ROXY MUSIC Stranded UK 1st Press A1/B1 1973 Pink Rim ISLAND Stunner EX+ Vinyl LP

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ROXY MUSIC
STRANDED
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ISLAND Records ILPS 9252
Original 1973 issue Stereo LP
1st PRESSING • A-1 / B-1 Matrix
Laminated Gatefold Cover
PINK RIM Label

VINYL is EX+
Gleaming gloss Vinyl is just short of Near Mint with only a couple of extremely faint, quite tiny hairlines, under close inspection in hard bright light. Labels are super clean both sides.
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COVER is EX+
Fully Laminated Gatefold is crisp, tight and super clean inside and out, showing a merest hint of faint shelf rub visible at angle to light. No creases, writing, soil or other marks. No peeling, flaking or bubbles to lamination. All edges straight, all corners sharp. Seams and smooth flat spine 100% intact with no wear or splits.

*Please excuse any 'grainy' look to pictures (...from low-light photos).

STRICT CONSERVATIVE GOLDMINE GRADING
NM / EX(VG++) / VG+ / VG


Rare TRUE FIRST Press

MATRIX NUMBERS
Side One: ILPS 9252 A - 1
Side Two: ILPS 9252 B - 1

Stunning Laminate Cover
Gatefold fully laminated inside and outside

Address on rear cover:
(tiny, below "i" Logo)
"island records ltd
22 st peters square
london w6 9nw"

"E.G. Music Ltd. © 1973" &
"? 1973 Island Records Ltd."
printed on labels

STRANDED is the 3rd album by Roxy Music, released in late 1973 It reached #1 on the UK album charts.
The infamous fold-out cover shows Bryan Ferry's then girlfriend and 1973 Playmate of the Year, Marilyn Cole.
It was the first Roxy Music album on which Ferry was not sole songwriter; multi-instrumentalist Andy Mackay
and guitarist Phil Manzanera also contributed co-composition to the album.
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Though it was also the first without Brian Eno, who had left the group after For Your Pleasure for a solo career,
ENO nonetheless later rated it as Roxy Music's finest record. The lead-off track "Street Life" was released as
a single and reached number 9 on the UK charts.

also contains the key tracks "A Song For Europe" and "Mother of Pearl".

Original inner sleeve included with no splits or marks.

You will have a hard time finding a cleaner, more well-preserved TRUE FIRST PRESS today.

Vinyl inside added anti-static lined inner sleeve.
Album kept in a protective, poly outer-sleeve.
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Please see my other listings for more Vintage Collectible
Progressive Rock, Psych and other Rare LPs.
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Beginning to unfold an utterly vast and deep record collection, ferreting out the duplicates and passing them on.
My life-long best friend, who was a DJ at the Radio Station I co-founded in the 1970's - and who worked for me at my California record store in the '70s and '80s -  has now finally left this mortal coil, bequeathing me his deep Vinyl Mine. Several thousand records (mostly LP's, but also hundreds of 45's), several hundred collectible and Rare, Out of Print CDs and Box Sets, plus posters and other memorabilia - most of which will all become available as I move through the collection.
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Always collecting everything he could - with strong tastes in rare Psych, worldwide Prog, Electronic, Space Rock, Classic '60s Rock, innovative Hard Rock, UK Blues Rock, Glam, Odd sounds, all things Tolkien and Disney, Hawaiian Slack Key and more.
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after thousands of miles, many days spent gathering it all and several thousand dollars spent flying out to California and trucking it all back to my new home, the tip of the iceberg now emerges
 - a few choice pieces off the top, listed at set price to recoup some expenses now. I'm not yet near ready for the full-scale auctions that are planned to begin soon.
We had very similar tastes - so numerous prime duplicates will be listed. Many PROMOS, IMPORTS and 1st PRESSINGS will be included - indeed some still sealed.
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Following soon, I will begin listing the LP's first, mostly at auction, with low opening bids - starting with the Prog, Electronic and Space Rock, then the Psych and on from there. You WON'T want to miss those!! (it may take me several weeks (months?) to list them all... still only part-way through opening all the LP boxes - checking Pressing, Edition and condition (most so far are VG++ to NM). It's all coming soon... .
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Following the LP's will be either the CDs or the 45's next - and then ultimately the posters and other paper.
Truly a great (and enormous) collection!
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...so many boxes, the process continues. It may be a while until I can organize
my 1st auction series of at least 100 LP auctions at one time,
but mark/save this listing/eBay ID and check back.

Diligent collectors WILL be rewarded!
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