ELVIS COSTELLO, THIS YEARS MODEL VINYL LP 1ST PRESS NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO, EX SLV
  £   18
  $   24

 


£ 18 Sold For
Jun 11, 2018 Sold Date
Jun 1, 2018 Start Date
£   5 Start price
4   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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TIME TO LIST SOME MORE OF MY VINYL RECORDS AS I'M UNFORTUNATELY RUNNING OUT OF SPACE IN THE HOUSE.
I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING VINYL RECORDS SINCE 1970 AND HAVE OVER 3,000 LP'S AND SINGLES. ALL HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY PLAYED ON A HIGH END SYSTEM, MOST HAVE BEEN STORED IN PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVES IN RECORD BOXES/MDF ICUBES AWAY FROM ANY HEAT AND IN A SMOKE FREE HOUSE. (NOT IN THE LOFT)
EVERY NOW AND THEN I LIST SOME RECORDS WHICH I HAVE DUPLICATES OF OR RARELY PLAY TO FUND MY BUYING OF OTHER RECORDS.
PLEASE NOTE THAT I FULLY PLAY GRADE ALL MY LISTINGS THROUGH HEADPHONES AND GIVE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VINYL, COVER AND PLAYBACK USING THE RECORD COLLECTORS GUIDE 2014. I NEVER USE MINT CONDITION EXCEPT FOR ON A SEALED BRAND NEW RECORD.
PLEASE BID WITH CONFIDENCE, I HAVE BEEN BUYING AND SELLING RECORDS ON EBAY SINCE 2006 AND HAVE 100% FEEDBACK.
IF BY ANY CHANCE YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH MY SERVICE PLEASE CONTACT ME FIRST TO RESOLVE ANY ISSUE AS I DO OFFER A FULL REFUND ONCE THE RECORD IS RETURNED TO ME SAFELY IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY.
IF YOU BUY MORE THAN 1 X LP PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING AS I DISCOUNT ON THE POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE BUYS AS BELOW ON MY LISTING.

ANYWAY, HERE WE HAVE A SUPERB AUDIO UK FIRST PRESS COPY OF :

ELVIS COSTELLO, THIS YEARS MODEL 1978 UK VINYL LP. A FIRST PRESS VINYL LP ON THE RADAR RECORDS LABEL, RAD 3. IN PLAYED JUST A FEW TIMES NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION WITH AN EXCELLENT NON GATE FOLD SLEEVE AND EXCELLENT PLUS PICTURE INNER. STORED AFTER JUST A FEW PLAYS SINCE PURCHASE. THIS SOUNDS SUPERB WITH VIRTUALLY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE, A TOP COPY. 'A PORKY PRIME CUT' ETCHED IN THE RUN OUT GROOVES. NO 7" SINGLE IN THIS COPY.
1978 UK FIRST PRESS ETCHED AND STAMPED MATRIX NUMBERS (AS LISTED BELOW ON THE DISCOGS WEBSITE) : 
SIDE 1 : S-14 RAD 3 A-1 EG A PORKY PRIME CUT SIDE 2 : S-42 RAD 3 B-1 EG A PORKY PRIME CUT

FROM THE DISCOGS WEBSITE :

Elvis Costello ?– This Year's Model

Label: Radar Records (5) ?– RAD 3 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album 
Country: UK Released: 17 Mar 1978 Genre: Rock Style: New Wave

Tracklist

A1 No Action 1:57 A2 This Year's Girl 3:16 A3 The Beat 3:42 A4 Pump It Up 3:12 A5 Little Triggers 2:38 A6 You Belong To Me 2:19 B1 Hand In Hand 2:30 B2 (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea 3:06 B3 Lip Service 2:34 B4 Living In Paradise 3:51 B5 Lipstick Vogue 3:29 B6 Night Rally 2:40

Companies, etc.

  • Record Company – Cladhurst Ltd.
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Cladhurst Ltd.
  • Copyright (c) – Riviera Global Record Productions Ltd.
  • Recorded At – Eden Studios

Credits

  • Mastered By – Porky (5)
  • Producer – Nick Lowe
  • Written-By – Elvis Costello

Notes

Artist name on sleeve: Elvis Costello
Artist name on labels: Elvis Costello & The Attractions

This version has the sleeve printing offset by about 1 inch so that the spine appears on the back and a printer's colour chart appears on the front. Also comes with a pictured inner sleeve. No free 7" with this release.

Information on labels:
Made in UK
? 1978 Cladhurst Ltd.
© 1978 Riviera Global Productions Ltd.
Issued under licence from Riviera Global Productions
Plangent Vision Music Ltd.
Cladhurst Ltd., trading as Radar Records, in association with WEA Records Ltd. A Warner Communications Co. 

