ROXY MUSIC, FOR YOUR PLEASURE UK VINYL LP 1ST PRESS NR MINT TOP AUDIO, EXC+ SLV
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TIME TO LIST SOME MORE OF MY VINYL RECORDS AS I'M UNFORTUNATELY RUNNING OUT OF SPACE IN THE HOUSE.
I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING VINYL RECORDS SINCE 1970 AND HAVE OVER 3,000 LP'S AND SINGLES. ALL HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY PLAYED ON A HIGH END SYSTEM, MOST HAVE BEEN STORED IN PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVES IN RECORD BOXES/MDF ICUBES AWAY FROM ANY HEAT AND IN A SMOKE FREE HOUSE. (NOT IN THE LOFT)
EVERY NOW AND THEN I LIST SOME RECORDS WHICH I HAVE DUPLICATES OF OR RARELY PLAY TO FUND MY BUYING OF OTHER RECORDS.
PLEASE NOTE THAT I FULLY PLAY GRADE ALL MY LISTINGS THROUGH HEADPHONES AND GIVE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VINYL, COVER AND PLAYBACK USING THE RECORD COLLECTORS GUIDE 2014. I NEVER USE MINT CONDITION EXCEPT FOR ON A SEALED BRAND NEW RECORD.
PLEASE BID WITH CONFIDENCE, I HAVE BEEN BUYING AND SELLING RECORDS ON EBAY SINCE 2006 AND HAVE 100% FEEDBACK.
IF BY ANY CHANCE YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH MY SERVICE PLEASE CONTACT ME FIRST TO RESOLVE ANY ISSUE AS I DO OFFER A FULL REFUND ONCE THE RECORD IS RETURNED TO ME SAFELY IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY.
IF YOU BUY MORE THAN 1 X LP PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING AS I DISCOUNT ON THE POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE BUYS AS BELOW ON MY LISTING.
ANYWAY, HERE WE HAVE A NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO COPY OF THE BRILLIANT ROXY MUSIC SECOND AND BEST VINYL FIRST PRESS ALBUM :
ROXY MUSIC, FOR YOUR PLEASIRE 1973 UK FIRST PRESSING VINYL LP ON THE ISLAND RECORDS PINK RIM PALM TREE LABEL, ILPS 9232. IN PLAYED JUST A FEW TIMES NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION WITH AN EXCELLENT PLUS TO NEAR MINT CONDITION LAMINATED GATE FOLD SLEEVE. A SUPERB TOP COPY.
SORRY FOR THE REFLECTION IN THE PICTURES FROM THE RECORD AND LAMINATED SLEEVE, TAKEN ON A VERY SUNNY DAY BUT WITH THE BLINDS DOWN.
THIS SOUNDS SUPERB THROUGH HEADPHONES WITH NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE. A SUPERB COPY OF A FANTASTIC SOUNDING ALBUM ON VINYL. YOU WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A BETTER COPY. ONLY SELLING AS I HAVE ANOTHER FIRST PRESS COPY WITH THE BLUE ISLAND INNER, THIS ONE HAS A PLAIN WHITE PAPER INNER. ONE OF MY FAVOURITE ALBUMS EVER, I PURCHASED MY OTHER COPY IN THE WEEK OF RELEASE!
FIRST PRESSING STAMPED MATRIX NUMBERS :
SIDE 1 : ILPS 9232 A-1 A 1 SIDE 2 : ILPS 9232 B-1 AO 1
(AS LISTED BELOW ON THE DISCOGS WEBSITE) :
FROM THE DISCOGS WEBSITE :
Roxy Music ?– For Your Pleasure
Label: Island Records ?– ILPS 9232 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, GatefoldCountry: UK Released: 23 Mar 1973 Genre: Rock Style: Art Rock, Avantgarde, Glam
Tracklist
A1 Do The Strand 4:00 A2 Beauty Queen 4:35 A3 Strictly Confidential 3:42 A4 Editions Of You 3:40 A5 In Every Dream Home A Heartache 4:25 B1 The Bogus Man 9:22 B2 Grey Lagoons 4:11 B3 For Your Pleasure 6:58Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Air Studios
- Published By – E.G. Music Ltd.
- Copyright (c) – E.G. Music Ltd.
- Produced For – E.G. Records Ltd.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Island Records Ltd.
- Pressed By – EMI Records
Credits
- Arranged By – Roxy Music
- Art Direction – Nicholas De Ville
- Artwork – C.C.S.*
- Artwork [Amanda's Clothes, Hair & Make-up] – Anthony Price*
- Bass, Guest [Guest Artiste] – John Porter
- Crew – Hart (6), Jennings (2)
- Drums – Paul Thompson (2)
- Engineer – John Middleton, John Punter
- Guitar – Phil Manzanera
- Oboe, Saxophone – Andrew Mackay*
- Other [Cover Model] – Amanda Lear
- Other [Roxy Hairstylist] – Smile
- Photography By – Karl Stoecker
- Producer – Chris Thomas (tracks: A1 to A5), John Anthony (tracks: B1 to B3), Roxy Music
- Synthesizer, Tape – Eno*
- Words By, Music By, Voice, Keyboards – Bryan Ferry
Notes
First issue released in a fully laminated gatefold sleeve with 'pink rim' labelsInitial copies include an aqua blue polylined Island Records inner sleeve.
