SHOCKING BLUE Live In Japan 1971 Original Japanese Polydor issue near MINT vinyl
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£ 25
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Dec 2, 2017
Sold Date
Nov 25, 2017
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Japan
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Description
SHOCKING BLUE "Live In Japan"
SHOCKING BLUE's "Live In Japan", an original 1971 Japanese-only Polydor label 14-track vinyl LP from the Dutch rockers, recorded at the Kosei Nenkin Hall, Tokyo on July 23 and 30, 1971, including Venus, Hot Sand, Mighty Joe and Shocking You, pasted gatefold picture sleeve complete with lyric insert. Originally issued with Japanese obi-strip, which is now lost. But this item comming with finely crafted reprica OBI. The vinyl is near MINT, stored in U-shaped polythene inner anti-dust bag. Sleeve has fade with age where not covered by OBI, and insert has waterdamage in the lower part of it. Catalog number is Japan Polydor MP2202. Hard to find this rare item in this nice vinyl condition. A must to have.Tracklist 1. Venus
2. I'm A Woman
3. Sally Was A Good Old Girl
4. Poor Boy
5. Tobacco Road
6. Classical Gas
7. Hot Sand
8. Long And Lonesome Road
9. Boll Weevil
10. Blossom Lady
11. Mighty Joe
12. Never Marry A Railroad Man
13. Shocking You
14. Venus (Reprise)
Condition (Disc / Sleeve) = NM-/EX- ( Mint > NM > EX >VG >G> Poor, with +/-, if any ) Grading is based on visual observation only.
Postage&Packing
Worldwide: £ 7.99 (Registered Economy Airmail): about 10~14days. With Tracking. Buyer assume all risks of damages in transit. ?The buyes in the countries for which there's no "registered SAL (economy air mail)" service from Japan, i.e. Australia, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Hungary, Poland, Paraguai, Greenland, Serbia, Taiwan and Moldova, shall bear the extra shipping cost as it has to be shipped by registared "regular" air mail. The extra shipping cost will be BSP 3 to 5, depending on the actual weight including packing. Please ask before bidding if such buyers would like to know how much the extra exactly. (Regular air mail will be delivered much faster than SAL usually. )*****************************
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?Premium Quality Pressings Japanese vinyl releases are premium quality pressings, much sought after by audiophiles and collectors alike. Japanese pressings are synonymous with quality - the vinyl shines like no other countrys' pressing - everything about their releases feels special. It is a famous story that when US audiophile label Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab first released their series of high quality pressings the records were manufactured in Japan. The sonic quality of Japanese pressings is considered to be among the best in the world.?Obi All Japanese LPs were issued originally with an obi. This delicate paper strip, usually wrapped around the left side of the album cover, often contains marketing information and album content details, all printed in Japanese kanji and ~kana script. Obi designs can be as varied as the LPs they adorn, and some series of obi designs can be as collectable as the artists' albums they decorate. Obis make a unique, attractive addition to the overall package and are becoming increasingly rare, especially on LPs from the 1960s and 70s. Their delicate and disposable nature meant that very early obis were routinely discarded, so that now they can often be worth several times more than the record they accompany.
?Sleeve Printing and Insert Japanese releases are beautifully presented; their covers usually printed on better quality heavy stock paper and almost always including a bonus lyric insert with dual language Japanese & English text.
As you see now, Japanese records make, regardless of your musical taste, a stunning addition to any collection. Audibly and visually they present the collector with a feast of delights. Genuine mint condition records, complete with inserts and obi, are becoming rarer every day. Whatever the digital age throws at you there is still a valid opinion that says vinyl sounds best. With Japanese records, you get top quality pressings and a tactile picture sleeve that looks stunning, and you can sing along from the lyric insert. This is the real alternative to a download!
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