BASKING SHARKS,SHARK ISLAND MINIMAL SYNTH PRIVATE PRESS
  £   29
  $   38

 


£ 29 Sold For
Nov 28, 2010 Sold Date
Nov 18, 2010 Start Date
£   4 Start price
13   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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"BASKING SHARKS"

"SHARK ISLAND"

RARE  PRIVATE PRESS MINIMAL SYNTH ALBUM

  Artist - BASKING SHARKS   Title- SHARK ISLAND

Label- RAW SHARK

Cat#  RS 001

Matrix - A1 and B1

Vinyl- NEAR MINT, LOOKS UNPLAYED. I HAVE TEST PLAYED TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO PRESSING FAULTS. ALL IS PERFECT. PLAYS WITHOUT SKIPS JUMPS OR REPEATS WITH SUPERB SOUND QUALITY.

Sleeve - EX++ TO NEAR MINT. NO TEARS SPLITS OR WRITING. A REALLY WELL PRESENTED SLEEVE.

Labels- NEAR MINT , VERY CLEAN LABELS.

Spine and Opening Edge - SPINE IS UNCRUSHED WITH FULLY READABLE TITLE ETC AND OPENING EDGE HAS A NICE SHARP FINISH.

TOP COPY OF THIS VERY RARE MINIMAL SYNTH ALBUM RELEASED IN 1983 ON THE PRIVATE PRESS RAW SHARK LABEL. LITTLE IS KNOWN ABOUT THIS BRITISH MINIMAL SYNTH BAND. THEY RECORDED 2 SINGLES AND THIS ALBUM AND DID A JOHN PEEL SESSION FOR THE BBC. THEY DID TOUR EXTENSIVELY THROUOUT THE UK USING HOMEMADE ELECTONICS AND SECOND HAND SYNTHS MODIFIED TO GIVE THEIR OWN UNIQUE SOUND. INCLUDED ON THIS ALBUM IS THE CLASSIC MINIMAL SYNTH TRACK "CROATIA".  HARD TO FIND IN ANY CONDITION  IT WOULD BE DIFICULT TO FIND A BETTER COPY THAN THIS.

Tracklist:
Red Rose
Starusfa
Friends Of Bill
Charm
View From The Hill
Back To Africa

Forget
Blue Cross
The Dive
Put It Off
Croatia
Little Death

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  Records are graded by record collectors grading system. I also grade with item is in between a grade i.e. ex+ if i feel it is better than an excellent grade but not quite near mint.ll try to give a good and true description of items regarding any marks or audible fault   Mint:- The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface noise or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items (lyric sheet etc) are in perfect condition. Records sealed or unplayed will be mint. Excellent:- Shows some signs of having been played but very little lessening of sound quality. The cover and packaging may have slight wear and /or creasing. Very good:- Has been played many times but retains good sound quality,despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear to the sleeve and extra items,without any major defects. Good:- The record has been played often and sound quality has deteriorated with some distortion and mild scratches.the cover and inserts suffer from folding,heavy scuffing to edges ,spine splits and discolouration. Any records that are not to the standards listed above will only be regarded as collection fillers and listed as such.   POSTAGE CHARGES TO EUROPE IS £4.00 FOR ONE ALBUM POSTAGE TO REST OF WORLD IS £5.50 FOR ONE ALBUM   ADDITIONAL ALBUMS WIL BE APPROX 50% FOR EACH ALBUM(NO MORE) I DO NOT LOOK TO MAKE PROFIT FROM POSTAGE AND PACKAGING. DOUBLE ALBUMS WILL BE PRICED ACCORDINGLY. WHERE SEVERAL ITEMS ARE PURCHASED POSTAGE AND PACKAGING WILL POSSIBLY WORK OUT CHEAPER.              Terms of Sale

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