THROBBING GRISTLE - DOA… RARE ORIG UK 1979 INDUSTRIAL EX LP + FREE REPRO CARDS.

	£		37
	$		48

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Artist or Band: THROBBING GRISTLE

Album Title: DoA … The Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle

Producer(s): Throbbing Gristle

TRACK LIST:

Side 1: IBM; Hit by a Rock; United; Valley of the Shadow of Death; Dead on Arrival; Weeping.

Side 2: Hamburger Lady; Hometime; AB/7A; E-Coli; Death Threats; Walls of Sound; Blood on the Floor.

Label/Format: Industrial with matt, smooth surfaces.

Label Conditions: Both very clean, fresh and attractive with only a tiny few light, fine and faint spindle marks and no wear around the hole area.

Cat Number: IR 0004

Mode / Speed: Stereo / 33.3 rpm.

Warps: Assume all records I offer have no warping of any significance and all tracking is easy and effortless and should play on all turntables and even ‘budget’ decks.

Weight of this Record: 140 grams. A very good solid weight for this time.

Country of Manufacture: England

Rarity: Scarce as a first Industrial pressing. An album that has been repressed in different versions and labels over time. A limited number of originals included two post cards – 1000 is a number mentioned, but these are rarely seen or offered, personally I think the number is considerably lower. I own this album myself that includes them, so due to their rarity I include a reproduction of them both as a FREE extra to any winning bidder of this auction. For those unfamiliar with them, they look almost the same as the originals and are of fine quality. One is a creepy black and white picture of a girl. The other is the 1979 calendar.

Original Year of Release: 1979

Matrix Nos: IR+0004+A / IR+0004+B

Musicians: Genesis P-Orridge – vocals, bass guitar, violin, effects; Cosey Fanni Tutti – lead guitar, effects, tape, production; Chris Carter – synthesiser, electronics, tape, production; Peter Christopherson – tape, electronics.

Brief Artist & Album Info: Emerging from Manchester around the same time as punk rock, this uncompromising band’s music was far more revolutionary. They made a sound like no other at this time, or probably since. Their ‘music’ was very angry, even ugly, it was designed to counterpoint the squalor and cruelty they saw in late-20th century city life. Very uncommercial with little sales potential, the number of records pressed reflected in the number they probably expected to sell, although they were later repressed in the same small numbers. They were largely derided or ignored by the music press at the time. Airplay was practically zero, even John Peel did not play their music and he was never afraid to promote the obscure. They only made three studio/partial live albums, this being the second, although their catalogue is now considerable as they recorded all their live gigs. Their official output, as stated is very limited, rarely seen and highly collectable and sort-after. This album is intensely dark and at times scary and makes for uncomfortable listening. ‘Hamburger Lady’ is without doubt the most disturbing song I have ever heard – that remains the case since I first heard it in 1980 to this very day. Now this may all sound totally unlistenable for readers of this listing, but I would totally disagree - this groundbreaking quartet had something to say and did not hold back. They had their ideas about the bad things in life and simply put them to music.

Their live work was far more severe with levels of intensity that few other bands or artists ever matched, chaos often reined – their sound deliberately confrontational, full-on and controversial. Over time, their music has been re-evaluated and far more appreciated – that hardly unusual for those who dared to be different at the time. Clearly they are not for the faint-hearted but have a somewhat addictive quality, but certain an acquired taste. Their follow-up ‘20 Jazz Funk Greats’ proved a fraction more accessible but still light-years from the mainstream. Indeed both albums are often included within lists of essential albums to be heard – many consider them the premier pioneers in industrial music. For those with an ear to listen, Throbbing Gristle had a message, but it was never pretty or easy – but certainly compelling, if difficult and dark.

Cover Grade and Format: EXCELLENT: or close to. A single unlaminated format with coated or varnished surfaces that give a fairly shiny finish. Printed and made in England, includes the plain white inner sleeve. Also repros of the two very rare post cards as a free extra to the winning bidder to make the album like ‘complete’.

Cover Front: Moderate corner tip rubbing with any marks to the surface few and fine. Minimal rubbing traces and barely any creasing, the surface retains fine shine and freshness.

Cover Back: The back is better if anything with less tip rubbing or blemishes, quite impressive for a predominately black surface.

Top Edge: Straight with hardly any wear bar a tip rub on the right tip.

Bottom Edge: Patchy light rubbing, moderate near each end.

Right Edge(s), and Type: Clean, mostly sharp with very little wear. Any thickening or burring minimal and light as seen viewed end-on. Record enters on this edge that is guaranteed untrimmed or enhanced.

Spine and Text: The spine has a surface scuff and mark above the main text, that apart, little else to fault – the reason for the quite cautious overall grading. Solid, straight with minimal compression. The text is fully present and barely worn as seen.

Corners: Moderate tip rubbing with the odd tiny tip crease. Fine to very fine shape largely retained.

Cover Summary: Covers from this era are generally less resilient to wear, but still a very fine example of this scarce Industrial original. It should please many collectors. I reiterate again: the two post cards are very fine reproductions as a free bonus to the winning bidder. Both being incredibly rare and elusive, this gives the album a feel of being ‘complete’.

