Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers ‎– Damn The Torpedoes: 1st Ed Press w/ Inner EX+ Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers ‎– Damn The Torpedoes: 1st Ed Press w/ Inner EX+ Description

Here's a bit of background information on this fabulous Tom Petty Album, from Wikipedia:
 

"Damn the Torpedoes is the third album by , released on the eve of Petty's 29th birthday, October 20, . This was the first of three Petty albums originally released by the label, distributed by . It built on the commercial success and critical acclaim of his two previous albums and reached #2 on the album chart. The album went on to become certified by the (RIAA).

In 2003, the album was ranked number 313 on magazine's list of ."


 

‎– Damn The Torpedoes Label: ‎– MCA-5105    Original 1st Edition Pressing:  Please See below for the Deadwax Matrix Format: , LP & Album, Pinckneyville Pressing  ♫ RIAA Certified Triple Platinum Album ♫ Country: Released: Genre: Style: , ,

THE VINYL -  This beautiful record is lightly played with minimal evidence of spindlewear. Both sides of the LP surface retain all of their original gloss,  with some light cosmetic sleevewear from the original paper inner sleeve.
 
Bright "granite-style" Backstreet Labels. The number "3" has been lightly written on both the side 1 & 2 labels (please see photos). 

Both sides show light playtime and careful handling.


Side 1 :  EX+  with a few light hairlines and somewhat more spindlewear than Side 2.

Side 2 :  NM  with no marks.




THE COVER -   EX :  Well-stored with some minor scuffing and partial ringwear / laminated with bright colors / all of the seams, including the spine, are intact / no writing, paper loss, paper tears, dirt, or stains.


Included is the original laminated inner sleeve (please see photos).
 
We have placed both the cover and the LP into separate, protective plastic sleeves.







Tracklist :

 

A1 Refugee 3:21 A2 Here Comes My Girl 4:33 A3 Even The Losers 3:35 A4 Shadow Of A Doubt (A Complex Kid) 4:53 A5 Century City 3:40 B1 Don't Do Me Like That 2:40 B2 You Tell Me 4:32 B3 What Are You Doin' In My Life? 3:25 B4 Louisiana Rain 4:46

The Musicians :
 

Drums, Vocals – Electric Bass [Electric Bass Guitar] – Piano, Organ, Harmonium, Vocals – Producer – , Slide Guitar, Guitar [Six String Guitar], Twelve-String Guitar – Twelve-String Guitar, Guitar [Six String Guitar], Lead Vocals, Harmonica – Written-By – (tracks: A1, A2),

Dead Wax Run Out Matrix Identifiers (Actual) :  

Side 1 -       MCA 2015 - DJ - SS4       ◈-P-◈     STERLING

Side 2 -       MCA 2016  -DJ - SS3        ◈-P-◈    STERLING

Please Note :    Boldfaced indicates identifiers are Stamped: non-bold faced identifiers indicate that they are etched.
                                                
                                          





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RECORD GRADING DESCRIPTION:

THIS RECORD IS SIGHT-GRADED ONLY UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT, ACCORDING TO THESE DEFINITIONS:

SEALED: RECORD IS WRAPPED IN PLASTIC & UNOPENED.

NM-: RECORD HAS LITTLE OR NO INDICATION THAT IT HAS BEEN PLAYED.

EX: MINIMAL SIGNS OF USE (LIGHT SCRATCHING/PAPER SCUFFS), BUT IN ALL A RECORD THAT HAS BEEN WELL-CARED FOR.

VG+: LESS CARE THAN EX, LIGHT SCRATCHING OR SCUFFING IS MORE EXTENSIVE. STILL VERY PLAYABLE & WILL LIKELY PROVIDE A QUALITY SOUND.

VG & BELOW: WHILE PLAYABLE, THIS RECORD HAS BEEN AROUND THE BLOCK. OBVIOUS SIGNS OF WEAR & SHOULD BE CONSIDERED TO BE IN A LOW GRADE.  A RECORD GRADED BELOW VG MAY HAVE A VALUE BASED UPON ITS RARITY OR UNIQUENESS.

WE  RECOMMEND THAT YOU CLEAN THIS RECORDING BEFORE PLAYING. RECORDS THAT ARE  DECADES OLD CAN ATTRACT & ACCUMULATE DAMAGING FOREIGN MATERIAL THAT REDUCES SOUND QUALITY. THIS IS NORMALLY EASILY CORRECTED WITH A GOOD CLEANING.

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