A FLUX OF PINK INDIANS Strive to Survive Causing the Least Suffering Possible EX

	£		27
	$		35

ONEADAYRECORDS – Simply Delivering Quality Music to the World in Quality, Safe Packing.

Postage: UK £4.75 (£1 per extra record). Europe (including Russia) £12.50 (£2 per extra record). Rest of World (including ALL parts of the USA) £16.50 (£3 per extra record). All boxes signed for in quality, safe packaging – I NEVER use mailing envelopes that offer virtually no protection at all, and records WILL arrive damaged in them at some time as most record buyers will already know. Here, you get what you pay for – SAFE PACKING in BOXES using 7mm DOUBLE-WALL STIFFENERS including full side protection and bubble wrap, the records removed from the covers of course. All this very safe packing means I lose money on every box I post, but safe delivery is, and will always be paramount. You WILL see the difference when my packet arrives. Also, I will pay for insurance on any record that sells for over £100 at NO extra cost – that is UK and abroad. Also I aim to post the very same day after payment is received if possible.

Posting to Russia: Yes, I do post to Russia. But delivery can take up to 4 to 6 weeks from the UK. So please be patient. I will submit a tracking number to the winning bidder, and when the packet arrives there it can be followed online using the Russian post website.

ALSO: I now apply the Ebay ‘2-day’ rule for non-payment to keep things moving – cash-flow is important for any small business.

FINALLY: Late payers, non-payers and ‘0’ bidders will now be blocked or cancelled at my discretion. As will any bidder who cancels a bid. I do not like this practice as it is most often used to phish out the price to beat. Ebay does not approve and neither do I – so only bid on my items if you want them.

Artist or Band: A FLUX OF PINK INDIANS

Album Title: Strive to Survive Causing the Least Suffering Possible

TRACK LIST:

Side 1: Song For Them; Charity Hilarity; Some of Us Scream, Some of Us Shout; Take Heed; TV Dinners; Tapioca Sunrise.

Side 2: Progress; They Lie, We Die; Blinded By Science; Myxomatosis; Is There Anybody There?; The Fun Is Over.

Label/Format: Spider Leg Records (part of Rough Trade). These have matt, smooth surfaces.

Label Conditions: Both very clean, fresh and attractive with any spindle traces, tiny, few and faint.

Catalogue Number: SDL 8

Mode / Speed: Stereo / 33.3 rpm.

Warps: Assume all records I offer have no warping of any significance and all tracking is easy and effortless and should play on all turntables and even ‘budget’ decks.

Weight of this Record: 120 grams.

Country of Manufacture: England

Rarity: Scarce – these anarchic Punk albums sold in only small numbers with few pressed.

Original Year of Release: 1983

Matrix Nos: SDL 8 A-1 TOPIA / SDL 8 B-1 TOPIA

Run-Out Groove Etchings: ‘THEY ARE AS SICK THAT SURFEIT WITH TOO MUCH, AS THEM THAT STARVE WITH NOTHING’ (SHAKESPEARE) / ‘POVERTY OF GOODS IS EASILY CURED, POVERTY OF SOUL, IMPOSSIBLE’ (M. DE MONTAIGNE)

Brief Info: A hard-hitting, full-on post-punk anarchic band similar to Discharge and Crass. This was their first full length album issued on their own Spider Leg label – it was later repressed on One Little Indian. The record in super condition, the cover has little wear. The includes the 12-page book that is not stapled into the gatefold cover and is in clean neat condition as well.

Cover Grade and Format: EXCELLENT: arguably better. An unlaminated gatefold format with matt, surfaces that have a very gentle trace of texturing. The book is included, but not attached, but there are two tiny pairs of staple holes in the spine, but these do not line up with the book, so that is a little ‘mysterious’. Printed and made in England with the c/o Rough Trade Records imprint and ‘PAY NO MORE THAN £3’ original asking price on the front. A plain white inner is included.

