URIAH HEEP, LOOK AT YOURSELF UK 1ST PRESS UK VINYL LP NR MINT TOP AUDIO VG+ SLV
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WELCOME AGAIN TO MY AUCTION. I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING RECORDS SINCE 1970 AND HAVE ABOUT 3,000 LP'S AND 500 SINGLES OF MOST GENRES AND HAVE BEEN BUYING AND SELLING RECORDS ON EBAY FOR 13 YEARS. PLEASE NOTE MY 100% FEEDBACK. I USUALLY TEND TO LIST RECORDS THAT I NO LONGER PLAY OR HAVE DUPLICATES OF, THIS IS MY FIRST OFFERING SINCE 2018. ALL MY RECORDS ARE CAREFULLY LOOKED AFTER, THEY HAVE BEEN CLEANED ON MY KNOSTI ANTI-STAT CLEANER AND PLACED IN BRAND NEW ANTI-STATIC POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVES. ALL THE COVERS ARE PLACED IN BRAND NEW OUTER PLASTIC SLEEVES. I ALWAYS PLAY THE RECORDS THAT I AM LISTING, LISTENING THROUGH HEADPHONES ON MY HIGH END SYSTEM. I GRADE MY RECORDS USING THE RECORD COLLECTOR'S GRADING SYSTEM - I NEVER USE MINT CONDITION UNLESS FOR A BRAND NEW SEALED RECORD. ALL MY RECORDS ARE SENT OUT IN BOXED MAILERS WITH THICK CARDBOARD STIFFENERS TO PREVENT ANY DAMAGE IN THE POST. I USUALLY SEND OUT RECORDS TO THE WINNING BIDDERS VIA ROYAL MAIL 2ND CLASS SIGNED FOR.
MY POSTAGE COSTS INCLUDE THE COST TO MYSELF OF MAILERS, INNER AND OUTER SLEEVES, CLEANING OF THE RECORDS ETC. SO PLEASE BEAR THIS IN MIND.
ANYWAY, HERE WE HAVE ANOTHER CLASSIC HARD ROCK ALBUM :
URIAH HEEP, LOOK AT YOURSELF 1971 UK FIRST PRESS VINYL LP ON THE BRONZE/ISLAND RECORDS LABEL, ILPS 9169. IN HARDLY PLAYED NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION WITH A VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION MIRRORED FRONT MATT SURFACE NON GATE FOLD SLEEVE. THIS SOUNDS FANTASTIC! A SUPERB TOP AUDIO COPY, ONLY SELLING AS I HAVE ANOTHER MINT COPY WITH A BETTER SLEEVE. SORY, NO LYRIC/INFO INNER SLEEVE WITH THIS ONE. URIAH HEEP AT THEIR ROCKING BEST, WHAT A BRILLIANT ALBUM!
UK FIRST PRESS? ETCHED MATRIX NUMBERS AS BELOW :
SIDE 1 - ILPS 9169 A then a small 4 then 85703-X (CROSSED OUT) then a minute stamped logo SIDE 2 - 85703-2 then a minute stamped logo
THESE DON'T MATCH THE MATRIX NUMBERS AS BELOW O DISCOGS, BUT THE LABELS ON THIS COPY AS THE SAME AS THE FIRST PRESS UK LABELS WITH 'ISLAND RECORDS..' TEXT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE LABEL. THIS MAYBE A 1971 EUROPEAN PRESSING TO FULFILL THE UK DEMAND FOR THE ALBUM AS THE CROSSED OUT NUMBERS MATCH A SCANDINAVIAN PRESSING NUMBERS. ANYWAY, STILL A FANTASTIC AUDIO COPY WITH THE CORRECT UK FIRST PRESSING LABELS.
FROM DISCOGS :
Uriah Heep ?– Look At Yourself
Label:
Bronze ?– ILPS-9169
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:
UK
Released:
1971
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Hard Rock, Prog Rock
TracklistHide Credits
A1 Look At Yourself Written-By – Hensley* 5:07 A2 I Wanna Be Free Written-By – Hensley* 3:59 A3 July Morning Written-By – Byron*, Hensley* 10:36 B1 Tears In My Eyes Written-By – Hensley* 5:02 B2 Shadows Of Grief Written-By – Byron*, Hensley* 8:40 B3 What Should Be Done Written-By – Hensley* 4:13 B4 Love Machine Written-By – Byron*, Hensley*, Box* 3:37Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – Island Records Ltd.
