SHOP ASSISTANTS Here It Comes - 7" VINYL + 7" FLEXI - P/S - Avalanche, 1989 - NM
SHOP ASSISTANTS Here It Comes - 7" VINYL + 7" FLEXI - P/S - Avalanche, 1989 - NM. Condition is Used. Dispatched with Royal Mail 2nd Class Large Letter.
It’s not often that claim a record I own is Near Mint, because they’re all over 30 years old and have been played, but this genuinely fits the description. The whole package (wraparound picture sleeve, vinyl and limited edition free Flexi disc) looks and sounds as fresh as the day it left the shop.
After a brief and unsuccessful dalliance with the major label Chrysalis Records, and losing their lead singer to Motorcycle Boy, Shop Assistants return to the indie fold. Strangely, I always thought the two free tracks on the Flexi disc are the best in this set, with the nominal A side the least satisfying. But you can make up your own mind.
You’re highly unlikely to find an example of this pack in much better condition.
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All records will be posted in Defendapack Twistwrap double thickness record mailers and with the disc *outside* the card sleeve and inside a new plastic sleeve, so there will be no new corner damage or holes in the edges caused by the LP sliding inside the sleeve in transit.
All existing wear, tear and damage done to the sleeve when I was a teenager and didn't think the state of my records was any concern of anyone else other than myself, will be either described or will be clearly photographed.
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As a personal note: this is my own vinyl collection. I'm downsizing, so saying a ceremonial goodbye to my LPs and singles that have been part of my life for the best part of 50 years. I'm not a dealer: these records were bought to listen to - in many cases to listen to A LOT. And they've been with me through goods times and bad times. I'm a very careful owner, so they're mostly in really condition for their age (wish I could say that for other things), but none of them are in mint condition.
As part of saying goodbye, I'm first cleaning them using a DISCO-ANTISTAT RECORD CLEANER, and to be honest they have never sounded this good - in some cases they're better than the day I bought them. Then I'm giving them a last play through using a brand new stylus, paying attention to any surface noise, audible scratches etc. I'm noticing that vinyl really took a plunge in quality around 1990 :-) both in weight and sound. Because of this last play through, I can honestly tell you what they sound like after a clean.
This is a slow process - about ten records a week - so please save my eBay selling page and see if anything else you're interested in crops up: having been raised under the wing of John Peel, it's a very eclectic collection.
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