SHELLAC The FUTURIST LP 1997 rare 'Friends of' copy
  £   411
  $   545

 


£ 411 Sold For
Jan 20, 2010 Sold Date
Jan 10, 2010 Start Date
£   15 Start price
27   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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1997 Shellac The Futurist LP
music for La La La Human Steps in 10 movements.
Only 779 ever pressed, not distributed commercially.

OK. Lets start with apologies to the band. Then let me say that I have a baby to feed and rent to pay and no work. My priorities have shifted since 1997 and though I have always been flattered and appreciate having my name on this record, the times dictate that it must go on to someone else who will appreciate it. There is a blank box waiting for you with your silver pen to put your own name on the cover.

Condition: vinyl is immaculate, sleeve is very good but has 2 small scuffs on the spine, which I have tried to show in the photo. I never intended to sell it so its just been on my shelf for years, it has a tiny bit of shelf wear but nothing photograph-able.

From Wikipedia:

The Futurist was an album issued by Shellac in 1997 to their friends only. The album was originally used as music for a performance by a Canadian dance troupe.

The cover of the album contains 779 names—one for each pressing of the album. At the bottom of the cover is a blank space for anyone not named on the cover to write his/her name. Each person who received the album got a copy with his/her name circled on the cover; this was done for identification of a "culprit" should the album ever end up for sale.

For reasons unknown, The Futurist was never released commercially. There is speculation that this was because Shellac were not satisfied with the finished product. A year later, Shellac released their second commercial full-length, Terraform.

The music on The Futurist is divided into ten total movements. Versions have floated around on file-sharing communities which have divided the album into five movements, and into two sides (vinyl sides A and B—Shellac are notorious vinyl purists, and The Futurist was only issued on LP).


Please do not contact me asking for a 'buy it now' price or  what the reserve is or if I'll sell it early. I want to let this auction run because I have no idea what someone will pay for it nowadays.
Please DO contact me if you have any other questions.

Postage will be standard 1st class in the UK, but I will send Special Delivery for £5.50, overseas bidders should contact me for a postage quote for the type of service they prefer i.e insured or not. If you choose a non-insured method I can't accept any responsibility for the item if it gets lost in the postal system, although I will always retain proof of posting in case it is needed.

Payment within 7 days please or I will re-list.

happy bidding on this incredibly rare item.



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