Sold Date: November 20, 2022
Start Date: November 10, 2022
Final Price: £43.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 11
Seller Feedback: 1657
Buyer Feedback: 0

RARE THE STRANGLERS: The Raven ORN NrM Genuine 1st Press A-1U/B-1U IN NrM COND Welcome to my listings.

Before you place a bid would you / could you take the time to please read my listing including the Terms & Conditions. You will find them below at the bottom of my listing and unless I have
mis-written them I believe they are quite clear. If they are not or you wish to clarify anything then please message/email me before bidding.

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All items are packed and dispatched in heavy duty LP mailers with cardboard reinforcements. I use heavy duty packaging tape. I always separate the LP from the sleeve and any inner sleeves that are part of the LP. This stops any damage to the item while in transit.

THE STRANGLERS: The Raven Scarce and now very hard to find in this condition Genuine Original 1979 UK Limited Edition 11-track LP, complete with uncensored lyric inner featuring the Joh Bjelke-Petersen artwork (they had to remove the image of the controversial Australian political figure), superb fully laminated 3-D effect diffraction grating picture sleeve. Awesome museum quality LP never played. UAG30262

PLAY GRADED:
Equipment used to test this LP was my Townsend Rock II turntable positioned on a Seismic Vibration Isolation Platform, with a Linn Ittok modified arm and Audio Technica VM95ML Shibata modified cartridge feeding through a Trilogy 906 phono stage positioned on a Seismic Sink. Amplification is a Lavardin IS amp positioned on a Seismic Vibration Isolation Platform. Speakers are Impluse H6's positioned on Seismic Isolation Bars.

Side 1
Very light surface noise was heard to the run in leading to Track 1. There was just virtually no surface noise in between tracks. All tracks on Side 1 played with no defects. There were no loud pops, no mis-tracking or jumps. The music remained solid with no distortion.

Side 2
Again there was only very light surface noise to the run in leading to the first track. After that all tracks played with only a whisper of surface noise. Surface noise was only very light in between tracks.
All tracks played through with no distortion, loud pops or mis-tracking.

Overall this LP has many more years of playing and if marking out of 10 easily is a 9.5/10. Many modern recordings have more surface noise than this 43 year old LP, and is a must for any Queen collector to have in their collection. Very Rare and very hard to come by.


Please note that this is a used item and there is always isolated static, ticks, light pops that maybe or can be heard, even in the quieter places during the play of any vinyl. There will be elements of surface noise. More noise than others. Please remember that this is an original 43 year old vinyl. A habit of cleaning the vinyl with a carbon brush before each play will reduce any static. If possible you should have the LP professionally cleaned.

I cannot guarantee exactly how this LP will sound on your turntable/system - Cartridge and stylus profile, tracking weight, Arm VTA, arm type all go to make a difference to the sound of an LP.

THE COVER: The glossy cover shows no wear to the top, bottom and spine. The spine is clean and crisp with no creasing, the spine text is clearly visible and readable. The covers surface has just the lightest minimal storage scuffing. The opening edge remains clean with no feathering otherwise there are no signs of any other forms of damage. So have graded the cover in NEAR MINT condition. Like New condition.

THE BACK COVER: The back cover reflects the front and reveals no damage at all. The surface has just the lightest minimal storage scuffing. I have graded the back cover again in NEAR MINT condition.

THE INNER SLEEVE: The uncensored lyric inner has been graded in NEAR MINT condition showing no signs of damage or wear.

THE VINYL: Both sides of this vinyl LP reveals a very clean beautiful shine. There are no deep scratches to any side of this LP. There are just very light minimal hairlines to both sides when held under a strong light. I have graded this LP in NEAR MINT condition.
Side 1 in NEAR MINT condition. Side 2 in NEAR MINT condition.

This LP has been kept in a NAGAOKA anti-static sleeve since the day purchased. And has had only minimal play.

MATRIX NO: SIDE 1 UAG 30262 A-1U A PORKY PRIME CUT / SIDE 2 UAG 30262 B-1U PORKY

THE LABELS: The labels are in MINT condition with no spindle marks. No wear around the central spindle hole.

TRACK LISTING:
01. Longships 1:11
02. The Raven 5:12
03. Dead Loss Angeles 2:23
04. Ice 3:21
05. Baroque Bordello 3:48
06. Nuclear Device 3:28
07. Shah Shah A Go Go 4:51
08. Don't Bring Harry 4:09
09. Duchess 2:29
10. Meninblack 4:48
11. Genetix 5:14

Year of Release: 1979 - 43 years old
Artist: THE STRANGLERS
Title: The Raven-3D Lenticular Sleeve
Format: LP
Record Label: UNITED ARTISTS
Catalogue No: UAG30262
Additional info: Hard to find and Deleted
Country of Origin: Original UK 1st Original Pressing

I'm prepared to post multiple items but please wait until I send an invoice calculating what the postage cost will be to send the items.

