PSYCHIC TV Force the Hand… UK 1st Press with POSTER.

	£		57
	$		75

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Postage: UK £4.25. Europe £11.75. Rest of World £15.75. ALL signed for. – NOTE: I now apply the Ebay ‘4-day’ rule for non-payment – returns within 14 days only. I try to keep my P&P as low as possible after the very significant Royal Mail price increases.

Artist or Band: PSYCHIC TV

Album Title: Force the Hand of Chance.

Producer(s): Ken Thomas & Psychic TV.

TRACK LIST:

Side 1: Just Drifting; Terminus; Stolen Kisses; Caresse.

Side 2: Guiltless; No Go Go; Ov Power; Message From The Temple.

Side 3 Part I, II, III.

Side 4: Part IV, V, VI, VII, VIII.

Label/Format: Some Bizarre (Please see my label scan).

Label Conditions: Both very clean, fresh and attractive with only very light, fine and faint spindle marks and no wear around the hole area. The second disc has hardly any at all and without any doubt, both records have received few plays.

Cat Number: PSY1.

Mode / Speed: Stereo / 33.3 rpm.

Warps: Assume all records I offer have no warping of any significance and all tracking is easy and effortless and should play on all turntables and even ‘budget’ decks.

Weight of the Records: 135 / 128 grams. About average for it’s era.

Country of Manufacture: England.

Rarity: SCARCE: this very first issue of 5,000 included the second full-length record ‘Themes’ and a poster insert.

Original Year of Release: 1982

Matrix Nos (Main record): PSY-1 RECORD 1A / PSY-1 RECORD 1B

Run-Out Groove Etchings: ‘SOME BIZARRE ABUSING WEA’ ‘W-L’ / ‘MY SON THE DOG’ ‘W-L’

Matrix Nos (Second Disc): PSY-1 RECORD 2 C / PSY-1 RECORD 2 D

Run-Out Groove Etchings: ‘PLAY WITH TV ON AND TV VOLUME OFF’ ‘W-L’/ ‘W-L’

Musicians: Peter Christopherson - Keyboards, Electronic Percussion, Tubular Bells, Vocals; Alex Fergusson - Lead, Bass and Acoustic Guitars, Tambourine; Genesis P-Orridge: Vocals, Keyboards, Real Percussion, Bass Guitar. Guests: Kennie Wellington and Claude Deppa - Brass; Marc Almond - Vocals; Mr Sebastian - Vocals on Message from The Temple. Strings arranged and conducted by Andrew Poppy.

Brief Info: Debut album from this art alternative band formed by Genesis P. Orridge and Peter Christopherson after the split of Throbbing Gristle. This is a hugely original album and equally good, nothing like as difficult or severe as Orridge’s previous band although it does have a few moments. It features Mark Almond on vocals and it even had a single cut in the beautiful ‘Just Drifting’. Initial copies included a second long-player – the fully instrumental ‘Themes’ which is pretty strange and eerie – being honest, this disc will not be played often. This free record is elusive and scarce and even features the use of 23 Tibetan Human thigh bones as instruments as well as some pretty exotic percussion. The main emphasis is the proper title album that is hugely impressive as is the sound quality that is of audiophile quality. A poster was included also in the first run, here unmounted and almost as new. A band that went on to be prolific in a short amount of time, but this first album is there most well-known and probably best. For those who found P. Orridge too extreme in his Throbbing Gristle days, this is a very different sound – but still edgy.

Cover Grade and Format: NEAR EXCELLENT: a single format with a varnished style finish. Printed and made in England .

Cover Front: I decided not to display the front as my first picture as it is a tad scary for any youngster perusing Ebay. Never an easy cover to find in decent condition – a little understrength to hold two records and a poster. It is prone to most forms of wear and I have seen few that seem to avoid creasing and even damage. The front has several mostly fine surface creases and a little gentle rim impression – hardly a surprise with two fairly thick records inside next to each other.

Cover Back: The back is similar with a moderate crease near the top right corner area.

Top Edge: Some fairly gentle patchy rubbing.

Bottom Edge: Light patchy rubbing.

