PETER GABRIEL 3 - MELT - 1ST AUST PRESS - CHARISMA 9124 054 - 1980-NM
  A$   80
  $   53

 


A$ 80 Sold For
Dec 26, 2022 Sold Date
Aug 10, 2021 Start Date
1 Number Of Bids
  Australia Country Of Seller
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Description

PLEASE LOOK VERY CLOSELY AT ALL OF THE SUPPLIED PHOTOGRAPHS AS THEY FORM A LARGE PART OF THE SALES DESCRIPTION.

THE RECORD HAS BEEN MACHINE CLEANED IN A TWO-PART PROCESS. L'ART DU SON IS USED FOR THE CLEANING STAGE AND DEMINERALISED DISTILLED WATER FOR THE RINSING STAGE. THE PRODUCTS USED ARE THE MOST SUPERIOR IN THEIR CLASS.
HERE IS A MEGA RARE 1ST AUSTRALIAN PRESSING OF PETER GABRIEL 3 OR (MELT) AS IT IS INFORMALLY CALLED. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS PRESSING COME UP FOR SALE AS IT HAS THE MEGA RARE ''MADE AND DISTRIBUTED IN AUSTRALIA UNDER LICENCE'' TEXT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SIDE ONE LABEL PLUS THE RIM TEXT DOESN'T GO ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP OF THE LABEL. THE MATRIXES ARE ALSO TOTALLY UNIQUE. SIDE ONE IS -D- MX 195551 9124054-1 AND SIDE TWO IS - D-MX 195552 (B) 9124054-2. THE STAMPED LETTER (B) IN THE SIDE TWO DEADWAX (RUN OUT GROOVE) IN TOTALLY UNIQUE. THE ''MX'' INITIALS SIGNIFIES IT WAS CUT AT THE CBS RECORDS PLANT IN ARTARMON SYDNEY AUSTRALIA USING NEUMANN LATHES.  THE ALBUM ITSELF IS A PROG ROCK MASTERPIECE FEATURING THE BRILLIANT SONGS ''INTRUDER'' ''NO SELF CONTROL'' ''I DON'T REMEMBER'' ''AND THROUGH THE WIRE'' ''GAMES WITHOUT FRONTIERS'' ''LEAD A NORMAL LIFE'' AND ''BIKO''. A MUST HAVE RECORD FOR ANY PETER GABRIEL FAN OR PROG ROCK COLLECTOR. 
I HAVE PLAYED THE ALBUM RIGHT THROUGH ON MY ''REGA 3'' TURNTABLE AND IT SOUNDS PERFECT. A1. NO ISSUES. THE L'ART DU SON RECORD CLEANING FLUID I USE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVES THE SOUND OF THE RECORD RIGHT ACROSS THE FREQUENCY RANGE. IT HAS A DEEPER TIGHTER BASS, IMPROVED MIDRANGE, AND TOP END.THERE IS A SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER RECORD SURFACE FLOOR ALLOWING FOR GREATER DYNAMICS AND SEPARATION OF INSTRUMENTS. YOU WON'T FIND A BETTER SOUNDING PRESSING.
THE VINYL HAS A DEEP, DARK, MIRROR FINISH. (SEE PHOTOS). SUPERB PIECE OF VINYL. 
I HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS RECORD COLLECTOR AND AUDIOPHILE FOR 45 YEARS.I AM EXTREMELY PASSIONATE ABOUT SELLING THE BEST SOUNDING RECORDS POSSIBLE.
YOUR RECORD WILL BE POSTED TO YOU IN A HEAVY DUTY PURPOSE BUILT RECORD MAILER WITH BUBBLE WRAP EITHER SIDE OF THE LP FOR GUARANTEED PROTECTION DURING TRANSIT. IT WILL ALSO BE HOUSED IN A NEW PLASTIC COVER WITH A NEW ANTI-STATIC RECORD SLEEVE.
PLEASE SEE MY FEEDBACK AND BUY WITH COMPLETE CONFIDENCE.


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