U2, THE JOSHUA TREE 1987 UK VINYL LP 1ST PRESS NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO EXC PLUS SLV
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TIME TO LIST SOME MORE OF MY VINYL RECORDS AS I'M UNFORTUNATELY RUNNING OUT OF SPACE IN THE HOUSE.
I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING VINYL RECORDS SINCE 1970 AND HAVE OVER 3,000 LP'S AND SINGLES. ALL HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY PLAYED ON A HIGH END SYSTEM, MOST HAVE BEEN STORED IN PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVES IN RECORD BOXES/MDF ICUBES AWAY FROM ANY HEAT AND IN A SMOKE FREE HOUSE. (NOT IN THE LOFT)
EVERY NOW AND THEN I LIST SOME RECORDS WHICH I HAVE DUPLICATES OF OR RARELY PLAY TO FUND MY BUYING OF OTHER RECORDS.
PLEASE NOTE THAT I FULLY PLAY GRADE ALL MY LISTINGS THROUGH HEADPHONES AND GIVE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VINYL, COVER AND PLAYBACK USING THE RECORD COLLECTORS GUIDE 2014. I NEVER USE MINT CONDITION EXCEPT FOR ON A SEALED BRAND NEW RECORD.
PLEASE BID WITH CONFIDENCE, I HAVE BEEN BUYING AND SELLING RECORDS ON EBAY SINCE 2006 AND HAVE 100% FEEDBACK.
IF BY ANY CHANCE YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH MY SERVICE PLEASE CONTACT ME FIRST TO RESOLVE ANY ISSUE AS I DO OFFER A FULL REFUND ONCE THE RECORD IS RETURNED TO ME SAFELY IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY.
IF YOU BUY MORE THAN 1 X LP PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING AS I DISCOUNT ON THE POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE BUYS AS BELOW ON MY LISTING.
ANYWAY, HERE WE HAVE A SUPERB UK FIRST PRESS TOP COPY OF A BRILLIANT U2 ALBUM, PROBABLY THEIR BEST LP. PRODUCED BY BRIAN ENO :
U2, THE JOSHUA TREE 1987 UK VINYL LP. A FIRST PRESSING VINYL LP ON THE ISLAND RECORDS LABEL WITH THE GOLD JOSHUA TREE LABELS, U 26. IN PLAYED JUST A FEW TIMES NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION WITH AN EXCELLENT PLUS MATT SURFACE WIDE SPINE GATE FOLD SLEEVE AND NEAR MINT POSTER/LYRIC INNER AND BLACK POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE. A SUPERB COMPLETE TOP COPY. STORED AFTER JUST A COUPLE OF PLAYS SINCE PURCHASE. THIS SOUNDS FANTASTIC WITH VIRTUALLY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE, IF AT ALL. A SUPERB TOP AUDIO COPY WITH A LOVELY SLEEVE AND THE ALL IMPORTANT POSTER/LYRIC INNER. PLEASE NOTE SOME OF THE PICTURES MAY HAVE THE SUNLIGHT THROUGH THE BLINDS ON THEM.
1989 UK FIRST PRESS VARIANT 1 STAMPED & ETCHED MATRIX NUMBERS (AS LISTED BELOW ON THE DISCOGS WEBSITE) :
SIDE 1 : U 26 A-3U-1-1-1 TOWNHOUSE DMM D SIDE 2 : U 26 B-1U-1-5-7 TOWNHOUSE DMM DD
FROM THE DISCOGS WEBSITE :
U2 ?– The Joshua Tree
Label: Island Records ?– U26 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, EMI PressingCountry: UK Released: 1987 Genre: Rock Style: Pop Rock
TracklistHide Credits
A1 Where The Streets Have No Name A2 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For A3 With Or Without You A4 Bullet The Blue Sky A5 Running To Stand Still B1 Red Hill Mining Town Arranged By [Brass], Conductor [Brass] – Paul BarrettFeaturing – The Arklow Silver Band B2 In God's Country B3 Trip Through Your Wires B4 One Tree Hill Recorded By [Radd Strings] – Bob DoidgeStrings [Radd Strings] – The Armin Family B5 Exit B6 Mothers Of The DisappearedCompanies, etc.
- Published By – Blue Mountain Music Ltd.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Island Records Ltd.
- Recorded At – Windmill Lane Studios
- Mixed At – Windmill Lane Studios
- Mastered At – The Town House
- Pressed By – EMI Records
Credits
- Artwork – The Creative Department
- Artwork [Design & Layout] – Steve Averill
- Backing Vocals – The Edge
- Backing Vocals, Keyboards, Programmed By [Dx7] – Brian Eno
- Backing Vocals, Tambourine, Guitar [Additional], Omnichord – Daniel Lanois
- Composed By – U2
- Engineer [Additional] – Dave Meegan, Pat McCarthy
- Engineer [Assistant Mix Engineer] – Mary Kettle (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B1)
- Engineer [Mix] – Mark Wallace* (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B1)
- Harmonica – Bono
- Lyrics By – Bono
- Mixed By – Steve Lillywhite (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B1)
- Photography By – Anton Corbijn
- Producer – Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois
- Recorded By – Flood
- Technician [Studio Crew] – Des Broadbery, Joe O'Herlihy, Marc Coleman, Marion Smyth, Mary Gough,Tim Buckley (2), Tom Mullally
Notes
Gatefold sleeve.Early copies have only eight (8) lines "Thanks to:" on back sleeve without "Special Thanks" and without asterisk after the song "Red Hill Mining Town".
Has a gold joshua tree on both record labels.
Some copies contain a double page info sheet with lyrics on one side and a pic like a poster to the other side.
Early copies of these inserts are without credit "Additional Rhythm Guitar : Daniel Lanois" and without asterisk after the song "Red Hill Mining Town".