UK £5.55
Royal Mail Signed for 1st Class

All over seas post including Europe will only be sent
Royal Mail International Tracked & Signed.
If you do not wish your item sent by this method then please do not bid.

I have put a link so that you may check which Zone you are within.

EUROPE £15.65
WORLD ZONE 1 £21.50
WORLD ZONE 2 £22.50
WORLD ZONE 3 £23.35
US bidders please be aware that your US POST has increased its postal charges.
https://www.royalmail.com/international-zones

ANY ITEM or ITEMS TO BE PAID WITHIN A MAXIMUM OF 4 DAYS or they will be cancelled – And a NON-PAYER notice will be issued by Ebay.

I will not ship to Russia or Belarus or accept bids from either country. If there are any winning bids I will cancel the transaction and relist.


PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
GRADING: I only grade in line with UK Record Collector grading system as set out in the Record Collector Price Guide book, and do not use USA Goldmine grading system. The only difference I make against the Record Collector grading system is I grade a record Mint if its sealed, I do not believe a record to be mint if not sealed. My highest grade for an opened LP is near mint.
I grade under a strong light that picks out any imperfections on the vinyl.

If for any reason you disagree with my grading or reasoning then please email me through the ebay message system and lets resolve the matter as adults before leaving negative feedback. Everybody on here believes they are an expert well we are not, we are human and can sometimes get things wrong. If I have got it so wrong I will work with you to resolve it. I can not be any fairer than that, but please check my feedback you will see I do not get it wrong that often, I try very hard to give an accurate description, apart from the one member who left negative because I would not be subjected to feedback hostaging.
Please note all International buyers you are responsible for any custom charges incurred.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
If you have any questions regarding the item being place for auction then please e-mail me before placing any bids. This really helps for a good relationship in the auction.
RETURNS
I fully guarantee that I have given the best description to any item I put onto Ebay for auction - these are used records which have been visually graded without play graded ( unless indicated ) as such I will not accept any returns because your not happy. I will not accept the return of visually graded records which are based upon the buyer's assessment of the record's play grade, I will not accept any returns under any condition.
Please view my opening statement in regard to records condition.

Your bid is binding, so please make sure you have READ and UNDERSTAND my conditions before you bid.
I will not accept returns where the buyer has not read or not understood something which is stated/shown in the listing.
If an International buyer returns an item it’s very important that you mark return on the customs form because if you do not and I get a letter with a import charge on it I will not pay. This is a return and the LP will simply get sent back to you as Returned Goods are not charged for by UK Customs
Should you wish to return a LP as set out in Ebay policies the buyer is responsible for return postage, this means I pay one way, you the buyer will have to pay the other way.
RETURNS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR INCOMPATIBILITY PROBLEMS.

All LPs won by International buyers will be sent International Signed For there are NO EXCEPTIONS to this, also if you are from Russia it seems items are taking 8-12 weeks to be delivered, I will post as soon as payment is received and will enter tracking on the order page for you to view, once that's done its down to the Russian postal service to deliver it. There is nothing more I can do. If your impatient and cannot wait without opening a dispute when you can clearly see its on its way to you on the tracking, then please by all means buy off another seller..

POSTAGE:
Delivery to a UK address will be sent First Class Recorded Delivery only.
Delivery to a European or Worldwide address will be sent via Air Mail with Insurance where applicable
or International Signed only.
I will always obtain proof of postage this is by receipt from post office and can be emailed as a jpeg if requested.
I will always send items by First Class or Airmail signed for unless the buyer indicates differently please email to discuss what best suits you.

Any item/items over £50 will only be sent with insurance unless you want to take the risk. If you do not wish to take insurance then the item will only be insured up to £36. I will not be held responsible for any uninsured items that either go missing or are damaged if insurance is not taken.

I reserve the right to post mulitple wins at the cost which the Royal Mail charges me. I will not make any
exceptions to this .

PACKING:
ALL Records are packed separately to the sleeves to avoid seam-splitting stiffeners and padding will be added where necessary.

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING PAYMENT TERMS:
Payment must be made in British Pounds Sterling only (GBP)
Accepted method of payment: PayPal only.
Please pay for your item within 5 days of the auction closing. If you are intending to bid on other items and wish to pay when they have closed, please contact me to let me know. I reserve the right to cancel any transactions and offer the item to the second highest bidder if no contact or payment is made within FIVE days.
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PLEASE DO NOT checkout and assume you know the postal cost of the item you have won until you have received an email from me regarding total payment instructions.
If I receive payment before I have contacted you I will reject it. My costs are based on the weight of the item being sent. And not what ebay requires I fill in to complete my auction transaction. In many cases costs maybe less.
PLEASE CONSIDER THE ABOVE TERMS CAREFULLY BEFORE BIDDING.  _gsrx_vers_1469 (GS 9.1 (1469))