The Smiths Louder Than Bombs EX- ROUGH 255 Gatefold Double LP 1ST UK A1/B1/C1/D1

	£		24
	$		32

I Have loads more punk/new wave/indie items currently listed so Check out my other items! And plenty more to list in every catagory (from rare 50's cheesecake to thrash metal promos!) over the next 2 months (I'm saving to go travelling AND need the space, so downsizing is the obvious solution! So don't miss a thing and Be sure to add me to your favourites list! 
I've just had a nightmare, having spent the whole day listing items in detail, trying to view them, and seemingly they've all got lost in the ether, how is that possible?! Anyway it'll teach me for not saving drafts on my computer! So please accept my apologies for the incomplete nature of these current listings, I'll try and write more as the week progresses, though I'll complete the ones people show most interest in first! Many thanks for understanding!

On 17-Jul-13 at 17:15:24 BST, seller added the following information:

I have bought and sold records for years here and there (including some very very rare ones), but every now and then one needs a clean-out, otherwise what's left to collect!?! In truth I need both space and the money to go travelling, and so want to sell as many as possible in the next 1 and a half months, so if there are particular rarities that you're after, please let me know, and if I have them, I'll make a strong effort to list them sooner rather than later! Due to my time constraints, I'm listing fairly simply for most listings, if there's particular interest in some item I'll endeavour to expand the information. But just to clarify, I've never had my gradings questioned (except by some kind and very satisfied customers who have told me I'm over-severe! Please check past feedback!)
OK Then!
Here's a really superb copy of the very 1st A1/B1/C1/D1 pressing of The Smiths' Louder Than Bombs 2xLP Comp on Rough Trade (ROUGH 255). You probably know the story of this LP, if not wikipedia will fill you in pretty extensively, but basically, this was originally put together by Sire in the US to cover alot of the non album tracks that weren't available in the US, and do what Hatful of Hollow, and The World Won't Listen had partially done in the UK, though public demand required this record to be released in limited numbers in the UK. This is one such copy, and what a copy!   Discs: Disc 1: EX Yes that's right! About as perfect as could be! Even under direct strong light! Disc 2: a few very light surface marks/hairlines visible when angled to strong direct light, Audio is perfect on both! Labels: EX- 1 very light spindle rub near centre hole of side 1, also just a single one on the second side, can't really see any on side 3, and a handful on side 4 (all of these are very feint, and visible when angled across direct strong light) Inner Sleeves: EX- The Inner-sleeves of this copy are superb! Really hardly look like they've been touched much at all, completely crisp, no disc wear, no wear-throughs, opening mouths superb, the very edges of a couple of the flip back tabs right near the corners, have been folded back very slightly (we're talking in millimetres rather than centimetres!), and a very slightly oily mark is IN the paper of one of them, what I mean by this is that part of the pulp that was used to make this paper it seems, had a slight oily content, as I can see the piece of pulp in question from the inside, but it's part of the paper! certainly doesn't affect anything. There are absolutely no handling indents, let alone any significant wear on either inner! Sleeve: EX ! Yes EX, possibly even EX+, but for the spine being a very slightly lighter shade of orange, which I can only think is slight fade, I might be wrong, in which case it's better still!  Completely crisp, the spine is completely square and legible with absolutely no sign of any crushing etc. You'd have to look very long and hard to see shelf wear on the bottom edge either, really stunning! The opening mouths are completely crisp, couldn't be better! Of all the Smiths records form this collection, all of which were in extremely good condition, I'd say this record is probably the best condition, which is quite a happy stroke of luck! 
Deadwax Info/Matrices etc.   Side 1:
ROUGH 255-A1 C TY1
Side 2:
ROUGH 255-B1 A 4 TY1
Side 3:
ROUGH 255- C1 A 3 TY1
Side 4:
ROUGH 255-D1 A 3 TY1
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GOOD LUCK AND HAPPY BIDDING!

My Grading system:

Based on a slightly stricter version of the Record Collector, Rare Record Price Guide system.

I Don't believe in Mint, I almost only ever hear it from sellers who don't know the grading systems, therefore, you won't hear me using "MINT". If an Item is sealed I will state it as such, but still will only go as high as EX+.

EX+: Sealed, or seemingly NEVER played, if EX+ were to ever spill over to an item that may have been played a handful of times, but incredibly carefully, I will explain this thoroughly!

EX: The top end really, someone has very much cared for this record, else forgotten they've had it! Again only played with reverence, and not played much!

EX-: Very similar to EX, but slightly more realistic, many cared for collections may have a few EX- discs in them, though usually they'll be those James Last records your Auntie bought for you and (hopefully) you've never listened to since!

