ROXY MUSIC Roxy Music 1972 UK ISLAND 1st PRESS NEAR MINT
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ROXY MUSIC Roxy Music 1972 UK ISLAND 1st PRESS *NEAR MINT*
ROXY MUSICRoxy Music (The First Roxy Music Album)
1972 UK ISLAND (ILPS 9200) FIRST PRESSING OF ROXY MUSIC'S SUBLIME DEBUT
GREAT COPY WHICH HAS SEEN LITTLE, IF ANY PLAY AND SOUNDS LIKE NEW
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE PINK RIM ISLAND LABELS
MATRIX: ILPS 9200 A-2U / ILPS 9200 B-3U
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/MR and 1/GR
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL DEEPLY GLOSSY GATEFOLD COVER "Printed and made by Tinsley Robor Group Ltd." WITH ANTHONY PRICE'S CHIC AND GLAMOROUS STYLING
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND "MADE IN ENGLAND" PRINTED IN BLUE
Falling halfway between musical primitivism and art rock ambition, Roxy Music's eponymous debut remains a startling redefinition of rock's boundaries.
Simultaneously embracing kitschy glamour and avant-pop, Roxy Music shimmers with seductive style and pulsates with disturbing synthetic textures.
Although no musician demonstrates much technical skill at this point, they are driven by boundless imagination -- Brian Eno's synthesized "treatments" exploit electronic instruments as electronics, instead of trying to shoehorn them into conventional acoustic patterns. Similarly, Bryan Ferry finds that his vampiric croon is at its most effective when it twists conventional melodies, Phil Manzanera's guitar is terse and unpredictable, while Andy Mackay's saxophone subverts rock & roll clichés by alternating R&B honking with atonal flourishes.
But what makes Roxy Music such a confident, astonishing debut is how these primitive avant-garde tendencies are married to full-fledged songs. That was the trick that elevated Roxy Music from an art school project to the most adventurous rock band of the early '70s.
Side A:
Remake/Re-Model (5:10)
Ladytron (4:21)
If There Is Something (6:33)
2 H.B. (4:30)
Side B:
The Bob (Medley) (5:48)
Chance Meeting (3:00)
Would You Believe? (3:47)
Sea Breezes (7:00)
Bitters End (2:02)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels with barely a spindle trace to be seen
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like-new with just some light hairlines and brush marks - all audibly harmless
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays like new throughout.
The (very) occasional low-level tick noted, nothing really but nothing else and actually one of the cleanest pressings I have heard.
In my opinion they really do not come much better
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Again, lovely condition, like new.
Crisp, clean and fresh with a deep, deep glossy sheen with edges sharp and all spine text is clear and bold.
The gatefold still creaks when opened.
Just one light soft crease on the top opening corner
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Tracked)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £25.00 (International Tracked)
DUE TO THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES I WILL ONLY BE POSTING ONCE A WEEK ON FRIDAY
Combined Post: Additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any 1281 (GS 8.3.5 (1281))
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