JOY DIVISION-CLOSER..RARE 1ST UK TRANSLUCENT RED PRESS EXCELLENT VINYL LP 1980
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SUPERB! RARE! THE EARLIEST 1ST UK PRESSINGS OF THIS ALBUM WERE PRESSED BY THE PYE RECORDS TRANCO PRESSING PLANT AND APPEAR TO BE NORMAL BLACK VINYL BUT ARE IN FACT TRANSLUCENT DARK RED WHICH IS ONLY VISIBLE WHEN VIEWED IN FRONT OF A BRIGHT LIGHT.....AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE RARE PRESSINGS!! GENUINE 1ST UK TRANCO PRESS VINYL LP ON FACTORY RECORDS PURCHASED NEW BY ME WHEN RELEASED 43 YEARS AGO IN 1980 IDENTIFIED BY THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS; FACTORY RECORDS LABELS WITH '9/5/80' TEXT AND AN ELEVATED OUTER STAMPER RING / TEXTURED SLEEVE WITH WITH ORIGINAL TEXTURED DIE-CUT INNER WITH ROUNDED CORNERS AND NOTCHED OPENING / 1ST UK PYE TRANCO PRESS MATRIXES WITH 'OLD BLUE?' DEADWAX TEXT / ORIGINAL CAT NUMBER..... ONLY GENUINE 1ST UK TRANCO PRESSINGS HAVE ALL THESE CHARACTERISTICS.....
THE TRANSLUCENT RED VINYL IS BRIGHT AND GLOSSY AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO SIGNIFICANT SCRATCHES BLEMISHES WARPS OR SCUFFS JUST ONE OR TWO VERY LIGHT HAIRLINES ONLY VISIBLE UPON CLOSE INSPECTION..VERY HARD TO FIND A BETTER COPY!! THE FACTORY RECORDS LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION WITH ONLY A VERY FAINT SPINDLE LINE. THE TEXTURED SLEEVE TOGETHER WITH ITS ORIGINAL TEXTURED DIE-CUT INNER IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ONLY VERY LIGHT SHELF WEAR WITH NO EDGE SPLITS. THE SPINE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION...NOTHING MUCH TO SHOW FOR ITS 43 YEARS!! THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS FACT.XXV (SLEEVE) AND FACT.25 (LABELS) WITH 1ST UK PYE TRANCO PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS AND DEADWAX TEXT OLD BLUE? FACT 25 A1 AND FACT 25 B-1.
LOW (BRAVE)! START PRICE AND NO RESERVE! SEE MY OTHER RARE VINYLS LISTED.
A RARE CHANCE TO BUY A GENUINE 1ST UK TRANCO PRESS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION! DUE TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE I WILL NOT SELL TO RUSSIA OR BELARUS.
POSTAGE TO UK IS £4.25. POSTAGE TO EUROPE IS £14.95 BY TRACKED AIRMAIL. POSTAGE TO REST OF THE WORLD £PLEASE ASK. I WILL ALWAYS COMBINE POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES. PLEASE READ MY FEEDBACK AND BID WITH CONFIDENCE. I USE THE RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM. GRADING VINYLS THAT ARE DECADES OLD IS A VERY SUBJECTIVE PROCESS SO IF YOU DISAGREE WITH MY GRADING OR THERE ARE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE LEAVING FEEDBACK AND I GUARANTEE TO RESOLVE THEM TO YOUR TOTAL SATISFACTION. THE PHOTOS SHOW THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU WILL RECEIVE IF YOU WIN THE AUCTION.
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