New & Sealed Very Rare The Beloved Happiness (Special Edition): Signed 180gm 2LP

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New & Sealed Very Rare The Beloved Happiness (Special Edition): Signed 180gm Double Vinyl LP

This listing is for a copy of The Beloved Happiness (Special Edition): Signed 180gm Double Vinyl LP. This vinyl is new & sealed. 

This is a very rare copy that is Signed by the Artist

Available as a 180gm heavyweight double vinyl package for the first time, this very rare copy has the album cover hand signed by The Beloved's Jon Marsh and Steve Waddington.

Happiness was recorded from late 1988 to summer 1989, influenced by the band's immersion in the nascent UK Acid House scene. Originally a four-piece guitar/synth band, The Beloved MK1 parted ways late 1987 and founder members Jon Marsh and Steve Waddington were newly liberated by their electronic, machine-driven rhythm section. The perfect synchronicity of the Balearic stylings of the underground clubs and exposure to early Chicago House corresponded with a burst in songwriting and sonic adventure. The result: Happiness!

Recorded mostly with producer Martyn Phillips (who subsequently worked with Erasure, Jesus Jones, & Londonbeat) the band created a hybrid of British electronic pop music, US club beats, euphoric mood and consistently optimistic and uplifting lyrics.

'Happiness' was certified Gold (100k sales) in the UK and made numerous Best of 1990 Top 10s across the UK music press, while they graced the covers of NME, Melody Maker, Record Mirror and were featured in The Face, i-D and broadsheet newspapers. They were nominated for multiple awards including Best British Video for 'Hello' at the 1991 Brit Awards.

Four singles were released: 'The Sun Rising', which gave The Beloved their first Top 40 hit in October 1989; 'Hello', released January 1990, which peaked at No.19 and led to the band's first appearance on Top Of The Pops; 'Your Love Takes Me Higher', which became their third Top 40 hit in 1990; and final single 'Time After Time'.

Happiness Special Edition has been remastered from the original analogue studio masters (by John Davis at Metropolis Studios) and has a significantly louder and clearer audio than the original release. The reissue includes new sleeve notes written by the band themselves. The 2CD edition also includes 'The Wolf Studio Recordings', a 15-track bonus disc of 'Happiness' demos, B-sides, remixes and four previously unreleased songs recorded at Wolf Studios in Brixton between 1988 – 1990.

'The Wolf Studio Recordings' Wolf was a small studio in Brixton where Jon & Steve honed their craft with the available synths and drum machines and the expertise of engineer Dominique Brethes. The disc comprises recordings from January 1988 to September 1990, all in the same environment with the same engineer, so has its own, clearly defined sound.

Label: New State Music – NEW9239LP

Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 180g 

Country: Europe

Released: 31 Jul 2020

Genre: Electronic

Style: House, Synth-pop, Downtempo

Grading:  

Vinyl - Mint

Sleeve - Mint 

Tracklist

A1

Hello

A2

Your Love Takes Me Higher

A3

Time After Time

B1

Don't You Worry

B2

Scarlet Beautiful

B3

I Love You More

C1

The Sun Rising

C2

Wake Up Soon

D1

Up, Up And Away

D2

Found

VINYL GRADING-VISUAL UNLESS STATED

MINT - SEALED

NEAR MINT (N/M)  LP LOOKS LIKE IT HAS HARDLY BEEN PLAYED IF AT ALL. VINYL HAS A NICE SHEEN. MAY CONTAIN BARELY NOTICEABLE LIGHT NON SOUNDING MARK

EXCELLENT+ (EX+) LP ALMOST IN N/M CONDITION WITH THE ODD LIGHT NON SOUNDING MARK AND THE ODD SPINDLE TRAIL.

EXCELLENT (EX)  LP ALMOST IN EX+ CONDITION WITH THE ODD LIGHT HAIRLINE AND SOME NON SOUNDING MARKS.

VERY GOOD+ (VG+)  LP ALMOST IN EX CONDITION WITH A FEW HAIRLINES/SCUFFS/MARKS 

VERY GOOD (VG)  LP HAS SEVERAL SOUNDING AND NON SOUNDING MARKS WHICH WILL REDUCE THE QUALITY OF SOUND BUT WILL PLAY THROUGH WITHOUT ANY SKIPS/JUMPS

POOR (P) - LP IS IN POOR SHAPE. LOTS OF SOUNDING MARKS/SCRATCHES. WILL NOT PLAY THROUGH WITHOUT SKIPS/JUMPS. 

SLEEVE GRADING

NEAR MINT (N/M)  SLEEVE "AS NEW" WITH THE ODD LIGHT CREASE/MARK WHICH IS HARDLY NOTICEABLE.

EXCELLENT+ (EX+)  SLEEVE ALMOST IN N/M CONDITION WITH THE ADDITION OF A FEW VERY LIGHT EDGE WEAR/CREASES, VERY CLEAN 

EXCELLENT (EX)  SLEEVE ALMOST EX+ BUT WITH THE ADDITION OF SOME LIGHT AGE WEAR/BLEMISHES TO THE COVER AND/OR EDGES. MAY HAVE SOME WRITING ON (ALWAYS DISCLOSED ON ITEM DESCRIPTION) 

VERY GOOD+ (VG+)  SLEEVE ALMOST IN EX CONDITION. MORE PROMINENT EDGE WEAR/BLEMISHES AND WEAR TO THE EDGES/CORNERS. STILL NO RIPS OR TEARS

VERY GOOD (VG)  SLEEVE ALMOST IN VG+ BUT WILL SUFFER FROM STAINING/HEAVY AGE WEAR AND MAY CONTAIN SMALL RIPS/TEARS

POOR (P)  SLEEVE IN POOR SHAPE. WILL BE TORN/STAINED AND HEAVY AGE WEAR. 

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