P J HARVEY Rid Of Me 1993 UK ISLAND 1st PRESSING w/INNER - BARELY PLAYED
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£ 92
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Jul 11, 2016
Sold Date
Jul 1, 2016
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£ 24
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P J HARVEY Rid Of Me 1993 UK ISLAND 1st PRESSING w/INNER - BARELY PLAYED
P J HARVEYRid Of Me
UK ISLAND RECORDS (ILPS 8002) FIRST PRESSING (May 1993)
EXCELLENT ORIGINAL COPY - SEEN LITTLE USE
MARTIX: ILPS 8002 A-3 / ILPS 8002 B-3 (all lightly etched with '93-4' on both run-offs)
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PRINTED INNER SLEEVE
Dry was shockingly frank in its subject and sound, as PJ Harvey delivered post-feminist manifestos with a punkish force.
PJ Harvey's second album, Rid of Me, finds the trio, and Harvey in particular, pushing themselves to extremes. This is partially due to producer Steve Albini, who gives the album a bloodless, abrasive edge with his exacting production; each dynamic is pushed to the limit, leaving absolutely no subtleties in the music.
Harvey's songs, in decided contrast to Albini's approach, are filled with grey areas and uncertainties, and are considerably more personal than those on Dry. Furthermore, they are lyrically and melodically superior to the songs on the debut, but their merits are obscured by Albini's black-and-white production, which is polarising.
It may be the aural embodiment of the tortured lyrics, and therefore a supremely effective piece of performance art, but it also makes Rid of Me a difficult record to meet halfway. But anyone willing to accept its sonic extremities will find Rid of Me to be a record of unusual power and purpose, one with few peers in its unsettling emotional honesty
Side 1:
Rid Of Me (4:28)
Missed (4:25)
Legs (3:40)
Rub 'Til It Bleeds (5:03)
Hook (3:56)
Man-Size Sextet (2:16)
Side 2:
Highway '61 Revisited (2:57)
50 Ft Queenie (2:23)
Yuri-G (3:38)
Man-Size (3:16)
Dry (3:23)
Me-Jane (2:42)
Snake (1:35)
Ecstasy (4:27)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels - barely a spindle trace to be seen
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT+
Both surfaces shine like new with nothing but hairlines/brush marks from the inner
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT/EXCELLENT+
Never heard a totally clean playing copy of this first pressing and in my opinion this is just about as good as it gets - some random ticks/touch of low-level surface noted on the quietest moments - nothing really - a very fine copy - highly recommended indeed
SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+
The white cover has picked up a few dirty marks over the years but is otherwise sharp with all text on the spine mostly clear and bold
INNER SLEEVE: EXCELLENT+
Again, a few light marks - no seam splits
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
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UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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625 (GS 6.9.7 (625))
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