THE SMITHS - THE QUEEN IS DEAD 1986 ROUGH TRADE ROUGH 96 UK 1st Pr MPO EX+

	£		15
	$		19

THE SMITHS

~ THE QUEEN IS DEAD ~

 (1986 ROUGH TRADE RECORDS - UK FIRST PRESSING)

ON OFFER HERE IS THIS VERY RARE GENUINE UK 'MPO' FIRST PRESSING OF THE CLASSIC INDIE ALBUM THE QUEEN IS DEAD BY THE SMITHS ON THE ROUGH TRADE RECORDS LABEL, COMPLETE WITH 'ALAIN DELON' GATEFOLD SLEEVE AND ILLUSTRATED INNER SLEEVE. WHEN I OPENED THIS LP I FOUND 4 POSTCARDS INSIDE WHICH I AM INCLUDING IN THIS SALE. THERE IS ONE POSTCARD FEATURING MORRISSEY, ONE FEATURING MIKE JOYCE AND 2 (IDENTICAL) FEATURING JOHNNY MARR!! THERE IS NO CARD FOR ANDY ROURKE!!

THE SMITHS

• JOHNNY MARR
• MORRISSEY
• MIKE JOYCE
• ANDY ROURKE

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS ROUGH TRADE ROUGH 96

THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE MPO ROUGH 96 A1 FEAR OF MANCHESTER / MPO ROUGH 96 B1X THEM WAS ROTTEN DAYS

THE SLEEVE

THE ICONIC GLOSSY GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH SOME LIGHT WEAR. THERE IS A SMALL AREA OF RUBBING TO THE TOP EDGE WHICH HAS NOT SPLIT THROUGH. THE SPINE. THERE IS SOME SCUFFING TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT-HAND CORNER AREA. THERE ARE ALSO A FEW OTHER MINOR MARKS. OTHER THAN THE FLAWS MENTIONED THE EDGES ARE ALL NICE AND STRAIGHT AND ALL OF THE TEXT ON THE SPINE IS FULLY LEGIBLE.

THE INNER SLEEVE

THE ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATED GLOSSY INNER SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION WITH JUST A HINT OF SOME LIGHT WEAR.  

THE POSTCARDS

THE FOUR POSTCARDS MENTIONED ABOVE ARE ALL IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH NO FLAWS. 

THE VINYL

VISUALLY THE VINYL APPEARS TO BE IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION AND UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT I CAN ONLY SEE A FEW TINY MARKS. I HAVE CAREFULLY LISTENED TO BOTH SIDES OF THIS GREAT ALBUM AND I CAN CONFIRM THAT THE SOUND QUALITY IS SUPERB THROUGHOUT BOTH SIDES.

THE LABELS

THE GREEN, GREY & WHITE LABELS ARE BOTH IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH NO MARKS.

SIDE ONE

1. THE QUEEN IS DEAD
2. FRANKLY, MR. SHANKLY
3. I KNOW IT'S OVER
4. NEVER HAD NO ONE EVER
5. CEMETARY GATES

SIDE TWO

1. BIGMOUTH STRIKES AGAIN
2. THE BOY WITH THE THORN IN HIS SIDE
3. VICAR IN A TUTU
4. THERE IS A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT
5. SOME GIRLS ARE BIGGER THAN OTHERS

ALL RECORDS ARE REMOVED FROM ANY PICTURE SLEEVE TO PREVENT KNIFING. I DO NOT USE 'ENVELOPE STYLE' MAILERS. INSTEAD I USE SPECIAL MAILERS DESIGNED TO PROTECT YOUR RECORDS AND ENSURE SAFE ARRIVAL.

I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS RECORD STRICTLY ACCORDING TO RECORD COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRADING SYSTEMS SO THERE WILL BE NO NASTY SURPRISES FOR THE WINNING BIDDER. THIS RECORD HAS BEEN CAREFULLY VISUALLY & FULLY PLAY-GRADED.

I AM HAPPY TO COMBINE PURCHASES BUT PLEASE DO NOT PAY UNTIL YOU HAVE FINISHED BIDDING!! PAYMENT FOR COMBINED PURCHASES MUST BE MADE ON FINAL COMBINED INVOICE! PLEASE LET ME KNOW YOUR INTENTIONS!

POSTAGE DETAILS - PLEASE READ!!

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS LESS THAN £20.00 SHIPPING WILL COST:

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£4.50

£8.50

£12.00

£12.50

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS MORE THAN £20.00 SHIPPING WITH TRACKING & INSURANCE COVER UP TO £50.00 WILL COST:

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£5.50

£12.75

£16.25

£16.75

IF FINAL SALE PRICE IS GREATER THAN £50.00 THEN THE COST OF ENHANCED INSURANCE COVER WILL BE ADDED TO INVOICE. (ADDS APPROXIMATELY £3.00 - £4.00 DEPENDING ON YOUR LOCATION)

THE POSTAGE DETAILS ARE PRE-FILLED TO INCLUDE TRACKING & INSURANCE. IF NECESSARY I WILL AMEND INVOICES WITH THE CORRECT POSTAGE CHARGE AT THE END OF THE AUCTION. PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE YOU PAY!!

PROOF OF SHIPPING IS RETAINED FOR ALL POSTINGS AND I WILL PROVIDE TRACKING NUMBERS, WHERE APPLICABLE.

I WILL ACCEPT BIDDERS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

I WILL ACCEPT PAYPAL, CHEQUES AND POSTAL ORDERS FROM UK BIDDERS.

FROM OVERSEAS BIDDERS I CAN ONLY ACCEPT PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL IN £GBP STERLING.

IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN A FEW DAYS I WILL ISSUE A NON-PAYING BIDDER ALERT AND IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED I WILL RE-LIST THE ITEM.

RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM

MINT (M) THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET, BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.

EXCELLENT (EX) THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.

VERY GOOD (VG) THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD (G) THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION, ETC.

THE USE OF PLUS (+) OR MINUS (-) ALLOWS FOR ITEMS THAT FALL BETWEEN THE ABOVE GRADES.