The Inner Sleeve: EXCELLENT(+): a plain white unlined inner with two crisp undamaged window circles, minimal creasing and all edges unsplit with no repairs.

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: EXCELLENT: a very fine visual copy that is very clean with equally fine shine and very solidly pressed. A copy with minimal plays on all the evidence with any surface trace marks very light and faint as seen critically under bright angled light. No penetrating stylus scratches and when viewed in normal room light, little even registers. Visually a lovely record that should please many collectors again.

Album Played For Grading: Yes. [I play ALL records I offer before submitting to Ebay, also the record is played in its entirety unless clearly stated otherwise. I do NOT play snippets or joining grooves to check for sound quality and quietness – I play from the beginning to end via clinically revealing B&W speakers that include the legendary tweeter from their awesome Nautilus range that reveals every blemish or minuscule sound present on any record.]

Sound Quality and Audio Grading: This elusive industrial classic plays even above it’s high visual grading with very little to fault. Offering strong, distortion-free sound, all frequencies are sharp and clear - sound quality is very high with a wide dynamic range and very detailed sound. Any surface sounds are minimal indeed and this is an exceptional clean pressing with no tracking issues*. Few will outperform this early pressing significantly I feel sure. Both channels are clean and sharp, I am certain this record has been played only lightly and has been reasonably well stored and carefully handled. I state again, this is uncompromising, uncommercial, dark and uncomfortable listening – no one else covered taboos quite like Throbbing Gristle and this is not a record for everyone. The song titles more than give an insight of what to expect. Nothing spoilt the listening experience on play-grade, and this is the first one of these I have had for ages. It could prove difficult to find significantly better and can be strongly recommended for fans of this original and pioneering band.

* As played-graded on a high-end Linn LP12 Sondek turntable with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Quintet Black moving coil cartridge tracking at 2.2 grams.

Now one of the most established sellers on Ebay and still offering the finest and most accurately described and graded records I can find. I pride myself on offering a variety of genres to keep my site as interesting as possible. I will rarely offer any record that falls below a true Excellent grading, unless its of a certain rarity which will justify offering a lesser grade. I try, to the best of my ability to describe as accurately and as honesty as I can all items I offer for sale with all the relevant information I can think of to help any potential bidder and collector. You may notice I only submit records sparingly on Ebay as I Play-Grade every record I offer in their entirety – also on higher-end equipment – not just bits to guess a grade - visuals alone do not always tell a true or full story. I will mention any defects or flaws no matter how small that I notice to be fair as possible to any interested collector – I am very fussy and my buyers have the right to be too. Every record I offer, whether it be a common or rare item deserves the same respect as far as I am concerned and will be treated the same - just because an item is rare does not always mean it’s good. I get just as much pleasure offering a relatively common record in stunning near mint condition as the real rare items. All the pictures I use for your guidance are taken with a digital camera or scanned - they are NOT improved, cleaned-up or made better looking than they are with camera trickery or enhancing with digital programs. Room light factors can make things vary sometimes, that is hard to control, especially in winter. If any picture I take looks more flattering than the actual item for any reason, I will clearly state the fact in the advert and vice-versa. I hope the item below is to your liking - any questions can be emailed and I will do my very best to answer you. I am enthusiastic, and have a fair degree of knowledge about many genres and I promise quality items - bid with confidence - excellence comes as standard and so does Near Mint regularly. Please assume all records I offer have NO jumps, sticks, warps or writing on covers or labels unless clearly stated to the contrary. Thanks for your interest and Good luck – MIKE.

Deck: Linn LP12/Hercules/Cirkus with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Quintet Black moving coil cartridge (tracks at 2.2 grams). Amps: Naim Supernait 2 with Project USB phono stage and Tellerium Black interconnects. Speakers: B&W 704 Floorstanding 3-way Monitors (bi-wired with Tellurium Black terminated cable). All records I offer on Ebay are cleaned on a professional VPI-17 vacuum machine before play-grading for the cleanest and best possible sound and will include a brand new lined inner and protective cover too. Pictures taken with a Nikon D5000 SLR Digital Camera.

PACKING - THIS IS WHAT YOU GET.

What You Get: To confirm to the strict Ebay rules on shipping, I must now send ALL my packets ‘Signed-For’ with NO exceptions. Both buyers and sellers want their packets to have a safer journey and this is not a bad thing.

