X-RAY SPEX GERM FREE ADOLESCENTS 78 UK VINYL LP 1ST PRESS EXC TOP AUDIO VG+ SLV
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TIME TO LIST SOME MORE OF MY VINYL RECORDS AS I'M UNFORTUNATELY RUNNING OUT OF SPACE IN THE HOUSE.
I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING VINYL RECORDS SINCE 1970 AND HAVE OVER 3,000 LP'S AND SINGLES. ALL HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY PLAYED ON A HIGH END SYSTEM, MOST HAVE BEEN STORED IN PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVES IN RECORD BOXES/MDF ICUBES AWAY FROM ANY HEAT AND IN A SMOKE FREE HOUSE. (NOT IN THE LOFT)
EVERY NOW AND THEN I LIST SOME RECORDS WHICH I HAVE DUPLICATES OF OR RARELY PLAY TO FUND MY BUYING OF OTHER RECORDS.
PLEASE NOTE THAT I FULLY PLAY GRADE ALL MY LISTINGS THROUGH HEADPHONES AND GIVE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VINYL, COVER AND PLAYBACK USING THE RECORD COLLECTORS GUIDE 2014. I NEVER USE MINT CONDITION EXCEPT FOR ON A SEALED BRAND NEW RECORD.
PLEASE BID WITH CONFIDENCE, I HAVE BEEN BUYING AND SELLING RECORDS ON EBAY SINCE 2006 AND HAVE 100% FEEDBACK.
IF BY ANY CHANCE YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH MY SERVICE PLEASE CONTACT ME FIRST TO RESOLVE ANY ISSUE AS I DO OFFER A FULL REFUND ONCE THE RECORD IS RETURNED TO ME SAFELY IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY.
IF YOU BUY MORE THAN 1 X LP PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING AS I DISCOUNT ON THE POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE BUYS AS BELOW ON MY LISTING.
ANYWAY, HERE WE HAVE A SUPERB UK FIRST PRESS COPY OF A BRILLIANT X-RAY SPEX FIRST AND ONLY ALBUM :
X-RAY SPEX, GERM FREE ADOLESCENTS 1978 UK VINYL LP. A FIRST PRESS VINYL LP ON THE EMI INTERNATIONAL / ART-I-FICIAL PRODUCTS RECORDS LABEL, INS 3023 ( OC 062-61 787 ) . IN PLAYED QUITE A FEW TIMES EXCELLENT AUDIO CONDITION WITH A VERY GOOD PLUS LAMINATED NON GATE FOLD SLEEVE AND EXCELLENT LYRIC INNER. STORED AFTER QUITE A FEW PLAYS SINCE PURCHASE. THIS SOUNDS GREAT WITH HARDLY ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE, JUST A FEW LIGHT RANDOM TICS. A GREAT AUDIO COPY. ONLY SELLING AS I HAVE ANOTHER COPY.
1978 UK FIRST PRESS VARIATION 1 STAMPED AND ETCHED MATRIX NUMBERS (AS LISTED BELOW ON THE DISCOGS WEBSITE) :
SIDE 1 : INS 3023 A-1 2 1 MASTERED AT 'ABBEY ROAD' - NICK SIDE 2 : INS 3023 B-1 M D 2 NICK UU
FROM THE DISCOGS WEBSITE :
X-Ray Spex ?– Germfree Adolescents
Label: EMI International ?– INS 3023, EMI International ?– OC 062-61 787 Format: Vinyl, LP, AlbumCountry: UK Released: 10 Nov 1978 Genre: Rock Style: Punk
Tracklist
A1 Art-I-Ficial 3:21 A2 Obsessed With You 2:26 A3 Warrior In Woolworths 3:04 A4 Let's Submerge 3:23 A5 I Can't Do Anything 2:55 A6 Identity 2:22 B1 Genetic Engineering 2:45 B2 I Live Off You 2:06 B3 I Am A Poseur 2:29 B4 Germ Free Adolescents 3:09 B5 Plastic Bag 4:56 B6 The Day The World Turned Dayglo 2:50Companies, etc.
- Record Company – EMI Records Ltd.
- Record Company – Art-I-Ficial Products
- Copyright (c) – Festawood Ltd.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Mobjack Ltd.
- Recorded At – Essex Studios
- Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse
- Mastered At – Abbey Road Studios
- Pressed By – EMI Records
Credits
- Bass – Paul Dean (2)
- Drums – BP Hurding*
- Engineer – John MacKenzie Burns
- Engineer [Assistant] – Andy Pearce
- Guitar – Jak Airport
- Mastered By – Nick Webb
- Other [Extra Special Thanks To] – Phil Presky
- Other [Special Thanks To] – Ted Bunting
- Photography By – Trevor Key
- Producer – X-Ray Spex
- Producer, Artwork By [Cover Concept] – Falcon Stuart
- Saxophone – Rudi Thomson*
- Sleeve – Cooke Key
- Vocals – Poly - Styrene*
- Written-By – P. Styrene*
Notes
Issued on custom 'X-ray Spex' labels in a fully laminated picture sleeve and cardstock inner sleeve with rounded corners, illustrated and with lyrics printed in brown.On rear cover:
Art-I-Ficial Products.
