JOY DIVISION-UNKNOWN PLEASURES...RARE 1ST UK TRANS RED PRESS NM VINYL LP 1979
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215
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285
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RARE! ORIGINAL PRESSINGS OF THIS ALBUM WERE MANUFACTURED BY PYE AT THE TRANCO PRESSING PLANT...THESE VINYLS APPEAR BLACK BUT ARE ACTUALLY TRANSLUCENT DARK RED WHEN VIEWED IN FRONT OF A BRIGHT LIGHT.... SUPERB! GENUINE 1ST UK 'TRANCO' PRESS VINYL LP ON FACTORY RECORDS PURCHASED NEW BY ME WHEN RELEASED 45 YEARS AGO IN 1979 IDENTIFIED BY THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS; FACTORY RECORDS LABELS WITH 'INSIDE' AND 'OUTSIDE' TEXT AND ELEVATED OUTER PRESSING RING / TEXTURED SLEEVE WITH ORIGINAL DIE-CUT INNER WITH ROUNDED CORNERS AND NOTCHED OPENING / 1ST UK PRESS 'A PORKY PRIME CUT' MATRIXES WITH 'STEP' AND 'THIS IS THE WAY' DEADWAX TEXT AND WITH 'INSIDE A' AND 'OUTSIDE B' DEADWAX TEXT INSTEAD OF 'INSIDE B' AND OUTSIDE A' / ORIGINAL CAT NUMBER AND NO BARCODE..... ONLY GENUINE 1ST UK 'TRANCO' PRESSINGS HAVE ALL THESE CHARACTERISTICS.....
THE TRANSLUCENT RED VINYL IS BRIGHT AND GLOSSY AND IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH NO SCRATCHES BLEMISHES OR SCUFFS. THE VINYL LIES FLAT AND IS WARP FREE...VERY HARD TO FIND A SIMILAR COPY!! THE FACTORY RECORDS LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ONLY A VERY FAINT SPINDLE LINE. THE TEXTURED SLEEVE TOGETHER WITH ITS ORIGINAL INNER IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION WITH A MINOR STAIN TO THE INNER WITH OTHERWISE ONLY LIGHT SHELF AND RING WEAR WITH NO EDGE SPLITS. THE SPINE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION...NOTHING MUCH TO SHOW FOR ITS 45 YEARS!! THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS FACT 10 (SLEEVE) AND WITH 1ST UK PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS AND DEADWAX TEXT FACT-10-OUTSIDE 1 B THIS IS THE WAY A PORKY PRIME CUT AND FACT 10-INSIDE 1 A A PORKY PRIME UT STEP.
LOW (BRAVE)! START PRICE AND NO RESERVE! SEE MY OTHER RARE VINYLS LISTED.
A RARE CHANCE TO BUY A GENUINE 1ST UK TRANCO PRESS IN SUPERB CONDITION! DUE TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE I WILL NOT SELL TO RUSSIA OR BELARUS.
POSTAGE TO UK IS £4.50. POSTAGE TO EUROPE IS £14.95 BY TRACKED AIRMAIL. POSTAGE TO REST OF THE WORLD £PLEASE ASK. I WILL ALWAYS COMBINE POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES. PLEASE READ MY FEEDBACK AND BID WITH CONFIDENCE. I USE THE RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM. GRADING VINYLS THAT ARE DECADES OLD IS A VERY SUBJECTIVE PROCESS SO IF YOU DISAGREE WITH MY GRADING OR THERE ARE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE LEAVING FEEDBACK AND I GUARANTEE TO RESOLVE THEM TO YOUR TOTAL SATISFACTION. THE PHOTOS SHOW THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU WILL RECEIVE IF YOU WIN THE AUCTION.
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