Portion Control – I Staggered Mentally 1982 - VERY RARE
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I am looking to find a new home for this album with part of an old record collection I have. These have all been stored flat and are all in excellent condition for their age, or else any issues stated under condition report below. These have been well looked after. Some are as new and there are rarities to be found.
RARE – RARE – RARE! EARLY HARD, RHYTHMIC ELECTRONICS!!
Portion Control – 'I Staggered Mentally'
Label: In Phaze Records
Catalog#: CP007
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic
Style: Rhythmic Noise, Industrial, Experimental, Early Techno
Tracklist
A1
He Is Patriotic
3:18
A2
Out Of Order
3:47
A3
Plateau Stage
4:15
A4
All Present And Correct
3:32
A5
Karsic
3:21
B1
Sex Crimes
4:31
B2
Sure Is Kinda Spooky
2:29
B3
Mass Disorder
5:02
B4
Fiends
3:22
B5
Sort Out
3:08
Condition of vinyl is excellent rarely played, looks like new, not a mark! Sleeve has some minor edge wear and previous owners name written on edge of inside of cover - does not detract from the sleeve.
Portion Control is a British electronic and industrial band from South London. The band calls its music style electropunk or hard rhythmic electronics. They have been name checked by Depeche Mode, Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly, Orbital, The Prodigy, and others and copied by many other artists. The band pioneered the use of sampling and used, to great effect, the Apple II computer based Greengate DS3 sampling and sequencing system.
History
Portion Control first formed in 1980 and the original incarnation of the group existed until 1987. They released a variety of seminal recordings on a variety of indie labels, some self-produced but mainly on Illuminated Records, as well as Rhythmic Records and Dead Man's Curve. In 1984 the band supported Depeche Mode on their UK and European tour. In early 1987 Portion Control joined the management roster of Tom Watkins and signed a record deal with London Records and promptly vanished. They reformed a few years later as Solar Enemy which survived from 1990 to 1993. Portion Control weren't seen again until 2002 when fansite 319 Online
announced a resumption of activities by the band resulting not long after in a free downloadable software demo featuring graphics, a rare remix of an old track, and samples of new material. Nothing else was released by them, however, until early 2004 with the release of the critically acclaimed double album Wellcome (the title inspired by the work of Sir Henry Wellcome).
Since then Portion Control have been active with concert and festival appearances as well as multiple releases on a variety of formats.
WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTOS IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE.
PLEASE NOTE THAT I WILL BE POSTING THIS RECORD (IF IT SELLS) IN A USED RECORD MAILER WHICH IS STILL PERFECTLY USABLE WITH A CARDBOARD INSERT.
The shipping costs for a single 12" (1 x 12") are:
UK 1st Class: £2.68 or 1st class recorded at £3.45
Airmail Europe (2-7 days): £3.36
Airmail Outside Europe (4-8 days): £5.67
Please note that Royal Mail international signed for may be advised after the sale, depending on sale price, this costs £5 more on top of postage prices quoted – please be aware of this.
I can hopefully offer discounted shipping for multiple-item orders, please contact me.
More information or photographs is also available upon request, don’t be afraid to ask.
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