"Miniatures" OrgLP +PSTR Residents Patto The Damned Half Japanese XTC Metabolist

	£		21
	$		28

Various Artists - "Miniatures" Vinyl LP.

Original 1980 UK-issue 51-track Compilation LP on Pipe Records. (Made In France).

With the original Red labels, and complete with the original double-sided foldout Poster.

A project of ex- Mott The Hoople keyboard player and notable improvisational musician Morgan Fisher.

"A sequence of 51 tiny masterpieces".

From the sleeve notes :-
"... Invitations were sent out to a highly personal selection of creative artists, asking them to contribute pieces of not more than one minute's duration, to what has turned out to be this extraordinarily eclectic album.... "

Includes pieces by The Residents, Dave Vanian (The Damned), Half Japanese, early industrial/experimental band Metabolist, Thunderclap Newman, Mark Perry (Alternative TV), Ollie Halsall & John Halsey (Patto, Timebox), David Cunningham (The Flying Lizards), Pete Seeger, Martin Chambers (The Pretenders), Andy Partridge (XTC), plus a whole bunch of people from the 1970's progressive and avant-garde experimental scenes (Lol Coxhill, Robert Wyatt, Fred Frith, Robert Fripp, Michael Nyman, Kevin Coyne, Quentin Crisp etc. etc.) - as well as many, many others from different musical backgrounds.

Extensive Liner Notes (short profiles of each artist/track) are printed on the back of the sleeve, and there is further info printed on the Poster.

Superb Vinyl, Top Sleeve (see detailed gradings below).
Top-notch copy, which has survived it's 33 years of so extremely well !!

Catalog Number - PIPE 2.

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Tracklist :-

Ollie Halsall & John Halsey - Bum Love
The Residents - We`re A Happy Family / Bali Ha`i
Roger McGough - The Wreck Of The Hesperus
Morgan Fisher - Green And Pleasant
John Otway - Mine Tonight
Pete Challis & Phil Diplock - My Way
Robert Wyatt - Rangers In The Night
Stinky Winkles - Opus
Mary Longford - Body Language
Andy "Thunderclap" Newman - Andy The Dentist
David Bedford - Wagner`s Ring In One Minute
Fred Frith - The Entire Works Of Henry Cow
Maggie Nicols - Look Beneath The Surface
Joseph Racaille - Week-End
The Work - With Wings Pressed Back
Neil Innes & Son - Cum On Feel The Noize
Herbert Distel -Toscany In Blue (Last Minute)
Lol Coxhill - An End To The Matter
Ken Ellis - One Minute In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich
Steve Miller - Alice
Norman Lovett - John Peel Sings The Blues Badly
Patrick Portella - Serrons Nous Les Coudes
George Melly - Sounds That Saved My Life (Homage To K.S.)
Robert Fripp - Miniature
Andy Partridge - The History Of Rock`N`Roll
Phantom Captain - Breather
Ron Geesin - Enterbrain Exit
Alejandro Vinao - An Imaginary Orchestrina
Quentin Crisp - Stop The Music For A Minute
Simon Desorgher - Tetrad
Ralph Steadman - Sweetest Love (Lament After A Broken Sashcord On A Theme Of John Donne)
R.D. Laing & Son - Tipperary
Trevor Wishart - Beach Double
John White - Scene De Ballet
Ivor Cutler - Brooch Boat
Zazou - Do Tell Us
Michael Bass & Ellen Tenenbaum - A Miniaturisation Of Bartok`s Sonata For 2 Pianos & Percussion (3rd Movement)
Martin Chambers - A Swift One
Bob Cobbing & Henri Chopin - Refreshment Break
Dave Vanian - Night Touch
Metabolist - Raging Poodles
Gavin Bryars - After Mendelssohn (137 Years)
Half Japanese - Paint It Black
Simon Jeffes - Arthur`s Treat
Mark Perry - Talking World War III Blues
Michael Nyman - 89-90-91-92
David Cunningham - Index Of Ends        
Kevin Coyne - James, Mark & Me (In The Manner Of Tom Waits)
Etron Fou Leloublan - Hep!
Neil Oram, Ken Campbell & The Science Fiction Theatre Of Liverpool - The Minute Warp
Pete Seeger - Chorale From Beethoven`s 9th Symphony


Condition :-

Vinyl - EX
- Just a couple of tiny, very faint, superficial marks. Virtually no sign of any play or handling.

