*** Please note this is the very limited edition pre-order 1st pressing which comes issued with 12 x 12 inch art print and sticker set with a hand stickered sleeve! Also includes download code ***

Artist:  Saint Etienne

Title:  Home Counties
 
Format:  Vinyl LP x2

Features:  Limited Edition / Gatefold / Download Code / Art and Sticker Set

Label:  Heavenly

Catalogue Number:  HVNLP139

Genre:  Indie Pop

Release Date:  2017

Origin:  UK

Notes:  Special Limited Edition pre-order Copies from the artist's webstore comes Issued with a 12"x12" print of the artwork and a sheet of stickers and a hand stickered sleeve. Home Counties is Saint Etienne ninth studio album, recorded in the summer and autumn of 2016. The vinyl album comes as a double featuring 19 new recordings over 4 sides housed in beautiful gatefold sleeve with printed inners designed by artist Scott King. The vinyl album includes a special picture postcard with digital download code

Sarah Cracknell says: “We had so much fun writing for this album, drawing influence from our teenage years growing up in the home counties. Bob, Pete and I led almost parallel lives while I was in Windsor and they were in Surrey, developing our passion for music and London. Shawn Lee was a joy to work with, he’s a wonderful multi-instrumentalist who seemed to have some kind of telepathy with us and translated our ideas perfectly. The record is quite varied in styles and brings together a little something from all our past albums whilst sounding completely new.”
Bob Stanley says “Suburbia’s anonymity is exactly why it’s a source of inspiration. They said it couldn’t happen here — and it didn’t.”
Whilst Pete added “We took a ride and ran with the dogs”
[this is a direct quotation of the lyrics from Pet Shop Boys' "Suburbia": 'let's take a ride, and run with the dogs tonight in Suburbia']

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Condition:  [ Please see “Grading Guide”  below ]

Vinyl Condition:  N – New Sealed

Sleeve Condition:  N – New Sealed

Tracklist:

1. Saint Etienne - The Reunion
2. Saint Etienne - Something New
3. Saint Etienne - Magpie Eyes
4. Saint Etienne - Whyteleafe
5. Saint Etienne - Dive
6. Saint Etienne - Church Pew Furniture Restorer
7. Saint Etienne - Take It All In
8. Saint Etienne - Popmaster
9. Saint Etienne - Underneath The Apple Tree
10. Saint Etienne - Out Of My Mind
11. Saint Etienne - After Hebden
12. Saint Etienne - Breakneck Hill
13. Saint Etienne - Heather
14. Saint Etienne - Sports Report
15. Saint Etienne - Train Drivers In Eyeliner
16. Saint Etienne - Unopened Fan Mail
17. Saint Etienne - What Kind Of World
18. Saint Etienne - Sweet Arcadia
19. Saint Etienne - Angel Of Woodhatch

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·       UK Economy is shipped via Royal Mail 2nd class.

·       UK Standard is shipped via Royal Mail 1st class  

·       European shipping is Royal Mail International Tracked at £14.50.

·       International shipping is Royal Mail International Tracked at £18.50

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Grading Guide:   [ Please note – Our grading categories and descriptions differ slightly to the Goldmine and VRG standards so please read carefully ]

NOTE - [ + or – symbol suffixes denote a very slight improvement or degradation to the attributed grading but not enough to raise or lower the item to the grading category above or below it ]

*Record age is immaterial to its condition.

* Promotional releases will be denoted   in the product description.

·        New  [ N ]   Manufacturer Sealed, seal may have been split to check colour variant. Never played. Note some CD’s are manufacturer issued without shrink wrap.

·        Mint [ M ]  As New.  Never played. No corner or edge dings, shrink-wrap is intact. All additional items such as inserts, lyric sheets and posters etc... will be perfect.

·        Near Mint [ NM ]  May have been played a couple of times but the record shows no signs of having ever been played. This is highest grade allowed for an opened, handled record. The vinyl is virtually flawless, bright and shiny. A very minor, barely visible scuff or two may be permitted, but no scratches. The disc should play with no audible noise. The label is bright, clean and unmarked. Sleeves will be near new condition. Virtually no wear to faces, edges or corners.

·        Excellent  [ EX ]   Record surfaces are bright and clean but may have a few light paper scuffs or superficial surface marks that do not affect play. The record has obviously been played, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light blemish. Sleeve may have some very minor wear to faces, edges or corners of covers.

·        Very Good  [ VG ]  A well cared for used record. Record surfaces may show some slight signs of wear and may have scuffs or light scratches. May have some very light surface noise or isolated crackles and pops.  Labels may be marked lightly. Sleeve may have some ring wear, moderate wear to edges and corners, light creases or stress lines, and other minor defects.

·        Good  [ G ]   Record shows visible signs of wear. Some surface noise may be audible. Groove wear may be noticeable, as will some scratches that may cause clicks or pops. Labels may be marked. Sleeve will have heavier ring wear, edge wear and corner damage and some discoloration.

·        Fair  [ F ] Likely to be lots of minor scratches and scuffs with surface noise audible. Potential label marks and damage. Sleeve will have noticeable edge and ring wear and feature some tears, marks and discolouration.

·        Poor  [ P ]   Scratched, scuffed and generally well worn with surface noise audible. Sleeve will have heavy ring and edge wear and likely tears, marks and damage. We will endeavour not to sell vinyl in this condition unless it is extremely rare and can be professionally cleaned and salvaged or where the cover is in good enough condition to warrant purchasing for the cover alone.

Common Abbreviations used in the product description. [ relating to used vinyl and CD releases ]

·        EW – Denotes sleeve edge wear

·        LM – Label Marked

·        Promo – Denotes a record label promotional release

·        PS – Denotes a full picture sleeve

·        RE – Denotes a re-issue

·        RW – Denotes sleeve ring wear

·        SPLT – Denotes split edge on sleeve

·        WL – Denotes a white label release