Sold Date: April 11, 2020
Start Date: April 4, 2020
Final Price: £38.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 11
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WELCOME AGAIN TO MY AUCTION. I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING RECORDS SINCE 1970 AND HAVE ABOUT 3,000 LP'S AND 500 SINGLES OF MOST GENRES AND HAVE BEEN BUYING AND SELLING RECORDS ON EBAY FOR 13 YEARS. PLEASE NOTE MY 100% FEEDBACK. I USUALLY TEND TO LIST RECORDS THAT I NO LONGER PLAY OR HAVE DUPLICATES OF. ALL MY RECORDS ARE CAREFULLY LOOKED AFTER, THEY HAVE BEEN CLEANED ON MY KNOSTI ANTI-STAT CLEANER AND PLACED IN BRAND NEW ANTI-STATIC POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVES. ALL THE COVERS ARE PLACED IN BRAND NEW OUTER PLASTIC SLEEVES.  I ALWAYS PLAY THE RECORDS THAT I AM LISTING, LISTENING THROUGH HEADPHONES ON MY HIGH END SYSTEM. I GRADE MY RECORDS USING THE RECORD COLLECTOR'S GRADING SYSTEM - I NEVER USE MINT CONDITION UNLESS FOR A BRAND NEW SEALED RECORD. ALL MY RECORDS ARE SENT OUT IN BOXED MAILERS WITH THICK CARDBOARD STIFFENERS TO PREVENT ANY DAMAGE IN THE POST. I USUALLY SEND OUT RECORDS TO THE WINNING BIDDERS VIA ROYAL MAIL 2ND CLASS SIGNED FOR. 
MY POSTAGE COSTS INCLUDE THE COST TO MYSELF OF MAILERS, INNER AND OUTER SLEEVES, CLEANING OF THE RECORDS ETC. SO PLEASE BEAR THIS IN MIND.
ANYWAY, HERE WE HAVE A GREAT COPY OF ONE OF THE CURE'S BEST ALBUMS :
THE CURE, DISINTEGRATION FIXH 14 1989 UK FIRST PRESS VINYL LP IN NEAR EXCELLENT AUDIO CONDITION WITH AN EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION SURFACE NON GATE FOLD SLEEVE AND THE LYRIC INNER SLEEVE ALSO IN EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION. A LIGHTLY PLAYED GREAT COPY WITH JUST ONE SMALL BLEMISH MARK ON SIDE 2 GIVING A FEW LIGHT CLICKS. THIS SOUNDS GREAT THROUGH HEADPHONES WITH JUST A SOME RANDOM BACKGROUND CRACKLE HEARD MAINLY IN THE QUIET PARTS (INTRO TO SIDE 1 TILL THE MUSIC COMES IN), NO SKIPS OR JUMPS. THIS ALBUM IS NOTORIOUS FOR HAVING A MUTED SOUND ON ORIGINAL PRESSINGS WITH SOME CRACKLE ON PLAYBACK EVEN ON THE CLEANEST COPIES. THIS COPY IS ALMOST AS GOOD AS THEY CAN GET. ONLY SELLING AS I HAVE ANOTHER SUPERB TOP COPY OF THIS BRILLIANT CURE ALBUM.
UK FIRST PRESS STAMPED MATRIX NUMBERS (NEAREST MATRIX VARIANT 1 HIGHLIGHTED) : 
SIDE 1 - 8393531 A-1U-1-2 HOW THE END (ETCHED) SIDE 2 - 8393531 B-1-1-5 ALWAYS IS ... (ETCHED)
AS BELOW FROM DISCOGS :
 ‎– Disintegration Label:  ‎– FIXH 14,  ‎– 839 353-1 Format: , LP, Album
Country: Released: Genre: ,  Style: ,  Tracklist A1PlainsongA2Pictures Of YouA3ClosedownA4Love SongA5LullabyA6Fascination StreetB1Prayers For RainB2The Same Deep Water As YouB3DisintegrationB4Untitled Companies, etc. Marketed By –  Manufactured By –  Phonographic Copyright (p) –  Copyright (c) –  Recorded At –  Mixed At –  Published By –  Pressed By –  Credits Artwork –  Bass, Keyboards –  Drums –  Engineer [Assistant At Outside] –  Engineer [Assistant At Rak] –  Guitar –  Instruments [Other] –  Keyboards –  Music By – *, *, *, *, *, * Producer, Engineer – ,  Words By, Voice, Guitar, Keyboards –  Notes © Fiction Records Ltd
℗ Fiction Records Ltd

Recorded at Outside Studios, Berkshire
Mixed at Rak Studio Three, London
Marketed and manufactured in the UK by Polydor Ltd.