EMI Records Ltd. Hayes, Middlesex, England.
Made and Printed in Great Britain.
Available on Tape.
E.D.T. G.L.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped variation 1, tag etched): INS 3023 A-1 MASTERED AT' ABBEY ROAD'-NICK
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped variation 1, tag etched): INS 3023 B-1 NICK UU
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped variation 2, tag etched): INS 3023 A-2 MASTERED AT' ABBEY ROAD'-NICK
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped variation 2, tag etched): INS 3023 B-1 NICK UU
LABELS : I CAN SEE SOME SPINDLE MARKS ON EACH SIDE. PLAYED QUITE A FEW TIMES. VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION.
VINYL VISUAL : WITH A NICE SHEEN, THERE ARE JUST A FEW LIGHT SCUFF MARKS ON SIDE 1 AND SOME LIGHT SLEEVE REMOVAL MARKS UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT. THERE IS HARDLY ANY BACKGROUND CRACKLE EXCEPT IN THE FEW QUIET PARTS. ALSO A FEW RANDOM LIGHT TICS HERE AND THERE ON SIDE 1, NOTHING INTRUSIVE. VISUALLY NEAR EXCELLENT CONDITION.
VINYL PLAYBACK : THIS PLAYS THROUGH SUPERBLY WITH A LOUD CUT FIRST PRESS BASSY SOUND. THERE IS HARDLY ANY CRACKLE ON PLAYBACK AS MENTIONED, JUST A COUPLE OF RANDOM DUST IN THE GROOVES POPS AND TICS HERE AND THERE. THE WHOLE ALBUM IS IN EXCELLENT AUDIO CONDITION WITH THE DYNAMIC MUSIC CRISP AND RIGHT TO THE FORE. THERE IS NOTHING INTRUSIVE THAT DETRACTS FROM A SUPERB SOUNDING ALBUM. NO SKIPS, HEAVY CLICKS OR JUMPS. THIS SOUNDS GREAT THROUGH HEADPHONES.
THEREFORE OVERALL IN EXCELLENT AUDIO CONDITION, A GREAT AUDIO COPY.
I HAVE ALSO CLEANED THE RECORD OF ANY DUST WITH ANTI-STATIC FLUID IN MY KNOSTI-ANTI STAT RECORD CLEANER AND PLACED IT IN A BRAND NEW ANTI-STATIC POLYTHENE INNER.
FULLY LAMINATED SURFACE NON GATE FOLD SLEEVE MADE AND PRINTED IN ENGLAND : KEPT IN A RECORD BOX SINCE STORAGE, WITH NO OBVIOUS EDGE WEAR. NO STICKER REMOVAL MARKS. THE SPINE IS CRISP AND TOTALLY LEGIBLE BUT WITH SOME EDGE CREASES. VERY MINIMAL RING WEAR OR RUBBING MARKS. SOME EDGE AND LAMINATE CREASES AND SOME TINY CORNER BUMPS. (SEE PICS). THE OPENING EDGE HAS NO FEATHERING.
OVERALL IN VERY GOOD PLUS CONDITION, A VERY NICE SLEEVE.
PLEASE SEE THE NUMEROUS PICTURES.
ROUNDED CORNERS CARD LYRIC INNER SLEEVE : NO OBVIOUS CREASES. NO SPLITS CAUSED BY THE RECORD'S EDGE. NO WRITING, NO STAINS, EXCELLENT CONDITION.
I WILL ALSO SEND THIS OUT TO THE WINNING BIDDER WITH A BRAND NEW PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE TO PROTECT THE COVER.
OVERALL AN EXCELLENT TOP AUDIO CONDITION UK FIRST PRESSING COPY OF THIS CLASSIC X-RAY SPEX FIRST AND ONLY ALBUM WITH A VERY GOOD PLUS NON GATE FOLD SLEEVE AND EXCELLENT LYRIC INNER. A GREAT COPY OF A BRILLIANT 1978 PUNK ALBUM.
LOW STARTING PRICE, SO GRAB A BARGAIN. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS, MORE SUPERB CONDITION RECORDS TO BE LISTED SOON.
I WILL POST TO THE REST OF EUROPE £14 TRACKABLE AIRMAIL AND TO THE REST OF THE WORLD £18 TRACKABLE AIRMAIL BUT PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING.
THESE WILL BE SENT OUT TO UK BUYERS 2ND CLASS SIGNED FOR/TRACKABLE IN PROPER RECORD MAILERS WELL STIFFENED WITH THICK CARDBOARD FOR PROTECTION.
I OFFER DISCOUNTED POSTAGE IN THE UK, SIGNED FOR/TRACKABLE - MAXIMUM OF 3 X LP'S IN A BOXED MAILER :
1 X LP- £5, 2 X LP'S - £6, 3 X LP'S - £7.
HAPPY BIDDING!
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