David Thomas "Sound Of The Sand" OrigLP Pere Ubu Rough Trade Young Marble Giants
  £   31
  $   41

 


£ 31 Sold For
Jun 6, 2013 Sold Date
May 30, 2013 Start Date
£   8 Start price
8   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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Description

David Thomas & The Pedestrians - "The Sound Of The Sand, and Other Songs Of The Pedestrian" Vinyl LP.

Original 1981 UK-issue 11-track LP on Rough Trade Records.

(NOTE :- This LP is cut to play at 45 RPM, "for greater fidelity.").

Solo Project of Pere Ubu frontman David Thomas.

Pere Ubu bandmates Allen Ravenstine and Scott Krauss play on parts on this - other notable players include Anton Fier, Richard Thompson, Philip Moxham (Young Marble Giants) and Chris Cutler.

Lyrics are printed on the back of the sleeve.

Superb condition all round (see detailed gradings below).
Getting harder to find these original Vinyl copies now... Here's one in absolutely top-notch condition !!

Catalog Number - ROUGH 30.

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Part of a huge collection for sale in the next 12 months and beyond!


Tracklist :-

A - The Birds Are Good Ideas / Yiki Tiki / The Crickets In The Flats / Sound Of The Sand / The New Atom Mine
B - Big Dreams / Happy To See You / Crush This Horn, Pt. 2 / Confuse Did / Sloop John B / Man's Best Friend

Condition :-

Vinyl - EX Plus
- All pretty much clean and unmarked. The only sign of any play any play or handling is a very faint spindle mark on the Side 2 label.

Sleeve - EX
- No sticker marks or writing, No edge, spine or corner wear, No splits, No creasing.
- Just a very faint partial ringwear rub mark from storage, just for a few cm. near the centre of the top edge on the back. Hardly noticeable.
- Just the very lightest of general handling/storage marks.

Labels - EX Plus
- No wear, writing or sticker marks. Just a very faint spindle mark on Side 2. No fading.

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UK Shipping :- 

3.70 GBP

Additional LP/12" in the same package :-

***** 2nd and 3rd LP/12" in the same package = FREE *****
(Total of) 4 to 7 LP/12" = 6.70
(Total of) 8 to 15 LP/12" = 9.90

(Note - Double LP's (and items with unusually heavy packaging!) count as two additional - Triples as three additional, and so on).

Recorded Delivery can be used if requitred, at a flat rate of 1.10 GBP per package.
 (Due to changes in Royal Mail compensation limits from April 2013,  Recorded Delivery must be used where the total value of your shipment is 30 GBP or more).
 
Royal Mail "Second Class Standard" service is used. If you require a different service, please request it before paying for your item(s), so the cost can be adjusted accordingly.  

Please wait for your payment total to be adjusted if the total value of your item(s) is 30 GBP or more.



Non-UK Shipping :-

Europe (incl. Turkey) = 6.00 GBP

USA/Canada = 8.30 GBP

Asia (incl. Japan) = 8.30 GBP

Australia/NZ  = 8.70 GBP

Extra LP's/12-inch at the following rates :-
Europe = 1.50 GBP each
USA/Canada = 2.70 GBP each
Asia (inc. Japan) = 2.70 GBP each

Australia/NZ  = 2.80 GBP each.

(Note - Double LP's (and items with unusually heavy packaging!) count as two additional - Triples as three additional, and so on).

Where the total value of your shipment is 45 GBP or more, Signed-For/Confirmed/Recorded Delivery must be used (additional 5.85 GBP).

Please wait for your payment amount to be adjusted if the total value of your item(s) is 45 GBP or more.

 

Where the total weight of your shipment is 2 KG or more, (normally the max. for this weight is 6 or 7 LP/12-inch)
 - it will need to be split into 2 separate shipments - or shipped via courier - as the UK Royal Mail does not currently offer a reasonably-priced Shipping Service for such parcels. These shipments will be charged/quoted "at cost" when required.

 

Buyers From OUTSIDE The European Union (EU) – Please Note:
- Any Import Duties, Taxes and associated Charges levied by your country are not included in the item price or P&P charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility.
- Please check with your country's customs authorities to determine whether these charges may apply (and what they will be) prior to bidding/buying.
- These charges are normally collected by the courier company (or when you pick the package up). Do not confuse them for additional P&P charges.


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Payment :-

Paypal, Cheque, Postal Order or Bank Transfer.
Cheques must be in Pounds Sterling (GBP), and drawn on a UK bank.

Please Pay within 7 days of the auction close.
I reserve the right to Re-List or Re-Offer the item if payment is not made within a reasonable time.


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Despatch and Packing :-

All items are normally posted within 48 hours of receiving payment.
Where payment is by Cheque (or Paypal's eCheque), items will not be despatched until the cheque has cleared.

Purpose-designed mailing/packaging materials will be used.

Your record(s) will be well protected against the rigours of normal handling/shipping, including getting wet in the rain!

All records are packed outside of their main packaging (in a new plain inner where necessary), to avoid sleeve splits in transit.



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Gradings :-

I use the UK "Record Collector Magazine" grading system for vinyl.

For those not familiar with this standard, it's reproduced here on eBay :-
http://reviews.ebay.co.uk/VINYL-RECORD-GRADING-GUIDE_W0QQugidZ10000000001916909

Vinyl Gradings are visual unless otherwise stated.
Items are graded honestly and conservatively - I know how it feels to get overgraded stuff through the mail !

Bid with confidence.


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Photos :-
All photos in this listing are of the actual item for sale.


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Other Information :- 

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