LOU REED Berlin 1973 UK RCA 1st PRESS w/LYRIC INSERT MINT
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LOU REED Berlin 1973 UK RCA 1st PRESS w/LYRIC INSERT MINT
LOU REEDBerlin
UK RCA (RS 1002) FIRST PRESSING (October 1973)
SUPERB, EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN ORIGINAL COPY WHICH LOOKS UNPLAYED
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE ORANGE RCA LABELS
MATRIX: RS 1002 - A - 1E / RS 1002 - B - 2E
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL LYRIC INSERT PRINTED ON BOTH SIDES OF TEXTURED PAPER
AND THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE
Transformer and "Walk on the Wild Side" were both major hits in 1972, to the surprise of both Lou Reed and the music industry, and with Reed suddenly a hot commodity, he used his newly won status to make the most ambitious album of his career, Berlin.
Berlin was the musical equivalent of a drug-addled kid set loose in a candy store; the album's songs, which form a loose story line about a doomed romance between two chemically fuelled bohemians, was fleshed out with a huge production and arrangements loaded with guitars, keyboards, horns and strings (the session band included Jack Bruce, Steve Winwood, Aynsley Dunbar, and Tony Levin).
Lou's vocals are both precise and impassioned - "How Do You Think It Feels," "Oh, Jim," "The Kids," and "Sad Song" are both powerful and bitter - one incredibly impressive LP
Side 1:
Berlin (3:23)
Lady Day (3:40)
Men Of Good Fortune (4:37)
Caroline Says I (3:57)
How Do You Think It Feels (3:42)
Oh, Jim (5:13)
Side 2:
Caroline Says II (4:10)
The Kids (7:55)
The Bed (5:51)
Sad Song (6:55)
LABELS: MINT
An immaculate set of clean, unmarked labels
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like new and even and under bright light there is barely a wispy hairline to be seen
VINYL Audio: MINT
Plays like new throughout.
Beautifully clean which is incredibly rare for this record and the cleanest by far that I have heard
A fantastic copy of a great record and one very highly recommended indeed
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT+
A fine example with sharp edges and spine where all text is clear and bold
INSERT: MINT
As new, looks untouched
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINERS, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £20.00 (International Signed For delivery)
DUE TO THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES I WILL ONLY BE POSTING ONCE A WEEK ON FRIDAY
Combined Post: Additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way I will email you when payment has been received to let you know when the item will be posted. Please leave feedback upon receipt of the item so that I know you have received it safely. Thanks 856 (GS 7.0.20 (856))
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