COVER :: A VERY NICE SOLID AND CLEAN ORIGINAL, WITH SILVER COLOURED GLOW IN THE HERMITS LANTERN, AND NOT DARKER, OR ORANGE AS IN LATER COVERS. THIS REALLY IS IN A NICE SOLID CONDITION WITH A NICE SPINE, AND WITH SOME LIGHT SHELF WEAR ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, AND A SMALL RUB ON THE SPINE CORNERS. THERE IS A SMALL MARK ON THE FRONT ON THE OPENING SIDE EDGE, PLEASE SEE PHOTO, AND THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL SHARP. THERE IS A BIT OF FAINT RING WEAR ON THE BACK, AND SOME VERY FAINT AGE RELATED MARKS, SEEN ONLY FAINTLY WHEN THE COVER IS ANGLED A CERTAIN WAY UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT, AND INSIDE THE GATEFOLD, BEAUTIFUL, AND WITH NOTHING ELSE, I WOULD GRADE :: EX- .
VINYL :: THE AUDIO PLAYS SUPERB, AND CERTAINLY WILL BE DIFFICULT TO FIND A BETTER PLAYING VINYL FOR THIS ALBUM !!!!
ALL I HEARD WAS....
ON SIDE 1, JUST A VERY FAINT HARD TO HEAR TICK JUST AFTER THE START OF TRACK 4, AND TINY BIT OF VERY FAINT STATIC IN THE DEAD WAX RUN OFF, SO NOT ON THE ACTUAL AUDIO !!!!
ON SIDE 2, JUST TWO VERY FAINT TICKS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRACK 3 .
AND NOTHING ELSE, SO BEAUTIFUL AUDIO !!!!
VISUALLY, JUST SOME COSMETIC SLEEVE REMOVAL SPIDER WEB THREAD ULTRA FINE LINES, SEEN UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT, SO NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT !!!!
SO FOR THAT AUDIO GRADE, AND I AM GOING TO GRADE THE AMAZING AUDIO :: EX+/NEAR MINT . BUT NEARER TO EX+, RATHER THAN TO NEAR MINT !!!!
LABELS :: LOVELY WITH HARDLY ANY SPINDLE LINES AS SEEN IN THE PHOTOS :: EX/EX+ .
ORIGINAL INNER :: THIS IS THE CORRECT INNER, DARK GREY IN COLOUR, AND IT ONLY HAS FOUR LINES OF CREDITS, ON THE BOTTOM, WHERE AS THE EARLIEST INNER HAS FIVE LINES, WITH THE ADDITION OF, 'PHOTOGRAPHY-KEITH-MORRIS' !!!! ALSO HAS FLIPBACKS ON THE SIDE EDGES, VERY CLEAN WITH NO WRITING AND NO SPLITS, BUT CELLO TAPE ON ALL THREE SIDES, AND THE VINYL WILL COME IN A NEW POLYLINED INNER, ALONG WITH THE ORIGINAL DESCRIBED ABOVE, AND EVEN WITH THE CELLO TAPE, AND AS IT IS SO CLEAN I WOULD GRADE :: EX- .
SO TO SOME UP, ORIGINAL RED PLUM VERSION 8 WITH 'HOP' PRINTED CORRECTLY. LOVELY SOLID AND CLEAN GATEFOLD, WITH ORIGINAL INNER, AMAZING CRYSTAL CLEAR AUDIO, AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, AND A TRUE PLEASURE TO LISTEN TO, SO ANOTHER ZEP GEM NOT TO MISS !!!! THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR YOUR TIME !!! ROSE.
DUE TO WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR CRAZY WORLD, I AM SORRY ALL PACKAGES WILL BE SENT ROYAL MAIL INTERNATIONAL TRACKED WITH A TRACKING NUMBER, WHICH IS SAFEST AND BEST WAY, SO WE CAN TRACK YOUR PACKAGE, THANK YOU !!!!
IF SLEEVE REMOVAL AND HAIRLINES ARE MENTIONED, THEN THEY ARE TOTALLY COSMETIC AND HARMLESS, AND THESE ARE NOT SCRATCHES, AS YOU WILL KNOW SCRATCHES ARE FEELABLE AND CAUSE AUDIO PROBLEMS, SO IF THERE WERE ANY SCRATCHES, I WOULD MENTION THEM, THANK YOU !
TAKE CARE AND BE SAFE !!!!
IMPORTANT I ALWAYS POST THE NEXT DAY, APART IF IT FALLS ON A SUNDAY. PLEASE READ THE POSTAGE LABEL FOR THE DATE OF POSTING, AND YOU WILL SEE IT WAS POSTED ON TIME. IT IS THE POSTAL SERVICES AT FAULT, AND NOT MINE, AND DUE TO THIS I HAVE LOST MY 5 STAR POSTAGE RATING. THANK YOU !!!
IMPORTANT SHIPPING COSTS INFORMATION BELOW
FOR SHIPPING COSTS OVERSEAS, PLEASE LOOK AT MY POSTAGE JUST ABOVE THE PAYMENT OPTIONS, JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE MAIN PHOTO ON THE LISTING, AND CLICK ON...SEE DETAILS...AND THEN TYPE IN YOUR COUNTRY, THANK YOU.
I ALWAYS PACK WITH EXTRA STIFF CARD, BUBBLE WRAP, AND PROTECTED CORNERS !!!
ALSO FOR OVERSEAS I ALSO PACK VERY WELL WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROTECTION FOR YOUR ALBUMS SAFETY IN SHIPPING, SO SINGLE ALBUMS WILL WEIGH OVER 500gms WHICH COSTS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN UNDER 500gms, BUT I AM SURE YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR ALBUM IN THE SAME CONDITION AS WHEN I PACKED IT !!! IF IT FALLS BELOW 500gms, I WILL REFUND YOU THE DIFFERENCE.
I COMBINE SHIPPING, SO PLEASE ASK FOR PRICES!!!!
PLEASE E MAIL ME FIRST IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT SHIPPING COSTS
ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK, THANKYOU.
IF YOU HAVE TIME, PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTINGS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND !!!!!
VINYL WILL BE PACKED SEPARATE FROM COVER IN PLASTIC SLEEVES, AND WILL BE PACKED BULLET AND POSTMAN PROOF.
[[[[PLEASE NOTE IT IS £4.45 P&P ONLY IF YOU LIVE IN THE UK]]]]
IF IN THE VERY UNLIKELY CIRCUMSTANCES THAT YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR ALBUM PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL REFUND YOU. BUT I KNOW YOU WILLBE HAPPY !!!
THANKYOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO BID.