DEPECHE MODE BLACK CELEBRATION '86 UK VINYL LP 1ST PRESS EXC+ TOP AUDIO EXC 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 COPY OF A BRILLIANT DEPECHE MODE LATE 80'S ELECTRONIC ALBUM :
DEPECHE MODE, BLACK CELEBRATION 1986 UK VINYL LP. A FIRST PRESS VINYL LP ON THE MUTE RECORDS LABEL, STUMM 26. IN PLAYED JUST A COUPLE OF TIMES EXCELLENT PLUS AUDIO CONDITION WITH AN EXCELLENT PLUS EMBOSSED NON GATE FOLD SLEEVE AND EXCELLENT PLUS LYRIC INNER. STORED AFTER JUST A FEW PLAYS SINCE PURCHASE. THIS SOUNDS SUPERB WITH VIRTUALLY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE, IF AT ALL. A SUPERB AUDIO COPY.
1987 UK MPO FIRST PRESS STAMPED AND ETCHED MATRIX NUMBERS ( AS LISTED BELOW ON THE DISCOGS WEBSITE) :
- SIDE 1 : Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): MPO STUMM 26 A¹ A CLASSIC CASE OF OVER FOCUSING
- SIDE 2 : Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): MPO STUMM 26 B² SO MUCH FOR THE MINIMAL ALBUM
FROM THE DISCOGS WEBSITE :
Depeche Mode ?– Black Celebration
Label: Mute ?– STUMM 26 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Embossed Cover, MPOCountry: UK Released: 1986 Genre: Electronic Style: Darkwave
Tracklist
A1 Black Celebration A2 Fly On The Windscreen - Final A3 A Question Of Lust A4 Sometimes A5 It Doesn't Matter Two B1 A Question Of Time B2 Stripped B3 Here Is The House B4 World Full Of Nothing B5 Dressed In Black B6 New DressCompanies, etc.
- Pressed By – MPO
- Distributed By – Spartan
- Distributed By – The Cartel
- Mixed At – Westside Studios
- Remixed At – Hansa Tonstudios
- Recorded At – Genetic Studios
- Recorded At – Westside Studios
- Designed At – T&CP Associates
- Published By – Grabbing Hands
- Published By – Sonet Publishing
- Copyright (c) – Mute Records Ltd.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Mute Records Ltd.
Credits
- Artwork [Covergestaltung] – D.A. Jones*, M. Higenbottam*, M. Atkins*
- Engineer [Assistant] – Peter Schmidt, Richard Sullivan
- Mastered By – Tim Young
- Performer – Alan Wilder, Andrew Fletcher, David Gahan*, Martin Gore*
- Photography By – Brian Griffin (3)
- Photography By [Assistant] – Stuart Graham (3)
- Producer – Daniel Miller, Depeche Mode, Gareth Jones
- Recorded By – David Allen* (tracks: A1)
- Recorded By [Assistant] – Phil Tennant (tracks: A1)
- Written-By – M.L. Gore*
Notes
Released with an embossed picture sleeve and lyrics printed on liner.___________
There are currently 7 UK vinyl versions:
Version 1: Embossed cover, printed inner sleeve - Lyntone pressing.
Version 2: Embossed cover, printed inner sleeve - MPO pressing. This one.
Version 3: Embossed cover, printed inner sleeve - Musitech pressing.
Version 4: Embossed cover, printed inner sleeve - Musitech mastering (Side A), Lyntone pressing (Side B).
Version 5: Plain mat cover and printed inner sleeve with die-cut opening.
Version 6: Plain mat cover with glossy photo, no printed inner sleeve.
Version 7: Plain mat cover with glossy photo & "MID" sticker, printed inner sleeve with die-cut opening, MPO pressing with small inner ring on the center labels.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): MPO STUMM 26 A¹ A CLASSIC CASE OF OVER FOCUSING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): MPO STUMM 26 B² SO MUCH FOR THE MINIMAL ALBUM
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched, Variant 1): MPO STUMM 26 A² A CLASSIC CASE OF OVER FOCUSING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched, Variant 1): MPO STUMM 26 B³ SO MUCH FOR THE MINIMAL ALBUM
LABELS : I CAN SEE JUST ONE SPINDLE MARK ON EACH SIDE. PLAYED JUST A FEW TIMES. NEAR MINT CONDITION.
VINYL VISUAL : WITH A LOVELY SHEEN, THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF VERY SLEEVE REMOVAL MARKS UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT. THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AT ALL. VISUALLY NEAR MINT CONDITION.
VINYL PLAYBACK : THIS PLAYS THROUGH SUPERBLY WITH A LOUD CUT FIRST PRESS BASSY SOUND. THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO CRACKLE ON PLAYBACK AS MENTIONED, JUST A TINY AMOUNT OF CRACKLE AON THE RUN IN GROOVES AND A COUPLE OF RANDOM 'DUST IN GROOVE' POPS ON SIDE 1. THE WHOLE ALBUM IS IN EXCELLENT PLUS 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, SIDE 2 IS IN FLAWLESS NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION.
THEREFORE OVERALL IN EXCELLENT PLUS AUDIO CONDITION, A GREAT AUDIO COPY.
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 EMBOSSED SURFACE NON GATE FOLD SLEEVE MADE AND PRINTED IN ENGLAND : KEPT IN A RECORD BOX SINCE STORAGE, SO WITH NO EDGE WEAR. NO STICKER REMOVAL MARKS. THE SPINE IS TOTALLY CRISP AND LEGIBLE. NO RING WEAR OR RUBBING MARKS. JUST A FEW TINY EDGE CREASES. THE OPENING EDGE HAS NO FEATHERING
OVERALL IN EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION, A LOVELY SLEEVE.
PLEASE SEE THE NUMEROUS PICTURES.
THIN CARD LYRIC INNER SLEEVE : ALMOST LIKE NEW, NO CREASES. NO SPLITS CAUSED BY THE RECORD'S EDGE. NO WRITING, NO STAINS, EXCELLENT PLUS TOP CONDITION.
I WILL ALSO SEND THIS OUT TO THE WINNING BIDDER WITH A BRAND NEW PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE TO PROTECT THE COVER.
OVERALL AN EXCELLENT PLUS TOP AUDIO CONDITION UK FIRST PRESSING COPY OF THIS CLASSIC DEPECHE MODE ALBUM WITH AN EXCELLENT PLUS EMBOSSED NON GATE FOLD SLEEVE AND EXCELLENT PLUS LYRIC INNER. A SUPERB COPY OF A RARE AND BRILLIANT ALBUM.
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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