Electronic Sound Magazine: #90 + Sealed 7" ABC
Electronic Sound Magazine: #90 + Sealed 7" ABC
Electronic Sound Magazine: #90 + Sealed 7" ABC
Info: Original UK Magazine in brand new condition, with unplayed 7"
Info: ABC's 'The Lexicon Of Love' is 40 years old this month and we're thrilled to have frontman Martin Fry on the cover of the new Electronic Sound to mark the occasion. We have a superb ABC seven-inch – pressed on gold vinyl to match Martin's suit – to accompany the issue too.
A glorious mix of intoxicating pop tunes, slick and funky rhythms, head-swirling strings and super-smart lyrics, ‘The Lexicon Of Love’ still sounds great to this day. No wonder the album entered the UK charts at Number One and stayed in the Top 100 for an entire year. Our cover feature tells the inside story of the record, with Martin Fry taking us back to ABC's roots in the underground synth group Vice Versa. His memories of the early 1980s, a period he describes as "a whirlwind", make for a fascinating article. It starts with him recalling the day he stuffed his gold suit down the toilet in a Tokyo hotel...
We have lots more great features inside, including Dubstar, 23 Skidoo, Zombie Zombie, 700 Bliss, Mark Reeder, The Sound Of Science and, most notably, the last-ever UK interview with krautrock pioneer Klaus Schulze. A member of both Tangerine Dream and Ash Ra Tempel but best known for a prolific solo career spanning five decades, Klaus completed a lengthy email interview with our writer Jeremy Allen just a few days before he died in April. "Life has a way of surprising us all," he told Jeremy. "One thing is sure – nothing is sure."
We have something a bit special to accompany this month's magazine too – an exclusive gold vinyl seven-inch offering two superb ABC tracks, neither of which has ever been released in a physical format before. The A-side is the uplifting and extremely catchy 'Look Good Tonite', which Martin describes as "a love song, of sorts". We're certainly talking classic ABC here. The track was issued as a lockdown download on the group's website in 2020, but just for 24 hours. Flip the disc over for the orchestral and gently funky 'Sixty Seconds Later', which is both previously unreleased and previously unheard. We think we might be spoiling you with this record!
Condition
Magazine: Mint
Record: Mint Sealed
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We use the UK Record Collector Magazine grading guide for the record grading – this is the accepted standard for UK vinyl. Here it is explained in detail:
MINT (M): The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.
EXCELLENT (EX): The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and / or creasing.
VERY GOOD (VG): The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.
GOOD (G): The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc.
FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and / or defaced.
POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.
BAD: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection filler.”
As well as the above grades, Near Mint (NM) is often used as well; this is really for a record that appears new but is known to have been played because the label has light spindle marks or because it has come from a previous owner and is assumed to have been played by them, or if it is ex shop stock and may have minor storage wear on the sleeve.
For records which appear to fall between the accepted grades, + and – are also often added to the grading.
In addition to the basic grading, any individual faults will be noted separately such as if an otherwise excellent cover has a name written on it, or if there is a seam split etc.