THE SMITHS 'STRANGEWAYS HERE WE COME' M- 1987. RARE US SIRE IMPORT. PLAYED TWICE
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44
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58
£ 44
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Apr 10, 2023
Sold Date
Apr 9, 2023
Start Date
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Great Britain
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Description
**PLAYED TWICE THEN ARCHIVED. TOTALLY STUNNING AND ULTRA RARE SIRE RECORDS US IMPORT COPY OF THIS INDIE FIRST PRESS VINYL 12 INCH LP FROM BRITISH ICONS THE SMITHS 'STRANGEWAYS HERE WE COME'**.
**THIS IS THE MUCH RARER ORIGINAL 1987 US VINYL SIRE RECORDS IMPORT PRESSING AND NOT A RECENT REPRESS. PLEASE COMPARE AGAINST OTHER LISTINGS FOR PLAYGRADES.
AT THE TIME OF LISTING THIS IS THE ONLY ORIGINAL US IMPORT COPY ON EBAY. OTHER 'IMPORT' COPIES ARE THE 2009 RHINO RECORDS REISSUE NOT THE ORIGINAL SIRE PRESSING FROM 1987. **
**THIS COPY HAS ONLY EVER BEEN PLAYED TWICE FROM NEW SO PLAYGRADES AT NEARLY MINT (THOUGH HAS TO BE GRADED AT MINT MINUS DUE TO NOT BEING UNPLAYED)!**
THE LP WAS RELEASED IN 1987 AND IS EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND IN THIS NEARLY UNPLAYED CONDITION.
THESE US IMPORTED VERSIONS RARELY COME UP FOR SALE (APART FROM NEW REPRESSINGS) ESPECIALLY VIRTUALLY NEARLY UNPLAYED. UNFORTUNATELY MY SHELVES ARE FULL AND ITS TIME TO PASS SOME OF MY COLLECTION ON.
THE VINYL LP IS PLAYGRADED AT MINT MINUS. I HAVE PLAYED IT JUST TWICE.
IT HAS ONLY BEEN OUT OF ITS INNER SLEEVES THREE TIMES. TWICE TO PLAY IT NEW (I THEN ARCHIVED IT) AND TODAY TO CHECK/PHOTOGRAPH THE VINYL.
(ALL GRADINGS ARE RARE RECORD COLLECTOR GRADINGS).
THE LABELS GRADE IN MINT (PLEASE SEE PICS).
THE SLEEVE GRADES AT EXCELLENT PLUS PLUS WITH A DELETION NOTCH (DONE IN THE US AS AN IMPORT - SEE PIC 10) THE ODD BIT OF STORAGE WEAR.
THE INNER PICTURE SLEEVE GRADES AT EX MINUS WITH A DELETION NOTCH (THERE IS A MINOR SEAM UNDONE WHERE THE GLUE HAS DRIED UP ON THE INNER SLEEVE APPROX ONE AND A HALF INCHES ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE)
THIS EVER HARDER TO SOURCE US VINYL PRESSING (ON SIRE RECORDS) RARELY COMES UP FOR SALE AND IS NOT A MODERN REISSUE.
TRACKLIST: A1
A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours
A2
I Started Something I Couldn't Finish
A3
Death Of A Disco Dancer
A4
Girlfriend In A Coma
A5
Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
B1
Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
B2
Unhappy Birthday
B3
Paint A Vulgar Picture
B4
Death At One's Elbow
B5
I Won't Share You
I grade strictly to the Rare Record Grading System. I do not ever describe records as 'used' and I try to be as informative as possible and include a definition of grading below:
Rare Record Collector Grading: M- (MINT MINUS)
Mint Minus: Description: The record itself is in as new condition with no or very minor (paper/sleeve removal non sounding scuff) surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect or near perfect condition. *Only records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed can be graded as Mint*
I offer a no quibble returns on my vinyl (buyer pays return postage). I DO NOT POST OUTSIDE THE UK
Please contact me if any issues asap.
I offer combined postage.price rating