Right Edge(s), and Type: Clean, mostly sharp with little wear, barely any thickening and any burr traces small, light and few. Records enter on this edge.

Spine and Text: Solid, straight with minimal compression. A few fine surface creases, scuff trace and chip, but compared to some I have seen, this is almost exceptional. All text perfect and unworn.

Corners: The corners have some light rubbing with fine to very fine shape retained.

Cover Summary: A strong all-round example of this somewhat fragile 80’s cover, one that could prove difficult to find much better. This full-on graphic sleeve should please many collectors, but not the more discerning. This pair came with plain white unlined inners, both have a little creasing but clean with no edge splits

The Poster: MINT(-): unmounted and little short of as made. Any handling traces are very faint indeed. This is quite rare.

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: MINT(-): a super visual pair that are very clean, shiny, intense black and very solidly pressed – these the heaviest I have yet had. A copy hardly even played on all the evidence with any surface marks minuscule, light and faint. Visually super records that should please most-all collectors. The second ‘Themes’ record can be justifiably be graded practically Mint. Probably played once prior to my play-grade.

Album Played For Grading: Yes. [I play ALL records I offer before submitting to Ebay, also the record is played in its entirety unless clearly stated otherwise. I do NOT play snippets or joining grooves to check for sound quality and quietness – I play from the beginning to end via clinically revealing B&W speakers that include the legendary tweeter from their awesome Nautilus range that reveals every blemish or minuscule sound present on any record.]

Sound Quality and Audio Grading: Both records play up to their high visual grading with practically nothing to fault. Strong, distortion-free sound, all frequencies are sharp and clear - sound quality is very high with a wide dynamic range and very detailed sound. These are produced to audiophile standard and any surface sounds are minimal indeed and no pops or clicks were noted and are exceptional clean pressings. The ‘Themes’ is very difficult indeed with some very quite passages, this offers supreme sound also and sounds amazing. Few copies will outperform this genuine first pressing significantly I feel sure. I am certain both records have been played very lightly (hardly run-in in vinyl terms) and have been clearly carefully handled. Any blenmishes on the cover are certainly compensated by two fantastic records (and poster). Nothing spoilt my pleasure when play-grading them. Both discs will prove near impossible to find better and they are strongly recommended.

Now one of the most established sellers on Ebay and still offering the finest and most accurately described and graded records I can find. I pride myself on offering a variety of genres to keep my site as interesting as possible. I will rarely offer any record that falls below a true Excellent grading, unless its of a certain rarity which will justify offering a lesser grade. I try, to the best of my ability to describe as accurately and as honesty as I can all items I offer for sale with all the relevant information I can think of to help any potential bidder and collector. You may notice I only submit records sparingly on Ebay - on average ONEADAY, a couple more at weekends if time permits, hence the name - time rarely allows for more as I Play-Grade virtually every record I offer in their entirety, not just bits to guess a grade - visuals alone do not always tell a true or full story. I will mention any defects or flaws no matter how small that I notice to be fair as possible to any interested collector – I am very fussy and my buyers have the right to be too. Every record I offer, whether it be a common or rare item deserves the same respect as far as I am concerned and will be treated the same - just because an item is rare does not always mean its good. I get just as much pleasure offering a relatively common record in stunning near mint condition as the real rare items. All the pictures I use for your guidance are taken with a digital camera or scanned - they are NOT improved, cleaned-up or made better looking than they are with camera trickery or enhancing with digital programmes. What you see is what you get and scanned labels will give a more accurate representation of the genuine colour than flash photography where light is variable. I cannot guarantee total accuracy for colours however but most will be very close. If any picture I take looks more flattering than the actual item for any reason, I will clearly state the fact in the advert and vice-versa. I hope the item below is to your liking - any questions can be emailed and I will do my very best to answer you. I am enthusiastic, and have a fair degree of knowledge about many genres and I promise quality items - bid with confidence - excellence comes as standard and so does Near Mint regularly. Please assume all records I offer have NO jumps, sticks, warps or writing on covers or labels unless clearly stated to the contrary. Thanks for your interest and Good luck – MIKE.