- Distributed By – Island Records Ltd.
- Published By – Sidney Bron Music Co. Ltd.
- Printed By – E.J. Day Group
- Recorded At – Lansdowne Studios
- Pressed By – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
Credits
- Bass Guitar – Paul Newton (2)
- Design – Douglas Maxwell Ltd.
- Lacquer Cut By – Porky (5)
- Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Mick Box
- Lead Vocals – David Byron
- Organ, Piano, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Ken Hensley
- Photography By – Tony Evans (8)
- Producer – Gerry Bron
Notes
1971 first press without Bronze Records Ltd. on the label.
All arrangements: Uriah Heep.
Members of Osibisa appear by kind permission of M.C.A. Records.
Manfred Mann appears by kind permission of Philips Records.
Manufactured and distributed by Island Records Limited Basing Street London W11
Sleeve and labels credit "Sydney Bron Music Company Limited".
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (A-side, stamped, tag etched): ILPS 9169 A-1U PORKY
- Matrix / Runout (B-side, stamped): ILPS 9169 B-1U
FIRST PRESS THICK SLAB VINYL : IN HARDLY PLAYED NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION. WITH A LOVELY SHINE, NO MARKS VISIBLE AT ALL. PLAYBACK IS ABSOLUTELY SUPERB, I EVEN HAD TO TURN THE VOLUME DOWN AS THE LOUD CUT SOUND IS RIGHT TO THE FORE. WITH NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE HEARD AT ALL, NEAR SILENCE BETWEEN TRACKS. THIS SOUNDS FANTASTIC THROUGH HEADPHONES, A SUPERB AUDIO COPY WITH NEAR MINT AUDIO. YOU WILL NOT FIND A BETTER AUDIO COPY IT IS THAT GOOD.
LABELS : I CAN'T SEE ANY SPINDLE MARKS, HARDLY PLAYED SINCE PURCHASE.
MIRRORED FRONT MATT SURFACE GATE FOLD COVER : AS WITH MOST COVERS FOR THIS ICONIC ALBUM THERE IS THE USUAL DAMAGE ON THE FRONT. THERE ARE TWO REPAIRED TEARS FROM THE MIRROR TO THE SPINE ON THE FRONT LEFT, SOME SELLOTAPE RESIDUE AS PICTURED. THE MIRROR ITSELF IS LOVELY AND SHINY, WITH NO SCRATCHES OR WEAR. VERY SLIGHT EDGE OR CORNER WEAR, JUST A FEW TINY EDGE CREASES. THE SPINE IS TOTALLY LEGIBLE, WITH VERY SLIGHT WEAR. TINY AREA OF WEAR ON THE REAR, STILL OVERALL VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION.
SORRY, NO INFO/LYRIC INNER WITH THIS COPY, LOST AGES AGO.
I HAVE ALSO PLACED THE COVER IN A BRAND NEW POLYTHENE OUTER SLEEVE.
PLEASE SEE THE NUMEROUS PICTURES FOR THE LOVELY CONDITION.
PLAIN PAPER INNER SLEEVE : SOME CREASING, NO EDGE SPLITS. SOME SLIGHT AGE STAINING. OVERALL GOOD CONDITION.
I HAVE CLEANED THE RECORD AND PLACED IT IN A BRAND NEW ANTI-STATIC POLY-LINED INNER.
OVERALL A SUPERB NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION FIRST PRESS COPY WITH A VERY NICE SLEEVE. YOU WILL NOT FIND A BETTER AUDIO COPY, FANTASTIC PLAYBACK!
A SUPERB ADDITION TO ANY VINYL COLLECTION!
PLEASE SEE MY OTHER ITEMS, MORE SUPERB RECORDS TO BE LISTED SOON.
I WILL SEND RECORDS VIA TRACK ABLE AIRMAIL TO THE EU OR THE REST OF THE WORLD, PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING.
GOOD LUCK IF YOU BID!
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