Cover Front: Not a cover seen often, and most that surface in poor worn condition. This has survived in clean and little-worn condition and to date, the best I have seen. The front has little to fault with any rubbing gentle, little and light near the very edges here-and-there only. Any creasing little and light also and no sticker issues.

Cover Back: Largely the same with the odd small tip rub, any general rubbing very light as seen under light.

Cover Inner Gatefold: Little to fault inside: the book, as stated, is not attached, and not sure it ever was. There are a pair of tiny staple holes, but the book’s do not align.

Top Edges: Both straight and flush with minimal traces of any rubbing.

Bottom Edges: Patchy light rubbing on these storage edges.

Right Edge(s), and Type: The front has a real tucked and folded edge with barely any wear. Any thickening to the back opening edges is only light, these are guaranteed untrimmed or enhanced.

Spine and Text: Solid, quite thick and straight with minimal compression and folded square, so the edges meet up very closely together and parallel. The text, surface and folds barely worn at all and very impressive. A pair of tiny staple holes are present.

Corners: Small, light tip rubs present on the right, excellent shape mostly retained with no knocks.

Cover Summary: Such records were seldom purchased by hi-fi connoisseurs, thus most seen are in well-used and often trashed conditions. This cover is very impressive and clean and should please many collectors.

The Inner Sleeve: EXCELLENT: a basic plain unlined inner with little wear and only lightly aged with light darkening. The window circles neat and crisp, minimal creasing and all edges unsplit with no repairs.

The Book: EXCELLENT(+): a 12-page full-size book. This held together with one central staple. A pair of other staples holes are seen above and below, but do not align with the main cover ones. I presume this book would have been hand-stapled into the cover? If so, it probably did not go well, but the non-alignment of holes is hard to explain – I will not guess anyway, it is what it is, a fully intact book, but not attached to the cover. It has aged little at all, mild tone spot traces on the back whiter cover, little else. Most pages are seen in my pictures.

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: EXCELLENT: a very fine visual copy that is clean with nice shine and solidly pressed. A copy with minimal plays on all the evidence with any surface marks few, light and faint. Clearly little played and for a tiny independent label, this is impressively made. Visually a super record that should please many collectors of this genre of music.

Album Played For Grading: Yes. [I play ALL records I?offer before submitting to Ebay, also the record is played in its entirety unless clearly stated otherwise. I do NOT play snippets or joining grooves to check for sound quality and quietness – I play from the beginning to end via clinically revealing B&W speakers that include the legendary tweeter from their awesome Nautilus range that reveals every blemish or minuscule sound present on any record.]

Sound Quality and Audio Grading: This full-on uncompromising album that has strong language plays up to it’s high visual grading and mostly above with very little to fault. Strong, distortion-free sound, all frequencies are sharp and clear - sound quality is high with a wide dynamic range, volume and power. A raw and punchy sound that you need from material of this type. Any surface sounds are minimal – the odd sporadic click here-and-there hard to avoid as this does have some quiet parts and a spoken word introduction. Overall a clean pressing which is less assured for such a small label. Few copies will outperform this first issue significantly I feel sure. Both channels are clean and sharp, I am certain this record has been played very lightly and has been generally carefully handled and little used. Not really my type of music being honest, but little spoilt the experience when play-grading this record. It will prove difficult to find significantly better and can be strongly recommended for fans of this hard-core punk classic.

* As played-graded on a high-end Linn LP12 Sondek turntable with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Quintet Black moving coil cartridge tracking at 2.2 grams. Records are a ‘contact’ format, and few will avoid the odd minor sound blemish.

