The Stranglers - set of 5 original 1970's punk rock vinyl albums

	£		60
	$		80

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I have been a music lover and vinyl enthusiast since the early 1970s and over the past years have become an established and trusted eBay seller of a large and very wide range of vinyl records. The vast majority are authentic and original albums featuring quality music from the 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's pressings, but occasionally modern pressings if they are of particular interest. 
I am a GENUINE, INDIVIDUAL PRIVATE SELLER not a professional dealer, although you can be 100% assured that I will strive hard to apply thoroughly professional standards to every aspect of our eBay dealings. In the unlikely event that we ever did run into any problems, then please do not hesitate to contact me and you have my unequivocal guarantee that the matter will be resolved without delay. I am very privileged to have a loyal and highly valued band of returning customers and there is no satisfaction greater than when customers come back for more.
All the records which I sell have been very well cared for, though I will give an honest appraisal of their condition and will put up plenty of photos of the actual records for sale so you can see exactly what you are bidding on. I endeavour to highlight anything in the description which I would want to be made aware of before I decided to place a bid. I am very aware that, as a distance buyer, you are entrusting in the honesty of the item descriptions and I always aim to describe the items truthfully. Should you need further details on a particular record then I will happily provide more information or extra photographs. 
Every single record, whether a £5 or £500 album, goes through the same extensive 4-stage deep cleaning process using both professionally constructed ultrasonic and wet vacuum systems using record cleaning fluids of only the highest quality and purity, with techniques and formulae tailored and developed from the experience of cleaning 1000s upon 1000s of albums, so the vinyl is all immaculately clean, glossy and dust free. Every record is then visually inspected under the bright and highly revealing light of an inspection lamp and the results of this are noted in the descriptions.  
A note regarding the most important matter of all - the audio - as with all vinyl, even straight out of the cellophane, there can be light crackle or very light 'pops' during the quiet passages. I have listened carefully to all these records so I will include in the descriptions any aspects of the audio playback which needs to be highlighted and although obviously subjective, ultimately if I wouldn't be absolutely 100% happy to immediately slide the record in alongside my own personal treasured collection, then quite simply it will not be listed for sale on here.
All records will be supplied to you in a high quality clear outer wallet to protect the sleeve and the vinyl in a top quality poly-lined inner.
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The Stranglers - a set of 5 original 1970's pressing vinyl albums in excellent condition which were recently acquired from the cherished rock and punk vinyl collection of a genuine 1970's punkette after a house move. Considering that these are all original pressings purchased 40 years ago these records are in exceptional condition. The sleeves and inners are all in lovely condition, just a little shelf wear to 'X Certs', but it's always a joy to come across vintage punk albums in this kind of condition. The vinyl condition is included in the descriptions.
The titles are :
'Rattus Norvegicus' - 1977 - matrix reads UAG 30045 A-1U / B-1U with 'Jonz' etched to the run out 'No More Heroes' - 1977 - UAG 30200 A / B - 'Stranglers - 'No More Heroes' made in France'  'Black and White' - 1978 - UAK 30222 A-1U / B-2U - 'Pecko' 'Walk On By' - free single with 'Black and White' - 'FREE 9 A1 / B1' 'X Certs' - 1979 Japanese pressing - SILBT 8870-10 / 8871-7 - ***Please note*** - this is missing the free single which was issued with this album  'The Raven' - 1979 - UAG 30262 A-4U / B-1U - 'Bilbo Tape One' / 'Porky'
The vinyl is all in excellent condition and retains its original glossy sheen with only very light superficial hairlines and the odd faint blemish visible in bright light, though nothing is remotely feelable and I have had the great pleasure in playing all of these sensational original first wave of British punk rock albums right through and playback is excellent. I am listening to the 'No More Heroes' album as I type this, currently side 2 and the thumping 'Burning Up Time' and the audio is superb, a hugely powerful yet crisply and delightfully detailed audio delivering all of that richness and depth characteristic of the music produced from the source of high quality well cared for and well produced vinyl. The 'X Certs' album audio is pretty 'raw', but features a great early set mainly from the first 3 albums and the band's sometimes fairly aggressive interaction with the audience between the songs adds an extra little frisson to this pulsating live album and really captures the spirit of the early days of this sensational band.
The 7" 'Walk On By' (often cited as one of the great cover versions, punk or otherwise) single was issued with early pressings of 'Black and White' and is included with the album. It plays really nicely and the vinyl is in lovely condition, but it has to be said that it's not really what I'd call 'white' vinyl and in reality 'pinky-beige with brown streaks' would be much closer. Anyway, it plays really well so that's all that matters (also worth noting that unusually for a 7" record it plays at 33rpm).
The inner sleeves are all in excellent condition though the vinyl is now housed in brand new high quality poly-lined inner sleeves for safekeeping. Use of these very softly lined inner sleeves is both much gentler on the vinyl and conserves the original. There is no inner sleeve with 'X Certs', but the anti-static inner pretty much always issued with Japanese released records is included for completeness. This album has a gatefold insert with a host of historic monochrome photographs of the band and is in excellent uncreased condition.
Please take a look at the photos which were taken today of the actual records for sale and give an accurate reflection of these vintage punk rock albums' excellent all round condition. 
All in all this is a really lovely looking and sounding set of 5 original punk rock albums.
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The records will be sent to you very thoroughly packaged in high quality heavy duty cardboard mailers with card stiffeners. 
I am always very happy to combine postage.
I will be listing lots of other very varied high quality records over the coming days and weeks and I have other listings currently running so please check out my other items for sale and thank you for looking.