IRON MAIDEN - THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST

1987 FAME REISSUE

PLAYS NEAR MINT

VG+ SLEEVE 

THE RECORD LABELS

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

THERE ARE 3-4 VISIBLE SPIDER LINES BY THE SPINDLE HOLES

THE VINYL

HEAVY 1ST PRESS IS IN SUPERB CONDITION AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SHEEN. IN DAYLIGHT  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

I HEARD A TINY BIT OF LIGHT BACKGROUND RIGHT AT THE START OF SIDE TWO, AND OTHER THAN THIS JUST A COUPLE OF RANDOM SPLIT SECONDS OF STATIC LIKE BACGROUND

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS DISC NEAR MINT 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 SINGLE SLEEVE

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

THERE ARE FIVE PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE. ONE ON THE TOP EDGE. FOUR ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE CORNERS HAVE A DOT OF RUB ON THE TIPS, AND THE BOTTOM LEFT TIP HAS A SMALL DING

THERE IS NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE

THE TOP EDGE IS ALMOST FULLY COLOURED, JUST A PIN PRICK OF RUB ON THE TIPS AND A COUPLE OF TINY WHITE FLECKS IN THE MIDDLE

THE BOTTOM EDGE HAS A SCUFF IN THE MIDDLE AND A VERY TINY SEAM SPLIT. ALSO ANOTHER SMALL SCUFF ON THE RIGHT CORNER AREA AND BOTH CORNERS ARE RUBBED

THE SPINE HAS SOME RUIB ON THE LOWER LEADING EDGE AND HAS TAKEN AWAY SOME OF THE SPINE WORDING

THE OPENING EDGE HAS A FEW SPECKS OF FEATHERING

THE REAR SURFACE IS AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT

HAPPY TO GRADE THE SLEEVE VG+

GARRY