THE PARAMETERS "Pig City" RARE Aussie indie 7" anti-establishment punk

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THE PARAMETERS “Pig City” RARE Aussie indie 7” anti-establishment punk

The Parameters – Pig City 7” (orig. Australia “A Records” via “Sundown Records” STEREO SUN 0106, with poster sleeve)

Release date: September 1984.  Recording dates: October 1983 (track 1) & 1984 (track 2).

On offer here is an EXTREMELY RARE original issue of the only release (independent 7” single) by THE PARAMETERS.  The recordings contained within these grooves are ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT PUNK of the highest order from BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA!

This particular copy of “Pig City” comes with an elaborate DOUBLE-SIDED FOLD-OUT POSTER SLEEVE with anarchist images and the lyrics to both songs.

weblinks:

(1) “A Records Brisbane” website - http://arecordsbrisbane.com/2010/03/06/the-story-of-pig-city/

(2) Sound clip “Pig City” - www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoStNC1Ifn8

(3) Sound clip “Material Possession” - www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVlivXBd9MQ

SIDE 1

1.          Pig City (4:21)                        Writ: Tony Kneipp

SIDE 2

2.         Material Possession (4:21)     Writ: Tony Kneipp

PERSONNEL

     Tony Kneipp               lead vocals, saxophone, guitar (aka Fats Parameter)

     Ian Graham               lead guitar / bass guitar (track 1)

     John Hunt                 bass guitar (track 2)

     Steven Pritchard      drums (aka “Sticks”)

Recorded at Radio 4ZZZ, St Lucia in Brisbane—Australia.

Produced and arranged by Tony Kneipp & The Parameters.  Engineered by Nick Paine.

GRADING to follow . . .

GRADING (also refer photos)

Cover:

VG++ Super-sized DOUBLE-SIDED poster sleeve (55cm x 36.5cm).  Matt finish: great appearance overall despite some minor handling wear, light ring-wear on back only (inner rim), NO SEAM SPLITS, minor spot staining (on corners).

Record:

M- visual: beautiful glossy sheen—few insignificant hairlines only; audible: sounds superb overall.  A HIGHLY ENJOYABLE LISTENING EXPERIENCE! ; labels: HARDLY ANY SPINDLE WEAR.

THIS PUNK 45 HAS HARDLY SEEN THE LIGHT OF DAY SINCE IT WAS RELEASED 29 YEARS AGO.  IMPRESSIVE COPY – BID WITH CONFIDENCE!

GRADING DESCRIPTION

COVER

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:    Very light wear and/or creasing—defects will be noted.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Some ring-wear and other signs of aging are apparent—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious ring-wear, seam-splits, stains etc—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the cover is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

RECORD

M:      Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-:    Slightly less than MINT.

EX:    Very light scuffs.  Record played infrequently, with little or no reduction in sound quality.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+:   Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG:     Lightly scuffed/marked record, with acceptable sound quality—defects will be noted.

VG-:   Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G:       More obvious scratches, with some deterioration in sound quality—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the record is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

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