Now one of the most established sellers on Ebay and still offering the finest and most accurately described and graded records I can find. I pride myself on offering a variety of genres to keep my site as interesting as possible. I will rarely offer any record that falls below a true Excellent grading, unless its of a certain rarity which will justify offering a lesser grade. I try, to the best of my ability to describe as accurately and as honesty as I can all items I offer for sale with all the relevant information I can think of to help any potential bidder and collector. You may notice I only submit records sparingly on Ebay as I Play-Grade every record I offer in their entirety – also on higher-end equipment – not just bits to guess a grade – visuals alone do not always tell a true or full story. I will mention any defects or flaws no matter how small that I notice to be fair as possible to any interested collector – I am very fussy and my buyers have the right to be too. Every record I offer, whether it be a common or rare item deserves the same respect as far as I am concerned and will be treated the same - just because an item is rare does not always mean it’s good. I get just as much pleasure offering a relatively common record in stunning near mint condition as the real rare items. All the pictures I use for your guidance are the item being offered with no digital enhancements. Room light factors can make things vary sometimes, that is hard to control, especially in winter. If any picture I take looks more flattering than the actual item for any reason, I will clearly state the fact in the advert and vice-versa. I hope the item below is to your liking – any questions can be emailed and I will do my very best to answer you. I am enthusiastic, and have a fair degree of knowledge about many genres and I promise quality items. Please assume all records I offer have NO jumps, sticks, warps or writing on covers or labels unless clearly stated to the contrary. Thanks for your interest and Good luck – MIKE.

Deck: Linn LP12/Hercules/Cirkus with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Quintet Black moving coil cartridge (tracks at 2.2 grams). Amps: Naim Supernait 2 with Project USB phono stage and Tellerium Black interconnects. Speakers: B&W 805 Nautilus (bi-wired with Tellurium Black terminated cable) with REL subwoofer. All records I offer on Ebay are cleaned on a professional VPI-17 vacuum machine before play-grading for the cleanest and best possible sound and will include a brand new lined inner and protective cover too. Pictures taken with a Nikon D5000 SLR Digital Camera.

PACKING - THIS IS WHAT YOU GET.

What You Get: To confirm to the strict Ebay rules on shipping, I must now send ALL my packets ‘Signed-For’ with NO exceptions. Both buyers and sellers want their packets to have a safer journey and this is not a bad thing.

I now offer the fastest possible posting, often the very next day after payment is received or within two to three days maximum (unless on holiday). I only use FIRST-CLASS Mail. The record’s cover will be placed within a BRAND NEW soft protective sleeve and the actual record will be professionally cleaned on my new VPI-17 Pro vacuum system to give ultimate clean grooves and playing surfaces and the best possible looks and ultimate sound quality. You will NOT get tired, dull looking, dust infested records inside worn and foggy covers with tatty inners from this seller and that’s a promise and guarantee. All records are posted in professional boxes (NOT Mailers, these do not offer any real protection). The record(s) are REMOVED from their main cover to avoid edge splits and placed within a brand new polylined inner. The record’s original inner will be included if available. The boxes are then reinforced with at least TWO, ULTRA THICK stiffeners for maximum extra protection – these are FOUR TIMES thicker than commercial stiffeners and are custom-made for oneadayrecords. Really rare and expensive albums will even be Double Boxed if deemed necessary and possible. When larger boxes are used, the thick record and stiffener ‘sandwich’ is then thickly embedded into bubble-wrap to bulk out the record inside the box to centre the item inside to reduce the risk of damage still further. Printed address labels are used for clarity as well as a sender label. Customers requests or special needs for P&P will be respected if at all possible but ‘Signed-For’ posting is NOT an option anymore. I do not profit on posting, better quality packaging costs, I offer probably the best-value and safest shipping possible for ultimate confidence. The boxes and ultra thick double-wall stiffeners make a near impregnable fortress for safe shipping and this is used inland and overseas for ALL my records, not just the rare and expensive. I will invoice any winning bidder as soon as possible after the auction ends. My ‘loss’ or ‘damage rate’ is minuscule in over 17­ years of Ebay trading and I consider that pretty exceptional. The only damage rate acceptable for this seller is ZERO and I think my packets will offer just that. It would take a vicious postman or postal service to damage these for sure. Oneadayrecords is a MAILER-FREE ZONE. I discount of course for multiple purchases with a maximum of FIVE records per box (one double can sometimes be included subject to total weight). All postage costs are below and at the top of the listing.

