The Smiths RARE SEALED Sweet And Tender Hooligan 1995 USA MINT 12" Morrissey
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The experience of buying records on Ebay is ruined if, when they arrive, you discover that they are either not in the condition stated or have been damaged in the post! For this reason I describe all my items in detail, and only post using strong sturdy packaging in a 'box' mailer with the record outside the sleeve to avoid seam-splitting. They are also from a non-smoking and pet-free home.
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The Smiths - 'Sweet And Tender Hooligan' USA 12" - 1995
Catalogue no. 9 43525-0 - Sire/Reprise Records
This simply stunning record was released only in the USA in 1995 as part of the original short-lived 1990s re-issue series by WEA (Sire/Reprise in the US). While the UK and Europe opted to re-release 'Ask' as a single, the USA chose a far more interesting option in the form of this rarities EP (the B-sides are 'I Keep Mine Hidden', 'Work Is A Four Letter Word' and 'What's The World (Live)', which were all tracks that were extremely difficult tracks to get hold of in the US). The superb artwork is unique to this US release, and this EP was released only as a CD single and this excrutiatingly rare 12" (recently a Rhino 're-issue' 7" version has been released, but this rare 12" has never been re-issued). The record for sale in this auction is therefore the only place to find this artwork in large-scale format. This auction presents a truly remarkable opportunity to get hold of one of these scarce 12"s in its still sealed original state, complete with circular black information sticker on the outer sellophane. This EP failed to chart upon its release in the USA, and this 12" format is incredibly rare by comparison with the more widely-available CD version and was listed at Number 40 by 'Record Collector' magazine in the Smiths 'Top 100 Rarities' article in 2005. This, of course, does not take into account the additional rarity of finding one of these 12" records sealed in its original packaging. A truly outstanding item, which may not appear on the market again in sealed condition for some time to come.There are no rips or tears in the outer sellophane seal, which appears tight and intact over the record inside. The original sticker is also intact and unmarked on the outer seal. Importantly, there are no beginnings of seam splitting at all in the record sleeve inside which might have happened had the record been allowed to move about inside the sleeve in transit for example. The sleeve inside is therefore pretty much as close to mint as possible, with just the most minor of mild 'bumping' to the top left corner which is barely even visible unless you look closely; all other corners and edges are sharp and near-perfect. Being thorough, there is a mild impression on the reverse due to the record inside which is the first beginnings of 'ringwear' and there is the mildest beginnings of a crease towards the top right corner on the reverse (shown in Photo 3). These 'imperfections' are very minor indeed, and barely detract from the stunning condition of this major rarity. Please see the accompanying photos for more detail; note that the 'Ebay ID' lettering is just on the pictures and not on the item itself.
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