THE KINKS Misfits (Arista Spart 1055) RARE UK 1st Pressing +Insert MINT UNPLAYED
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THE KINKS Misfits (Arista Spart 1055) RARE UK 1st Pressing +Insert MINT UNPLAYED
RARE UK first pressing of The Kinks` late-period minor masterpiece "Misfits", on Arista Records (May 1978).
As close as it gets to perfection, apart from a sealed record, this copy comes from my own collection. The album was bought in the late seventies and played exactly once. The record has been in storage for over 35 years. It is absolutely perfect.
"After twenty-odd albums, either you follow the Kinks or you don't. If you don't ("Gently pity those you can't persuade," as Jonathan Swift put it), it's unlikely you'll acquire the habit with Misfits, especially since none of the songs sounds like an immediate hit single. But if you do, this LP can make you cry. Not because Misfits is a bad record — on the contrary, it's the Kinks' best since, at the very least, 1974's underrated Preservation Act 2. No, what makes it heart-rending is its candor bordering on cruelty. And both the victim and the victor are Ray Davies. (...) Thanks to Ray Davies, Misfits is very nearly a masterpiece because it anatomizes rather than glorifies Davies' role as "One of the Survivors," as the Kinks sang five years ago. After all, merely to have survived is nothing to crow about: Al Martino is hanging in there, too, and for all we know, Martin Bormann is alive and well and living in Argentina. For an artist (and anyone else, for that matter), the point is not only to survive, but to flourish. The Kinks aren't getting older — they're getting better." - Ken Emerson, Rolling Stone Magazine - July 18, 1978.
GRADING:
MINT- COVER in near-perfect condition. Please see photos for details.
- Near-perfect fully laminated sleeve that still retains all its original shine and lustre.
- A few creases to the rear spine from storage. Other than that, the cover is perfect.
- Includes the original, fold-out insert/lyric sheet in untouched MINT condition.
- Also comes with the original inner sleeve, date-stamped "5/78" (at bottom right). "Misfits" was released in the UK in May 1978.
MINT(-) RECORD, pure perfection.
- Perfect vinyl on both sides, with impeccable audio reproduction throughout.
- The record was bought new in the late seventies. It has been played once or twice.
- No hairlines, scuffs, spindle wear or any other visible signs of previous play at all!
- Original blue/black Arista Records labels, perfect.
- The matrix stamps in the run-off grooves read "Spart-1055-AS Masterdisk" and "Spart-1055-B1 Masterdisk".
- This record is hereby certified to be an original UK first pressing of "Misfits".
PLEASE NOTE: Not to be compared with the more-often-than-not substandard vinyl on offer on eBay, this item is in honestly-graded MINT(-) condition. You will NOT find another original first pressing of "Misfits" as nice as this one - especially at this bargain price: "True value for money" is the motto here!
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: SHIPPING COSTS ARE $9 TO EUROPE / $13 TO USA AND REST OF THE WORLD
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