P J HARVEY "Rid Of Me" RARE UK ISLAND LP w/INNER EX/EX+

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P J HARVEY "Rid Of Me" RARE UK ISLAND LP w/INNER EX/EX+

P J HARVEY
"Rid Of Me"

VERY RARE (ON VINYL) AND VERY NICE 1993, UK ISLAND RECORDS PRESS OF P J HARVEY'S BLISTERING SECOND LP

HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT SLEEVE AND COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE


Dry was shockingly frank in its subject and sound, as PJ Harvey delivered post-feminist manifestos with a punkish force.
PJ Harvey's second album, Rid of Me, finds the trio, and Harvey in particular, pushing themselves to extremes. This is partially due to producer Steve Albini, who gives the album a bloodless, abrasive edge with his exacting production; each dynamic is pushed to the limit, leaving absolutely no subtleties in the music.
Harvey's songs, in decided contrast to Albini's approach, are filled with gray areas and uncertainties, and are considerably more personal than those on Dry. Furthermore, they are lyrically and melodically superior to the songs on the debut, but their merits are obscured by Albini's black-and-white production, which is polarizing.
It may be the aural embodiment of the tortured lyrics, and therefore a supremely effective piece of performance art, but it also makes Rid of Me a difficult record to meet halfway. But anyone willing to accept its sonic extremities will find Rid of Me to be a record of unusual power and purpose, one with few peers in its unsettling emotional honesty. (AMG)


Track Listing:
Side 1: Rid of Me / Missed / Legs / Rub 'Til It Bleeds / Hook / Man-Size Sextet / Highway '61 Revisited
Side 2: 50ft Queenie / Yuri-G / Man-Size / Dry / Me-Jane / Snake / Ecstasy



Label/Variant: ISLAND
Catalogue Number: ILPS 8002
Mono or Stereo: STEREO
Country of Manufacture: ENGLAND
Original Year of Release: 1993
Matrix Nos: ILPS 8002 - A3 / ILPS 8002 - B3


The Sleeve: The original matt sleeve is in EXCELLENT+ condition, nice and clean and fresh with very, very little wear to either its corners or edges. There is a little dent on the spine but it's very small and all spine text is clear and legible
The Inner Sleeve: Is also in EXCELLENT+ condition. Again nice and clean with no marks and very little wear

The Labels: The Island labels are clean and bright some light spindle traces. EXCELLENT+

The Vinyl:
Visual: The vinyl lies perfectly flat and both sides have a beautiful deep glossy sheen. The surfaces have a few light marks but nothing that is audible on playback. EXCELLENT
Audio: I have played the album through several times - at a loud volume - and it sounds SUPERB. The audio reproduction is truly awesome. Clean, clear, crisp and sharp. There is the occasional slight touch of surface noise evident in a couple of places but it really is very minor. Must be graded a strong EXCELLENT for audio

AN EXCELLENT COPY OF AN EXTREMELY FINE AND VERY TOUGH PIECE OF WORK!!
HARD TO FIND ON VINYL!!


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