NIRVANA All Of Us 1968 UK ISLAND 1st PRESS Nr MINT AUDIO
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£ 134
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Apr 12, 2012
Sold Date
Apr 2, 2012
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£ 22
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NIRVANA All Of Us 1968 UK ISLAND 1st PRESS Nr MINT AUDIO
FULLY LAMINATED SLEEVE - RARE 60s BRIT PSYCH CLASSIC
NIRVANAAll Of Us
UK ISLAND (ILPS 9087) FIRST PRESSING (September 1968 ) OF NIRVANA'S SECOND LP "The Existence of Chance Is Everything and Nothing While the Greatest Achievement Is the Living of Life, and so Say All of Us' OR SIMPLY "All of Us"
GREAT COPY OF THIS INCREDIBLY HARD TO FIND BRIT PSYCH CLASSIC - SEEN LITTLE PLAY AND SOUNDS WONDERFUL THROUGHOUT
PRESSED ON HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL WITH THE FIRST ISSUE ROUGHLY TEXTURED ISLAND LABELS WITH THE ORANGE/BLACK CIRCULAR EYE LOGO
MATRIX: ILPS+9087+A / ILPS+9087+B
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FULLY LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE WITH ITS DRAMATIC FRONT IMAGE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE DIE-CUT INNER SLEEVE
One of the most striking things about Nirvana's second album is the front cover image which depicts some of history's most (in)famous military figures leading a procession through an avenue of dead bodies.
Despite this provocative and disturbing image, 'All Of Us' is mostly gentle orchestral psych and possibly the most commercially viable of their albums.
'Rainbow Chaser' was to be their only UK top 40 hit (with its prominent and incredibly effective use of phasing throughout) and the three-part run of 'Girl In The Park', 'Miami Masquerade' and 'Frankie The Great' represents the most pop-centric product of their psychedelic formula.
Elsewhere the songwriting team of Alex Spyropoulos and Patrick Campbell-Lyons combine to great effect on beautiful 'Tiny Goddess', 'Trapeze' and 'Melanie Blue' where harpsichords, lush arrangements and dreamy vocals come together to form a winning concoction.
Side 1:
Rainbow Chaser
Tiny Goddess
The Touchables (All Of Us)
Melanie Blue
Trapeze
The Show Must Go On
Side 2:
Girl In The Park
Miami Masquerade
Frankie The Great
You Can Try It
Everybody Loves The Clown
St. John's Wood Affair
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, bright and fresh labels with no prominent spindle marks at all that I can see
VINYL Visual: EX+/NM
Both surfaces retain their original deep glossy sheen. Side Two is unmarked. Side One has some light marks (possibly just pressing blemishes) - these have no audio impact whatsoever
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
My play-check at loud volume revealed no major audio distractions of any kind - just a touch of light surface on the run-ins and in-between one or two of the tracks - impossibly minor and barely worth a mention - otherwise, the record plays beautifully throughout with exceptionally clean sound - this is a really superb copy which has seen very little play
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
The single sleeve is very thin and flat and apart from a soft crease to the bottom spine corner and some record impression front and back it's in great shape. The laminated surfaces have a deep, glass-like glossy sheen and the edges and spine display no real wear to speak of - all spine text is clear and bold - a very fine example
ALL RECORDS ARE PACKAGED WITH THE VINYL OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE TO PREVENT ANY 'KNIFING' DURING TRANSIT
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
POST & PACKING
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