JOY DIVISION-CLOSER..SUPERB RARE 1ST UK PRESS NM-EX VINYL LP 1980
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SUPERB! RARE! GENUINE 1ST UK 'CBS' PRESS (NOT TRANCO) VINYL LP ON FACTORY RECORDS (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH LATER REPRESSINGS AND REISSUES) PURCHASED NEW BY ME WHEN RELEASED 43 YEARS AGO IN 1980 IDENTIFIED BY THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS; LABELS WITH '9/5/80' TEXT AND WITH 6.5cm PRESSING RING / SMOOTH SLEEVE WITH ORIGINAL SMOOTH CREDITS INNER WITH SQUARE CORNERS / ORIGINAL 1ST UK PRESS MATRIXES WITH 'OLD BLUE?' TEXT IN THE DEADWAX / ORIGINAL CAT NUMBER / NO BARCODE. ONLY GENUINE 1ST UK PRESSINGS HAVE ALL THESE CHARACTERISTICS.....
THE VINYL IS BRIGHT AND GLOSSY AND IN NEAR MINT TO EXCELLENT BARELY PLAYED CONDITION (I HAVE GRADED SIDE B EXCELLENT AS THERE IS A COUPLE OF VERY LIGHT 'BARELY THERE' UNFEELABLE SURFACE HAIRLINES WITH OTHERWISE NO SCRATCHES BLEMISHES WARPS OR SCUFFS-VERY HARD FIND A SIMILAR COPY!! THE FACTORY RECORDS LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ONLY A VERY FAINT 'BARELY THERE' SPINDLE LINE. THE SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ONLY VERY LIGHT SHELF WEAR. THE INNER IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ONLY VERY LIGHT SHELF WEAR. THERE ARE NO EDGE SPLITS TO EITHER SLEEVE. THE SPINE IS EXCELLENT. NOT MUCH TO SHOW FOR ITS 43 YEARS!! THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS FACT XXV (SLEEVE) AND FACT 25 (LABELS) WITH 1ST UK 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 JOY DIVISION AND NEW ORDER VINYLS LISTED.
A RARE CHANCE TO BUY A GENUINE 1ST UK PRESS IN SUPERB 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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