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ORIGINAL 1980 UK PRESS WITH NEAR MINT AUDIO !!!!
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A 7 DAY LISTING AND NOT MY USUAL 10 DAY LISTING, AS I AM GOING ON HOLIDAYS FROM 3rd TO 10th AUGUST, SO THE AUCTION WOULD FINISH WHILE I WAS AWAY, SO NOW I CAN POST BEFORE I GO AWAY, THANK YOU, ROSE !!!!    

THE VERY EARLIEST 1980 OFF THE PRESS HAD, 'EMI RECORDS Ltd' LABEL RIM TEXT. THE ONE LISTED BELOW DOES NOT HAVE THIS TEXT SO IS A SLIGHTLY LATER 1980 UK PRESS !!!! 

AT LAST, TIME FOR SOME MORE U2, AND EVERY ALBUM IS A CLASSIC, AND THIS IS THEIR FIRST AND DEBUT ALBUM RELEASED ON 20th OCTOBER 1980, AND HARD TO BELIEVE 42 YEARS AGO, AND IT ONLY SEEMS LIKE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. FORMED IN 1976 IN DUBLIN IRELAND, THEY ARE ONE OF THE BEST BANDS OF ALL TIME !!!! THIS IS A FANTASTIC ALBUM AND COMES FROM MY PERSONAL VINYL COLLECTION  
BEFORE YOU READ ON, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MENTION ABOUT SHIPPING. DUE TO THE TERRIBLE VIRUS, THERE IS UNCERTAINTY IN WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT, AND SHIPPING COULD BE AFFECTED. I AM CONTINUING TO LIST, AND SHIP AS USUAL. IF YOU HAVE WON ANY LP'S, AND I AM UNABLE TO SHIP I WILL KEEP THEM VERY SAFE, AND SHIP WHEN THINGS ARE BACK TO NORMAL. TAKE CARE AND BE EXTRA SAFE, AND IF YOU HAVE AN QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK ME, THANK YOU, ROSE .
 DISCLAIMER :: ALL MY LP'S LISTED ON THIS SITE ARE ORIGINAL AND NOT FAKE OR COUNTERFEIT, AND ARE SOLD IN GOOD FAITH. THEY WERE BOUGHT ON THE DATE OF ISSUE. THANK YOU !!

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1980 UK  PRESS  ::  ILPS 9646  A-2U 'JONZ'  ::  ILPS 9646 B-1U  'SOUND CLINIC' .

ON THE ISLAND LABEL :: ILPS 9646  .
COVER ::  ORIGINAL WITH LOVELY SOLID SPINE AND EDGES, JUST A TINY RUB ON THE CORNERS. NOW FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON MOST OF THESE ORIGINAL COVERS TEND TO SUFFER WITH FOXING MARKS, WHICH ARE TINY LIGHT BROWN SPOT STAINS, AND THIS ONE IS NO DIFFERENT, AND ALSO HAS SOME LIGHT FOXING, DOWN THE OPENING EDGE SIDE, ON THE FRONT AND BACK, AND AS IT IS A WHITE COVER THEY ARE A BIT MORE NOTICEABLE. NOW IT WOULD HAVE  GRADED EXCELLENT, BUT WITH THE LIGHT FOXING MARKS I WILL HAVE TO GRADE A NICE SOLID  :: VG+ . 

