The Smiths RARE Dutch Mispressed Sleeve Ask Original Megadisc 1986 7" Morrissey
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The Smiths - 'Ask' Dutch Mispressed Sleeve 7" - 1986
Catalogue no. MD 5282 / RT 194 - Megadisc / Rough Trade Records
This is a very interesting and quirky item which has not been widely known about in the Smiths collecting community, and is a rare version of the 1986 Dutch pressing of the 7" single 'Ask'. The standard Dutch pressing in 1986 had a variant of the UK sleeve artwork, but with the image of Yootha Joyce printed in a lighter shade of yellow, almost grey, compared to the more familar UK version. This standard version of the Dutch 7" is shown in Photos 3 and 4 and will be included in the auction for comparison. It appears that a few copies, of unknown number, were printed with an almost bizarre deep shade of orange/brown being used for the image of Yootha Joyce; this version is shown in Photos 1 and 2, which do not fully do justice to how deep the shade of orange actually is! It appears that this rare version may have been a rejected first version of the sleeve, since the deeper shade is also used on the reverse of the sleeve (see Photo 2) and is printed perfectly rather than having the appearance of an accident. The record inside the sleeve is identical to that found in the more common standard sleeve. This 'mispressed' sleeve is striking in appearance and makes for a fascinating contrast to the more familar colour scheme. By the scarce nature of the appearance of this version, with copies rarely ever coming up for sale, it would appear that only very limited numbers were pressed or released into circulation. This auction is an opportunity to get hold of this unusual pressing in very nice condition (see below) whose value is surely set to accumulate as its existence becomes more widely apparent amongst collectors.The vinyl and labels are in strong excellent condition, with only the lightest of superficial surface marks visible if the record is held to the light. The thin paper outer sleeve is also in strong excellent condition, with no tears, seam-splits or significant creases anywhere; there is only some mild 'ringwear' and impression due to the record having been inside the sleeve, this is extremely rare given that the delicate sleeve is prone to splitting at the edges. There is some minor wear towards the 'mouth' of the sleeve, but no significant wear otherwise. This is a very nice example of this record which is extremely difficult to find. The standard dutch pressing, which is also included, is in similar strong excellent condition throughout, with no splitting or damage to the sleeve either. Please see the accompanying photos for more detail; note that the 'Ebay ID' lettering is just on the pictures and not on the item itself.
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