Enter Shikari The Spark SIGNED 2017 1st Press Silver Vinyl LP PIASR990LP
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Description
ENTER SHIKARI – THE SPARK
SIGNED 2017 First-Release Silver Vinyl LP | PIASR990LP | Complete “Operation: The Spark” Support Documents
A superb collector's copy of Enter Shikari's The Spark, presented here as the original 2017 silver vinyl edition and with the front sleeve signed - Purchased (Pre-Sale) directly from the official Enter Shikari website. Only played a handful of times and kept in excellent condition.
This isn't simply a signed copy of the album.
It retains the full concept-driven presentation of the original release, including the distinctive “Operation: The Spark” classified support documents and card folder, making the whole package feel more like an artefact from the album campaign than a standard vinyl release.
The silver vinyl itself is one of the original first-release variants of The Spark, issued by Play It Again Sam in 2017 under catalogue number PIASR990LP.
And across the front sleeve are four large signatures, giving the copy immediate display appeal.
Why this release matters
Released in 2017, The Spark marked an important shift for Enter Shikari.
Rather than simply repeating the intensity of their earlier records, the band pushed further into electronics, melody and more personal songwriting while keeping the political and social edge that had always defined them.
The result includes some of the band's standout later-period material:
Live Outside
The Sights
Rabble Rouser
Airfield
Undercover Agents
An Ode To Lost Jigsaw Pieces
The original vinyl presentation also went far beyond a conventional sleeve and record, extending the album's themes through the classified-document-style artwork and “Operation: The Spark” support material.
Pressing Details
Artist: Enter Shikari
Title: The Spark
Label: Play It Again Sam / [PIAS]
Catalogue Number: PIASR990LP
Format: 12" Vinyl LP
Colour: Silver
Release: 2017
Country: Europe
Barcode: 5414939963476
Album release date: 22 September 2017
This silver edition was part of the initial limited vinyl production for the album.
Visible dead wax:
Side A: BH72401 A1
Side B: corresponding matrix visible in the photographs
Please refer to the close-up photographs for the exact inscriptions on the record being sold.
Included
This copy includes:
• Signed outer picture sleeve
• Original silver vinyl LP
• Blue inner sleeve
• “Operation: The Spark” classified card folder
• Original black-and-white support / lyric documents
The supporting documents are a particularly nice part of this edition and complete the concept of the original release.
Tracklist
Side A
- The Spark
- The Sights
- Live Outside
- Take My Country Back
- Airfield
- Rabble Rouser
Side B
- Shinrin-yoku
- Undercover Agents
- The Revolt Of The Atoms
- An Ode To Lost Jigsaw Pieces (In Two Movements)
- The Embers
Condition
The silver vinyl presents extremely well, retaining a clean and attractive surface with only light evidence of previous handling.
The record has been play-tested and plays very well.
The outer sleeve remains very presentable, particularly considering the signatures across the front. There is some light storage and corner wear visible on close inspection, including minor wear to the upper corners, which has been photographed clearly.
The original inner sleeve, classified document folder and support sheets are all present and show only normal signs of careful storage and handling.
The photographs show the exact copy for sale and form part of the condition description.
From my personal collection and carefully looked after over the years.
A note on the signatures
The front sleeve carries four signatures. They are being sold as part of the record exactly as photographed.
No separate certificate of authenticity is included, so buyers should study the detailed photographs and make their own assessment.
Why this copy stands out
This is where this copy becomes much more interesting than simply buying The Spark on vinyl.
You are getting:
• The original 2017 silver vinyl edition
• A signed front sleeve with four prominent signatures
• PIASR990LP first-release pressing
• Complete “Operation: The Spark” support documents
• Original classified card folder
• Clean, play-tested silver vinyl
• A visually superb display copy as well as a record to actually play
Unsigned examples of the original silver pressing are collectible in their own right.
Add the signatures and complete campaign material, and this becomes a far more complete and desirable collector’s copy of The Spark.
For a Shikari fan, this is the kind of copy that feels genuinely special to own.
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