JOY DIVISION-CLOSER..SUPERB RARE 1ST UK TRANSLUCENT RED PRESS EX VINYL LP 1980
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RARE! SOME ORIGINAL 1ST UK COPIES OF THIS ALBUM WERE PRESSED AT PYE RECORDS TRANCO PRESSING PLANT AND APPEAR TO BE BLACK VINYL BUT ARE ACTUALLY TRANSLUCENT RED WHEN VIEWED IN FRONT OF A STRONG LIGHT SOURCE. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE.... SUPERB! GENUINE ORIGINAL 1ST UK 'TRANCO' PRESS VINYL LP RELEASED 46 YEARS AGO IN 1980 IDENTIFIED BY THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS: FACTORY RECORDS LABELS WITH '9/5/80' TEXT / TEXTURED SLEEVE WITH 'FACT.XXV A FACTORY RECORDS PRODUCT' TEXT ON THE REAR AND WITH ORIGINAL TEXTURED INNER WITH SQUARE CORNERS AND 'PRINTED BY GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE LIMITED' TEXT / 1ST UK PRESS 'OLD BLUE? A1 B1' MATRIXES / ORIGINAL CAT NUMBER AND NO BARCODE....
THE VINYL IS BRIGHT AND GLOSSY AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO SIGNIFICANT SCRATCHES OR SCUFFS WHATSOEVER JUST SOME LIGHT SURFACE HAIRLINES ONLY VISIBLE UNDER A STRONG LIGHT. THE VINYL LAYS FLAT WITH NO WARPS. THE LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ONLY A FAINT SPINDLE LINE...HARD TO FIND A SIMILAR COPY. THE SLEEVE IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION WITH NO EDGE SPLITS OR CORNER BUMPS JUST MINOR SHELF WEAR. THE INNER IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO EDGE SPLITS. THE SPINE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.....THIS IS ABOUT AS GOOD AS IT GETS I RECKON...NOTHING MUCH TO SHOW FOR ITS 46 YEARS! THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS FACT.XXV (SLEEVE) AND FACT.25 (LABELS) AND UK PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS OLD BLUE? FACT 25 A1 AND FACT 25 B-1.
LOW (BRAVE)! START PRICE AND NO RESERVE! SEE MY OTHER RARE VINYLS LISTED.
A RARE CHANCE TO BUY A GENUINE ORIGINAL 1ST UK 'TRANCO' PRESS VINYL IN SUPERB CONDITION DUE TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE I WILL NOT SELL TO RUSSIA OR BELARUS.
POSTAGE TO UK IS £4.95 BY ROYAL MAIL TRACKED 48. POSTAGE TO REST OF THE WORLD IS BY EBAY GLOPBAL SHIPPING PROGRAMME. I WILL ALWAYS COMBINE POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES. PLEASE READ MY FEEDBACK AND BID WITH CONFIDENCE. I USE THE RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM. GRADING VINYLS THAT ARE DECADES OLD IS A VERY SUBJECTIVE PROCESS SO IF YOU DISAGREE WITH MY GRADING OR THERE ARE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE LEAVING FEEDBACK AND I GUARANTEE TO RESOLVE THEM TO YOUR TOTAL SATISFACTION. THE PHOTOS SHOW THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU WILL RECEIVE IF YOU WIN THE AUCTION.
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