NOTE: First Time Bidders: Please ask me first.

PLEASE NOTE: I now exercise my right to open a dispute after the Ebay rule of TWO days if no payment is received. I will then cancel the dispute to end the bid, again after the mandatory FOUR days and then offer the item to the runner-up or relist. The non-payer will also be blocked from my Ebay site as will any suspicious bids or bid withdrawals. Small businesses need prompt payment to trade and these strict rules WILL be applied.

SHIPPING COSTS & CONDITIONS – THESE comply with EBAY’S RULES - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:

Posting & Packing: UK & CHANNEL ISLANDS all now sent via Recorded Delivery:

1 LP (FIRST-CLASS Recorded Delivery with Standard Royal Mail Insurance) [Signed For] = £4.75

1 LP (Special Delivery with Standard £500 Maximum Insurance) [Signed For, Next Day] = £7.50. (this includes insurance of £500). Add £1 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: EUROPE & SCANDINAVIA. (Airmail Only):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£50 maximum]) = £12.50 (enhanced Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3). Add £2 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: ALL OVERSEAS (non-European) e.g. USA (ANY PART OF); South America; New Zealand; Australia; Canada; Japan and other Far East; (Airmail Only: I NEVER use Surface Mail):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£50 maximum]) = £16.50 (£17.50 for double sets). Add £3 per extra LP. (enhanced Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3)

Payment Conditions:

I prefer PayPal or cheque from UK winning bidders. I can accept PayPal from overseas bidders or direct payment into my bank account.

Potential Bidders: I will cancel any bids I feel are time-wasters. A maximum 3 days for communication and 7 days for payment to arrive - if not I will relist the item or offer to the runner-up. Fast deals get great feedback from me. Any questions - please ask and thanks for looking.

My Guarantee: If any winning bidder is not satisfied with their purchase I will offer a complete refund. I will not refund if any defect detail is clearly stated on the advert and missed by the buyer, so read the item description carefully. If any overseas collector does not understand anything in my listing, please email and ask me to help. Thank You.

SOME GENERAL GUIDES TO WEAR AND CONDITIONS TO HELP YOU DECIDE

My Use of Description Terminology: Surface Marks = Superficial, usually light marks, hairlines or light scuffs that rarely sound. Scratch = a needle mark that goes below the record’s surface, some will sound, some will not, my play-grade will inform. Original = a record that has been pressed with the first label design which does NOT necessarily mean a very first pressed record. First Pressing = A record that I believe or know to be a genuine very first pressed record. I do not claim to always know for sure, and that’s why I state the stamper and matrix numbers if at all possible, for those who claim to know what they all mean, the information is there for the collector to decide. I prefer to use terms like ‘Early Copy’ rather than ‘First Pressing’ if I am not totally sure. Surface Sound = Mild, light sound, usually light crackle or similar. Distortion = Break up of the actual sound caused by groove wear or damage from a chipped stylus – the most undesirable form of unwanted sound, vintage mono records were the most prone to this happening but not exclusively so. The symptoms of distortion are high frequency clipping, moderate constant crackle or an echo type sound quality. Violin, piano and vocals are most prone to groove-wear distortion. Feathering = Fraying or softening of the entry edge of a cover. Covers with feathered entrance edges are more likely to have had the actual record inserted and removed more than a non-feathered, sharp-edged cover which are always far more attractive. Set Off, actually a printer’s term for dark ink leaving mild residue on pale or white ink when rested upon. e.g. when a gatefold cover has black ink closed against white, this can leave some black residue on the pale area – this is mostly unavoidable or course.

The Argument for Vinyl Original sound and mix (mono mixes are rarely available on CD), high quality sound on clean copies (played on a hi-end dedicated analogue system – breathtaking sound!), beautiful, large format covers, artwork, inserts and even full size posters etc; huge investment potential, and the pleasure of owning ‘the real thing’.