Subtitled "... The Second Roxy Music Album" on artwork and labels.
Recorded at AIR Studios, London, February 1973.
Special thanks to John Anthony.
Produced for EG Records Ltd.
Published by EG Music Ltd. ©1973
?1973 Island Records Ltd.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped): ILPS 9232 A-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped): ILPS 9232 B-1
LABELS : I CAN SEE JUST A COUPLE OF OBVIOUS SPINDLE MARKS ON THE LABELS. PLAYED JUST A FEW TIMES. EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION.
VINYL VISUAL : BOTH SIDES HAVE A LOVELY SHEEN, THERE ARE NO VISIBLE SURFACE MARKS AT ALL, JUST A COUPLE OF LIGHT SLEEVE REMOVALS VISIBLE UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT WHICH DID NOT SOUND AT ALL. THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO CRACKLE, IF AT ALL. THE MUSIC IS CRISP AND RIGHT TO THE FORE. PLAYED JUST A FEW TIMES IN TOTAL THEN STORED. VISUALLY NEAR MINT CONDITION. A SUPERB COPY.
VINYL PLAYBACK : BOTH SIDES PLAY THROUGH PERFECTLY WITH A LOUD CUT FIRST PRESS BASSY SOUND. THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO CRACKLE, IF AT ALL. THERE IS NOTHING INTRUSIVE AT ALL THAT DETRACTS FROM THE LISTENING PLEASURE. THE WHOLE ALBUM HAS THE DYNAMIC MUSIC CRISP AND RIGHT TO THE FORE, I EVEN HAD TO TURN THE VOLUME DOWN. NO SKIPS, CLICKS OR JUMPS. THIS SOUNDS FANTASTIC ON VINYL THROUGH HEADPHONES, ONE OF THE BEST AUDIO COPIES I HAVE HEARD. I ONLY GRADE MINT ON SEALED UNPLAYED RECORDS SO... THEREFORE OVERALL IN NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION, YOU WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A BETTER COPY IT IS THAT GOOD. EVEN THE FADE / RETURN AT THE END OF 'IN EVERY DREAM HOME..' WAS SILENT. A TOP TOP AUDIO COPY. 'THE BOGUS MAN' WHAT A TRACK THROUGH HEADPHONES ON VINYL!
I HAVE ALSO CLEANED THE RECORD OF ANY DUST WITH ANTI-STATIC FLUID IN MY KNOSTI-ANTI STAT RECORD CLEANER AND PLACED IT IN A BRAND NEW ANTI-STATIC POLYTHENE INNER.
FIRST ISSUE LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE, MADE AND PRINTED IN THE UK : KEPT IN A POLYTHENE OUTER SLEEVE IN A RECORD BOX SINCE STORAGE, SO WITH NO EDGE OR CORNER WEAR. THE SPINE AND EDGES ARE TOTALLY CRISP AND THE SPINE TEXT IS FULLY LEGIBLE. VIRTUALLY NO RING WEAR ON THE FRONT OR REAR (SEE PICS). THE OPENING EDGE HAS NO FEATHERING, ONE TINY BUMP ON THE REVERSE EDGE. NO STICKER MARKS OR WRITING, JUST A FEW LIGHT CREASES ON THE FRONT.
OVERALL IN EXCELLENT PLUS TO NEAR MINT CONDITION, A LOVELY SLEEVE.
PLEASE SEE THE NUMEROUS PICTURES.
I WILL ALSO SEND THIS OUT TO THE WINNING BIDDER WITH A BRAND NEW PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE TO PROTECT THE COVER.
PLAIN PAPER INNER SLEEVE : A FEW LIGHT CREASES, NO SPLITS TO THE EDGES CAUSED BY THE RECORD'S EDGE. JUST THE USUAL AGE STAINING, '20' WRITTEN IN PENCIL IN THE CORNER. VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION.
OVERALL A NEAR MINT TOP AUDIO CONDITION FIRST PRESSING COPY OF THIS CLASSIC ROXY MUSIC 2ND ALBUM WITH AN EXCELLENT PLUS TO NEAR MINT LAMINATED GATE FOLD SLEEVE. A SUPERB ADDITION TO ANY VINYL COLLECTION.
LOW STARTING PRICE, SO GRAB A BARGAIN. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS, MORE SUPERB CONDITION RECORDS TO BE LISTED SOON.
I WILL POST TO THE REST OF EUROPE £14 TRACKABLE AIRMAIL AND TO THE REST OF THE WORLD £18 TRACKABLE AIRMAIL BUT PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING.
THESE WILL BE SENT OUT TO UK BUYERS 2ND CLASS SIGNED FOR/TRACKABLE IN PROPER RECORD MAILERS WELL STIFFENED WITH THICK CARDBOARD FOR PROTECTION.
I OFFER DISCOUNTED POSTAGE IN THE UK, SIGNED FOR/TRACKABLE - MAXIMUM OF 3 X LP'S IN A BOXED MAILER :
1 X LP- £5, 2 X LP'S - £6, 3 X LP'S - £7.
HAPPY BIDDING!
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