JOY DIVISION Unknown Pleasures UK LP RARE 1979 TRANSLUCENT RED VINYL
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JOY DIVISION
UNKNOWN PLEASURES LP
JOY DIVISION'S FIRST LP ON TRANSLUCENT RED VINYL - HUGELY RARE AND GETTING DIFFICULT TO FIND NOW.
1979 UK LP FACTORY FACT 10
TEXTURED SLEEVE
INNER SLEEVE WITH ROUNDED CORNERS
ON THE DEAD WAX:
OUTSIDE (BLACK LABEL): 'A PORKY PRIMECUT' & 'THIS IS THE WAY'
INSIDE (WHITE LABEL): 'A PORKY PRIME CUT' AND 'STEP'
VINYL
THIS IS THE FIRST PRESS TRANSLUCENT RED VINYL. I'VE HEARD IT DESCRIBED AS MANY COLOURS, INCLUDING MAROON (!), BUT THIS IS A VERY CLEAR AND BRIGHT RED WHEN HELD UP TO A STRONG LIGHT. THESE FIRST COPIES ARE NOW GETTING HARD TO FIND. WE'VE SOLD SEVERAL BLACK COPIES OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS AT RECORD FAIRS (FOR THOSE NEW TO OUR LISTINGS WE HAVE SPECIALIST STALLS AT MANY OF THE MAJOR RECORD FAIRS, BOTH HERE AND ABROAD, AND INCLUDING OLYMPIA AND WESTMINSTER), BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TRANSLUCENT RED COPY THAT WE'VE MANAGED TO SOURCE.
THE SOUND AND MASTERING OF THESE EARLY COPIES IS AS GOOD AS EVERYONE SAYS - LOUD, CLEAR AND DYNAMIC.
THIS PARTICULAR COPY I'M GOING TO GRADE AS A NICE EX-. IT PLAYS WELL WITH NO PROBLEMS, WITH JUST SOME LOW-LEVEL BACKGROUND ON TRACK RUN-INS AND OUTS AND QUIETER MOMENTS. IT'S NOT A MINT COPY BY ANY MEANS, BUT THE PLAYBACK IS EXCELLENT ON MY LINN SONDEK, WHICH IS A VERY UNFORGIVING DECK!
THE WORDING ON THE RUN-OUT GROOVES ARE 'A PORKY PRIME CUT' AND 'STEP', AND ON THE OUTSIDE SIDE 'A PORKY PRIME CUT' AND 'THIS IS THE WAY'.
THIS IS A NICE CLEAN COPY. THERE IS SOME SMALL STORAGE MARKING AND SLEEVE REMOVAL HAIRLINES FROM THE CARD INNER SLEEVE. IT'S BEEN PLAYED, BUT LOOKED AFTER.
SO THERE YOU GO - A HARD TO FIND EARLY UK COPY AND A PIECE OF LATE '70'S UK MUSICAL HISTORY.
PLAY GRADED ON A LINN SONDEK LP12 WITH ITTOK LV II ARM AND LINN KLYDE CARTRIDGE. ALL GRADING AS PER RRPG GUIDELINES. PLEASE SEE OUR 'GRADINGS EXPLAINED' SHOP PAGE FOR MORE INFO.
SLEEVE
THE TEXTURED SLEEVE IS IN A REALLY NICE EX+ CONDITION. TERRIBLY DIFFICULT TO FIND THIS WITHOUT HEAVY RINGWEAR, THIS COPY IS LOVELY. THE RINGWEAR IS FEINT ON THE FRONT, AND PRACTICALLY NON-EXISTENT ON THE BACK. THE THIN SPINE IS EXCELLENT, WITH WRITING CLEAR AND LEGIBLE.
THE INNER SLEEVE HAS THE CORRECT EARLY PRESS ROUNDED CORNERS, AND IS A SOLID VG. ONLY POINTS TO NOTE ARE QUITE A FEW FINGER PRINTS ON THE WHITE CARD, AND SOME CREASING/YELLOW AGE SPOTTING.
LABELS
WHITE SIDE LABEL IS NM. BLACK LABEL IS EX - ONLY POINT TO NOTE IS SOME SMALL PAPER LIFT ON THE VERY EDGE OF THE LABEL.
PAYMENT & PACKING
Postage for this record is for UK/International signed-for and fully insured.
POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES WILL BE DISCOUNTED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
PAYMENT:
PAYPAL ONLY PLEASE. THE RECORD WILL BE POSTED OUT THE DAY FOLLOWING PAYMENT.
PACKING:
7"s: ALL OUR SINGLES AND EP'S COME SECURELY PACKED IN STURDY MAILERS AND CARDBOARD STIFFENERS. THE VINYL IS PUT INTO A NEW WHITE PAPER SLEEVE, AND THEN INTO A POLY OUTER SLEEVE ALONG WITH THE ORIGINAL SLEEVE.
LP'S: THE VINYL IS PUT INTO A NEW POLY INNER SLEEVE AND PACKED OUTSIDE THE ORIGINAL COVER TO AVOID RINGWEAR AND SEAM SPLITS. BOTH VINYL AND COVER ARE THEN HOUSED IN A NEW POLY OUTER SLEEVE FOR EXTRA PROTECTION BEFORE PACKING WITH MAILER AND STIFFENERS.
We have been buying and selling rare vinyl for over 30 years. We have a large and eclectic vinyl-only stall at most of the major UK record fairs, including Olympia and Westminster, where our reputation for selling records in superb condition is well known. We specialise in all things Psych & Prog, although you'll find all genres in our ebay listings.
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