I now offer the fastest possible posting, often the very next day after payment is received or within two to three days maximum (unless on holiday). I only use FIRST-CLASS Mail. The record’s cover will be placed within a BRAND NEW soft protective sleeve and the actual record will be professionally cleaned on my new VPI-17 Pro vacuum system to give ultimate clean grooves and playing surfaces and the best possible looks and ultimate sound quality. You will NOT get tired, dull looking, dust infested records inside worn and foggy covers with tatty inners from this seller and that’s a promise and guarantee. All records are posted in professional boxes (NOT Mailers, these do not offer any real protection). The record(s) are REMOVED from their main cover to avoid edge splits and placed within a brand new polylined inner. The record’s original inner will be included if available. The boxes are then reinforced with at least TWO, ULTRA THICK stiffeners for maximum extra protection – these are FOUR TIMES thicker than commercial stiffeners and are custom-made for oneadayrecords. Really rare and expensive albums will even be Double Boxed if deemed necessary and possible. When larger boxes are used, the thick record and stiffener ‘sandwich’ is then thickly embedded into bubble-wrap to bulk out the record inside the box to centre the item inside to reduce the risk of damage still further. Printed address labels are used for clarity as well as a sender label. Customers requests or special needs for P&P will be respected if at all possible but ‘Signed-For’ posting is NOT an option anymore. I do not profit on posting, better quality packaging costs, I offer probably the best-value and safest shipping possible for ultimate confidence. The boxes and ultra thick double-wall stiffeners make a near impregnable fortress for safe shipping and this is used inland and overseas for ALL my records, not just the rare and expensive. I will invoice any winning bidder as soon as possible after the auction ends. My ‘loss’ or ‘damage rate’ is minuscule in over 14 years of Ebay trading and I consider that pretty exceptional. The only damage rate acceptable for this seller is ZERO and I think my packets will offer just that. It would take a vicious postman or postal service to damage these for sure. Oneadayrecords is a MAILER-FREE ZONE – they offer next-to-no-protection, and should be banned, no ‘professional’ should consider using them in my opinion. I discount of course for multiple purchases with a maximum of FIVE records per box (one double can sometimes be included subject to total weight). All postage costs are below and at the top of the listing.

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PLEASE NOTE: I now exercise my right to open a dispute after the Ebay rule of TWO days if no payment is received. I will then cancel the dispute to end the bid, again after the mandatory FOUR days and then offer the item to the runner-up or relist. The non-payer will also be blocked from my Ebay site as will any suspicious bids or bid withdrawals. Small businesses need prompt payment to trade and these strict rules WILL be applied.

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Posting & Packing: UK & CHANNEL ISLANDS all now sent via Recorded Delivery:

1 LP (FIRST-CLASS Recorded Delivery with Standard Royal Mail Insurance) [Signed For] = £4.75

1 LP (Special Delivery with Standard £500 Maximum Insurance) [Signed For, Next Day] = £7.50. (this includes insurance of £500). Add £1 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: EUROPE & SCANDINAVIA. (Airmail Only):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£50 maximum]) = £12.50 (enhanced Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3). Add £2 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: ALL OVERSEAS (non-European) e.g. USA (ANY PART OF); South America; New Zealand; Australia; Canada; Japan and other Far East; (Airmail Only: I NEVER use Surface Mail):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£50 maximum]) = £16.50 (£17.50 for double sets). Add £3 per extra LP. (enhanced Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3)

Payment Conditions:

I prefer PayPal or cheque from UK winning bidders. I can accept PayPal from overseas bidders or direct payment into my bank account.

Potential Bidders: I will cancel any bids I feel are time-wasters. A maximum 3 days for communication and 7 days for payment to arrive - if not I will relist the item or offer to the runner-up. Fast deals get great feedback from me. Any questions - please ask and thanks for looking.

My Guarantee: If any winning bidder is not satisfied with their purchase I will offer a complete refund. I will not refund if any defect detail is clearly stated on the advert and missed by the buyer, so read the item description carefully. If any overseas collector does not understand anything in my listing, please email and ask me to help. Thank You.

SOME GENERAL GUIDES TO WEAR AND CONDITIONS TO HELP YOU DECIDE

My Use of Description Terminology: Surface Marks = Superficial, usually light marks, hairlines or light scuffs that rarely sound. Scratch = a needle mark that goes below the record’s surface, some will sound, some will not, my play-grade will inform. Original = a record that has been pressed with the first label design which does NOT necessarily mean a very first pressed record. First Pressing = A record that I believe or know to be a genuine very first pressed record. I do not claim to always know for sure, and that’s why I state the stamper and matrix numbers if at all possible, for those who claim to know what they all mean, the information is there for the collector to decide. I prefer to use terms like ‘Early Copy’ rather than ‘First Pressing’ if I am not totally sure. Surface Sound = Mild, light sound, usually light crackle or similar. Distortion = Break up of the actual sound caused by groove wear or damage from a chipped stylus – the most undesirable form of unwanted sound, vintage mono records were the most prone to this happening but not exclusively so. The symptoms of distortion are high frequency clipping, moderate constant crackle or an echo type sound quality. Violin, piano and vocals are most prone to groove-wear distortion. Feathering = Fraying or softening of the entry edge of a cover. Covers with feathered entrance edges are more likely to have had the actual record inserted and removed more than a non-feathered, sharp-edged cover which are always far more attractive. Set Off, actually a printer’s term for dark ink leaving mild residue on pale or white ink when rested upon. e.g. when a gatefold cover has black ink closed against white, this can leave some black residue on the pale area – this is mostly unavoidable or course.

The Argument for Vinyl Original sound and mix (mono mixes are rarely available on CD), high quality sound on clean copies (played on a hi-end dedicated analogue system – breathtaking sound!), beautiful, large format covers, artwork, inserts and even full size posters etc; huge investment potential, and the pleasure of owning ‘the real thing’.