Same copies come with a black inner.
To the memory of Greg Carroll 1960-1986.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 5 014474 100062
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped, variant 1): U 26 A-3U-1-1-8
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped, variant 1): U 26 B-1U-1-8-3
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped, variant 2): U 26 A - 1 U - 1 - 1 - 7
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped, variant 2): U 26 B - 1 U - 1 - 1 -
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped, variant 3): U 26 A - 4 U - 1 - 2 - 4
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped, variant 3): U 26 B - 2 U - 1 - 1 -
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped, variant 4): U 26 A-2U-1-3
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped, variant 4): U 26 B-2U-1-2
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped, variant 5): U 26 A-1U-1-2
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped, variant 5): U 26 B-2U-1-1-17
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped, variant 6): U 26 A-3U-1-4-5
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped, variant 6): U 26 B - 1 U - 1 - 3 - 30
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped, variant 7): U 26 A - 1 U - 1 - 1 - 5
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped, variant 7): U 26 B - 1 U - 1 - 3 - 1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped, variant 8): U 26 A - 1 U - 1 - 0 - 3 - H2
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped, variant 8): U 26 B - 3 U - 1 - 1 - 1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped, variant 9): U 26 A-1U-1-2
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped, variant 9): U 26 B-1U-1-3
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped, variant 10): U 26 A-1U-1-1-11 D
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped, variant 10): U 26 B-2U-1-2-11 11 Town House DMM D
- Matrix / Runout (Runouts, etched. All variants): TOWN HOUSE DMM
LABELS : I CAN'T SEE ANY SPINDLE MARKS ON EITHER SIDE. PLAYED JUST A FEW TIMES. NEAR MINT CONDITION.
VINYL VISUAL : WITH A LOVELY LIKE NEW SHEEN, THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS AT ALL. THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE, SILENCE BETWEEN TRACKS. VISUALLY NEAR MINT CONDITION, SUPERB.
VINYL PLAYBACK : THIS PLAYS THROUGH SUPERBLY WITH A LOUD CUT FIRST PRESS BASSY SOUND. THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO CRACKLE ON PLAYBACK WITH SILENCE BETWEEN TRACKS AS MENTIONED, JUST A TINY AMOUNT OF CRACKLE AT THE VERY START OF SIDE 2 FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. THE WHOLE ALBUM IS IN NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION WITH THE DYNAMIC MUSIC CRISP AND RIGHT TO THE FORE. THERE IS NOTHING INTRUSIVE AT ALL THAT DETRACTS FROM A SUPERB SOUNDING ALBUM. NO SKIPS, CLICKS OR JUMPS. THIS SOUNDS FANTASTIC THROUGH HEADPHONES.
THEREFORE OVERALL IN NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION, A SUPERB TOP AUDIO COPY. YOU WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A BETTER COPY IT IS THAT GOOD.
I HAVE ALSO CLEANED THE RECORD OF ANY DUST WITH ANTI-STATIC FLUID IN MY KNOSTI ANTI-STAT RECORD CLEANER AND PLACED IT IN A BRAND NEW ANTI-STATIC POLYTHENE INNER.
MATT SURFACE WISE SPINE GATE FOLD SLEEVE MADE AND PRINTED IN ENGLAND : KEPT IN A POLYTHENE OUTER SLEEVE IN A RECORD BOX SINCE STORAGE, SO WITH NO EDGE WEAR OR CORNER WEAR. THE WIDE SPINE IS TOTALLY LEGIBLE AND CRISP WITH NO BUMPS. NO RING WEAR OR RUBBING MARKS. NO EDGE CREASES. (SEE PICS). THE OPENING EDGE HAS NO FEATHERING. JUST A FEW SMALL AGE SPOT MARKS ON BONO'S WHITE VEST INSIDE THE GATE FOLD.
OVERALL IN EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION, A LOVELY SLEEVE.
PLEASE SEE THE NUMEROUS PICTURES.
POSTER / LYRIC INNER : ALMOST LIKE NEW, NO CREASES. NO SPLITS CAUSED BY THE RECORD'S EDGE. NO WRITING, NO STAINS, EXCELLENT PLUS TOP CONDITION.
BLACK POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE : LIKE NEW, NEAR MINT CONDITION.
I WILL ALSO SEND THIS OUT TO THE WINNING BIDDER WITH A BRAND NEW PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE TO PROTECT THE COVER.
OVERALL A NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION UK FIRST PRESSING COPY OF THIS CLASSIC U2 ALBUM WITH AN EXCELLENT PLUS GATE FOLD SLEEVE AND NEAR MINT POSTER /LYRIC INNER. A SUPERB TOP COPY OF A BRILLIANT ALBUM. YOU WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A BETTER COMPLETE COPY.
LOW STARTING PRICE, SO GRAB A BARGAIN. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS, MORE SUPERB CONDITION RECORDS TO BE LISTED SOON.
I WILL POST TO THE REST OF EUROPE £14 TRACKABLE AIRMAIL AND TO THE REST OF THE WORLD £18 TRACKABLE AIRMAIL BUT PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING.
THESE WILL BE SENT OUT TO UK BUYERS 2ND CLASS SIGNED FOR/TRACKABLE IN PROPER RECORD MAILERS WELL STIFFENED WITH THICK CARDBOARD FOR PROTECTION.
I OFFER DISCOUNTED POSTAGE IN THE UK, SIGNED FOR/TRACKABLE - MAXIMUM OF 3 X LP'S IN A BOXED MAILER :
1 X LP- £5, 2 X LP'S - £6, 3 X LP'S - £7.
HAPPY BIDDING!
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