Sold Date: September 19, 2015
Start Date: September 9, 2015
Final Price: £10.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 3
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Scarce and sought after copy of this classic Happy Mondays album released on Factory in 1990. The original release ran into legal problems due to the sleeve design, which was a montage of US candy wrappers, used without permission of the various trademark owners.

This version is the amended sleeve design.

Artist: Happy Mondays

Title: Pills, Thrills & Bellyaches

Factory Records Catalogue No: FACT 320

Matrix Nos: (Etched) FACT 320 A2/B2

Tracks:

Side 1: 1) Kinky Afro, 2) God's Cop, 3) Donovan, 4) Grandbag's Funeral & 5) Loose Fit.

Side 2: 1) Dennis And Lois, 2) Bob's Yer Uncle, 3) Step On, 4) Holiday & 5) Harmony

Vinyl: VG++ Nice copy, still retains a lovely lustre and sheen, and despite superficial surface marks, play-tested and sounds fantastic. Lies nice and flat on the turntable with no hints of any warping. Labels are custom designed matching the cover art with white label text. Labels are pristine with only light traces of spindle-wear.

Sleeve: VG++ Nice condition sleeve (with amended design, removing the candy wrapper brand names from the montage.) Entirely intact with no creases or tears. Small 1" split developing at centre of spine. Glossy inner sleeve with colour photo reclining nude design, track-listing on one side, album credits on the other. Inner also in nice condition but has an edge-split (see photo). 

A good copy of a rare and genuine collector's item.

Realistic start price, but no reserve and I'll ship anywhere. As always, I offer a full, no-quibble money-back guarantee if any winning bidder not satisfied.

Postage discounts available when combined with other items from current listings.

Thanks for looking.