Belle & Sebastian -Tigermilk (Electric Honey EHRLP5)

	£		184
	$		243

Hi! Here's the story. Between 1998 and 2002 I bought four unplayed/mint copies of this album.I am keeping the signed one and selling the other three. I played each one through to ensure the condition, tucked them away safely and played a cheap crackly, plasticky Jeepster pressing if I needed a vinyl fix of Tigermilk! The Jeepster pressings were awful, bright, wafer thin things. This pressing has a tiny bit of wear at the bottom right hand side of the sleeve and has now had two plays (I bought this one in 1998 as unplayed). I played it through this afternoon and there was still some static cling in the inner sleeve hmmmm! Needless to say it sounded gorgeous! There is a small surface mark prior to the start of "State" (towards the edge of the vinyl itself) but it doesn't sound at all. Talking to a few people after I sold the first one please note that these copies genuinely are "as new" which is quite different from the "excellent condition" copies that go on Ebay now and again. This one was bought in late 1998 - the same week as Arab Strap came out (I remember that well, a great week!), that was the last time it was played until today.If you are not pleased with the condition of the album, I will buy it back at the price you paid - less postage etc.I have enough people watching these to do this without a reserve. Vinyl is Mint with the sleeve Ex/Mint. If you bought this today as a brand new album, took it home and played it you would be very pleased!In fact I would be thrilled - but I have a bit of a problem with the standard of modern plasticy records. There is something very special about these Electric Honey pressings - the sound is quite extraordinarily full and involving, the vinyl is a big hefty thing and there are absolutely no pops crackles or bumps. It could be psychological, listening to what is for many of us a part of pop history, but it just sounds better than the Jeepster vinyl when played on a good analogue system. Someone told me they remastered the Jeepster vinyl and CD issue so if this is true, this is the unremastered version, which would explain it. The etching on the vinyl says "Tim D EHRLP -5 A1". 1000 pressed, 300 or so were I believe warped and unplayable, many got frisbeed at the June 1996 CaVa launch party. Here's one that sounds and looks like it came from the shop yesterday. I hope the pictures show the condition to be what it is - perfect. The sleeve, spine, inner sleeve and vinyl are as you would expect from something this well cared for. It has lived in a heavy duty sleeve. If you want any more high res photos of this just let me know. The record will be despatched from the UK next Wednesday - I am a 100% UK Ebayer of ten years. European postage will be heavily insured, packed in airbags and a biggish box and European signed-for. US/Canadian buyers we will discuss the options - but it will be at the expense of the buyer. I will only ask for the cost of what I am charged, a receipt will be provided. Happy bidding, as they say. No uncool people with less than ten feedback, if you are adult and breathing and seriously considering bidding on this you should already have a flawless Ebay feedback score.If not please don't bid as I will cancel it.Payment will be by Paypal for international buyers, or a simple internet bank transfer or Paypal for European buyers. Any questions please contact me on jonnyrowley@gmail.com.