PJ Harvey - Dry, orig, numbered,+ Demonstration LP nude

	£		62
	$		82

PJ HARVEY - Dry and Demonstration, 2LPs

ORIGINAL COPY. FIRST UK PRESSING. Released 1992.  Stereo. Too Pure Records, catalogue number; Pure 10, Pure D 10, Matrix numbers: A1/2

Superb debut album in brilliant condition. This was my own copy I bought at the time. It came with a limited edition LP of the demo, solo versions of the album tracks on which PJ sings and accompanies herself on acoustic or electric guitar, with the occasional second guitar track overdub. The LP is numbered `2108' on a sticker. Both original inner sleeves are included. Polly gets a quick skinny dip in on the rear sleeve.

This record is deleted and not available new on vinyl.

Currently selling for £125 in less good nick than this on eil.com.

The last copies sold on eBay went for £45-90.

99p start.

Overall Sleeve Condition : EXCELLENT.

Front cover: Shiny, wide, open top sleeve with original numbered sticker, top left. Very very light rubs.

Rear cover: Very very light ringwear.

Edges: No rubs, no scuffs, no seam splits.

Corners:  Very light rubs.

Opening Slit: No scuffs, no rubs, no tears.

Inner Sleeves: Both black inner sleeves with track/recording details are in EX NM condition, unmarked and unsplit.

Vinyl Condition, Visual: MINT.

Both LPs look superb and were kept by me in a polylined inner sleeve.

Vinyl Condition, Audible:  MINT.

No skips, no jumps, no static crackle, no dust crackles, no sign of heavy play, no wear.

Label Condition : MINT.

Tracklist (both LPs have the same tracks, but obviously different versions on `Demonstration'):

Water (4:32)

Bass - Steven Vaughan
Drums, Vocals, Harmonium - Rob Ellis
Engineer - Head
Photography - Maria Mochnacz
Producer - Head , PJ Harvey , Rob Ellis
Vocals, Guitar, Violin - PJ Harvey
Written-By - PJ Harvey (tracks: 1 to 7, 10, 11)

Polly Jean Harvey arrives fully formed as a songwriter on PJ Harvey's debut album, Dry. Borrowing its primitive attack from post-punk guitar rock and its form from the blues, Dry is a forceful collection of brutally emotional songs, highlighted by Harvey's deft lyricism and startling voice, as well as her trio's muscular sound. Her voice makes each song sound like it was an exposed nerve, but her lyrics aren't quite that simple. Shaded with metaphors and the occasional biblical allusion, Dry is essentially an assault on feminine conventions and expectations, and while there are layers of dark humor, they aren't particularly evident, since Harvey's singing is shockingly raw. Her vocals are perfectly complemented by the trio's ferocious pounding, which makes even the slow ballads sound like exercises in controlled fury. And that's the key to Dry: the songs, which are often surprisingly catchy — "Dress" and "Sheela-Na-Gig" both have strong hooks — are as muscular and forceful as the band's delivery, making the album a vibrant and fully realized debut.

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