URIAH HEEP VERY 'EAVY VERY'UMBLE RARE UK 1ST ISSUE VERTIGO SWIRL 6360 006 NM

	£		350
	$		464

URIAH HEEP - VERY 'EAVY VERY 'UMBLE

INCREDIBLE NEAR MINT AUDIO - VERTIGO SWIRL 1ST PRESS

VERY LITTLE PLAY AT ALL (AMAZING CONDITION)

SUPERB LAMINATED SLEEVE WITH SPIRAL INNER

NEAR MINT AUDIO / NEAR PERFECT SLEEVE

ONE FOR THE SERIOUS COLLECTORS. AN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB COPY OF THE DEBUT LP FROM URIAH HEEP. THIS IS THE FIRST PRESS ON THE VERTIGO SWIRL LABEL. THE 1Y1/2Y1 1ST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS ARE STAMPED INTO THE DEAD WAX. THE CORRECT VERTIGO SPIRAL INNER SLEEVE ACCOMPANIES THE SLEEVE.

I HAVE RECORDED THE WHOLE ALBUM SO PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO LISTEN TO JUST HOW MAGNIFICENT THIS VINYL IS.

MOBILE USERS PLEASE COPY AND PASTE THE FOLLOWING LINK INTO YOU RINTERNET BROWSER FOR AUDIO: https://www.ecommerceplayer.com/MediaPlayer.aspx?id=e0f8cb41-22a2-4eee-8806-f152d4b42069

• MATRIX: 6360006 1Y//1 v 420 1 1 6/ 2Y//1 v 420 1 1 3? Number 3 only partial could be an 8?

THE LABELS

BOTH LABELS ARE IN PRISTINE CONDITION. THE WHITE SIDE IS A PURE BRILLIANT WHITE WITH PRISTINE UNRUBBED BLACK TEXT. THE BLACK AND WHITE SIDE IS SHARP AND CLEAR AND AGAIN UNRUBBED

A CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE SPINDLE HOLE I CAN’T SEE ANY SIGNS OF WEAR.

THE VINYL

THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HANDLING MARKS OR LINES, NO FINGERPRINTS AND NO SCUFFS OR BLEMISHES, AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS EXCEPTIONAL. UNDER STRONG LIGHT IT IS POSSIBLE TO SEE SLEEVE REMOVAL WISPY LINES.

PLAYING THE RECORD

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH MAGNIFICENTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE AUDIO WHICH DEMONSTRATES JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION ON THIS FIRST PRESS IS JUST SUPERB CLEAR, CLEAN AND CRISP. THE DISC HAS NOT BEEN PLAYED WITH A HEAVY OR WORN STYLUS

NO OBTRUSIVE BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS. VIRTUALLY SILENT IN THE LINKING GROOVES AND QUIET PASSAGES.

LOUD POWERFUL REPRODUCTION, NO POPS OR CLICKS.

IT WOULD BE WELL WORTH TAKING A FULL LISTEN TO THE WHOLE ALBUM BEFORE DECIDING JUST HOW GREAT THIS IS

FOR ME THIS EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT

PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THROUGH, TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

FIRST ISSUE LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE

HAS THE ORIGINAL TRACK TITLE LAYOUT INSIDE THE GATEFOLD

THE LAMINATE GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE, NOR ANY RECORD IMPRESSION.

FRONT SURFACE

THE FIRST THING TO SAY IS THAT THE COLOURS HAVE ALL BEEN PERFECTLY RETAINED. THERE IS NO RUBBING OR LOSS OF COLOUR ANYWHERE, AND THE LAMINATE HAS NOT SUFFERED ANY LIFT, PEEL OR FLAKE

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES, AND NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR FOLDS. NO DENTS OR PRESSURE MARKS FROM PENS ETC..

NO THUMB LINES NEAR OR ON THE OPENING EDGE.

THE EGDES HAVE A TINY BIT OF LAMINATE SHRINK IT SMALL AREAS - I CAN'T STRESS ENOUGH HOW AMAZING THIS SLEEVE LOOKS - YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED. PRETTY MUCH AS NEW.

THE SPINE

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED.

THE COLOURS ARE ALL PERFECT AND THE TYPEFACE PRISTINE AND LEGIBLE.

OPENING

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND IT IS OBVIOUS BY LOOKING AT THIS THAT THE LP HAS BARELY BEEN OUT OF THE COVER

REAR

THE REAR SURFACE AGAIN HAS GLEAMING UNBLEMISHED LAMINATE.

GATEFOLD

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A NEAR PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS. DEEP RICH UNMARKED COLOURS.... THERE IS A LITTLE SHRINKAGE TO THE LAMINATE LEAVING A SMALL SLIGHTLY STICKY SURFACE. I THINK IT WOULD BE BERY HARD TO FIND ANOTHER SLEEVE IN THIS NEAR NEW CONDITION.

INNER SLEEVE

THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS INCLUDED AND IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. IT IS ALSO THE CORRECTLY MATCHED INNER, HAVING THE DATE 04/70 PRINTED IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER. THERE ARE NO SEAM SPLITS TO THE  EDGES AND THE TOP EDGE IS ALSO IN PERFECT CONDITION.

THIS IS A NEAR PRISTINE EXAMPLE OF THIS 49 YEAR OLD SLEEVE, AND ONE THAT YOU  WOULD BE HARD PUSHED TO BETTER. FOR ME THIS GRADES VERY VERY CLOSE TO MINT

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

RECORD WILL BE SENT IN A CRUCIFORM MAILER WITH STIFFENERS BY SPECIAL DELIVERY FOR NEXT DAY FULLY INSURED FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE.