Nine Inch Nails. Down in it. FIRST PRESS. OBI strip. Stencil. Very rare. Mint.

	£		59
	$		78

From Punk to Indi to Industrial to Gothic to Techno to Ambient.

Welcome to a listing from my personal record collection.

A vinyl journey spanning some 18 years and over 1000 pressings from 1977 to 1995.

THIS LISTING IS FOR

Artist Nine Inch Nails

Title Down In It

Format Limited edition 12" EP with Stencil and OBI strip

Pressing First UK pressing 1989

Label Island / TVT Records.

Label Code No label code

Barcode No barcode

Matrix A Side  12 IS 482 A-1 TOWNHOUSE DMM (etched)

Matrix B Side  12 IS 482 B-1 TOWNHOUSE DMM (etched)

TRACK LISTING

A Side 1 Down in it (Skin)   2 Terrible lie ( Sympathetic Mix)   3 Down in it (shred)

B Side 1 Down in it (Single)   2 Terrible lie (Empathetic mix)   3 Down in it ( Demo)

A stunning copy of Nine Inch Nails first single.

Limited edition and numbered  - 1679 .

Complete with  OBI strip and stencil in mint condition

Yes, you read it right...

complete with stencil in mint condition.

It's hard enough to find a copy with the vinyl in such superb condition.

But it's even harder to find one with the OBI strip in such good condition.

And it's as rare as hen's teeth to find one with such pristine vinyl,

excellent OBI strip and a mint, unused stencil.

So here is the holy trinity for NIN fans and collectors alike.

The vinyl is in as good condition as the day it was pressed. There are no marks of any kind.

The only reason I haven't graded as Mint is that it has been played a couple of times.

The sleeve and OBI strip are in near mint condition.

Even accounting for the black laminated finish to the sleeve, 

there is hardly any wear at all. All corners are undamaged and lovely and sharp.

The stencil is in mint condition. 

I don't think you will ever find another in such good condition. So don't miss out.

Will throw in the Sister Ray price sticker for free!

Unless otherwise stated every record was purchased by myself from new and only ever played

by myself on my own deck and with as expensive a cartridge as I could afford at the time.

When it comes to attributing a grading to each of my records I will confess I am not an expert.

And while both the Goldmine standard and The Record Collectors systems give us a number of agreed fundamentals

to help determine a grading for vinyl and its associated media, attributing a true and accurate grading to something as

individual as a pre-owned piece of Vinyl is unavoidably subjective.

One person's 'slight scuff' may be another's deal breaker.

With this in mind I will endeavour to describe as accurately as possible, in the descriptions of each listing,

not only what I feel to be a fair grading, but also an overall description of the record in question, along with details

of any and all marks, defects and anomalies I can see.

I am a firm believer in the maxim of - if you can feel it you can hear it.

So if there is anything that looks or feels like it may possibly affect a record's playing quality or sound clarity,

and therefore the pleasure derived from listening to it or its true value to a collector, I will give it one final spin

and make my findings known in the product description.

Over and above this I am happy to take returns.

I personally wouldn't bid on a pre-owned record without the option to return it if I felt that the seller hadn't been

totally truthful and transparent in their description of it, or that on receipt it didn't live up to my expectations. 

And I do not expect you to do so either. 

So please, feel free to bid with confidence.

I am a professional photographer by trade, and have gone to great lengths to light and photograph covers, inner sleeves

and the vinyl themselves in such a way as to show, as accurately as possible, the actual condition of all.

Rest assured that what you see is exactly what will be despatched to you if you are the successful winner of each listing.

Before photographing each record went through a three stage cleaning process:

1 - Removal of any surface dust with a light brushing over with a carbon fibre and velvet disc cleaning pad

2 - Deep cleaning with large (Big Fudge) velvet pad and cleaning solution

3 - A final brushing with a Pro-Ject carbon fibre record brush.

And finally, because Mr or Mrs  Poasty may not handle your record with the same care and reverence that you or I would,

I will dispatch in a specialised corrugated cardboard record mailing outer, and if I feel even more protection is required

I will also include two extra sheets of 3mm corrugated cardboard for added safety and protection.

Thanks for taking the time to read this and for showing an interest

in giving a new home to one of my records.

I have other listings live right now and will be adding new ones on a regular basis,

so please do take a peak and stay tuned for more. I will combine postage, so please do ask.