUR PART TRACKS TO ALLOW YOU TO JUDGE THE MAGNIFICENCE OF THIS ALBUM. BOTH INTRO TRACKS WITH THE DEAD WAX, AND A LINKING GROOVE AND THE BEGINNING OF ONE OTHER TRACK PER SIDE.

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND I AM CERTAIN YOU WILL AGREE THIS SOUNDS SUPERB. THE ENTIRE ALBUM PLAYS TO THIS BRILLIANT STANDARD WITH THE ONLY UNWANTED NOISES BEING THE VERY VERY OCCASIONAL AND BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC

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THE SLEEVE  GRADES NEAR MINT MINUS

THIS SINGLE NON LAMINATED SLEEVE IS IN THE MOST SUPERB CONDITION IMAGINABLE. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO IS A GURU WHEN IT COMES TO LIZZY ALBUMS AND HE ASURES ME THIS IS THE SECOND BEST COPY OF THIS ALBUM HE HAS EVER SEEN. (THE OTHER ONE I SOLD A FEW WEEKS AGO - TOTALLY UNPLAYED)

I UNDERSTAND THAT IN EVERY CASE THERE IS RING WEAR TO THE REAR SURFACE, AND THAT THE TOP BLACK SECTION LOOKS WELL WORN ON ALL COPIES, WELL THIS ONE IS MINT AND HAS NO RING WEAR AT ALL ANYWHERE.

THE FRONT SURFACE IS CREASE FREE, AND MARK FREE. THE COLOURS HAVE STAYED TRUE AND FAST AND THERE IS NO FADING OR WEAR TO THE SURFACE WHATSOEVER. IT'S A FAIRLY FLIMSY SLEEVE AND YET THE ONLY BLEMISHES ARE A SMALL KNOCK TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER, A SLIVER OF RUBBING TO THE LEFT BOTTOM CORNER,A TINY CHIP TO THE TOP LEFT CORNER AND 4 SMALL AND BARELY VISIBLE LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES HAVE BARELY ANY SHELF WEAR , JUST THE MOST MINIMAL RUBBING TO THE BOTTOM, AND THE SPINE IS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT IN EVERY WAY.

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP WITH JUST A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS TO SHOW THAT THE RECORD WAS TRAKEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE A COUPLE OF TIMES.THE POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE IS THE DECCA ORIGINAL AND AGAIN FROM THIS YOU CAN EASILY JUDGE THAT THE LP HAS NOT BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE. THERE IS NOT A MARK OR CREASE ON IT, AND IT IS AS FLAT AS I HAVE EVER SEEN AN INNER SLEEVE. NATURALLY NO SEAM SPLITS

FINALLY THE REAR SURFACE IS AS IMMACULATE AS THE FRONT. THE ALL IMPORTANT TOP SECTION SHOWS NO RUBBING AT ALL, IN FACT THE BLACK SURFACE IS JUST BEAUTIFUL, THERE IS ALSO NO RINGWEAR AT ALL ANYWHERE.

LAST OF ALL THERE IS THE RARE PURPLE INSERT INCLUDED WITH THE SET, AND THIS WAS ONLY AVAILABLE ON THE INITIAL PRESSES. IT IS TOO MINT AND IMMACULATE

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

GARRY