JOY DIVISION -CLOSER..RARE TRANSLUCENT RED SUPERB 1ST UK PRESS NM VINYL LP 1980
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SOME EARLY 1ST UK PRESSINGS OF THIS ALBUM BY TRANSCO APPEAR TO BE ON BLACK VINYL BUT ARE ACTUALLY DARK TRANSLUCENT RED WHEN VIEWED IN FRONT ON A BRIGHT LIGHT. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE!! FINAL UPGRADE SUPERB VINYL!! THIS COPY BARELY PLAYED...FIND A BETTER COPY...!! GENUINE ORIGINAL 1ST UK TRANSCO TRANSLUCENT DARK RED PRESS LP (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH ANY OTHER PRESSING REISSUE OR REPRESSING) COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL TEXTURED SLEEVE WITH ORIGINAL TEXTURED DIE-CUT INNER SLEEVE WITH ROUNDED CORNERS AND NOTCHED OPENING / EARLIEST A-1 B-1 MATRIXES WITH 'OLD BLUE?' TEXT / LABELS HAVE A HIGH OUTER PRESSING RING ETC. ONLY GENUINE 1ST UK PRESSINGS HAVE ALL THESE CHARACTERISTICS. RELEASED 41 YEARS AGO IN 1980 AND PURCHASED NEW BY ME OR MY FAMILY BACK IN THE DAY. FACTORY RECORDS CATALOGUE NUMBER FACT.25 (LABELS) AND FACT.XXV (SLEEVE) AND 1ST UK TRANSCO PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS A-1 AND B-1 AND THE WORDS 'OLD BLUE?' SCRATCHED INTO THE DEADWAX. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1ST UK PRESSING. THE TRANSLUCENT DARK RED VINYL IS GLOSSY AND BRIGHT AND IN NEAR MINT-BARELY PLAYED CONDITION WITH NO SCRATCHES OR FINGERPRINTS / WARPS / BLEMISHES VISIBLE WHATSOEVER-IT LOOKS SUPERB-NOTHING TO SHOW FOR ITS 41 YEARS!!!. THE LABELS WITH HIGH OUTER PRESSING RING SHOW ONLY VERY FAINT 'BARELY THERE' SPINDLE LINES SO GRADE AS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. THE TEXTURED SLEEVE WITH ITS ORIGINAL DIE-CUT TEXTURED INNER WITH ROUNDED CORNERS AND NOTCHED OPENING IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ONLY SOME VERY MINOR SHELF WEAR (NO EDGE SPLITS TO EITHER SLEEVE ). THE SPINE IS EXCELLENT WITH PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TEXT. A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A COMPLETE AND ORIGINAL 1ST UK TRANSLUCENT DARK RED PRESS IN NEAR MINT -BARELY PLAYED/ EXCELLENT CONDITION!!!!! SEE MY OTHER JOY DIVISION AND NEW ORDER AND RARE AND INTERESTING AND 60's/70s/80s/90s ALBUMS LISTED! REALISTIC START PRICE AND NO RESERVE. THE PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS THE ACTUAL DISC YOU WILL RECEIVE IF YOU WIN THE AUCTION. READ MY FEEDBACK AND BID WITH CONFIDENCE! GOOD LUCK! POSTAGE IS FREE TO MAINLAND UK OR £4 BY TRACKED MAIL (I RECOMMEND TRACKED MAIL FOR ANY ITEM OVER £20). POSTAGE CHARGES TO EUROPE/EASTERN EUROPE AND RUSSIA ARE £13.95 FOR TRACKED DELIVERY. POSTAGE TO ITALY AND RUSSIA IS BY TRACKED DELIVERY ONLY. I ALWAYS COMBINE POSTAGE AND WILL POST WORLDWIDE BUT INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS FROM OUTSIDE EUROPE/RUSSIA PLEASE NOTE THAT POSTAGE CHARGES ARE HIGHER TO YOUR COUNTRIES-PLEASE ASK. NEW VINYLS LISTED FOR AUCTION DAILY!! I ALWAYS POST OUT DAILY AND WITHIN HOURS OF RECEIVING PAYMENT BUT SOME COUNTRIES TAKE LONGER TO COMPLETE DELIVERY (IT CAN TAKE UP TO 6 WEEKS IN RUSSIA FOR EXAMPLE) SO PLEASE BE PATIENT AS THIS IS OUT OF MY CONTROL! GRADING VINYLS AND COVERS WHICH CAN BE UP TO 50 YEARS OLD IS A VERY SUBJECTIVE PROCESS. I USE THE RECORD COLLECTOR SYSTEM . EXPERIENCE AND FEEDBACK TELLS ME THAT MY GRADINGS ARE FAIR AND ACCURATE BUT IF YOU DISAGREE WITH MY GRADING THATS FINE - JUST CONTACT ME BEFORE LEAVING FEEDBACK AND I WILL ALWAYS RESOLVE ANY PROBLEMS TO YOUR SATISFACTION!! 100% GUARANTEED!
GENUINE 1ST UK PRESS TRANSLUCENT RED VINYL IN SUPERB-BARELY PLAYED CONDITION!! LOW (BRAVE)! START PRICE AND NO RESERVE!! SEE MY OTHER FANTASTIC JOY DIVISION AND NEW ORDER VINYLS FOR AUCTION
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