THE GERMS - FORMING 7" MINT ORIGINAL W/INSERT PUNK

£ 80

$ 106

£ 80 Sold For

Sep 25, 2011 Sold Date

Sep 15, 2011 Start Date

£ 5 Start price

6 Number Of Bids

Great Britain Country Of Seller

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Description

THE GERMS

FORMING / THE GERMS LIVE

US WHAT RECORDS ORIG. VERY FIRST PRESS

WHAT 01

UKVINYLVAULT IS PLEASED TO OFFER ONE OF THE WORLD'S MAJOR PUNK COLLECTABLES

IN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING CONDITION

WITH RARE LYRIC INSERT MINT

VINYL

ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND NOW, THIS HAS GOT TO BE ONE OF THE BEST COPIES LEFT. BARELY A MARK ON IT, I'VE BEEN ASSURED THAT IT WAS PREVIOUSLY UNPLAYED. I'VE PLAYED IT ONCE ON MY LINN TO CHECK, AND IT PLAYS THROUGH ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFULLY. THERE ARE SOME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE SLEEVE REMOVAL LINES ON SIDE TWO, WHICH I'M GUESSING COME FROM THE INSERT BEING KEPT INSIDE THE SLEEVE. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE INSERT WILL BE CAREFULLY PACKED OUTSIDE! ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL COPY - LIKE IT'S BEEN KEPT IN A TIME CAPSULE.

VINYL PLAYBACK: AS YOU'D EXPECT, AN EXCELLENT AND CLEAR PLAYBACK. THERE IS A SMALL AMOUNT OF MANUFACTURING B/G ON THE INITIAL RUN-IN, THEN ALL YOU CAN HEAR IS THE RAUCOUS SOUND OF A LEGENDARY BAND!

PLAY GRADED ON A LINN SONDEK LP12 WITH ITTOK LV II ARM AND LINN KLYDE CARTRIDGE. ALL GRADING AS PER RRPG GUIDELINES.

LABELS

BOTH MINT, WHICH IS EXCELLENT CONSIDERING THAT THE LABEL ON SIDE TWO IS AN EASILY MARKED PLAIN MATT BLACK LABEL.

SLEEVE

ORIGINAL SLEEVE IN EX+ CONDITION. LOVELY SLEEVE - ONLY POINTS TO NOTE ARE THE VERY FEINT IMPRINT OF A PRICE STICKER FRONT TOP RIGHT, AND APART FROM A SMALL AMOUNT OF GENERAL STORAGE WEAR, A FEINT OUTLINE OF THE SINGLE ON BOTH FRONT AND BACK. BEING PICKY HERE - THE 34 YEAR OLD SLEEVE IS IN WONDERFUL CONDITION FOR IT'S AGE!

INSERT

THE SMALL HAND FOLDED LYRIC INSERT IS IN MINT CONDITION.

CATALOGUE/MATRIX NUMBERS

CAT: WHAT 01
MATRIX: SIDE 1: 01A / SIDE 2: 01B

PAYMENT & PACKING

PAYMENT:
PAYPAL ONLY PLEASE. PAYMENT WITHIN THREE DAYS UNLESS AGREED BEFOREHAND. THE RECORD WILL BE POSTED OUT THE DAY FOLLOWING PAYMENT.

PACKING:
LP'S: THE VINYL IS PUT INTO A NEW POLY INNER SLEEVE AND PACKED OUTSIDE THE ORIGINAL COVER TO AVOID RINGWEAR AND SEAM SPLITS. BOTH VINYL AND COVER ARE THEN HOUSED IN A NEW POLY OUTER SLEEVE FOR EXTRA PROTECTION BEFORE PACKING WITH MAILER AND STIFFENERS.
7"s: ALL MY SINGLES AND EP'S COME SECURELY PACKED IN STURDY MAILERS AND CARDBOARD STIFFENERS. THE VINYL IS PUT INTO A NEW WHITE PAPER SLEEVE, AND THEN INTO A POLY OUTER SLEEVE ALONG WITH THE ORIGINAL SLEEVE.

POSTAGE:
ALL POSTAGE COSTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE POSTAGE DROP DOWN MENU ABOVE.
UK: ALL RECORDS ARE SENT FIRST CLASS RECORDED.
OVERSEAS: ALL OVERSEAS PURCHASES ARE SENT BY ROYAL MAIL INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR.
THE STANDARD COST SHOWN INCLUDES ROYAL MAIL INSURANCE UP TO £46.00. IF YOU REQUIRE INSURANCE UP TO £500, YOU WILL NEED TO ADD £3.00 TO THE POSTAGE COST. IF YOU REQUIRE THIS, PLEASE EMAIL ME BEFORE PAYING AND WAIT FOR AN INVOICE. THANKS.

NB I DON'T MAKE MONEY FROM POSTAGE AND PACKAGING (IN FACT I MAKE LOSS FROM SOME PACKAGES!) - I JUST WANT EVERYTHING TO ARRIVE SAFELY AND SECURELY.

MORE PUNK TO COME INCLUDING A FIRST PRESS ANARCHY WITH SLEEVE/BOTH CHRIS THOMAS CREDITS, MISFITS, STIMULATORS ETC ETC

I have been buying and selling rare vinyl for over 30 years. I have a large and eclectic vinyl-only stall at most of the major UK record fairs, including Olympia and Westminster, where my reputation for selling records in superb condition is well known. I specialise in all things Psych & Prog, although you'll find all genres in my listings. My ebay selling is restricted to either rare records that I want to get out to a larger audience, or records in especially superb condition for people that may be looking to upgrade.

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On 16-Sep-11 at 08:39:37 BST, seller added the following information:

A few further notes on the history of 'Forming' following an interesting email from Australia - the first run of sleeves said 'send one dollar to..' which was taken off the next printing (this copy has that). The first small run of labels had 'True Mono' on the A side, and were mostly destroyed (some exist). The next (2nd run) but first correct press of 1,000 labels (which is this copy) had 45rpm on, and like the small initial run, a black B-side. The first run insert has 'once more you morons' at the bottom, which this has. Hope that helps - this 'A' label then not strictly first press, but followed immediately after! A beautiful copy of this seminal record - good luck with your bids.
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