LOOK SHARP - Joe Jackson - 1979 A&M SP 3666 - 2 10" LPs - Gatefold w/ Button VG
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Look Sharp! is the debut album by Joe Jackson, released in January 1979. The album features one of Jackson's most well-known songs, "Is She Really Going Out with Him?", as well as the title track "Look Sharp", "Sunday Papers", "One More Time" and "Fools in Love".

The photo used on the album's cover was shot by Brian Griffin on London’s lSouth Bank, near London Waterloo station. Upon arriving at the South Bank, Griffin noticed a shaft of light landing on the ground and asked Jackson to stand there: the whole process took no more than five minutes. According to Griffin, Jackson hated the record sleeve as it did not include his face, and vowed never to work with Griffin again. Nonetheless, the album artwork became one of the nominees for the 1980 Grammy Award for Best Recording Package.  It also ranked number 22 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest album covers of all time. 

In 2000, it was voted number 865 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.

THIS COPY is a 1st pressing in 10" format by Fidelatone Mfg. (see Notes, below).  The vinyl shows some marks here and there, but none that affect playback.  Overall the vinyl is in Very Good [VG] condition.  The original gatefold cover shows shelf wear, including ring wear, some creases near the spine, and a small nick near the lower right corner of the front cover.  Overall, the cover is in Very Good [VG] condition.  The button /pin is still affixed in the die cut hole on the front cover, as originally issued (see photos). Both original plain white inner sleeves are in Very Good Plus [VG+] condition, with no issues other that some corner wrinkles.

Notes

Fidelatone Mfg. pressing identifiable by "Ⓕ" stamp in runouts.
A die-cut hole in the gatefold cover accommodates a 1" button that reads "LOOK SHARP!"
Recorded at Eden Studio, London W.14.
Peanuts by Percy Dalton - I have no idea this means, but it is a listed credit J

℗1979 A&M Records, Inc.
©1979 A&M Records, Inc.

Side A through D are auto-coupled. [This means Side One is backed by Side Four, and Side Two is backed by Side Three.]

Plays at 33 1/3 rpm


 Barcode and Other Identifiers

·         Pressing Plant ID (Runouts): Ⓕ

·         Matrix / Runout (Label A): SP-33735

·         Matrix / Runout (Label B): SP-33736

·         Matrix / Runout (Label C): SP-33737

·         Matrix / Runout (Label D): SP-33738

·         Matrix / Runout (Runout A variant 1): AM SP 33735 F3 • Ⓕ

·         Matrix / Runout (Runout B variant 1): AM SP 33736 F3 •• Ⓕ

·         Matrix / Runout (Runout C variant 1): AM SP 33737 F3 • Ⓕ

·         Matrix / Runout (Runout D variant 1): AM SP 33738 F1 •• Ⓕ

·         Matrix / Runout (Runout A variant 2): AM SP 33735 F1 •• Ⓕ - this copy

·         Matrix / Runout (Runout B variant 2): AM SP 33736 F3 •• Ⓕ - this copy

·         Matrix / Runout (Runout C variant 2): AM SP 33737 F3 • Ⓕ - this copy

·         Matrix / Runout (Runout D variant 2): AM SP 33738 F1 •• Ⓕ - this copy

·         Matrix / Runout (Runout A variant 3): AM SP 33735 F2 •• Ⓕ

·         Matrix / Runout (Runout B variant 3): AM SP 33736 F1 •• Ⓕ

·         Matrix / Runout (Runout C variant 3): AM SP 33737 F2 •• Ⓕ

·         Matrix / Runout (Runout D variant 3): AM SP 33738 F1 •• Ⓕ

ENJOY!


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