THE SMITHS \ MORRISSEY WILLIAM ITALIAN 12"
  £   325
  $   431

 


£ 325 Sold For
Nov 3, 2010 Sold Date
Oct 24, 2010 Start Date
1 Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING....

THE SMITHS (MORRISSEY) WILLIAM IT WAS REALLY NOTHING 

FANTASTIC ULTRA RARE 3 TRACK ITALIAN 12" VINYL SINGLE RELEASED ON VIRGIN RECORDS (NOT ROUGH TRADE) IN 1984, CATALOGUE NUMBER VINX 71 (VINX71) (please see photo).

INCLUDES THE STUDIO OUTTAKE OF HOW SOON IS NOW? AFTER THE WRONG MASTERS WERE ALLEGEDLY SENT BY ROUGH TRADE TO VIRGIN FOR PRESSING IN ITALY.

THIS VERSION IS PEPPERED WITH UNUSUAL VOCAL HARMONIES FROM MORRISSEY AND ALSO HAS HIM ASKING "OK?" BEFORE THE TRACK IS ACTUALLY IN THE CAN!

FOLLOWING THIS ABRUPT CLOSE IN THE SONG, THE MUSIC FADES BACK IN WITH MOST LISTENERS NONE THE WISER. IT'S EXTRAORDINARY! 

NUMBER 9 IN THE RECORD COLLECTOR TOP 100 SMITHS' GREATEST RARITIES.

OFFERED IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, COMPLETE WITH PICTURE SLEEVE AND ORIGINAL INNER. THE OUTER SLEEVE HAS A SMALL CREASE TO TOP LEFT HAND CORNER (again, please see photo). 

ONE OF THE SMITHS' MOST SOUGHT AFTER COLLECTABLES.

PLEASE SEE MY STRONG FEEDBACK RATING HERE AND BID WITH CONFIDENCE!

TAKE A LOOK AT THE OTHER ITEMS WHICH I CURRENTLY HAVE LISTED HERE. IF YOU WISH TO ADD ME TO YOUR LIST OF FAVOURITE SELLERS, PLEASE CLICK HERE!

PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUERIES OR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION / ADDITIONAL PHOTOS etc. 

POSTAGE RATES:

POSTAGE RATES:

UK  £ 4.00 SPECIAL (NEXT DAY) DELIVERY

EUROPE £ 8.50 ROYAL MAIL INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR AIR MAIL

UNITED STATES £ 12.00 ROYAL MAIL INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR AIR MAIL

REST OF WORLD £ 12.50 ROYAL MAIL INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR AIR MAIL

POSTAGE DISCOUNT (FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES) - ONLY £0.50 SHIPPING COST FOR EACH ADDITIONAL ITEM (UK BUYERS) AND £1.00 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL ITEM FOR ALL INTERNATIONAL BUYERS!

I ALWAYS PACKAGE CONSIGNMENTS SECURELY, USING HEAVY DUTY RECORD MAILERS / PADDED ENVELOPES, TOGETHER WITH CARD STIFFENERS.

UK AND INTERNATIONAL BUYERS ARE WELCOME. HOWEVER, PAYMENT MUST BE MADE THROUGH PAYPAL ONLY AND MUST BE RECEIVED WITHIN 7 DAYS OF LISTING END.

PLEASE NOTE, BUYERS WHO FAIL TO LEAVE FEEDBACK FOR ANY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED TRANSACTION (AND THOSE WHO DO NOT EVEN COMPLETE TRANSACTIONS) WILL SUBSEQUENTLY BE ADDED TO MY BLOCKED BIDDERS LIST. IN MY LIFE, WHY DO I GIVE VALUABLE TIME TO PEOPLE WHO DON'T CARE IF I LIVE OR DIE?

THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST!


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