THE PRISONERS
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DUE TO HAVING A COMPLETE HOUSE CLEAR OUT I HAVE DECIDED[IT WASN'T EASY!!!!]TO SELL MY PRIZED COLLECTION OF PRISONERS RECORDS.FOR ANYONE WHO HAS HAD THE PLEASURE TO HAVE HEARD THIS BAND OR EVEN TO HAVE WITNESSED THEM LIVE THEN YOU'LL KNOW THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS AUCTION!!!!!!
AT ONE POINT I ALMOST HAD EVERYTHING ON VINYL BY THIS BAND ALL EXCEPT [i think]FOR THEIR FIRST SINGLE,THE ELLUSIVE "THEIRS A TIME".
UNFORTUNATELY OVER THE YEARS SOMEONE HAS PINCHED A COUPLE OF SINGLES AND COMPILATION ALBUMS FROM THE 80'S[HANGMAN RECORDS]ON WHICH THE PRISONERS FEATURED.I ALSO HAD/HAVE IF I COME ACROSS IT A BOOTLEG TAPE FROM THE PRISONERS PLAYING "THE ABERCORN" IN BELFAST IN 84ish[NOW THEIRS NOSTALGIA!!!].SO UP FOR SALE IS THE REST OF THE COLLECTION..............................
A TASTE OF PINK........OWN-UP RECORDS 1982 ,COVER'S NOT TOO BAD THE SPINE IS WORN AND THE VINYL IS IN GOOD CONDITION.
THEWISERMISERDEMELZA.........BIG BEAT LABEL....I HAVE AN ORIGINAL FROM 1983 WHICH IS IN GOOD CONDITION AND THERE IS ALSO WHAT I THINK MUST BE A REPRODUCTION ALTHOUGH THE ONLY DATE ON IT IS 1983,IT'S IN A1 CONDITION.
THE LAST FOURFATHERS.............OWN-UP 1985.......PROBABLY THE BEST ALBUM I HAVE EVER OWNED AN ABSOLUTE CORKER!!!!! THE ALBUM COVER IS IN FAIRLY DECENT NICK ALTHOUGH THE SPINE IS WORN.THE VINYL HAS A FEW SCRAPES NOTHING MAJOR CONSIDERING I PLAYED IT A MILLION TIMES!!!!
IN FROM THE COLD..........LICENSED UNDER STIFF AND RELEASED BY 54321COUNTDOWN 1986....COVER IS IN GOOD CONDITION.THE VINYL HAS A FEW SURFACE SCRAPES BUT NOTHING FATAL.
RARE AND UNISSUED....HANGMAN RECORDS 1988..THIS LP AND COVER ARE IN PRIME CONDITION...
THE PRISONERS VS THEE MILKSHAKES...MEDIA BURN RECORDS 1984....ONE SIDE MILKSHAKES THE OTHER THE PRISONERS,TRACKS INCLUDE "96 TEARS","MELANIE" AND AMERICAN JINGLE...SLEEVE IN GOOD CONDITION AND VINYL IS UNMARKED.
12" WHENEVER I'M GONE....STIFF RECORDS/COUNTDOWN...COVER AND VINYL IN VERY GOOD NICK.
ELECTRIC FIT EP..BIG BEAT...THIS HAS NO COVER AND UNFORTUNATELY A BIG SCRAPE BUT IT'S IN WITH THE COLLECTION AND NOT FOR THE BIN!
HURRICANE...BIG BEAT/ACE RECORDS 1983...COVER NOT TOO BAD ALTHOUGH SLIGHT SPLIT AND RIP.VINYL IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH NO MARKS.
FOUR ON 4 EP.....BIG BEAT/ACE 1984..THE PRISONERS TV MOMENT ON CHANNEL 4'S THE TUBE WITH "REACHING MY HEAD"[SOME INTRESTING NAMES IN THE AUDIENCE THAT DAY!!!]
I HAVE TO SET A RESERVE ON THIS COLLECTION OTHERWISE I MIGHT JUMP OF A CLIFF IF THEY SOLD FOR 99P..LOL...THIS COLLECTION WAS BOUGHT TO BE PLAYED AND ENJOYED NOT STORED SO DON'T EXPECT PRESTINE CONDITION ALTHOUGH THEY ARE IN GOOD CONDITION[with exception of electric fit].
happy bidding!!!
On 08-Jan-09 at 01:39:54 GMT, seller added the following information:
********************************************JUST COME ACROSS THE BOOTLEG TAPE RECORDING OF THE PRISONERS LIVE AT THE ABERCORN 1985 AS PROMISED WILL BE INCLUDED IN AUCTION.AS WITH THE VINYL I HAVE NO WAY TO CHECK THE TAPE SO TAKE CARE WHEN FIRST PLAYING IT!*************************************************************************
