THE BOYS The Boys 1977 UK NEMS 1st PRESS MINT-
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£ 46
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Jan 21, 2013
Sold Date
Jan 11, 2013
Start Date
£ 24
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Great Britain
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Description
THE BOYS The Boys 1977 UK NEMS 1st PRESS MINT-
14 PERFECTLY CRAFTED SONGS IN 30 MINUTES
THE BOYSThe Boys
UK NEMS (NEL 6001) ORIGINAL PRESSING (September 1977) OF THE BOYS' DEBUT LP
This is one record from a small collection of punk/post punk albums I will be listing over the coming days.
All are from the same owner who played them once to tape then carefully stored them away where they have remained untouched ever since.
All are original issues and many still retain their original shop shrink-wrapping.
This is a fantastic collection - all essentially as-new and will be listed as MINT(-) rather than MINT as they have been played (albeit once)
All have been play-checked and sound flawless with no imperfections of any kind
*In response to numerous questions all the records in this collection play MINT (unless stated otherwise and are only given a MINT(-) as they have been played once)
VINYL: MINT -
SLEEVE: MINT-
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST BLACK NEMS LABELS
MATRIX: NEL - 6001 - A-1 / NEL - 6001 - B-1
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FULLY LAMINATED SLEEVE "Printed and made in Great Britain by Garrodprint Ltd." (in the original shrink-wrap)
Although they were swiftly overtaken by the emergence of a custom-crafted power pop movement, for much of 1977-1978 the Boys reigned supreme in the bright and breezy bubble punk stakes, simply churning out a succession of two-to-three-minute gems that flooded their albums and singles.
Patently influenced by the Ramones but readily avoiding the most obvious traps by virtue of their own understanding of what made a pop song tick, the Boys' first two singles, "I Don't Care" and "The First Time," remain period classics, while their debut album, September 1977's The Boys, went on to nibble the U.K. Top 50 at a time when such glories were still a rare achievement.
Tightly scything guitars, sharply embroidered keyboards, and Kid Reid's contagiously imploring vocals dominate the proceedings, a relentlessly crisp buzzsaw whine that is as melodic as it is fast and as irresistibly singalong as it is either. Time, the enemy of so many punk-era artefacts, hasn't dented the album's pleasures; indeed, it's heightened them
Side 1:
Sick On You
I Call Your Name
Tumble With Me
Tonight
I Don't Care
Soda Pressing
No Money
Side 2:
First Time
Box Number
Kiss Like A Nun
Cop Cars
Keep Running
Tenement Kids
Living In The City
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: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £12.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
PAYMENT IS BY PAYPAL ONLY SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PAY BY SOME OTHER METHOD PLEASE CONTACT ME FIRST
I will combine postage (normally £2 per extra record) for items purchased within any 10 day period.
However, at the end of each 10 day period, all outstanding items will need to be paid for in full and will be posted to you.
Any items purchased after payment will be included in the next 10 period.
I am continually adding new items which may be of interest to you and it is impractical for me to allow payment to be postponed indefinitely in the expectation that you might wish to bid on future items.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation
Guarantee: The record is unconditionally guaranteed and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund (through Paypal) upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way
I will email you when payment has been received to let you know when the item will be posted. Please leave feedback upon receipt of the item so that I know you have received it safely. Any problems please email me. Thanks
486 (GS 6.5.1 (486))
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