VIOLENT FEMMES: 1983 DEBUT LP UK ROUGH TRADE MINT/UNPLAYED

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VIOLENT FEMMES: 1983 DEBUT LP UK ROUGH TRADE MINT/UNPLAYED

w/FLIPBACK LYRIC INNER, SENSTIONAL LP, TOP COPY

VIOLENT FEMMES
Violent Femmes

UK ROUGH TRADE (ROUGH 55) FIRST PRESSING (April 1983) OF THE FEMMES' FIRST AND FINEST RECORD
SENSATIONAL LP - ONE OF THE GREATEST ALBUMS OF THE '80s (or indeed, any decade) - VERY, VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

MATRIX: ROUGH 55 A2 / ROUGH 55 B2
THE RECORD IS 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: MINT
Immaculate labels with no spindle traces or any signs of use
VINYL Visual: MINT
Both surfaces retain their original deep glossy sheen, are completely unmarked and shine like-new
VINYL Audio: MINT
Unplayed prior to my one careful play-check - the audio is flawless throughout
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Downgraded ever so slightly for a soft crease to the top opening corner and a touch of record impression on the top edge (the central section where this record commonly cuts throughout the cover) - in this case the record has NOT cut through
INNER SLEEVE: MINT-
The lyric inner is printed on thin glossy paper with two flipbacks.
It's clean, fresh and beautifully white with no seam splits (pretty rare for this delicate inner)

ALL RECORDS ARE PACKAGED WITH THE VINYL OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE TO PREVENT ANY 'KNIFING' DURING TRANSIT
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH 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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