Uriah Heep DEMONS AND WIZARDS 1972 UK LP 1st Press 1G / 1A NEAR MINT AUDIO HEAR
  £   249
  $   330

 


£ 249 Sold For
Jul 27, 2023 Sold Date
Jul 20, 2023 Start Date
14   Number Of Bids
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FULLY TEST PLAYED AND RECORDED PRIOR TO LISTING SO YOU CAN HEAR IT BEFORE BIDDING  

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URIAH HEEP - DEMONS AND WIZARDS

 MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT PLAYTHROUGH

FIRST PRESS A1-U/B1-U

FIRST ISSUE TINSLEY ROBOR GATEFOLD AND BLUE LYRIC INNER


  • CATALOGUE:BRONZE ILPS 9193
  • MATRIX: ILPS  9193 A-1U / B-1U
  • MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1  G / 1 A

THE RECORD

 

THE LABELS

THE CREAM LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION SHOWING NO STAINS OR MARKS AND NO LOSS OF COLOUR. THE TYPEFACE IS EQUALLY PRISTINE AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. 

THERE ARE NO VISIBLE SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLE

 

THE VINYL

THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. 

IN DAYLIGHT IT IS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS. 

UNDER SPOTLIGHTS THERE ARE A FEW TINY WISPY HAIRLINES


THE TEST PLAY


THIS VINYL PLAYS ABSOLUTELY SUPERBLY. THE FIRST THING TO MENTION IS THE TOTAL LACK OF ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND, MEANING THAT WHAT LITTLE PLAY THE ALBUM HAS RECEIVED WAS COMPLETED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS

THE CLARITY OF THE STEREO PRODUCTION IS JUST SUPERB, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD EXACTLY AS WAS INTENDED

THIS DISC PLAYS WITHOUT ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NO LOUD CLICKS

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE

A LITTLE VERY LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A FEW LINKING GROOVES AND ONE OR TWO OF THE MOST SILENT PASSAGES

A FANTASTIC VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED COPY OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM

TAKE A LISTEN TO IT AND YOU WILL HEAR FOR YOURSELF JUST HOW SUPERB IT IS

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS AUDIO AS  NEAR MINT

 JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

ORIGINAL ' TINSLEY ROBOR' UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WHICH IS IN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB CONDITION.

 DEEP RICH INKS AND NO RINGWEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

ONE VERY LIGHT RUB LINE NEAR THE TOP LEFT CORNER

THE TOP RIGHT CORNER TIP HAS A MINUSCULE DING AND A LITTLE RUB ON THE TIP

THE BOTTOM LEFT TIP ALSO HAS A MICROSCOPIC DING

THERE ARE NO PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE

NONE ON THE TOP EDGE, NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP EDGES HAVE ALL OF THE COLOURS PRESENT, RIGHT ACROSS BOTH SURFACES WITH JUST THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS SHOWING A TINY SPECK OF RUB 

THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE VIRTUALLY AS PERFECT WITH A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF RUB TO THE CORNERS

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND TOTALLY UNSQUASHED. ALL OF THE COLOUR IS THERE  ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. IT IS STILL THE SAME COLOUR AS THE FRONT AND BACK SO NO FADE. A DOT OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM TIP END

THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP 

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT. MOST COPIES SHOW RING WEAR HERE, BUT NOT THIS ONE IT IS PERFECT IN THAT RESPECT. THERE IS A SMALL PRESSURE INDENTATION IN THE MIDDLE NEAR THE TOP WHERE SOME ONE HAS UDES THE SLEEVE AS A BASE FOR WRITING ON A PIECE OF PAPER ON TOP OF IT. IT IS SMALL AND NOT TOO OBTRUSIVE

NO PRESSURE LINES BY ANY OF THE EDGES

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO MINT INNER PANELS, JUST THE LITTLE BIT OF WEAR TO THE TOP CORNERS

THE INNER SLEEVE IS THE ORIGINAL BLUE LYRIC INNER  HAS A SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE BUT NO SEAM SPLITS

THE SLEEVE GRADES NEAR MINT

 

 

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


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