Uriah Heep DEMONS AND WIZARDS UK LP 1ST A1/B1 MINT-
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URIAH HEEP - DEMONS AND WIZARDS
IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION
FIRST PRESS A1/B1
- CATALOGUE:BRONZE ILPS 9193
- MATRIX: ILPS A-1U / B-1U
- MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 3 ML / 2 OP
THE SUPERB URIAH HEEP AT ARGUABLY THEIR BEST. PRODUCED IN 1972 ON THE BRONZE RECORD LABEL. AT THIS EARLY STAGE BRONZE ALBUMS WHICH WERE A SUBSIDIARY OF THE ISLAND LABEL STILL HAD THE ISLAND CATALOGUE NUMBERS HENCE THE ILPS
THIS ALBUM IS THE BEST COPY I HAVE EVER HAD MY HANDS ON, AND I WOULD PRESS YOU TO TAKE A LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES, PARTICULARLY THE OPENING TRACK 'THE WIZRD' WHERE THE CLARITY OF SOUND IS JUST SIMPLY INCREDIBLE. THIS MUST BE ONE OF THE BEST PRODUCED ALBUMS OF ALL TIME...ENJOY
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE LIGHT TAN LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION SHOWING NO STAINS OR MARKS AND NO LOSS OF COLOUR. THE TYPEFACE IS EQUALLY PRISTINE AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. I HAD TO REALLY LOOK CLOSE TO SEE ANY SPIDER LINES AT ALL, BUT DID SPOT A COUPLE OF REALY SMALL CLOSE KNIT LINES WHEN I ANGLED THE LABEL INTO THE INTESE ILLIMINATION OF A SPOTLIGHT, AND EVEN THEN I HAD TO PLAY AROUND TO SPOT THEM. THIS LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN PLAYED MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES SINCE 1972
THE VINYL
THE HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND HAS NOT LOST ANY OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. YOU CAN TELL THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN PLAYED JUST BY LOOKING AT HOW THE RECORD STILL GLEAMS. THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE SURFACE EITHER, AND ONLY WHEN OFFERED UP TO THE SPOTLIGHT ARE THERE A COUPLE OF WISPY LINES TO BE SEEN
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 FOUR SIX MINUTE EXCERPTS FROM THIS ALBUM, I HAVE RECORDED THE FIRST TRACK FROM EACH SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE DEAD WAX RUN IN, I HAVE ALSO RECORDED THE LINKING GROOVES TO THE START OF THE OTHER TRACKS THAT ON OFFER. THE CLARITY IS AS I PREVIOUSLY SAID SUPERB. CLEAR AS ABELL AND HAS A GREAT STEREO SPLIT. THE RECORDINGS SHOULD DEMONSTRATE THIS CLARITY AS WELL AS HIGHLIGHTING THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO BACKGROUND NOISES, AND THE QUITE PASSAGES REMAIN QUIET.
I HEARD A COUPLE OF TINY DUST POPS THROUGHOUT THE PLAY, AND THATS ABOUT IT. IT PLAYS TO PERFECTION
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS
THE SLEEVE
ORIGINAL 'ROBOR' UNLAMINATED GATEGOLD SLEEVE WHICH IS IN ABSOLUTELY AS NEW CONDITION. I HAVE TAKED AN WHOLE BUNCH OF PICTURES THAT SHOW IT OFF.
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES, NO LIGHT CREASES, AND NOT EVEN ANY OF THE SMALL LINES TO USUALLY FIND DOWN THE SPINE. AMAZINGLY NO LOSS OF ANY OF THE COLOUR AND INCREDIBLY NO RING WEAR. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% UNWORN, AND THIS IS A RARITY, AND SHOWS RIGHT AWAY THAT THE RECORD HAS BEEN STORED INSIDE A PLASTIC SLEEVE FORM NEW. THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND EVER LETTER IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND SHOWS AGAIN JUST HOW LITTLE THIS HAD BEEN OUT OF THE SLEEVE.
THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT, AGAIN NO LOSS OF COLOUR. THERE IS ONE SMALL LINE BY THE SPINE BUT THATS ALL. THE INSIDE OF THE GATEFOLD IS ALSO IN MINT CONDITION
THE INNER SLEEVE IS THE ORIGINAL BLUE LYRIC INNER IS THE ONLY PART OF THE SET THAT IS LESS THAN MINT MINUS. IT DOES SHOW A LITTLE RING WEAR AND SHELF WEAR TO THE BOTTOM EDGE. I HAVE REMOVED THE RECORD AND PLACED IT INTO ITS OWN POLY LINED INNER TO PROTECT THE INNER SLEEVE FROM ANY FIRTHER WEAR
THE SLEEVE GRADES MINT MINUS, THE INNER EXCELLENT
I AM CERTAIN THAT THIS INCREDIBLE VINYL AND SLEEVE WILL NEVER NEED UPGRADING
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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