BUZZCOCKS A Different Kind Of Tension 1979 UK 1st PRESS w/INNER MINT
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Apr 4, 2013
Sold Date
Mar 25, 2013
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BUZZCOCKS A Different Kind Of Tension 1979 UK 1st PRESS w/INNER MINT
SUPERB COPY - ONCE PLAYED - FLAWLESS SOUND THROUGHOUT
BUZZCOCKSA Different Kind Of Tension
UK UNITED ARTISTS (UAG 30260) FIRST PRESSING (June 1979) OF THE BUZZCOCKS' THIRD LP "A Different Kind Of Tension"
LOVELY COPY - ONCE PLAYED AND DELIVERING FLAWLESS SOUND THROUGHOUT
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST CUSTOM UA LABEL
FIRST PRESS MATRIX: A-1U (etched "A PORKY PRIME CUT") / B-2U (etched "PORKY")
THE LP IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT SLEEVE WITH 'ITS ONLY THE THIRD ALBUM' SPINE TEXT
COMPLETE WITH THE FIRST ISSUE ROUNDED CORNER CARD LYRIC INNER SLEEVE
The final album of the Buzzcocks' first phase of existence is the most fragmented of the three, with increasingly ambitious songs fighting for time with tracks that sound much like the group's earliest efforts.
Said songs are often quite good, like the opening "Paradise" or the great romantic angst of "You Say You Don't Love Me," but one can sense the band working to avoid the trap the Ramones fell into by simply offering up yet more soundalikes.
Diggle makes a definite mark on this album, as on the slow crawl then fast thrash "Sitting Round at Home," a highlight of Tension that also features his electronically distorted vocals.
"Mad Mad Judy" is a slightly more straightforward blitz, but with energy to spare and a spacious feel (credit again to producer Rushent).
As the album closes, the sense of slight schizophrenia resolves itself as the group embraces all-out experimentation, producing some of the Buzzcocks' all-time best songs.
"Hollow Inside" shows the band's knack for disguising scalpel-sharp sentiments with seeming simplicity, and the title track's contradictory slogans/demands disturbing robot vocals and nagging beat and melody up the ante even further.
"I Believe" concludes things (aside from the fake found-sound snippet "Radio Nine") on the highest possible note.
Shelley's slightly bemused recitation of all the things he believes in is suddenly interrupted by the line "There is no love in this world anymore," turned and electronically distorted into an obsessive, anthemic mantra as the band charges along with him up and out
SIDE 1: THE ROSE ON THE CHOCOLATE BOX
Paradise (2:23)
Sitting Round At Home (2:38)
You Say You Don't Love Me (2:55)
You Know You Can't Help It (2:22)
Mad Mad Judy (3:35)
Raison D'Etre (3:32)
SIDE 2: THE THORN BENEATH THE ROSE
I Don't Know What To Do With My Life (2:43)
Money (2:45)
Hollow Inside (4:46)
A Different Kind Of Tension (4:39)
I Believe (7:09)
Radio Nine (0:41)
LABELS: MINT-
Clean and unmarked factory-fresh labels - possibly one light spindle trace on one side - none on the other
VINYL Visual: MINT
Both surfaces are unmarked and shine like new
VINYL Audio: MINT
My play-check at loud volume found no audio issues of any kind - flawless sound throughout - bright, crisp, clean and crystal clear - wonderful copy of a tremendous LP
SLEEVE: MINT-
Practically untouched with no wear to speak of
INSERT: MINT-
Again, like new - no seam splits
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £12.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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