SEALED Punk LP PENETRATION “Moving Targets” orig U.K. ’78 luminous glow vinyl

$

49

Artist:  PENETRATION

Title:   “Moving Targets”  

Label:  SPANK 003.  Limited Edition U.K. pressing of Virgin V2109, on “Luminous Vinyl” (glows in the dark for an hour, after 3 second exposure to bright light).

Personnel:

Pauline Murray – vocals

Fred Purser – lead guitar

Neale Floyd – guitar

Robert Blamire – bass

Gary Smallman – drums and percussion

Fred Purser - keyboard.   

Year:  1978.

NOTE:  This album came from the extensive personal collection of the former owner of a chain of retail music stores who retired from the business in the early 80’s.  The albums have been stored virtually untouched and unplayed since that time in a climate controlled, non-smoking environment.  I will be selling many investment grade coloured vinyl LPs, promos, sealed LPs, and other rare collector items from the collection over the coming months.  If you desire MINT albums, you will not be disappointed.

Condition: 

STILL SEALED in original factory shrink wrap, with hype sticker neatly affixed to the top.  Shrink wrap is sparkling clean and fully intact.  A beautiful sealed pressing of this classic punk album! 

Track Listing: 

Side One:

• Future Daze
• Life’s a Gamble
• Lovers of Outrage
• Vision
• Silent Community
• Stone Heroes

Side Two:

• Movement
• Too Many Friends
• Reunion
• Nostalgia
• Freemoney

Review:

“Buoyed by the sheer magnificence of their "Don't Dictate" debut single, Penetration's debut album stands among the very last true greats of the first wave of British punk offerings.  A glorious collision of adrenalized exuberance and astonishing energies, topped by Pauline Murray's unmistakably soaring vocals, Moving Targets wrapped 11 tracks across its two sides of vinyl, and it was the greatest indication of their quality that it wasn't till you reached the end that you realized "Don't Dictate" itself was absent.  In its stead, "Stone Heroes," the explosive "Movement," and the swirlingly atmospheric "Vision" were all classics in the making, while a cover of Patti Smith's "Free Money" is simply spellbinding, crunchier than the original but more emotive, too.  And then there's the opening bars of the title track, a hilarious reminder of how fast things were changing back then -- it's the Pistols' "Holidays in the Sun," and doesn't it sound old-fashioned!  All of which illustrates the sheer versatility bound up in the band.  In another lifetime, they could have given the likes of Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple a run for their money, at least in terms of demonstrating dexterity, and it was Penetration's bad luck that they were riding a wave that had little time for such abilities.  Not that they allowed the disappointment to show.  Moving Targets shrugs aside most of punk's archetypes as it rockets along, while the decision to cover the Buzzcocks' "Nostalgia" reminds listeners that Penetration weren't the only band around that didn't give a toss for fashionable accessories.  Of course, that determination would lead to the disappointment of the band's second album -- and, thereafter, their demise.  As of mid-1978, however, Moving Targets could only herald a dazzling future.”

(courtesy Dave Thompson, allmusic.com)

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