THIS MUSIC HAS BEEN MIXED TO BE PLAYED LOUD SO TURN IT UP

Includes a lyric inner sleeve.
Some copies with a black round sticker on front sleeve:
"Contains the Hit Singles  and  839 353-1" Barcode and Other Identifiers Barcode: 0 42283 93531 0 Barcode (Scancode): 042283935310 Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, runout A side, stamped): 8393531 A -1 U-1-2 Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, runout B side, stamped): 8393531 B -1-1-1 Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, runout A side, stamped): 8393531 A-1U-1-3 Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, runout B side, stamped): 8393531 B-1-1-1 Matrix / Runout (Variant 3, runout A side, stamped): 8393531 A-1U-1-4 Matrix / Runout (Variant 3, runout B side, stamped): 8393531 B-1-1-1 Matrix / Runout (Variant 4, runout A side, stamped): 8393531 A-1U-1-3 Matrix / Runout (Variant 4, runout B side, stamped): 8393531 B-1-1-4 Matrix / Runout (Variant 5, runout A side, stamped): 8393531 A-1U-1-1 Matrix / Runout (Variant 5, runout B side, stamped): 8393531 B-1-1-4 Matrix / Runout (Variants 1 to 6 hand-etched A side): HOW THE END Matrix / Runout (Variants 1 to 6 hand-etched B side): ALWAYS IS Label Code: LC 6444 Price Code: POL 281 Matrix / Runout (Variant 6 runout A side, stamped): 8393531 A-1U-1-3 Matrix / Runout (Variant 6 runout B side, stamped): 8393531 B-1-1-3
VINYL : IN LIGHTLY PLAYED EXCELLENT VISUAL CONDITION. WITH A VERY NICE SHINE, JUST ONE LIGHT SURFACE BLEMISH MARK ON SIDE 2 WHICH GAVE A COUPLE OF CLICKS ON PLAYBACK. OVER ALL IN NEAR EXCELLENT AUDIO CONDITION, JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND CRACKLE HEARD IN THE QUIET PARTS AS MENTIONED EARLIER. THIS SOUNDS GREAT THROUGH HEADPHONES ONCE THE VOLUME IS TURNED RIGHT UP, A GREAT FIRST PRESS COPY IN NEAR EXCELLENT CONDITION BUT EVEN ON THE CLEANEST MARK FREE ORIGINAL COPIES OF THIS CURE ALBUM ALL COPIES PLAY WITH SOME CRACKLE. 
FIRST PRESS CUSTOM LABELS : ONE LIGHT SPINDLE MARK ON EACH SIDE, LIGHTLY PLAYED SINCE PURCHASE. EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION.
NON GATE FOLD SLEEVE :  KEPT IN A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE SINCE PURCHASE. VIRTUALLY NO EDGE WEAR, A LITTLE CORNER WEAR. A COUPLE OF SMALL SURFACE SCUFFS TO THE FRONT IN A BRIGHT LIGHT, HARDLY NOTICEABLE. THE SPINE IS TOTALLY LEGIBLE, WITH NO WEAR. VIRTUALLY NO RING WEAR, NO WEAR TO THE OPENING EDGE. EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION. I HAVE ALSO PLACED THE COVER IN A BRAND NEW POLYTHENE OUTER SLEEVE.
LYRIC INNER SLEEVE : JUST A TINY CORNER CREASE, NO EDGE SPLITS CAUSED BY THE RECORDS EDGE. EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION.
PLEASE SEE THE NUMEROUS PICTURES FOR THE LOVELY CONDITION.
I HAVE ALSO CLEANED THE RECORD AND PLACED IT IN A BRAND NEW ANTI-STATIC POLY-LINED INNER.
OVERALL : THE VINYL IS IN NEAR EXCELLENT AUDIO CONDITION WITH AN EXCELLENT PLUS SLEEVE AND EXCELLENT PLUS LYRIC INNER SLEEVE. A GREAT UK FIRST PRESS COPY!
I WILL SEND RECORDS VIA TRACK ABLE AIRMAIL TO THE EU OR THE REST OF THE WORLD, PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE BEFORE PAYING.
GOOD LUCK IF YOU BID!