ZZ Top ELIMINATOR GENUINE UK A1/B1 PRESSING 1983 MINT MINUS

	£		46
	$		61

ZZ TOP - ELIMINATOR

IN MAGNIFICENT 1-2 play MINT MINUS CONDITION

OUTSTANDING NEAR MINT SLEEVE

COMPLETE WITH INNER

• CATALOGUE:WARNER BROTHERS 92-3774-1 
• MATRIX:W 9237741 A//1 v 420 11 / B//1 v 420 11

 TO LISTEN TO THE RECORD, PLEASE PRESS PLAY ON THE PLAYER, AND WAIT FOR IT TO LOAD. IT CAN TAKE UP TO A MINUTE. THE NEW SOFTWARE IS SLOWER THAN THE OLDER ONE. BY THE TIME YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD START TO PLAY

I WAS COMPLETELY SHOCKED WHEN I EXAMINED THIS ALBUM CLOSELY. EVERY COPY I HAVE EVER HAD IN MY HANDS HAS BEEN MANUFACTURED IN EUROPE, AND ETCHED INTO THE DEAD WAS WAS THE ALL TOO FAMILIAR R/S ALSDORF FOLLOWED BY THE CATALOGUE NUMBER. I HAD NO IDEA THAT A GENUINE UK COPY EXISTED, AND I CAN FIND NO MENTION OF IT ANYWHERE ON DISCOGS OR POPSIKE.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE STANDARD LABEL YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE ARE TWO LINES OF TEXT RUNNING ROUND THE PERIMETER, AND THIS IS WHAT I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED HERE. HOWEVER AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PICTURE THERE IS ONLY ONE LINE OF TEXT ALL IN ENGLISH

THE REAL EVIDENCE HOWEVER COMES WHEN EXAMINING THE MATRIX NUMBER WHICH FIRSTLY DOES NOT HAVE R/S ALSDORF ANYWHERE. IT DOES HAVE THE NUMBER 420 AFTER A//1 AND B//1. THE NUMBER 420 SIGNIFYS A BRITISH PRESSED ALBUM. THESE ARE THE RANGE OF NUMBERS AND THE COUNTRIES THEY ARE ASSOCIATED WITH

THE RECORD

THE LABELS

THE CREAM COLOURED WARNER LABELS ARE ABSOLUTELY PRISTINE. THE BASE COLOUR IS TOTALLY UNMARKED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL UNRUBBED AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE 1-2 TINY SPIDER LINES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE 

THE VINYL

SUPERB GLEAMING ORIGINAL HEAVYWEIGHT DISCS IN  MINT CONDITION. I DAYLIGHT THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE A POLISHED MIRROR AND IS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN WHEN PLACED UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS JUST NOTHING TO SEE, APART FROM A COUPLE OF WISPY SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL HAIRLINES

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 NOW DO WITH ALL  MY LISTINGS, AS I AM CONVINCED THAT BIDDERS WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.

THE VINYL PERFORMS EXACTLY AS YOU WOULD EXPECT OF A 1-2 PLAY ALBUM . MY ONE CAREFUL TEST PLAY WILL NOT AFFECT THE REPRODUCTION IN ANY WAY.

THIS VINYL PLAYS TO PERFECTION

NO DISTORTION, NO CRACKLE, NO LOUD CLICKS, NO STATIC, NO VINYL NOISE AND NO DUST POPS WHATSOEVER

BOTH SIDES PLAY TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION

AN ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS AUDIO PERFORMANCE THAT I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE MINT!!!!

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

THE SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. . THERE ARE NO CREASES OR HEAVY CREASE LINES ANYWHERE, AND JUST SIX SMALL LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. TWO ALONG THE TOP EDGE, ONE SMALL ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND ONE THUMB LINE NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE, AND NO RUBBING TO THE DEEP RICH COLOURS

THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER TIP HAS A SPECK OF RUB

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE IMMACULATE. ALL OF THE DARK BROWN COLOUR IS THERE RUNNING FULLY FROM TIP TO TIP. ONLY THE  RIGHT TIP ENDS HAVE A PIN PRICK OF RUBBING TO THEM

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UN-SQUASHED. AGAIN VIRTAULLY ALL OF THE COLOUR IS PRESENT WITH JUST A FEW TINY WHITE SPECKS ON THE LEADING EDGES . THERE IS A SPECK OF RUB TO THE BOTTOM TIP END

THE OPENING EDGE IS ABSOLUTELY RAZOR SHARP AND AS NEW.

THE REAR SURFACE IS IN THE SAME CONDITION AS THE FRONT, ACTUALLY BETTER BECAUSE IT ONLY HAS ONE TINY LINE AGAINST THE SPINE

THE INNER 'ELIMINATOR' SLEEVE IS IN PERFECT UN-SPLIT CONDITION. THE BLACK SURFACE IS MINT AND THERE ARE NO CREASES JUST A COUPLE OF VERY LIGHT WRINKLES.

THIS SLEEVE EASILY GRADES NEAR MINT

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

GARRY