Sleeve - EX
- No sticker marks or writing, No ringwear, No spine wear, No splits.
- Just the very lightest of rubbing to the bottom edge, and a tiny (1cm) very lightly rubbed spot in the centre of the top edge.
- Just the lightest of corner rubbing and general handling/storage marks.

Poster - EX Plus
- No adhesive marks, No pinholes, No creased corners/worn folds etc.
- Still folded as supplied - Hasn't been near a wall !!
- Size  (approx 23x23 inches).

Labels - EX Plus
- Clean and unmarked. No wear, writing or sticker marks. No spindle marks. No fading.

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UK Shipping :- 

3.70 GBP

Additional LP/12" in the same package :-

***** 2nd and 3rd LP/12" in the same package = FREE *****
(Total of) 4 to 7 LP/12" = 6.70
(Total of) 8 to 15 LP/12" = 9.90

(Note - Double LP's (and items with unusually heavy packaging!) count as two additional - Triples as three additional, and so on).

Recorded Delivery can be used if requitred, at a flat rate of 1.10 GBP per package.
 (Due to changes in Royal Mail compensation limits from April 2013,  Recorded Delivery must be used where the total value of your shipment is 30 GBP or more).
 
Royal Mail "Second Class Standard" service is used. If you require a different service, please request it before paying for your item(s), so the cost can be adjusted accordingly.  

Please wait for your payment total to be adjusted if the total value of your item(s) is 30 GBP or more.

Non-UK Shipping :-

Europe (incl. Turkey) = 6.00 GBP

USA/Canada = 8.30 GBP

Asia (incl. Japan) = 8.30 GBP

Australia/NZ  = 8.70 GBP

Extra LP's/12-inch at the following rates :-
Europe = 1.50 GBP each
USA/Canada = 2.70 GBP each
Asia (inc. Japan) = 2.70 GBP each

Australia/NZ  = 2.80 GBP each.

(Note - Double LP's (and items with unusually heavy packaging!) count as two additional - Triples as three additional, and so on).

Where the total value of your shipment is 45 GBP or more, Signed-For/Confirmed/Recorded Delivery must be used (additional 5.85 GBP).

Please wait for your payment amount to be adjusted if the total value of your item(s) is 45 GBP or more.

 

Where the total weight of your shipment is 2 KG or more, (normally the max. for this weight is 6 or 7 LP/12-inch)
 - it will need to be split into 2 separate shipments - or shipped via courier - as the UK Royal Mail does not currently offer a reasonably-priced Shipping Service for such parcels. These shipments will be charged/quoted "at cost" when required.

 

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- Any Import Duties, Taxes and associated Charges levied by your country are not included in the item price or P&P charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility.
- Please check with your country's customs authorities to determine whether these charges may apply (and what they will be) prior to bidding/buying.
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Payment :-

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Cheques must be in Pounds Sterling (GBP), and drawn on a UK bank.

Please Pay within 7 days of the auction close.
I reserve the right to Re-List or Re-Offer the item if payment is not made within a reasonable time.

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Despatch and Packing :-

All items are normally posted within 48 hours of receiving payment.
Where payment is by Cheque (or Paypal's eCheque), items will not be despatched until the cheque has cleared.

Purpose-designed mailing/packaging materials will be used.

Your record(s) will be well protected against the rigours of normal handling/shipping, including getting wet in the rain!

All records are packed outside of their main packaging (in a new plain inner where necessary), to avoid sleeve splits in transit.

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Gradings :-

I use the UK "Record Collector Magazine" grading system for vinyl.

For those not familiar with this standard, it's reproduced here on eBay :-
http://reviews.ebay.co.uk/VINYL-RECORD-GRADING-GUIDE_W0QQugidZ10000000001916909

Vinyl Gradings are visual unless otherwise stated.
Items are graded honestly and conservatively - I know how it feels to get overgraded stuff through the mail !

Bid with confidence.

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All photos in this listing are of the actual item for sale.

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