Vinyl: Status Quo ~ QUO 12" 1974 Vinyl LP Album & POSTER, 9102 001 SUPER DELUXE, EX

Status Quo ~ QUO 12" 1974 Vinyl Album WITH POSTER Vertigo 9102 001 DE LUXE with BILBO etched in rare matrix (not on Discogs). All my vinyl is played right through to sound test, which was a joy in this case, on two modern systems. Please be very careful of listings that grade on visual inspection only: a record can LOOK great but be scratched, unplayable or can look terrible and play beautifully. Buyer Beware.

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See close up photos which are up close, warts and all and form part of the description. As we don't accept returns unless it is damaged in transit or not as described, I will point out any flaws in the photos or description. We want you to be confident in bidding and happy with what you receive. Please ask any questions and I will happily send more photos.

Record: Fabulous clear, heavy vinyl. A few surface marks /hairline scratches under bright light. Clear matrix numbers, plays without jumps or stutters, skips or repetitive crackles. Very little background noise or distortion, less than you'd expect from 48 year old played vinyl but is is EXCELLENT for the age. Not warped. Clear shiny vinyl.

Matrix numbers: LONG. Here goes, as best as I can see ...

Side 1: 9102001 1Y/3 420 05 1 4 BILBO

Side 2: 6360106 2Y /2 420 0 1 1 MELSI (or MELS!)

UBER RARE PRESSING!

Labels: Intact, no tears or scribbles, hardly any spindle wear as shown, bright, clean.

Outer sleeve: Good bright colour throughout, small red sticker that could probably be removed easily, no inscriptions, very few creases as shown, no big marks, tiny spine wear as shown, spine not crushed and is fully legible, laminate fully intact.

FOLD OUT POSTER: excellent unused condition.

Inner Sleeve: Original, some ageing, a couple of creases and rub marks as shown, no inscriptions.

NB one person's 'good' is another's 'excellent' ... it's subjective... and we err on the side of UNDER exaggeration! We don't describe a record as Near Mint unless WE'VE opened it from sealed and played it once. We use the UK Record Collector Magazine Grading System https:/recordcollectormag.com/advertise/listings-help and - I tell you now - I'm NOT going to get into quibbling arguments over whether it's Good or G+ (that's American anyway), particularly with dealers who want to buy it cheap and sell it on for a vastly inflated cost. Can you tell I've had some experience of this?! My prices are for genuine fans who want to enjoy a record and I am wise to all dealer's little ways of trying to get rare vintage records cheap or for nothing.

We're paranoid packers. We don't charge for this, we simply want it to arrive at your home in the same condition as it left ours. Basically we pack it to withstand even the most heartless delivery person. All vinyl is packed in bespoke record boxes. See our 100% positive feedback over 20 years of trading. Some of our packaging, for which we don't charge, is ♻️ recycled and we will NOT accept returns because "outside packaging smelled odd" or was creased (it has happened, believe me!) These are vintage, pre-loved items.

Please scroll down to see Seller's Other Items as we're always finding and listing lovely pre-loved items. Everything is priced realistically to sell with not a reserve price in sight. Lots of vinyl, tech and games, books, toys, photographic equipment, collectables, china and glass: interesting vintage stuff. Of course I will combine postage if you are the winning bidder on more than one.

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