The Smiths LP Live At The Electric Ballroom December 1983 near mint first press

	£		33
	$		44

The Smiths - Live At The Electric Ballroom (19 December 1983)

First Pressing Of Early Live LP, White Label (Soft Trade)

First pressing of the classic Smiths unofficial album Live At The Electric Ballroom, originally recorded in London in December 1983 and first released the year after; thirteen tracks including This Night Has Opened My Eyes, This Charming Man and a very early version of Barbarism Begins At Home called Crack On The Head, all in very good sound quality; matrix numbers (scratched): TS-24681/A, TS-24681/B; this classic unofficial album has been repressed many times, including in coloured vinyl, but this is the first pressing and was one of the first ever Smiths boots available; grab it now while you can!

***Relisted Due To Non-Payment***

CONDITION:

Labels: Near Mint

Vinyl (visual): Near Mint (beautifully shiny appearance, no issues here at all)

Vinyl (audio): Near Mint (this has obviously had very little play over the past 35 years, almost no surface noise at all)

Outer sleeve: EX (fold-out card sleeve still in its original hard plastic cover, just some light creasing to a couple of corners, light wear only, no rips or writing)

Inner sleeve: EX+ (original die-cut white paper sleeve, has original sleeve manufacturing date '1-84' in bottom-left corner)

NB: The condition grades shown above are based on Record Collector's grades. There are 5 grades: Near Mint (used but in stunning 'nearly new' condition); EX+ (used but with a bare minimum of wear); EX (item may have some light marks but still in a desirable condition); VG+ (has a few marks but only cosmetic, item plays perfectly); and VG (may have minor issues which I will specifically refer to); I don't sell anything below VG (and Mint doesn't exist). Unlike a lot of people on eBay, I am very scrupulous about my grading, so if ever you are less than satisfied with the condition of an item, please do contact me.

SPECIALIST IN EARLY CD PRESSINGS:

As Tillysmusic, I've been an eBay seller for many years, and specialise in early/1980s CD pressings. If anybody tells you that early CDs were badly mastered and sound bad, don't believe them! Although there are exceptions, the vast majority of 1980s CD pressings sound wonderful, especially West German and Japanese pressings from between 1982 and 1988. Pressings from this era tend to have a much warmer 'natural' sound not unlike how you remember the vinyl original, as opposed to more modern reissues which are remixed for iPods with bass boost and added compression. Remember, not all early pressings are mega-rare or valuable, but are nearly always worth checking out.

PS: I also endeavour to sell my early CDs with their original heavy plastic cases, which I believe is an important part of the whole package; this means that some of these old cases will come with scuffing or small cracks, but I will always describe any noticeable problems.

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