BUZZCOCKS "A Different Kind Of Tension" 1979 UK MINT
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BUZZCOCKS "A Different Kind Of Tension" 1979 UK MINT
UNITED ARTISTS, MATT COVER w/INNER, UNPLAYED
BUZZCOCKS
A Different Kind Of Tension
UK UNITED ARTISTS (UAG 30260) FIRST PRESSING (June 1979) OF THE BUZZCOCKS' THIRD LP, "A Different Kind Of Tension" - IN MY OPINION THEIR FINEST PIECE OF WORK AND IT'S IN BEAUTIFUL, UNPLAYED CONDITION - FANTASTIC COPY
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST CUSTOM UA LABEL
FIRST PRESS MATRIX: A-1U (etched "A PORKY PRIME CUT") / B-2U (etched "PORKY")
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 2/GD and 2/GA
THE LP IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT SLEEVE WITH 'ITS ONLY THE THIRD ALBUM' SPINE TEXT
AND COMES COMPLETE WITH THE FIRST ISSUE ROUNDED CORNER, CARD LYRIC INNER SLEEVE
The final album of the Buzzcocks' first phase of existence is the most fragmented of the three, with increasingly ambitious songs fighting for time with tracks that sound much like the group's earliest efforts.
Said songs are often quite good, like the opening "Paradise" or the great romantic angst of "You Say You Don't Love Me," but one can sense the band working to avoid the trap the Ramones fell into by simply offering up yet more soundalikes.
Diggle makes a definite mark on this album, as on the slow crawl then fast thrash "Sitting Round at Home," a highlight of Tension that also features his electronically distorted vocals.
"Mad Mad Judy" is a slightly more straightforward blitz, but with energy to spare and a spacious feel (credit again to producer Rushent).
As the album closes, the sense of slight schizophrenia resolves itself as the group embraces all-out experimentation, producing some of the Buzzcocks' all-time best songs.
"Hollow Inside" shows the band's knack for disguising scalpel-sharp sentiments with seeming simplicity, and the title track's contradictory slogans/demands disturbing robot vocals and nagging beat and melody up the ante even further.
"I Believe" concludes things (aside from the fake found-sound snippet "Radio Nine") on the highest possible note.
Shelley's slightly bemused recitation of all the things he believes in is suddenly interrupted by the line "There is no love in this world anymore," turned and electronically distorted into an obsessive, anthemic mantra as the band charges along with him up and out
Track Listing:
SIDE 1: THE ROSE ON THE CHOCOLATE BOX:
PARADISE / SITTING ROUND AT HOME / YOU SAY YOU DON'T LOVE ME / YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T HELP IT / MAD MAD JUDY / RAISON D'ETRET
SIDE 2: THE THORN BENEATH THE ROSE:
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MY LIFE / MONEY / HOLLOW INSIDE / A DIFFERENT KIND OF TENSION / I BELIEVE / RADIO NINE
LABELS: The labels are clean, bright and unmarked with no spindles or signs of use - beautiful copy - possibly completely played - MINT
VINYL Visual: The record lies perfectly flat on the turntable and both surfaces retain their original deep, like-new, glossy sheen. To be very picky there are some wispy light hairlines produced by the inner sleeve but these have no audio consequence - NEAR MINT
VINYL Audio: Sensational audio quality - crystal clear, clean, rich, deep and incredibly fresh. On playback at a loud volume (and even though I have listed this as unplayed I always listen to my records at a loud volume as even mint looking records can play with imperfections) it plays flawlessly throughout and sounds stunning - sensational stuff and very, very highly recommended indeed - MINT
SLEEVE: The matt sleeve is crisp, clean and fresh with just a touch of storage rubbing to the back (please see photos) - EXCELLENT+
INNER SLEEVE: The inner is clean and unmarked with no splits - like new - MINT (The LP is now housed - and will be posted in - a new inner to prevent any 'knifing' damage to the original during transit)
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