VG+: Again a very well looked after record, though with noticeable surface marks/hairlines when caught in the light, the worst one may hear is the lightest, very occasional background noise, often not even this on many players!

VG: Same as above, except more surface marks,  and a little more audio background noise, though certainly not detracting from the listening experience. A good playing copy for someone who buys to play the record.

VG-: A little worse, still very listenable, and plays though fine, though might not be the end of the world, if someone drunkenly adds a few more surface marks to it one night! Background noise will be there in some form!

G+: "Good" doesn't really mean good does it?! G+ means it still plays though, though someone in the room, un-used to records (and probably born when minidiscs were already a thing of the past!), will probably make a comment about the crackliness.

G: You won't want to use your best stylus on this one probably! We're definitely in "filler" territory now, unless it's a particularly rare copy, this is a party copy, you shouldn't mind when this one gets a scratch, (you might not even notice!).

G-: If crackling gives vinyl it's "warm" sound, then this one is beginning to become a fire hazard! The likelihood is you won't catch me selling a record at this condition or less, unless there really is special cause (rarity/signed/mispressed etc.). 

I often won't even grade things lower than a "decent playing copy" (VG-), though if they don't play through or are warped etc (even if they do play through), I will mention "JUMPS", "WARPED" etc. etc. either in the title, or near the beginning of the item's description, so there can be no doubt!

I endeavour to be as meticulous as possible when grading, and almost always play test the entirety of every LP and 7" I'm selling (often I make an MP3 back-up of it too... yes I know it's obsessive), but I'm sure one of these days I will overlook something, or someone will have reason to question my gradings (so far I have only had the honour of being told that I'm shooting myself in the foot by undergrading! If an honour, that is!), in which case please do contact me, and we will sort the issue out! 

Please check out my other rare punk/new wave/indie in my other items!

And I'll be listing loads more over the next few weeks so be sure to add me to your favourites list and check in regularly

Alittle about me!

I've collected records for about 20 years, and now have TONNES! I want to go travelling for as long as I can, and as such don't want to have too many possessions to have to store, I also need dosh to travel as freely as I'd like, and therefore selling the bulk of my collection seems the best of both worlds! I love records and will still keep buying them, I'm sure, but I really need to downsize in a big way! I do have some seriously RARE records to list over the next few months, and will price them to sell, so please do watch this space!

And if you're at all unsure, please check my previous feedback for tales of satisfied customers, many of whom return again and again!!

I will of course, if you aren't ENTIRELY happy with your item offer you a full refund upon a quick return of the item, in exactly the same condition I sent it out in, I wont however cover the postage costs- just in order to put off any time-wasters, I hope you understand. I do have here some REAL MEGA-RARITIES, and I understand perhaps your confidence in me might not be complete, as I haven't listed for a while, which is why I offer this offer of full re-embursment. However I am not a fan of the trend of people trying it on and asking to keep the item but want a partial re-fund, I haven't had it happen to me, and want to keep it that way, so please don't try that, I will happily offer your full winning bid money back upon the safe return of the item, and I think that's fair. 

I am very strict with my grading, having been a collector myself for many years, and I try to include as much relavent information as possible on sales, however if you have any further questions please don't hesitate to ask, I will gladly resond as soon as I can.

One thing I would ask is that the winning bidders do leave feedback, as it's annoying when people overlook it.

I happily offer reductions of postage costs on multiple-items, 

I try grade using direct sunlight which shows up more than anything (hence where poss I take my photos in direct sunlight too), however living in the Pennine Hills, contrary to popular rumour it isn't sunny here EVERY day! So when this isn't always possible, as a backup I also use a 100 Watt lightbulb, though when poss I try to use both.

I feel my grading system is stricter than many I see used, but the sellers I respect on Ebay and elsewhere seem to be of the same mind as me, I'd much prefer to be known as someone who undergrades and you can get a good record from, than someone you have to wonder, "actually is their VG+ quite what I'd expect from that?". Hope I can win you over! 

(SOMETIMES I MAY COME ACROSS A RECORD OF SIGNIFFICANT RARITY/DESIRABILITY THAT MAY HAVE A JUMP/STICK IN IT. IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT THAT I THINK SOMEONE MAY WANT IT (EG. IT'S COVER'S IN GOOD NICK, OR IT'S A PRIVATE PRESSING/PROMO OF LIMITED AVAILABILITY) I'LL CLEARLY MARK THIS IN THE TITLE "JUMPS" OR "WARPED" ETC.)

Good luck and Happy Bidding! Loads more punk/new wave etc. etc. every genre really to come over the next 2 months! so...

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