WIRE "Chairs Missing" 1978 UK HARVEST 1st PRESS MINT

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  WIRE "Chairs Missing" 1978 UK HARVEST 1st PRESS MINT STUNNING UNPLAYED COPY w/ FIRST LILAC INNER SLEEVE
WIRE
Chairs Missing

ORIGINAL UK HARVEST RECORDS (SHSP 4093) FIRST PRESSING (August 1978) OF WIRE'S SUPERB SECOND LP, "Chairs Missing" IN OUTSTANDING CONDITION (RECORD, SLEEVE & INNER) AND IN MY OPINION, THIS COPY HAS NEVER BEEN PLAYED
IT COMES WITH THE LILAC PHOTO/LYRIC INNER SLEEVE WHICH WAS ONLY ISSUED WITH THE FIRST FEW THOUSAND COPIES AND IS HOUSED THE ORIGINAL MATTE GARROD & LOFTHOUSE COVER BOTH OF WHICH ARE NEAR MINT

PRESSED ON QUALITY MID-WEIGHT VINYL WHICH DELIVERS SENSATIONAL AUDIO
THE RECORD HAS THE FIRST ISSUE HARVEST GREEN/YELLOW LABELS
MATRIX: SHSP 4093 A-2 / SHSP 4093 B-2 (the earliest set for this LP)
VERY EARLY MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/G and 1/A (which puts this copy in the batch of the first 900 or so pressed)
AND IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATTE SLEEVE "Made and printed in Great Britain" by "G.L.'
WITH THE FIRST ISSUE THICK CARD INNER SLEEVE WITH FULL LYRICS, LILAC PHOTO, ROUNDED CUT CORNERS AND 9" OPENING THUMB NOTCH (all of which are characteristics of the very first issued inners)

SUPERB UK VERY FIRST PRESSING OF WIRE'S POST-PUNK MASTERPIECE

Chairs Missing marks a partial retreat from Pink Flag's austere, bare-bones minimalistic Pink Flag, although it still takes concentrated listening to dig out some of the melodies. Producer Mike Thorne's synth adds a Brian Eno-esque layer of atmospherics, and Wire itself seems more concerned with the sonic textures it can coax from its instruments; the tempos are slower, the arrangements employ more detail and sound effects, and the band allows itself to stretch out on a few songs.
The album's clear high point is the statement of purpose "I Am the Fly," which employs an emphasis-shifting melody and guitar sounds that actually evoke the sound of the title insect. But that's not all by any means -- "Outdoor Miner" and "Used To" have a gentle lilt, while "Sand in My Joints" is a brief anthem worthy of Pink Flag, and the four-minute "Practice Makes Perfect" is the best result of the album's incorporation of odd electronic flavours.
In general, the lyrics are darker than those on Pink Flag, even morbid at times; images of cold, drowning, pain, and suicide haunt the record, and the title itself is a reference to mental instability.
The arty darkness of Chairs Missing, combined with the often icy-sounding synth/guitar arrangements, helps make the record a crucial landmark in the evolution of punk into post-punk and goth, as well as a testament to Wire's rapid development and inventiveness.

Track Listing:
Side 1: Practice Makes Perfect (4:06) / French Film Blurred (2:35) / Another The Letter (1:06) / Men 2nd (1:43) / Marooned (2:21) / Sand In My Joints (1:57) / Being Sucked In Again (3:12) / Heartbeat (3:15)
Side 2: Mercy (5:46) / Outdoor Miner (1:45) / I Am The Fly (3:06) / I Feel Mysterious Today (1:56) / From The Nursery (3:00) / Used To (2:21) / Too Late (4:16)

LABELS: MINT - CLEAN and BRIGHT with NO wear, NO writing and NO spindle traces - COMPLETELY UNPLAYED, IN MY OPINION
VINYL Visual: MINT - The vinyl surfaces retain their original DEEP, LIKE-NEW, GLOSSY SHEEN and are UNMARKED. BEAUTIFUL AS-NEW RECORD
VINYL Audio: SUPERB - CRYSTAL CLEAR, RICH, WARM and VERY STRONG audio reproduction. On playback at a LOUD volume there are NO scratches, NO jumps/sticks, NO surface noise and barely any clicks/pops (really, hardly any). The record plays to it's highest standard with NO groove-wear and NO distortion and is critically graded MINT(-) for audio. Down-graded slightly from a full MINT due to the very picky reason that there are a couple of clicks/pops, but only of the kind you are likely to find on even brand new vinyl - which essentially, this is
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT - SUPERB condition. Beautifully CLEAN and FRESH with just a slight impression of the record on the surfaces and on the top edge. The spine is SHARP with all text CLEAR and BOLD
INNER SLEEVE: NEAR MINT - Again, beautifully CLEAN and FRESH with NO splits or marks. The LP is now housed - and will be posted in - a new inner to prevent any 'knifing' damage to the original during transit


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