BEYOND THE IMPLODE “11th HOUR BREAKDOWN” 1980 DIVERSE 7” RARE DIY PUNK HEAR ?

	£		102
	$		135

BEYOND THE IMPLODE

"11th HOUR BREAKDOWN E.P."

(1980 DIVERSE RECORDS - ULTRA-RARE INDUSTRIAL PUNK 7" SINGLE!)

THIS IS A SUPERB, 100% GENUINE FIRST & ONLY PRESSING OF THE INCREDIBLY HARD-TO-FIND PUNK HOLY GRAIL “11TH HOUR BREAKDOWN E.P.” BY BEYOND THE IMPLODE.

BEYOND THE IMPLODE WERE a DIY post-punk band from Runcorn, PUT TOGETHER by Eddie Smith (aka Eddie Cameron) with the purpose of performing and recording some of the songs he had written (a BLEND of SYD Barrett and early-Floyd-STYLE psychedelic music and sombre Warsaw / Joy Division aesthetics).

Only 250 copies of thIS EP were PRESSsed and THEY WERE mainly GIVEN AWAY OR distributed in local record shops (in Liverpool and Runcorn). THIS COPY WAS GIVEN TO ME BY A GENTLEMAN WHO TOLD ME HE ROADIED FOR BEYOND THE IMPLODE AND THAT IT NEVER HAD ANY SLEEVE - A PROMO COPY?!

THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS 1979 DIVERSE DIVE 102

THE MATRIX NUMBERS ARE DIVE+102+A / DIVE+102+B

THE SLEEVE

THIS RARE 45 IS HOUSED IN A BRAND NEW PLAIN WHITE SLEEVE.

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE ARE JUST A FEW TINY MARKS OVER THE TWO SIDES. THE SOUND QUALITY IS SUPERB THROUGHOUT. I HAVE INCLUDED FULL SOUND CLIPS FOR EACH SIDE SO YOU CAN HEAR AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF.

THE LABELS

THE PLAIN WHITE PAPER LABELS, WITH RED & BLACK INK STAMPED TITLES ETC ARE BOTH IN EXCELLENT+ CONDITION WITH A FEW TINY MARKS.

SIDE 1

1.     11th HOUR BREAKDOWN

SIDE 2

1.     LOOK BACK AND CRASH (L.B + C)

2.     LASSITUDE

BUYER PAYS POSTAGE AND PACKAGING COSTS.

UK

EUROPE

WORLD ZONE 1

WORLD ZONE 2

£2.00

£4.00

£5.25

£5.25

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 RECORD AND ENSURE SAFE ARRIVAL.

IF THE SALE PRICE EXCEEDS £46.00 THEN THE SHIPPING METHOD WILL VARY: UK - SPECIAL DELIVERY (ADD APPROXIMATELY £4.00); EUROPE & WORLD - INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR AIR MAIL OR AIRSURE (ADD APPROXIMATELY £7.00). THESE ADDITIONAL CHARGES WILL BE APPLIED TO INVOICE IF NECESSARY.

PROOF OF SHIPPING IS RETAINED FOR ALL POSTINGS

I WILL ACCEPT BIDDERS FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

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

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

I DO NOT CHARGE EXTRA FOR PAYPAL.

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

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.

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.