BIG BLACK "SOUND OF IMPACT" LP Very limited authorised bootleg from 1986 (#721)

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Jan 27, 2012 Sold Date

Jan 20, 2012 Start Date

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I'm selling a copy of the album "Sound Of Impact" by Big Black that was released in the UK on the record label Blast First in 1986 with a catalogue number of: NOT 2 (BUT 1). This album was an official bootleg that was limited to 1500 copies. My copy is stamped 721 and comes with the original 8 page A4 sized booklet. It was recorded live in Muncie, Indiana and MPLS and Clogland in the American Mid-West.

The track listing, band members and a review by AMG is shown below.

The vinyl is in NM- condition: a very clean, bright copy with no visible scratches, that plays very well.
The sleeve is in NM- condition: just has some very minor creasing and ring-wear.
The photo seen is of the actual item for sale from my own personal record collection.
My postage rates are:
UK (Royal Mail Second Class): £3 for the first album, 75p per album thereafter.
Europe (Royal Mail Airmail - Small Packet): £5 for the first album, £1 per album thereafter.
The Rest Of The World (Royal Mail Airmail - Small Packet): £7 for the first album, £2 per album thereafter.
I always include a stiffener inside the mailer in order to protect your purchase from the ravages of the postal service.

Here's the track listing, musicians involved and AMG review: A1 Readymen A2 Big Money A3 Cables A4 Pigeon Kill A5 Passing Complexion A6 Crack Up A7 RIP A8 Jordan, Minnesota B1 Cables B2 Pigeon Kill B3 Kerosene B4 Bad Penny B5 Deep Six B6 RIP B7 Rema Rema

Review by Stewart Mason

Sound of Impact is an authorized bootleg released by an offshoot of the UK indie label Blast First. (The first release on this label was a legendary Sonic Youth bootleg.) Originally released in a numbered limited edition of 1000 copies, it was later reissued twice in unlimited editions. Because Big Black were signed to Homestead Records at the time, none of the issues feature the band's name on the minimal packaging, which instead consists of transcripts of the black box recordings of crashed aircraft, all of them ending with the title phrase, and the song titles were deliberately misidentified on the inner sleeve. The contents, recorded live in 1986 at three Midwestern dates on the Atomizer tour, are prime Big Black, though; always a mercurial live band that was capable of some really terrible shows, the group is in excellent form here, blasting through an Atomizer-heavy set list ("Cables," "RIP" and "Pigeon Kill" all show up twice, the last including a hilariously paranoid screed from Steve Albini at the end of one go-round) that captures the group at their songwriting and performance peak. Fan favorites "Jordan Minnesota" and "Kerosene" get particularly bruising treatment, and the album ends with a punky version of UK proto-goths Rema Rema's "Rema Rema," a staple of their live set around this time. The surprise for those familiar with Big Black only by Steve Albini's famously acerbic personality is how relaxed and funny he is, telling jokes and making self-deprecating banter between these bursts of unvarnished aggression. Sound of Impact is essential for fans and enlightening for newbies.

Thanks for looking - buy with confidence as I always look after my vinyl!

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