COWBOYS INTERNATIONAL The Original Sin 1979 UK VIRGIN - RED PVC OUTER - MINT
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COWBOYS INTERNATIONAL The Original Sin 1979 UK VIRGIN - RED PVC OUTER - MINT
COWBOYS INTERNATIONALThe Original Sin
UK VIRGIN (V2136) FIRST PRESSING (December 1979)
AN OUTSTANDING COPY - BARELY, IF EVER PLAYED
PLUS ORIGINAL SHOP RECEIPT DATED 13 DECEMBER 1979
MATRIX: V-2136-A1 RAYS / V-2136-B1
RECORD SLEEVE IS THINNER CARDBOARD THAN IS STANDARD (AS WITH SOME 12" SINGLE SLEEVES).
PRINT ON SLEEVE IS ORANGE, GREEN, AND BLUE.
COMES IN AN ORANGE-RED TRANSLUCENT PVC OUTER SLEEVE WHICH SERVES TO FILTER OUT THE BLUE PRINT
Cowboys International epitomised the British post-punk era's here-today-gone-tomorrow spirit.
The band's lone album made Melody Maker's Top 20 poll in 1979; barely six months later, only keyboardist Evan Charles and singer Kevin Lockie remained from an original lineup that boasted founding Clash drummer Terry Chimes.
Lockie had nibbled around the margins of Britain's new music scene. He'd collaborated with Public Image Ltd. guitarist Keith Levene, but didn't end up joining. The overall feel here is futuristic and high-tech; Charles" keyboards dominate the songs, which are built around clanging, minimalistic riffs. Lockie's craggily detached vocals definitely echo David Bowie and the Psychedelic Furs' Richard Butler on the best tracks: "Pointy Shoes," "Thrash," and the doleful ballad "Here Comes a Saturday."
A hint of swirling Eno-esque mantra runs through other tracks, such as on the instrumental "'The No Tune.'" It's too bad that Levene didn't become a full-time member himself, since his guitar cameo on "Wish" is truly exciting, bearing every trace of the harsh, metallic squawk that couldn't find an outlet in the Clash
Side 1:
Pointy Shoes (5:01)
Thrash (3:34)
Part Of Steel (3:26)
Here Comes A Saturday (3:19)
Original Sin (3:44)
Side 2:
Aftermath (2:29)
Hands (3:14)
M(emorie)62 (3:47)
Lonely Boy (3:27)
The 'No' Tune (2:48)
Wish (4:22)
LABELS: MINT
Clean, unmarked labels - no spindle traces
VINYL Visual: MINT
Both surfaces are unmarked and shine like new
VINYL Audio: MINT/NEAR MINT
Plays as-new throughout - a couple of ticks noted on Side Two - nothing really - but I did not clean this copy as it looks so immaculate so these will no doubt disappear after a clean/few spins
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT+
The thin sleeve has some creasing - nothing major - the outer PVC sleeve is clean and unmarked
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd class standard)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £18.00 (International Signed For delivery)
Combined Post: for items purchased within any 10 day period @£3 for each additional LP
Guarantee: all records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way I will email you when payment has been received to let you know when the item will be posted. Please leave feedback upon receipt of the item so that I know you have received it safely. Thanks 795 (GS 7.0.7 (795))
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