VIOLENT FEMMES: 1983 DEBUT LP UK ROUGH TRADE MINT

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Jul 22, 2011 Sold Date

Jul 12, 2011 Start Date

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VIOLENT FEMMES: 1983 DEBUT LP UK ROUGH TRADE MINT

w/LYRIC INNER, A1/B1 MATRIX, SENSTIONAL LP, TOP COPY

VIOLENT FEMMES
Violent Femmes

ORIGINAL UK ROUGH TRADE (ROUGH 55) FIRST PRESSING (April 1983) OF THE FEMMES' FIRST AND FINEST RECORD - ONE OF THE GREATEST ALBUMS OF THE '80s AND ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVOURITES

IN BARELY PLAYED CONDITION - DELIVERING MINT AUDIO THROUGHOUT
MATRIX: ROUGH 55 A1 / ROUGH 55 B1 (etched "BILDO TA1PE")
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL SINGLE, LIGHTLY GLOSSY SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL FLIPBACK LYRIC INNER SLEEVE

One of the most distinctive records of the early alternative movement and an enduring cult classic, Violent Femmes weds the geeky, child-man persona of Jonathan Richman and the tense, jittery, hyperactive feel of new wave in an unlikely context: raw, amateurish acoustic folk-rock.
The music also owes something to the Modern Lovers' minimalism, but powered by Brian Ritchie's busy acoustic bass riffing and the urgency and wild abandon of punk rock, the Femmes forged a sound all their own.
Still, the main reason Violent Femmes became the preferred soundtrack for the lives of many an angst-ridden teenager is lead singer and songwriter Gordon Gano.
Naive and childish one minute, bitterly frustrated and rebellious the next, Gano's vocals perfectly captured the contradictions of adolescence and the difficulties of making the transition to adulthood.
Clever lyrical flourishes didn't hurt either; while "Blister In the Sun" has deservedly become a standard, "Kiss Off"'s chant-along "count-up" section and "Add It Up"'s escalating "Why can't I get just one..." couplets ensured that Gano's intensely vulnerable confessions of despair and maladjustment came off as catchy and humorous as well.
For the remainder of their career, the group would only approach this level in isolated moments.

Side 1:
"Blister in the Sun" – 2:25
"Kiss Off" – 2:56
"Please Do Not Go" – 4:15
"Add It Up" – 4:44
"Confessions" – 5:32
Side 2:
"Prove My Love" – 2:39
"Promise" – 2:49
"To the Kill" – 4:01
"Gone Daddy Gone" – 3:06
"Good Feeling" – 3:52

LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, bright and fresh labels with just a few (very) light spindles
VINYL Visual: MINT-
Both surfaces are practically unmarked and shine like-new
VINYL Audio: MINT
Fantastic sound on this first pressing - crystal clear and bright - incredibly fresh and immediate with a really nice loud cut. My one careful play-check at loud volume revealed no audio issues at all - it plays beautifully and cleanly throughout. A superb copy of an absolutely wonderful record
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Would be NM but for a neat and tidy repair to the central top edge where the vinyl has caused a small split - barely noticeable - otherwise, the cover is crisp, clean, fresh and unmarked
INNER SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
The lyric inner is printed on thin glossy paper with two flipbacks. It's clean and unmarked with no seam splits (pretty rare for this delicate inner)

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A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH NAGAOKA ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY

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