SUICIDE vinyl 1977 ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING LP NM/NM- pristine vinyl Red Star

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I feel like I saw them live two times, but clearly remember only one of the shows, because it took place about 3 feet from me--they simply set up the keyboard in the lobby beside the stairs to the balcony at (pretty sure) Peppermint Lounge. They thus became the most memorable opening act ever, performing for maybe 20 of us lucky fans, Alan Vega down on the carpet writhing and singing in full passionate theatrical mode, and deadpan Martin on "instrument" i.e. an early keyboard with drum machine buttons. And...wow. So glad I was there.
Instead of going on about the beauty of this pressing and mastering, I'll just say that the vinyl is pristine (all the albums I list, I've play-tested using Stax headphones, so I get to really hear any issues--and sometimes to relive the experience of being there). 
And as for the mastering itself--remember that the only way to hear this mastering is to hear this record, and there was only one pressing in the US, and not many copies sold at the time (tho this one sold, to me!)--I will just copypast reviews from GEMM record collectors online. Besides that, free postage and insurance. This one is amazing, check these reviews of this original pressing:

• jtm1967 Feb 3, 2023 This is the ultimate pressing to own for 2 reasons. 1. The pressing sounds absolutely fantastic and was mastered by none other than George Piros who really did a great job here!! 2. This is the original USA press which means the collectibility factor is a 10 out of 10! If you collect records or are a fan of this genre or both then you owe it to yourself to spend the $$ on this press.
• dalakouras Aug 11, 2022 If you search for the source of the cult, unconventional undeground, search no further. A highly original album, influencing monsters like The Sisters of Mercy, Bauhaus, Joy Division. This is where Elvis Presley meets Throbbing Gristle, proto-punk, proto-industrial boot-faced shock'n'roll.
• lechmckoy Feb 27, 2022 as sound breaking as ground breaking ...we want to find records like this everyday (could be an electronic joy division ..?)
  
• Diabolick Feb 25, 2022 widely hated by audiences in their time, this such a wild and experimental album. with its Elvis on speed obsessed vocals by Vega and arrhythmia ridden repeating beats by Rev, it sometimes sounds like a mind close to having a breakdown. but then you see all the bands that came soon after with the music this album pioneered with its part ways new wave, industrial, and rock n roll sound. from the overly romantic Cheree, the dark anti tribute of Che and the outright terrifying Frankie teardrop, every track oozes that New York sleaze and coolness that soon exploded when Punk happened.
• CD3003 Nov 9, 2014 Best album of 1977,
  even better than "Never Mind The Bollocks"
  "Frankie Teardrop" is a horror film on vinyl
  The album is so very American, but it's the
  David Lynch USA, bizarre 50's.
  
• rosecrin Oct 8, 2013 The missing link !...between elvis presley & techno. First and unique electronic rock'n'roll record !...This essential bridge to modernity will always have 30 years ahead !! And they started in 1971, genius tramps ! First and real punks !