ARTIST : MANIC STREET PREACHERS. SIDE 1: “SUICIDE ALLEY”. SIDE 2 : “TENNESSEE (I GET LOW)”. LABEL : SBS RECORDS SBS 002. FORMAT : ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS WITH ORIGINAL RICHIE EDWARDS DIY SLEEVE. THIS IS NOT A REPRODUCTION, FACSIMILE, FAKE OR LATER PRESSING. The sleeve is the original do-it-yourself sleeve created by Richey Edwards, and the single was bought directly from Richey Edwards on the 17th of November 1989 at the Horse and Groom in London, after a very early gig by the Manics. To quote from the Wikipedia entry for Suicide Alley: Only 300 copies were originally pressed. Around 200 came in a picture sleeve. Around a third of the copies were released in a plain sleeve, and a handful featured handmade covers with glued on newspaper cuttings, which were assembled by Richey. YEAR OF RELEASE : 1988. COUNTRY OF MANUFACTURE : UNITED KINGDOM. ORIGINAL PAPER SLEEVE WITH MUSIC PAPER REVIEWS PHOTOCOPIED BY RICHEY EDWARDS AND GLUED TO THE SLEEVE, FRONT AND BACK, BY RICHIE EDWARDS. LABEL DESIGN : ORIGINAL PAPER LABELS. SLEEVE CONDITION GRADED ON A 1-10 SCALE. LABEL CONDITION GRADED ON A 1-10 SCALE. SIDE 1 : NEAR MINT. SIDE 1 GRADED ON A 1-10 SCALE. SIDE 2 GRADED ON A 1-10 SCALE. IS IN GREAT CONDITION, WITHOUT WORRYING FAULTS, JUST A LITTLE LIGHT CREASING. BOTH FRONT AND BACK ARE NICELY CLEAN. THERE IS NO WRITING. THERE ARE NO TEARS. IF ANY, ALL FAULTS ARE MINOR, ACCEPTABLE, AND NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. ARE IN GREAT SHAPE WITHOUT FAULTS. THERE IS NO SPINDLE WEAR. IS IN GREAT CONDITION WITHOUT WORRYING SURFACE MARKS. THE RECORD TESTS EXTREMELY WELL WITHOUT INTERRUPTION DURING PLAYBACK, NO LOSS IN SOUND QUALITY OR AURAL PERFORMANCE, AND NO OBTRUSIVE POPS OR CLICKS. BOTH SIDES CAN BE ENJOYED ENORMOUSLY. IF ANY, ALL FAULTS ARE ACCEPTABLE, AND NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT TOO MUCH. ALL IN ALL, A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A VERY RARE RECORD AT A VERY NICE PRICE! THIS ONE IS FOR THE COLLECTION, WITHOUT REASON TO UPGRADE. STRICTLY GRADED USING RECORD COLLECTOR’S GRADING SYSTEM. UK: 1-3 DAYS; EUROPE: 5-7 DAYS; REST OF THE WORLD: 7-10 DAYS. REGRETFULLY, OWING TO RUTHLESS EBAYERS WHO HAVE BEEN USING THE FEEDBACK FORUM DISHONESTLY, I SHALL NOW LEAVE FEEDBACK ONLY IF AND WHEN FEEDBACK HAS BEEN POSTED FOR ME. SLOANE DIAL’M’ FOR MR. The item “MANIC STREET PREACHERS SUICIDE ALLEY WELSH INDIE PUNK 7 1988 RICHIE DIY SLEEVE” is in sale since Friday, January 05, 2018. This item is in the category “Music\Records”. The seller is “mr.sloane” and is located in LONDON. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Genre: Rock
- Sub-Genre: Punk
- Speed: 45RPM
- Record Size: Single (7-Inch)
- Artist: MANIC STREET PREACHERS
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
- Duration: Single
- Special Attributes: 1st Edition