Information on back of sleeve:
Issued under license from Riviera Global Record Productions Ltd
© 1978 Cladhurst Ltd Cladhurst Ltd trading as Radar Records
In association with WEA Records Ltd A Warner Communications Company
Printed in England by Gothic Print Finishers Ltd

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): RAD 3 A-3 SPECIAL PRESSING NO - 003 RING 434 32 32 ASK FOR MOIRA FOR YOUR PRIZE
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): RAD-3 B-3 A PORKY PRIME CUT
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched (Variant)): RAD 3 A-5 A PORKY PRIME CUT
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched (Variant)): RAD-3 B-3 A PORKY PRIME CUT
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A Etched (Variant)): S-25 RAD 3 A1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B Etched (Variant)): S-20 RAD 3 B1

 LABELS :  I CAN'T SEE ANY OBVIOUS SPINDLE MARKS. PLAYED JUST A FEW TIMES. NEAR MINT CONDITION.

VINYL VISUAL : WITH A LOVELY SHEEN, THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKS AT ALL, JUST A COUPLE OF VERY TINY LIGHT SLEEVE REMOVAL MARKS UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT WHICH DID NOT SOUND AT ALL. THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO CRACKLE ON PLAYBACK, IF AT ALL.  VISUALLY NEAR MINT CONDITION.

VINYL PLAYBACK :  THIS PLAYS THROUGH SUPERBLY WITH A LOUD CUT FIRST PRESS BASSY SOUND. THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO CRACKLE ON PLAYBACK, IF AT ALL. THE WHOLE ALBUM IS IN NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION WITH THE DYNAMIC MUSIC CRISP AND RIGHT TO THE FORE. THERE IS NOTHING INTRUSIVE AT ALL THAT DETRACTS FROM A SUPERB SOUNDING ALBUM. NO SKIPS, CLICKS OR JUMPS. THIS SOUNDS FANTASTIC THROUGH HEADPHONES. 
THEREFORE OVERALL IN NEAR MINT AUDIO CONDITION, A TOP COPY. YOU WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A BETTER AUDIO COPY.
I HAVE ALSO CLEANED THE RECORD OF ANY DUST WITH ANTI-STATIC FLUID IN MY KNOSTI-ANTI STAT RECORD CLEANER AND PLACED IT IN A BRAND NEW ANTI-STATIC POLYTHENE INNER.

SLIGHTLY SHINY SURFACE NON GATE FOLD SLEEVE, MADE AND PRINTED IN ENGLAND : KEPT IN A RECORD BOX SINCE STORAGE, WITH SOME VERY SLIGHT EDGE WEAR. ONE SMALL STICKER REMOVAL MARK ON THE FRONT. THE SPINE IS CRISP AND LEGIBLE. NO RING WEAR OR RUBBING MARKS, JUST A FEW TINY EDGE CREASES. (SEE PICS). THE OPENING EDGE HAS NO FEATHERING. 
OVERALL IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, A VERY DECENT SLEEVE.
 PLEASE SEE THE NUMEROUS PICTURES.

PICTURE INNER SLEEVE : ALMOST LIKE NEW, NO CREASES. NO SPLITS CAUSED BY THE RECORD'S EDGE. NO WRITING, NO STAINS, EXCELLENT PLUS TOP CONDITION.
PLAIN PAPER INNER SLEEVE : NO ISSUES, EXCELLENT CONDITION.

I WILL ALSO SEND THIS OUT TO THE WINNING BIDDER WITH A BRAND NEW PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE TO PROTECT THE COVER.

OVERALL A NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION UK FIRST PRESSING COPY OF THIS CLASSIC ELVIS COSTELLO FIRST ALBUM WITH AN EXCELLENT NON GATE FOLD SLEEVE AND EXCELLENT PLUS PICTURE INNER. A SUPERB AUDIO COPY WITH A GREAT SLEEVE.
LOW STARTING PRICE, SO GRAB A BARGAIN. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS, MORE SUPERB CONDITION RECORDS TO BE LISTED SOON. 

I WILL POST TO THE REST OF EUROPE £14 TRACKABLE AIRMAIL AND TO THE REST OF THE WORLD £18 TRACKABLE AIRMAIL BUT PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING.

THESE WILL BE SENT OUT TO UK BUYERS 2ND CLASS SIGNED FOR/TRACKABLE IN PROPER RECORD MAILERS WELL STIFFENED WITH THICK CARDBOARD FOR PROTECTION.

I OFFER DISCOUNTED POSTAGE IN THE UK, SIGNED FOR/TRACKABLE - MAXIMUM OF 3 X LP'S IN A BOXED MAILER :
1 X LP- £5, 2 X LP'S - £6, 3 X LP'S - £7.

HAPPY BIDDING!


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