YOUTH OF TODAY "break down the walls" on RED VINYL /150

$

777

This is a copy of the very sought after Youth Of Today "Break Down the Walls" on red vinyl on WISHINGWELL RECORDS out of 150 copies. If you are looking at this / bidding on this, then i guess it goes with out say that this is one of, if not, THE best late 80s straight edge/hardcore record. Every song is classic, and aside from a test pressing, this is it in its rarest form...

The finer details on this copy: Includes the lyrics sheet with no pin holes, as a friend of mine pointed out was very rare to find even then as most of them were hanging on the wall... Vinyl is in great shape, and the cover is fairly good shape also... the spine is a bit busted up just from putting the record in and out of the sleeve, and the corners and edges have some wear and tear as well. I tried to show it the best I could in the photos, but lets face it, its not the sleeve thats rare here, it is the vinyl.

I am selling this copy for a friend who is in some financial trouble and really in need of some cash. Without going into details, he's a super nice dude in a total bum out situation, and I can only hope this auction helps him out a bit.

Here is the story of the origin of this record from a very reliable discography page:

"The 150 count on each of the records is what Porcell believes to have been made.  100 of each color were given to the band to sell, but before they had a chance, everything from their van was stolen while parked near CBGB's before a show.  Assuming the thieves were not hardcore kids and were more interested in selling the band's equipment than some silly records, it can be inferred that the majority of these 200 records were destroyed (a few were given away at the show before the rest were stolen however).  A few years later, Wishingwell sold their remaing copies to local Orange County record stores.  The difficulty of finding either color of this record can be attributed to their initial limited pressing as well as the alarming 66%+ destruction rate.  In another fairly distressing yet humorous twist to the plot, I was told that the owner of one of the stores that got a number of the remaining color vinyl copies, took a dozen or so red ones home and nailed, yes nailed, them to his back porch and watched them curl up in the California sun."

the winner will be required to pay innsurance on this record, just because of its value, but I will discuss that with whoever wins it in a week. Happy bidding.

Shipping for an LP in the US will be $5, shipping for an LP in Europe will be $10.40. IF you live somewhere else, just check usps.com to find out what your shipping will cost. All US packages are mailed priority, and all overseas packages are mailed first class. Payment must be sent within 3 days of the auctions end. Thanks alot, and check out my other auctions for lots of other hardcore / punk stuff.