VINYL ::  NOW THE AUDIO PLAYS REALLY WELL WITH NO ISSUES, SO NO SKIPS, STICKS OR JUMPS, AND NO POPS, TICKS OR CLICKS, WITH JUST BEAUTIFUL CLEAR AUDIO. VISUALLY AWAY FROM BRIGHT LIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS LOVELY WITH A VERY NICE SHINE, AND ONLY UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT ARE THERE A COUPLE OF FAINT COSMETIC SLEEVE REMOVAL SPIDER WEB THREAD ULTRA FINE LINES, AND FIVE MORE NOTICEABLE MEDIUM SIZED HAIRLINES WHICH HAVE NO AFFECT ON THE AUDIO, JUST A VISUAL AFFECT UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT. THERE IS ALSO A VERY TINY VERY SLIGHTLY FEELABLE MARK AT THE VERY START OF TRACK 6 ON SIDE 2, AND AGAIN NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT AS AGAIN NO AFFECT ON THE AUDIO !!!! SO FOR THAT AUDIO GRADE, AND I WOULD GRADE THE AUDIO, A LOVELY AND CLEAR  :: EX+/NEAR MINT .  BUT SO MUCH NEARER TO NEAR MINT !!!!
LABELS :: IN GREAT CONDITION  ::  EX/EX+ .   
POLYLINED INNER :: NOW I KNOW THIS IS NOT THE ORIGINAL AS IT HAS 8-82 PRINTED ON THE BOTTOM, MAKING IT A 1982 INNER. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN WITH THE VINYL, SO IT WILL COME WITH THE VINYL, AND THE VINYL WILL COME IN A NEW INNER ALONG WITH THE ONE LISTED ABOVE. NO SPLITS OR WRITING AND IN NICE CONDITION  :: VG+/EX- .  
YET ANOTHER U2 MASTERPIECE, AND THEY NEVER MADE A BAD ALBUM !!!! HAS A COUPLE OF MORE NOTICEABLE COSMETICS, BUT IT PLAYS SUPERB !!!! THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR YOUR TIME !!! ROSE .

DUE TO WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR CRAZY WORLD, I AM SORRY ALL PACKAGES WILL BE SENT ROYAL MAIL INTERNATIONAL TRACKED WITH A TRACKING NUMBER, WHICH IS SAFEST AND BEST WAY, SO WE CAN TRACK YOUR PACKAGE, THANK YOU !!!! 

IF SLEEVE REMOVAL AND HAIRLINES ARE MENTIONED, THEN THEY ARE TOTALLY COSMETIC AND HARMLESS, AND THESE ARE NOT SCRATCHES, AS YOU WILL KNOW SCRATCHES ARE FEELABLE AND CAUSE AUDIO PROBLEMS, SO IF THERE WERE ANY SCRATCHES, I WOULD MENTION THEM, THANK YOU.      TAKE CARE AND BE SAFE !!!!

IMPORTANT   I ALWAYS POST THE NEXT DAY, APART IF IT FALLS ON A SUNDAY. PLEASE READ THE POSTAGE LABEL FOR THE DATE OF POSTING, AND YOU WILL SEE IT WAS POSTED ON TIME. IT IS THE POSTAL SERVICES AT FAULT, AND NOT MINE, AND DUE TO THIS I HAVE LOST MY 5 STAR POSTAGE RATING. THANK YOU !!!

IMPORTANT SHIPPING COSTS INFORMATION BELOW

FOR SHIPPING COSTS OVERSEAS, PLEASE LOOK AT MY POSTAGE JUST ABOVE THE PAYMENT OPTIONS, JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE MAIN PHOTO ON THE LISTING, AND CLICK ON...SEE DETAILS...AND THEN TYPE IN YOUR COUNTRY, THANK YOU. 

 I ALWAYS PACK WITH EXTRA STIFF CARD, BUBBLE WRAP, AND PROTECTED CORNERS !!!

ALSO FOR OVERSEAS I ALSO PACK VERY WELL WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROTECTION FOR YOUR ALBUMS SAFETY IN SHIPPING, SO SINGLE ALBUMS WILL WEIGH OVER 500gms WHICH COSTS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN UNDER 500gms, BUT I AM SURE YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR ALBUM IN THE SAME CONDITION AS WHEN I PACKED IT !!! IF IT FALLS BELOW 500gms, I WILL REFUND YOU THE DIFFERENCE.

                  I COMBINE SHIPPING, SO PLEASE ASK FOR PRICES!!!!

 PLEASE E MAIL ME FIRST IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT SHIPPING COSTS

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK, THANKYOU.

IF YOU HAVE TIME, PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTINGS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND !!!!!

VINYL WILL BE PACKED SEPARATE FROM COVER IN PLASTIC SLEEVES, AND WILL BE PACKED BULLET AND POSTMAN PROOF.

[[[[PLEASE NOTE IT IS £4.45 P&P ONLY IF YOU LIVE IN THE UK]]]] 

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IF IN THE VERY UNLIKELY CIRCUMSTANCES THAT YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR ALBUM PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL REFUND YOU. BUT I KNOW YOU WILLBE HAPPY !!!

 THANKYOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO BID.