NINE INCH NAILS Pretty Hate Machine LP SEALED ORIGINAL PRESSING 1989 TVT 2610

$

55

NINE INCH NAILS – PRETTY HATE MACHINE

ALBUM DETAILS

Condition:  Sealed (new)

Label: TVT

Catalog Number: 2617-1

Barcode: 1658 12617 1

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album

Released: October 20th, 1989

PRODUCT DESCRITPTION

THIS IS THE RARE 1st VINYL PRESSING OF NINE INCH NAILS’S – PRETTY HATE MACHINE. THIS VINYL EDITION IS ON THE TVT RECORD LABEL PRESSED IN 1989. 

ALBUM DESCRIPTION

Virtually ignored upon its 1989 release, Pretty Hate Machine gradually became a word-of-mouth cult favorite; despite frequent critical bashings, its stature and historical importance only grew in hindsight. In addition to its stealthy rise to prominence, part of the album's legend was that budding auteur Trent Reznor took advantage of his low-level job at a Cleveland studio to begin recording it. Reznor had a background in synth-pop, and the vast majority of Pretty Hate Machine was electronic. Synths voiced all the main riffs, driven by pounding drum machines; distorted guitars were an important textural element, but not the primary focus. Pretty Hate Machine was something unique in industrial music -- certainly no one else was attempting the balladry of "Something I Can Never Have," but the crucial difference was even simpler. Instead of numbing the listener with mechanical repetition, Pretty Hate Machine's bleak electronics were subordinate to catchy riffs and verse-chorus song structures, which was why it built such a rabid following with so little publicity. That innovation was the most important step in bringing industrial music to a wide audience, as proven by the frequency with which late-'90s alternative metal bands copied NIN's interwoven guitar/synth textures. It was a new soundtrack for adolescent angst -- noisily aggressive and coldly detached, tied together by a dominant personality.Reznor's tortured confusion and self-obsession gave industrial music a human voice, a point of connection. His lyrics were filled with betrayal, whether by lovers, society, or God; it was essentially the sound of childhood illusions shattering, and Reznor was not taking it lying down. Plus, the absolute dichotomies in his world -- there was either purity and perfection, or depravity and worthlessness -- made for smashing melodrama. Perhaps the greatest achievement of Pretty Hate Machine was that it brought emotional extravagance to a genre whose main theme had nearly always been dehumanization.-ALLMUSIC

TRACKLIST

A1

Head Like A Hole

Producer – FloodRemix – Keith LeBlanc

4:59

A2

Terrible Lie

Producer – Flood

4:38

A3

Down In It

Producer – Adrian Sherwood, Keith LeBlanc

3:46

A4

Sanctified

Producer – John Fryer

5:48

A5

Something I Can Never Have

Producer – John Fryer

5:54

B1

Kinda I Want To

Producer – John Fryer

4:33

B2

Sin

Producer – John FryerRemix – Keith LeBlanc

4:06

B3

That's What I Get

Producer – John Fryer

4:30

B4

The Only Time

Producer – John Fryer, Keith LeBlanc

4:47

B5

Ringfinger

Producer – John Fryer

5:4

PREVIOUSLY OWNED AND/OR OPEN VINYL GRADING

MINT M: Perfect! This record looks like it has just left the manufacturer, with NO flaws what so ever. It looks as though it had never been handled. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains. No stickers address labels, writing on the covers or labels. No tears or seam splits. No wear to the cover or record period! Age of the record has nothing to do with it.

NEAR MINT or NM, M-: this record appears virtually flawless A very minor scuff and very little else can appear on the vinyl. It should play without any noise over the flaw. The flaw is very hard to see. The cover looks as close to perfect with only minor signs of wear and or age. Minor impressions to the cover (due to the outer edge of the vinyl resting inside) may be acceptable, however the artwork is be as close to perfect as can be.

EXCELLENT or EX or VG++: minor scuffs which are only slightly visible. There may be more than a few scuffs and NO Scratches COVER: Artwork is still as close to perfect as can be. Some impression to the cover (minor outer ring wear) but no ink wear! Some slight creases to the corners, but not wrinkled and obtrusive to the eye. The corners can show white (where the artwork pasted slick was) meaning, s