ASH GRAIL SIGNED RAPTOR LP 12" ( Trailer 1977 Girl From Mars Race the Night )
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Description
Here’s your chance to own one of the true Ash grails, their iconic Raptor LP!
This record is like gold dust in any condition (only 500 were made, and 50 of those were thrown away by mistake), but this one is one of the ultra-rare versions where the inner sleeve has been FULLY SIGNED by the band in purple biro, back when they were school kids.
Condition info:
Both the cover and record are in great condition for their age. The only blemish on the cover is where someone has used it to lean on whilst writing at some point over the last 30 years, and you can see a faint indent saying ‘Timmy’ if you hold it up to the light (see photo). Whether the ‘Timmy’ in question is Tim Wheeler, or not, I don’t know, but he is referred to as that on the back cover!
The vinyl is flawless and looks unplayed.
The record also comes complete with its original insert.
If you’re interested, here’s more info about the release:
Raptor is a rare4-track 12” EP which marks the first official recording output of Ash. It features a track each from Ash and three other local bands, Buttlip, Marabone and Fat. The release was self-funded and contains handwritten labels, and wraparound picture sleeve. According to bassist Mark Hamilton:
The the release came together as our teachers tried to get all the people doing Economics GCSE to do this Young Enterprise thing where you had to run a small business. Most people were making wee lampshades or picture frames or something. We thought it was a good chance to get some money together and put out a proper record so we went round Downpatrick and got all the local shops to put some money in. This was before CD so everyone was selling their stuff on cassette. We just thought we’d stand out and get taken a bit more seriously if we put ours out on proper vinyl.
We went round local record shops and asked if they’d take 3 or 4, and then when they’d sold them we’d go back and give them more. We also sold them at shows, well sort forced them upon people, really.
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