The Smiths – Hatful Of Hollow UK LP. Rare 1984 1st Press Misprint, Gatefold. EX
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Description
A rare original 1984 UK first pressing of Hatful Of Hollow on Rough Trade (ROUGH 76), pressed at the CBS Aston Clinton plant.
This gatefold copy carries the scarce misprint variant — the rear sleeve is missing the black dot between "Accept Yourself" and "Girl Afraid" in the tracklist, a known and sought-after printing error on early copies of this release.
Housed in the correct first-issue gatefold sleeve with the band photo printed inside, plus the original printed lyric inner sleeve.
Front sleeve carries the original hype sticker reading "16 Tracks Including 1983+84 John Peel + David Jensen Show Sessions" with Maximum R.R.P. £3.99 — the "1983+84" wording and £3.99 pricing are a recognised marker of the true first-issue Aston Clinton pressing, distinguishing it from later repressings which carry a revised sticker without "+84."
Condition
Vinyl: Excellent — light surface marks/hairlines consistent with play, nothing untoward for its age.
Gatefold sleeve: Excellent — minimal edge wear, still an excellent example.
Inner sleeve: excellent condition.
Hype sticker: present and legible (see photos).
Details
Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Label: Rough Trade
Catalogue No: ROUGH 76
Country: UK
Year: 1984
Pressing: First issue, CBS Aston Clinton
Runout Side 1: ROUGH 76 A1
Runout Side 2: ROUGH 76 B2, hand-etched "Ian (Eire)" — a signature associated with genuine Aston Clinton-plated pressings of this release, useful for authenticating this as an original rather than a later repress.
Grading is done conservatively — please review all photos carefully, as they show the actual disc, sleeve, sticker and runouts you'll receive.
Combined postage available for multiple purchases.
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