Uriah Heep LOOK AT YOURSELF UK LP 1ST A-1U / B-1U NMINT

£ 173

$ 229

£ 173 Sold For

Mar 31, 2011 Sold Date

Mar 24, 2011 Start Date

£ 19 Start price

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Description

URIAH HEEP - LOOK AT YOURSELF

IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION

FIRST PRESS A-1/B-1

CATALOGUE:BRONZE ILPS 9169
MATRIX: ILPS 9169 A-1U / B-1U
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1 MR / 2 AT
PORKY ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE A

THE LABELS

THE LIGHT TAN LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION SHOWING NO STAINS OR MARKS AND NO LOSS OF COLOUR.APART FROM A SMALL CHIP NEAR THE SPINDLE HOLE.

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 ILLUMINATION 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 1971

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 MUCH 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 THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIIDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THE RECORD, BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

WHAT THIS VINYL GIVES YOU IS A TRULY FIRST PRESS STEREO REPRODUCTION, WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION AND SEVERE BACKGROUND CRACKLING.

THE CLARITY OF THE MIX IS CRYSTAL CLEAR AND VERY CLEAN

SIDE ONE IS ABSLUTELY FAULTLESS WITH PERHAPS AN ODD LITTLE DUST PO, WHILST SIDE 2 HAS SOME VERY MILD STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND WHICH CAN ONLY BE HEARD IN THE QUIETEST MOMENTS

THE SIDES WOULD GRADE MINT - / EX+ SO AN OVERALL GRADE OF NEAR MINT IS WHERE I AM AT

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT MINUS

THE SLEEVE

ORIGINAL ISLAND' UNLAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE THAT IS REALLY VERY HARD TO GET IN ANY SORT OF COLLECTIBLE CONDITION, USUALLY BECAUSE THE MIRROR IS SCRATCHED AND THE DIECUT FRAME AROUND THE MIRROR IS OFTEN TORN

THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN AND HAS NO HEAVY CREASES, APART FROM ONE LINE ACROSS THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER. THE GRAY SURFACE HAS ALL BEEN RETAINED .

THE DIE CUT FRAME IS TOTALLY UNBLEMISHED AND THE MIRROR STILL EXCEPTIONAL WITH JUST A FEW WSIPY LINES TO BE SEEN

THERE ARE SOME SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE AND ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES AND ONE SMALL THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR,

THE SPINE HAS SUFFERED A LITTLE SQUASHING AND A COUPLE OF PATCHES OF MILD WEAR. THE TYPEFACE IS STILL LEGIBLE

THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT,

THE ORIGINAL LYRIC INNER SLEEVE USUALLY SUFFERS BADLY FROM GRIME AND SEAM SPLITS. THIS ONE IS TOTALLY UNSPLIT AND ONLY HAS MILD HANDLING TO THE DELICATE WHITE SURFACE

THE SLEEVE GRADES NEAR EXCELLENT PLUS

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

GARRY

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