ULTRAVOX Systems Of Romance 1978 UK ISLAND 1st PRESS w/LYRIC INNER MINT
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Apr 3, 2022
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Sep 9, 2021
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ULTRAVOX Systems Of Romance 1978 UK ISLAND 1st PRESS w/LYRIC INNER MINT
ULTRAVOXSystems Of Romance
1978 Island Records (ILPS 9555) FIRST PRESSING
MATRIX: ILPS 9555 A-1U / ILPS 9555 B-1U
HOUSED IN A GLOSSY FULLY LAMINATED COVER
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL ROUNDED-CORNER LYRIC INNER SLEEVE
With 1978's Systems of Romance, Ultravox left punk behind and single-handedly blueprinted the entire new romantic movement to come -- well, with a little help from co-producers Conny Planck and Dave Hutchins. Gone was the brittleness of Ha!-Ha!-Ha!, replaced by a rich lushness of sound that would define the forthcoming genre. Shifting from the political to the interpersonal, gone too was the overwhelming sense of looming Armageddon, replaced by more generalised feelings of alienation, "Dislocation," and unease. "Quiet Men" is a Lowry painting brought to life, the chorus of "Slow Motion" a swaying field painted by Renoir, "I Can't Stay Long" a Degas ballet, while "Maximum Acceleration" is as lavish in sound as Botticelli was with paint. The rhythms still remained dangerous, however, and Robin Simon's guitar gives the set a tough edge, but it's the swirling, swooping synths and keyboards that predominate within
Side A:
Slow Motion
I Can't Stay Long
Someone Else's Clothes
Blue Light
Some Of Them
Side B:
Quiet Men
Dislocation
Maximum Acceleration
When You Walk Through Me
Just For A Moment
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels with light spindles
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like new with just some harmless wispy hairlines from the inner
VINYL Audio: MINT
Plays perfectly with nothing to fault.
No scratches, clicks or pops and very clean
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Crisp, clean and sharp with a deep gloss to the laminated surfaces and unworn edges and spine where all text is clear
INNER SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Again, great condition. Clean and unmarked and no seam splits
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Tracked)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £25.00 (International Tracked)
DUE TO THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES I WILL ONLY BE POSTING ONCE A WEEK ON FRIDAY
Combined Post: Additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe) £3 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any 1292 (GS 8.3.6 (1292))
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