SAMSON SHOCK TACTICS 1st UK PRESS MiNt AuDiO ARCHIVE BRUCE DICKINSON HEAVY ROCK

	£		78
	$		103

[zipedit] [zipedit] Samson  ("Shock Tactics") 1st UK Pressing 1981 (No Bar code)
Cat No RCALP 5031
Original Very Rare 1st UK Pressing RCA Labels
Super Ist Issue RCA Ltd Printed Glossy Un- laminated Cover!
Earliest A-1U B-1U Matrix Endings!
"ARUN"& "ZIBABWE"On Side One! (Master Pressers Signatures Hand Etched)
"ARUN & "GET YER BITS OUT" On Side two! (Master Pressers Signatures Hand Etched)
Very Rare Near Mint Audio Archive Copy! (Barely Played Vinyl, Looks Un Played!) No Spider Marks!
Complete With Original Picture Inner!

35 Years Old Like This! Absolutely Astounding Audio Archive Copy!

Very Very Rare In This Condition!

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Another from my personal collection of over 50,000 UK albums that I have collected over a period of more than 45 years! 1st UK pressing of SAMSON'S Shock Tactics album  on the RCA labels. Features the earliest possible A-1U and B-1U Matrix endings and Master Pressers signatures on both sides (Only 1st UK press)!   This album is complete with the original and beautiful 1st issue very glossy un- laminatred cover!! The audio is truly stunning through out! The audio is graded at Near  Mint in my opinion!  No loud constant clicks or pops! So rich and vibrant throughout! Looks and sounds like it has barely ever been played at all in my opinion! Visuallly I struggle to see any spider marks on the labels! This is complete with the original picture inner in superb condition rarely seen complete like this!
35 years old like this! Read the full full description below!

An audio archive copy! Hear for yourself in the player below! Actual Recording from The Vinyl!










Shock Tactics is the third studio album by British heavy metal band Samson, released in 1981. It was singer Bruce Dickinson's last one with the band before joining Iron Maiden (who were coincidentally recording Killers, their last album with Paul Di'Anno, in the same studio at the same time of Samson)




Samson were a British hard rock band formed in 1977 by guitarist and vocalist Paul Samson.





They are best known for their first three albums with future Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson, then known as "Bruce Bruce", and drummer Thunderstick (real name Barry Graham Purkis), who wore a leather mask and performed on stage in a metal cage.





Drummer Clive Burr was also a member of the band, both before and after his tenure with Iron Maiden. Drummer Mel Gaynor had a successful music career being a member of Simple Minds for over 20 years. Dickinson's replacement on vocals, Nicky Moore, performed with Samson throughout the mid-1980s and again from the late 1990s onwards; he has also been a member of the bands Mammoth and Nicky Moore and the Blues Corporation.




In 1976 Paul Samson replaced Bernie Tormé in London-based band Scrapyard, joining bassist John McCoy and drummer Roger Hunt.




The band name was changed to McCoy, and they built up a busy gigging schedule, whilst also independently playing various sessions. Eventually, McCoy left to join Atomic Rooster.




His replacement was the band's sound engineer and a close friend of Paul Samson's, Chris Aylmer. Aylmer suggested a name change to Samson, and recommended a young drummer, Clive Burr, whom he had previously played with in the band Maya. Burr joined, and Samson was born, although for a time Paul Samson used bassist Bill Pickard and drummer Paul Gunn on odd gigs when Aylmer and Burr were honouring previous commitments.





Various other people were tried out to expand the line up: Paul Samson got in touch with an old bandmate, bass player Stewart Cochrane, and asked him to try out with the group as a four-piece, with the current bass player Chris Aylmer on second guitar alongside Paul.








Only one gig was played in this incarnation, at The Nag's Head pub in Rochester, Kent on 11 March 1978, where it was decided that Paul Samson and Aylmer's playing styles were not compatible, so they went back to being a three-piece. Cochrane joined the avant-garde jazz-rock band Spanish Fly; he later continued his career as an orchestra-leader for Holland America Line, Windstar Cruises and performed and recorded with members of bands The Animals, Nashville Teens and Steve Hackett Band. In October 1978, lead vocalist Mark Newman joined, but after about six shows, Paul Samson resumed lead vocals and they reverted to a three-piece line-up.




