ROXY MUSIC SELF TITLED 1st ALBUM, 1972 UK PINK RIM ISLAND 1st PRESS

£ 41

$ 54

£ 41 Sold For

Apr 11, 2012 Sold Date

Apr 1, 2012 Start Date

15 Number Of Bids

Great Britain Country Of Seller

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Hi, my name is Nick (aka cornerstonevinyl). I have been an avid record collector for many years, building up an extensive collection of mostly blues/rock, psych, progressive and classic rock 1st issue albums from the mid sixties to early seventies period. I have decided to sell off a few choice albums in either the Fixed Price or Auction formats. These offerings represent the crème de la crème of my 35 years of record collecting and are of the highest quality. My grading is strict and any significant defects will be mentioned. You can rest assured that a record that I grade as MINT- will be both visually and aurally as fine a copy as you are ever likely to find (hopefully my feedback and 4.9/5.0 "item as described" rating will bear this out). My descriptions are concise and in accordance with the GRADINGS detailed below. I will not bore you with the unnecessary duplication of song lyrics, and self-respect will not allow the use of ridiculous words like "awesome, mega, hyper", etc., or endless exclamation marks. Customer satisfaction is of the highest importance to me. In the unlikely event that you are not entirely happy with an LP bought from me for any reason, I will refund you in full upon return without any hassle.

From my own personal collection I am pleased to offer an exceptional example of the debut studio album by ROXY MUSIC simply titled "ROXY MUSIC", Catalogue Number ILPS 9200. This is an ORIGINAL 1972 UK STEREO 1st PRESSING on the PINK RIM ISLAND RECORD LABEL, with a stunning 1st ISSUE TINSLEY ROBOR GROUP LTD LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE. Complete with the original light blue Island poly-lined inner sleeve. [The matrix numbers are ILPS 9200 A-2U and ILPS 9200 B-2U].

The sleeve is in EX+ condition with only the lightest signs of wear and no creases of any significance. It’s a beautiful example.

The record is in EX+ condition. It’s a solid 145g pressing which rotates evenly on the turntable. There is just one short superficial rub type surface mark on Track 3 of Side 1 which is of no audio consequence. It is otherwise visually Mint-. The Island labels are like new with only a few short spindle traces each side. I can confirm that the record has only received a few careful plays. Both sides play MINT- throughout. There is no discernable deterioration in sound quality and barely any unwanted noise at all. It really is a top-playing copy.

The light blue Island inner sleeve has no splits or tears – just a bit of foxing and a few minor creases.

Overall this is a beautiful copy of Roxy Music’s debut studio album which is becoming very difficult to find in the condition offered here.

GRADINGS

The records that I offer for sale have been critically play-graded, at loud volume, on a Rega P5 turntable fitted with an Elys 2 cartridge. I will only sell records that play to a high standard. My grading is strict and in accordance with the following descriptions:

· MINT- Record is superb, almost like new, with just a few sleeve removal type surface marks and no deterioration in sound quality. Sleeve is near perfect in all respects.

· EX Record is a top quality example, with just a few very light surface marks which do not sound, and barely any discernable deterioration in sound quality. Sleeve has slight wear and/or creasing.

· VG Record has some visual surface marks, but still plays to a high standard without any major deterioration in sound quality – just a few clicks or light surface sound in places. Sleeve has normal wear and tear without any major defects but is still very presentable.

All records can be expected to rotate sufficiently evenly on the turntable for there to be no effect whatsoever on the audio playback. Minor warps or dishing will not be mentioned as virtually all records display these features to some degree and no record is perfectly flat.

PACKAGING

LPs are packaged with care and well protected to ensure that they arrive safely in the same condition as they leave me. Records are removed from both inner and outer sleeves in order to prevent seam-splits in transit.

INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE

LPs posted outside of the UK will only be sent International Signed-For with insurance at the following cost:

Europe - £9.95

Worldwide - £13.30