The Stooges - Fun House UK 1970 Elektra EARLY PRESS LP Iggy Pop

	£		560
	$		742

THE STOOGES

FUN HOUSE

(UK ELEKTRA, EKS 74071, 1970)

Nice copy of this INSANELY RARE ALBUM!! What you have here is a GENUINE UK 1970 PRESSING of this iconic album!! These are virtually extinct and are completely undocumented in the Record Collector Price Guide!! 

This has been in my collection for a long time but it is time it found a new owner... I still remember when I first found this I was quite surprised as I didn't know it existed before that!! As this is so rare I will try and give a full run-down on the UK pressing history...

Elektra's UK pressing history is very complex. All 60s Elektra albums were originally manufactured by Polydor, and had the same catalogue numbers as the US pressings (the EKL / EKS series, or for albums recorded in the UK - the EUK / EUKS series). From 1970, the label design was changed to match the US one : dark red labels with a white stylised 'E' and black print. The catalogue numbering system also changed to Polydor's seven-digit one (or in Elektra's case - the 2410 series, or the 2665 series for doubles). This was very short-lived. Other notable Elektra albums on this label design were The Doors' Morrison Hotel and Absolutely Live, The Incredible String Band's U and also Tim Buckley's Lorca. They were only available for a short amount of time on this design and are all very hard to come across.

In late 1970, to make things more confusing, the catalogue numbering system went back to the EKS series and the label design changed to the 'butterfly' one (which US Elektra had changed to earlier in the year). At this point, Elektra's distribution switched over to Kinney Enterprises (as did Warner Brothers and Reprise). The catalogue numbering system was then switched to the 'K' series (for Kinney of course), which lasted for about 10 years.  

There is much debate as to what the first UK pressing actually was. It has been rumoured that the album was actually pressed on the orange label with silver print, the same as their debut. There is no proof anywhere that it exists. This album was first released in the UK in July 1970 on the dark red labels with the white stylized 'E' logo and black print. It sold very poorly and was shortly deleted. 

This is where things get interesting. Most price guides claim that the album was not repressed again until 1977, it's catalogue number being K 42055. This is not true as what you see before you is one of the late 1970 pressings, from when Kinney had just taken over distribution!! This is on the butterfly label design, and the catalogue number is EKS 74071 - the same as the US pressing! This pressing dates from roughly September 1970, only two months after it's first release. There is no mention of this pressing anywhere in any price guides!! I have seen other albums repressed from this period - Incredible String Band's 'Hangman's Beautiful Daughter' being one example, it has the same catalogue number as the first pressing but is on the butterfly label. Presumably, this pressing sold even less than the first pressing on the red labels and by the time Elektra switched to the 'K' series in 1971, this album had been deleted!!

So what you have here is technically the RAREST PRESSING OF THIS ALBUM OUT THERE!! If you look at the labels and sleeve, they both have the EKS number and the non-gatefold E.J. Day sleeve has the Kinney credit! Only the first UK pressing came in the non-gatefold E.J. Day sleeves and as you can see from the picture, the Kinney credit has been airbrushed over the Polydor credit from the red label pressing! 

The matrix numbers in the run-out grooves are both stamped and carry the K 42055 number, which would have been assigned to the album automatically, as with all Kinney pressings (this includes Warner Brothers, Reprise and other labels at the time). 

This turns up much less than original US pressings (which are also becoming increasingly difficult to find) and I have seen more examples of the first UK pressing on the dark red labels than I have seen this (although that is also nigh-on impossible to find and the last one I saw sold for £600)! I have kept it for years because it is so unusual but it is time to let it go! This is a 100% GENUINE UK PRESSING FROM 1970!! This is probably one of the rarest albums I will ever offer up for sale!! DO NOT MISS OUT ON THIS ONE!!!

Vinyl is in EX(+) condition : has a few light marks, one slightly larger pressing mark during Dirt which does not sound, looks and sounds great overall

Sleeve is in EX(-) condition : has some very light ring wear on the front and back but looks lovely overall, still has full colour on both sides, the edges are a little worn, the spine is partially worn at the top and bottom but is still readable (see pics), there are some light creases but overall this is in amazing shape and in much better shape than other examples I have seen

Run out grooves:

SIDE 1 - K 42055 A2 stamped

SIDE 2 - K 42055 B2 stamped

POSTAGE:

UK buyers -

LPs and 12"s - £3.50 and £1.50 eachafter

7"s - £1.50 and 50p eachafter

CDs - £1.25 and 50p eachafter

Worldwide buyers - PLEASE EMAIL ME BEFORE YOU BID FOR POSTAGE COSTS - I have put a set price on here as I have to, but prices do vary, especially if you are not in Europe

THESE ARE THE PRICES I CHARGE FOR POSTAGE AND ARE NON-NEGOTIABLE!!

THE PRICES CALCULATED INCLUDE THE COST FOR THE MATERIALS TO SEND THE RECORDS!!

PLEASE NOTE AS THIS IS AN EXTREMELY RARE ALBUM I WILL BE SENDING THIS BY REGISTERED MAIL WITH TRACKING

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Be sure to check my other auctions for similar items! Thanks for looking and good luck!