Mike Oldfield - Platinum - RARE A1/B1 Matrix inc Sally
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Description
VERY RARE first pressing copy of Mike Oldfield's Platinum album featuring the track Sally.
The matrix numbers marked on the run-out of the album are V 2141 A1 / B1.
At Richard Branson's insistence, this version was withdrawn after only a few copies had been pressed. Later copies featured the track Into Wonderland instead of Sally (although the artwork was never updated).
Record - The record is in EXCELLENT condition. There are a few VERY MINOR marks on the surface but they do not affect the sound. I have played the record (on a high quality Rega system) and other than the occasional very slight crackle or pop in the quietest passages, the sound quality is excellent throughout.
Sleeve - The sleeve is in VERY GOOD condition with no rips or tears. There are a few wear and crease marks around the edges (see photo).
Inner Sleeve - This copy also comes with the original inner sleeve (also withdrawn from later copies) which is in EXCELLENT condition. A polyvinyl liner has been added to further protect the record.
Shipping - Records are shipped in professional quality record mailers with stiffening boards to ensure they arrive in perfect condition. I can also arrange for Royal Mail Special Delivery on items if required at an additional cost - please contact for further details.
PLEASE NOTE I HAVE A POLICY OF NEVER ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN RECORDS!
Attempts at cleaning with any sort of brush or cloth typically just forces dust and dirt further into the grooves of the vinyl. Likewise the application of any type of cleaning fluid merely leaves a sticky residue in the grooves. Whilst such cleaning methods may slightly improve the cosmetic appearance of the vinyl, they are almost always detrimental to the sound quality.
The ONLY way to clean records is to play them on good quality equipment, let the stylus remove any dust of fluff from the grooves and then carefully clean the stylus.
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Notes on Platinum from the Mike Oldfield website tubular.net:-
'Sally' was a song about Mike's feelings for his girlfriend Sally Cooper. Sung by Mike and Nico Ramsden, it contained the chorus "Sally, I'm just a gorilla, I'll say I'll love you ever more/Even an ape from Manila couldn't stop me knocking on your door". On hearing this, Virgin boss Richard Branson took an instant disliking to the song and demanded that it should be removed from the album, to be replaced by 'Into Wonderland' sung by Wendy Roberts (although when interviewed by David Porter in 1995, Wendy Roberts said she thought that the track which she recorded was called Sally, and knew nothing of what had gone on with the replacing of the original song). Some copies had already been pressed, so the early pressings of the LP contain the song Sally. All the rest contain Into Wonderland, although the album artwork was never updated, so the labels still say Sally (as do the CDs I've seen). The song contains various musical links with Punkadiddle. Some people with the original album feel that 'Sally' fits much better into the album than its replacement. For the song, Mike asked producer and engineer Tom Newman to disguise the voices of him and Nico Ramsden. Tom applied what's now known as 'telephonic' EQ (equalisation) to their voices. That is, he cut the bass and boosted the mid-range (called telephonic because it sounds a bit like it's coming down a telephone). Mike's ideas of disguising his voice continued through his early 80s albums, with his use of vocoders and other electronic gadgetry.
