IRON MAIDEN - FEAR OF THE DARK

RARE 1992 1ST PRESS

PLAYS MINT MINUS

MINT MINUS SLEEVE WITH MERCH INSERT

THE RECORD LABELS

THE PICTURE LABELS ARE MAGNIFICENT. DEEP RICH COLOUR WHICH HAS NO MARKS OR FADING AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPIDLE HOLES

THERE ARE NO VISIBLE SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLES, AND THERE ARE STILL SHARDS OF RESIDUAL VINYL

THE VINYL

HEAVY 1ST PRESS IS IN SUPERB CONDITION AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SHEEN. IN DAYLIGHT THEY LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF SMALL WISPY HAIRLINES

THE TEST PLAY

THE VINYL PLAYS SUPERBLY AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO PRESS THE AUDIO BUTTONS AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE TO HEAR IT 

FIRSTLY THE STEREO REPRODUCTION IS CRISP AND CLEAR, AND CLEAN

THERE IS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER

NO HEAVY CRACKLE 

SILENT LINKING GROOVES

ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT AUDIO FROM START TO FINISH, AND THE ONLY REASON THIS IS NOT A FULL MINT GRADE IS THAT ON SIDE 2, TRACK 2 RIGHT AT THE START AS THE MUSIC BEGINS THERE ARE THREE TINY ROTATIONAL TICS CAUSED BY THE TINIEST PIN PRICK SIZED MARK

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS DISC MINT MINUS FOR THE AUDIO

DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORK FOR IT, PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT BY YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

THIS IS A NON LAMINATED GLOSSY GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE HAS A CLEAN AND UNRUBBED COLOURS THAT ARE STILL RICH AND VIBRANT

THE HYPE STICKER SITS IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER AND THE SHOP STICKERS SIT IN THE TOP RIGHT

THERE ARE NO PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE. NONE ON THE TOP EDGE. ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND ONE THUMB LINS NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE

THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP EDGES ARE IMMACULATE. FULLY COLOURED WITH ONLY A PIN PRICK OF RUB TO THE REAR RIGHT CORNER TIP END

THE BOTTOM EDGES ARE EQUALLY PERFECT

THE SPINE IS FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. PRISTINE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TYPEFACE AND THE ENDS ARE UNBLEMISHED

THE OPENING EDGES ARE BOTH RAZOR SHARP

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO MINT INNER PANELS

THE MERCHANDISE SHEET IS ALSO IN MINT CONDITION

HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE MINT MINUS

GARRY