ORIG 1985 SADE DEBUT LP “DIAMOND LIFE ” PORTRAIT, VINYL LP. PLAY TESTED NM.

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SADE'S DEBUT STUDIO ALBUM, "DIAMOND LIFE ' COMES FROM MY PRIVATE COLLECTION OF 1300 LPS THAT I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING SINCE THE 1960'S. SAVE ME AS A FAVORITE AS I HAVE COME TO A POINT IN MY LIFE THAT I MUST SELL THIS ENTIRE COLLECTION. FROM ABBA TO ZZ TOP. 99% OF THE COLLECTON IS CLASSIC ROCK AND ROLL EVERY LETTER OF THE ALPHABET WILL COME INTO PLAY. MOST OF  IT HAS BEEN CURATED OVER THE YEARS AND MOST ALL HAVE BEEN UPGRADED TO EX TO NM CONDITION. 100 % OF THESE LP'S ARE GUARANTEED AND ALL ARE ORIGINAL UNLESS NOTED.  I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH RETURNS, BUT FOR LOT SALES YOU MUST RETURN THE ENTIRE LOT .YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PICK AND CHOOSE WHICH ONES YOU WANT TO KEEP. I DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO PLAY EVERY ALBUM IN THE LOTS BUT I AM VISUALLY INSPECTING EACH ONE. I AM RANDOMLY PLAYING SOME RECORDS IF I NOTICE A HAIRLINE OR NON-FEELABLE SCRATCH.

ALL LP'S WERE CLEANED USING THE SPIN CLEAN MACHINE AND I ALSO USED THE AUDIOQUEST  ANTI STATIC RECORD BRUSH BEFORE PLAY TESTING. ANY HAIRLINES OR SCUFF MARKS YOU MAY NOTICE HAVE NO EFFECT ON THE QUALITY OF PLAY.

FOR SALE IS THE 1985 DEBUT STUDIO ALBUM OF SADE .  PLAY TESTED NM. PORTRAIT  FR 39581 
THE COVER IS IN NM. CONDITION.   NICE CLEAN LABELS AND SPINDLE HOLES. COMES WITH ORIGINAL INNER PHOTO SLEEVE.

Diamond Life is the debut studio album by English band , released in the United Kingdom on 16 July 1984 by  and in the United States on 27 February 1985 by . After studying fashion design, and later modelling,  began backup-singing with British band Pride. During this time Adu and three of the original members of "Pride"—Paul Anthony Cook,  and —left the group to form their own band called Sade. After various demos and performances, Sade received interest from record labels and signed to Epic.

Recording for the album began in 1983 at  in London and took six weeks to complete. The album's content was written by the group Sade and the production was handled by . Fifteen songs were recorded. The album contained a variety of musical elements including ,  and , mostly with love lyrics. The album spawned four singles, including "" and "".

Diamond Life received widespread acclaim from music critics and it was also a commercial success, winning the  for . The album reached number two on the  and number five on the US , and has been certified multi-platinum in both countries. Diamond Life sold over 10 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the top-selling debut recordings of the era and the best-selling debut album by a British female vocalist, a record that stood for 24 years.


Track listing  LPNo.TitleWriter(s)Length1."" 4:582."" Adu 3:413."" Adu Matthewman 5:554."Frankie's First Affair" Adu Matthewman 4:395."" Adu Matthewman 3:276."Cherry Pie" Adu Matthewman Andrew Hale 6:207."Sally" Adu Matthewman 5:238."I Will Be Your Friend" Adu Matthewman 4:459.""5:28Total length:44:31


I use Goldmine® visual grading and always try to grade conservatively. 
M (mint) Record~ is new, shiny, never played. Sealed M  (Mint) Jacket~ is new no marks, almost always sealed.
NM (near mint) Record~ is like new, probably played a few times, may have one or two light marks but it doesn't effects on the quality of a sound.  NM (near mint  Jacket~ is like new, may have a light corner bump, maybe one or two small creases. One or two light flaws.
EX (excellent) Record~ in great shape, may have light marks, played more than a few times but low in surface noise or no surface noise. EX (excellent) Jacket~ in great shape, has very little edge, spine and corner wear, a light corner bump, maybe some light creasing or ring wear. Maybe a sticker or two.
VG+ (very good plus) Record~ has been played more times, it has light marks and surface noise but doesn't overwhelm the music. It is well taken care of and it doesn't skip. VG+ (very good plus) Jacket~ may have more spine and edge wear, More ring wear, one or more stickers, light writing, a punch hole saw or corner cut. Light corner bends could have more creasing as well. No splits.
VG (very good) Record~ has been played many times, may have more surface noise, but it shouldn't skip while playing. VG (very good) Jacket~ has noticeably more spine and edge wear, some splits, more ring wear, tape, corner bends and creases, writing, punch holes and saw cuts could be in this category.
G (good) Record~ is in bad condition, this is worth only for archive items - just to have that until you find better. G (good) Jacket~ Very bad shape, only using until a better one is found.