ROXY MUSIC Roxy Music 1972 UK ISLAND 1st PRESS Nr MINT
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£ 81
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Sep 20, 2013
Sold Date
Sep 10, 2013
Start Date
£ 26
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Great Britain
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ROXY MUSIC Roxy Music 1972 UK ISLAND 1st PRESS Nr MINT
DEEPLY GLOSSY GF, BLUE INNER, POSSIBLY UNPLAYED
ROXY MUSICRoxy Music (The First Roxy Music Album)
UK ISLAND (ILPS 9200) FIRST PRESSING (July 1972) OF ROXY MUSIC'S SUBLIME AND GROUNDBREAKING EPONYMOUS DEBUT
BEAUTIFUL CONDITION - LOOKS LIKE IT'S NEVER BEEN PLAYED
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISLAND PINK RIM LABELS
MATRIX: ILPS 9200 A-1U / ILPS 9200 B-2U
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/OR and 1/PA
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL, DEEPLY GLOSSY GATEFOLD COVER, "Printed and made by Tinsley Robor Group Ltd."
WITH ANTHONY PRICE'S CHIC AND GLAMOROUS STYLING AND FACTORY SEALED AND FOLDED UNDER LEFT SIDE EDGE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PALE BLUE ISLAND INNER SLEEVE
Falling halfway between musical primitivism and art rock ambition, Roxy Music's eponymous debut remains a startling redefinition of rock's boundaries.
Simultaneously embracing kitschy glamour and avant-pop, Roxy Music shimmers with seductive style and pulsates with disturbing synthetic textures.
Although no musician demonstrates much technical skill at this point, they are driven by boundless imagination -- Brian Eno's synthesized "treatments" exploit electronic instruments as electronics, instead of trying to shoehorn them into conventional acoustic patterns. Similarly, Bryan Ferry finds that his vampiric croon is at its most effective when it twists conventional melodies, Phil Manzanera's guitar is terse and unpredictable, while Andy Mackay's saxophone subverts rock & roll clichés by alternating R&B honking with atonal flourishes.
But what makes Roxy Music such a confident, astonishing debut is how these primitive avant-garde tendencies are married to full-fledged songs. That was the trick that elevated Roxy Music from an art school project to the most adventurous rock band of the early '70s.
Side 1: Re-make-Re-model / Ladytron / If There Is Something / 2 H.B.
Side 2: The BOB (Medley) / Chance Meeting / Would You Believe? / Sea Breezes / Bitters End
LABELS: MINT
An immaculate pair of labels - clean, bright and factory-fresh - no spindle traces or any signs of use
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like-new with just a couple of wispy hairlines - of no audio consequence
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT/EXCELLENT
Stunning sound quality throughout - crystal clear, sharp and finely detailed and in keeping with its possibly unplayed status my play-check at loud volume found little to fault.
Side One is near perfect, Side Two plays with just a little surface/light ticks (nothing major or overtly intrusive) on the quietest moments
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
A couple of light shop creases to the spine otherwise, like-new - crisp, clean and fresh - beautifully glossy with no real wear to speak of
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: Free (1st Class Recorded Delivery) or £9.00 (1pm Next Day Guaranteed Royal Mail Special Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £13.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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