WAR OF THE WORLDS 1st A1 Press UK Double LP stapled sleeve TIME CAPSULE COPY

	£		19
	$		25

'ITS THE VINYL COUNTDOWN'

Welcome to 'Its the vinyl countdown' music auctions. Here you will find some of the most incredible rare records and music memorabilia for your collection. We pride ourselves on auctioning only the highest grade records and items, you will not see anything listed here below EX+ condition, unles the item is extremely rare. You will not see worn covers, warped records or scratched records. We simply do not bother with them.

We list in many cases, 'Archived' & 'mint' condition items, we are able to source from private collections all over the UK. So we hope you can be put at ease that what you are bidding on is of the highest quality.

We play through most of the records, unless the item is clearly mint, or sealed..in which case we don't play them, thus maintaining their 'unplayed' status!  Obviously with some of these rare items there will be the odd 'anomoly' along the way , the odd little static pop or lead in 'sizzle' for a split second.. nothing is perfect we find! all systems differ, but we aim to describe these as accurately as possible for you.... PLEASE ENJOY THIS ITEM YOU ARE NOW LOOKING AT..

JEFF WAYNE

'THE WAR OF THE WORLDS'

PRISTINE ARCHIVED FROM NEW PUBLISHER COPY

From a collection of Archived Publisher copy LPs- all in MINT- play condition.. Stunning original UK issued and we have never seen better!

Complete with rare 1st edition staped booklet sleeve and TWO matrix no's!

Be sure to see our others listed..they are all quite spectacular!

Released 1978

Label    CBS 82671

Matrix         Etched CBS S  96000 A1    Stamped matrix:  82671 A1

                    Etched CBS S  96000 B2    Stamper  A

                    Etched CBS S  96000 C3    Etched 2nd matrix:  82672 A3

                    Etched CBS S  96000 D1    Etched 2nd matrix:  82672 B1

THE VINYLS   MINT-    INCREDIBLE  CONDITION

As you can see, this vinyl is the  ORIGINAL 1978  UK PRESSING With the original first edition labels- Stored from new this LP remains in pristine TWO PLAY  condition.

ARCHIVED IN THE PUBLISHING HOUSE FROM NEW IT IS QUITE SPECIAL!!!!

This pressing is a superb vinyl SET which has retained its amazing glossy sheen and finish. There is no dulling anywhere and overall it is in incredible condition for an LP SET of this age.

There are just a few tiny whisp lines, and no scratches or marks..both vinyls gleam like new.

We can see no tiny spider lines around the centre hole-

On playing through we hard barely a hint of any static in the dead grooves, and just the very occasional dust static during play where the dust has settled on the vinyl..we reccomend a professional hoover clean - but it really is super clean as it is! All quiet passages are superb.

OVERALL THIS IS SIMPLY A STUNNING LISTEN AND A MUST FOR ANY FINAL UPGRADE COLLECTION. YOU WILL NOT SEE BETTER.

THE LABELS   MINT  FLAT MATT LABELS WITH THE LOGO WORDING IN CENTRE

THE SLEEVE     MINT-

Correct  first UK issued earliest MATT GATEFOLD sleeve  -with the WIDE spine, AND STAPLED BOOKLET THROUGH THE SPINE 

Most pressings we see have the booklet loose, only the first run had the booklet stapled through the spine..a real find in this condition

Printed by  -   SHOREWOOD PACKAGING

 This is in superb condition, quite amazing how it has survived so clean..

The edges are all super clean with no traces of rub of any note, at all , and all colours and inks remain in outstanding condition

Just one little dark mark on the back top seam, nothing to worry over.

The booklet is firmly fixed and has never been thumbed..

No powdery white ringwear - OR ring press, and all edges are super crisp.

The tiniest of tip rub , &  just two small 'crimped' press marks on the open edge in a couple of places. (see pic)

The spine edge is totally unmarked with no wear, or damage.

OVERALL THIS IS A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THESE RARE STAPLED SLEEVES.

INNERS  EX+

PAT PRINTED PLAIN INNERS.. NO SPLITS OR DAMAGE

POSTAGE DISCOUNTS:

Don't forget we offer big postage discounts on multi wins..the more LPs you win, the cheaper the postage works out for you worldwide- Up to 2 kilos or 5 LPs, after which we will send your wins in more than one parcel..ALL very well protected in mailers, stiffeners, plenty of tape & protection, then 'signed delivered' to your door-  and to date we have nad NO damaged items!  ;0)

We hope you enjoy looking at this item, and good luck if you decide to bid for it...We can safely say you will not be dissapointed- If you need to know anyting else, please feel free to contact us with any questions.

All our items are sent 'signed delivery' tracked to your door, (we have never had an item go missing anywhere in the world!) for peace of mind for both you and us! All items are sent in strong protective mailer boxes and stiffeners. With over 28 years in mail order and the music industry 'worldwide' we pride ourselves on the fact you can bid safely on all our items, and knowing you are being dealt with by professionals.

ENJOY! ;0)