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PACKING - THIS IS WHAT YOU GET.

What You Get: To confirm to the strict Ebay rules on shipping, I must now send ALL my packets ‘Signed-For’ with NO exceptions. Both buyers and sellers want their packets to have a safer journey and this is not a bad thing.

I now offer the fastest possible posting, often the very next day after payment is received or within two to three days maximum (unless on holiday). I only use FIRST-CLASS Mail. The record’s cover will be placed within a BRAND NEW soft protective sleeve and the actual record will be professionally cleaned on my new VPI-17 Pro vacuum system to give ultimate clean grooves and playing surfaces and the best possible looks and ultimate sound quality. You will NOT get tired, dull looking, dust infested records inside worn and foggy covers with tatty inners from this seller and that’s a promise and guarantee. All records are posted in professional boxes (NOT Mailers, these do not offer any real protection). The record(s) are REMOVED from their main cover to avoid edge splits and placed within a brand new polylined inner. The record’s original inner will be included if available. The boxes are then reinforced with at least TWO, ULTRA THICK stiffeners for maximum extra protection – these are FOUR TIMES thicker than commercial stiffeners and are custom-made for oneadayrecords. Really rare and expensive albums will even be Double Boxed if deemed necessary and possible. When larger boxes are used, the thick record and stiffener ‘sandwich’ is then thickly embedded into bubble-wrap to bulk out the record inside the box to centre the item inside to reduce the risk of damage still further. Printed address labels are used for clarity as well as a sender label. Customers requests or special needs for P&P will be respected if at all possible but ‘Signed-For’ posting is NOT an option anymore. I do not profit on posting and the cost of this lavish packing is NOT even charged for, I offer probably the best-value and safest shipping possible for ultimate confidence. The boxes and ultra thick double-wall stiffeners and bubble wrap make a near impregnable fortress for safe shipping and this is used inland and overseas for ALL my records, not just the rare and expensive. I will invoice any winning bidder as soon as possible after the auction ends. My ‘loss’ or ‘damage rate’ is less than one in two thousand+ based on over 8,000+ items sold in over 10 years of Ebay trading and I consider that pretty exceptional. The only damage rate acceptable for this seller is ZERO and I think my packets will offer just that. It would take a vicious postman or postal service to damage these for sure. Even one of these stiffeners cannot be bent by hand, so what chance 2 inside a box? Oneadayrecords is a MAILER-FREE ZONE. I discount of course for multiple purchases with a maximum of FIVE records per box (one double can sometimes be included subject to total weight). All postage costs are below and at the top of the listing.

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Posting & Packing: UK & CHANNEL ISLANDS all now sent via Recorded Delivery:

1 LP (FIRST-CLASS Recorded Delivery with Standard Royal Mail Insurance) [Signed For] = £4.25

1 LP (Special Delivery with Standard £500 Maximum Insurance) [Signed For, Next Day] = £8. (this includes insurance of £500). Add £2 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: EUROPE & SCANDINAVIA. (Airmail Only):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£50 maximum]) = £11.75 (Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3). Add £3 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: ALL OVERSEAS (non-European) e.g. USA (ANY PART OF); South America; New Zealand; Australia; Canada; Japan and other Far East; (Airmail Only: I NEVER use Surface Mail):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£46 maximum]) = £15.75 Add £3 per extra LP. (Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3)

Payment Conditions:

I prefer PayPal or cheque from UK winning bidders. I can accept PayPal from overseas bidders or direct payment into my bank account.

Potential Bidders: I will cancel any bids I feel are time-wasters. A maximum 3 days for communication and 7 days for payment to arrive - if not I will relist the item or offer to the runner-up. Fast deals get great feedback from me. Any questions - please ask and thanks for looking.

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The Argument for Vinyl Original sound and mix (mono mixes are rarely available on CD), high quality sound on clean copies (played on a hi-end dedicated analogue system – breathtaking sound!), beautiful, large format covers, artwork, inserts and even full size posters etc; huge investment potential, and the pleasure of owning ‘the real thing’.