All tracks by Bruce Dickinson, Paul Samson, Chris Aylmer and Thunderstick, except "Riding with the Angels" by Russ Ballard.
Side one
"Riding with the Angels" - 3:42
"Earth Mother" - 4:40
"Nice Girl" - 3:19
"Blood Lust" - 6:00
"Go to Hell" - 3:18

Side two
"Bright Lights" - 3:07
"Once Bitten" - 4:36
"Grime Crime" - 4:32
"Communion" - 6:32




The Matrix
side 1. "RCALP 5031 A-1U" ("ARUN"& "ZIMBABWE" Master pressers signatures Hand Etched only 1st UK press)
side 2. "RCALP 5031 B-1U " (ARUN" & "GET YER BITS OUT" Master pressers signatures Hand Etched only 1st UK press)



 



The Vinyl
On initial visual inspection the vinyl looks absolutely superb, Just like it has just come from vthe shop in my opinion, and I can't see or feel any scratches or marks that would cause any loud constant clicks or pops at all! Any marks that could possibly be seen would be light whypsy surface scuffs and sleeve removal type only.. ,  This lays perfectly flat on the turntable and are free from any warping. (Note! I have double checked this) The vinyl looks superb, still retaining its original glossy sheen from new.  (no) deep needle scratches or marks that would cause any loud constant clicks or pops at all!

The Audio Quality
I have played the vinyl prior to listing on a top system at very loud volume! The audio is superbe cristal clear and very vibrant throughout! Top audio seperation on all frequencies only heard like this on early original 1st pressings! Note! This is the best sounding copy that I have heard,, so vibrant and clear, you will not find a better sounding album!  Importantly there were no loud constant clicks/ticks, pops or any jumps truly awesome and very rare for a 1st pressing. The audio is graded at Near as Mint in my opinion!

PLEASE NOTE! I always add this disclaimer! I have played this album prior to listing as usual and have given my honest opinion on the audio quality. Please remember this is a 35 years old original vinyl (not a reissue) Please allow for the odd interference/static/crackle/tick but importantly nothing consistant through out the audio! Please remember  that this would have been originally played on a system that is 35 years old!
All indications i.e. that this vinyl has (not) been overplayed and in fact looks barely ever played in my personal opinion, at least no more than a handful of times in my opinion and the audio quality superbe on all frequencies.
 
The labels
This features the "United Artist" labels. These are superbe I can't see any spider marks at all on the labels, (even when angled to the light) and little if (no) spindle ware! This vinyl looks almost as unplayed in my personal opinion!

The Record Sleeve
This is the original plain white paper sleeve, poly lined and patented. No splits or tears light creasing/fading with age.   The vinyl is now always stored seperately from the sleeve.

The cover
The original 1st issue RCA Ltd Press  un-laminated (no Barcode only ealiest press)   cover is absolutely superbe!  Rarely seen in decent top condition like this one.  There are (no) edge splits or tears.   The spine is generally lovely and  square, very minor scuffing that you have to look for to notice.   A truly superbe example rarely seen like this.!  Super glossy  No real nasty creases at all, just very,very minor crease lines at the spine edge only, but you have to look to notice them in my opinion.  Any other imperfections, indents or yellowing are very minor and are not noticed unless looked for in my opinion.  Must be at least better than Excellent to excellent  Plus  in my opinion rarely ever seen like this after 40 years on this cover!

The Insert

This is complete with the original picture inner in superb condition rarely seen complete like this!

HOW I SEND MY RECORDS!

THIS ALBUM WILL BE SENT IN A LARGE BOX WITH CARDBOARD STIFFENERS THE ALBUM IS ALWAYS PUT IS A POLY SLEEVE AND ENCASED IN THE BOX WITH PLENTY OF BUBBLE WRAP FOR ADDED PROTECTION (SEE PHOTOS)

                           

 

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