Description WELCOME TO MY LATEST BATCH OF VINYL RECORD LISTINGS. FIRSTLY A FEW WORDS ABOUT MYSELF :I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING RECORDS SINCE 1970 AND CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 3,000 VINYL RECORDS OF ALL GENRES. I HAVE BEEN SELLING RECORDS ON EBAY FOR OVER 10 YEARS TO HELP FUND MY FUTURE PURCHASES AND HAVE 100% FEEDBACK - I USUALLY SELL ONLY DUPLICATE COPIES OR ONES I DON'T LISTEN TO ANY MORE. I CAREFULLY PLAY GRADE ALL MY RECORDS USING THE RECORD COLLECTORS GUIDE.ALL MY RECORDS THAT I SELL HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY CLEANED ON MY KNOSTI ANTI-STAT UNIT AND PLACED IN A BRAND NEW POLY-LINED ANTI-STAT INNER SLEEVE AND THE COVERS PLACED IN A BRAND NEW POLYTHENE OUTER SLEEVE.ALL RECORDS ARE SENT OUT IN A BOXED MAILER WITH THICK CARDBOARD PACKING TO ENSURE THEY REACH THE BUYER WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE IN THE POST. PLEASE NOTE THAT I ONLY SEND SECOND CLASS SIGNED FOR TO UK BUYERS AT £5 PER PACKAGE TO ENSURE THE RECORD REACHES ITS DESTINATION.I WILL SEND OVERSEAS BUT ONLY AT THE RELEVENT TRACKED AND SIGNED ROYAL MAIL RATE FOR THAT COUNTRY - £15 FOR EUROPE AND £20 FOR WORLDWIDE.CURRENTLY I WILL NOT SEND TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AS PACKAGES ARE TAKING TOO LONG TO ARRIVE AND I HAVE HAD ISSUES IN THE PAST. ANYWAY, HERE WE HAVE A CLASSIC ALBUM : THE MODERN LOVERS (JOHNATHAN RICHMAN) USA 1978 REPRESS VINYL LP ON BESERKELY RECORDS JBZ- 0050 IN EXCELLENT PLUS PLAYBACK CONDITION, WITH AN EXCELLENT CONDITION NON GATE FOLD SLEEVE AND INNER SLEEVE. A SUPERB TOP COPY WITH VIRTUALLY NO CRACKLE ON PLAYBACK, IF AT ALL. 1978 USA PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS, AS ON DISCOGS BELOW : SIDE 1 : Matrix / Runout (Side A [etched, Variation 2]): JBZ 0050 ASIDE 2 : Matrix / Runout (Side B [etched, Variation 2]): JBZ-0050-B The Modern Lovers ‎– The Modern LoversLabel:Beserkley ‎– JBZ 0050Format:Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue Country:USReleased:1978Genre:RockStyle:Garage RockTracklistA1RoadrunnerA2Astral PlaneA3Old WorldA4Pablo PicassoB1She CrackedB2HospitalB3Someone I Care AboutB4Girl FriendB5Modern WorldCompanies, etc.Recorded At – Intermedia Sound, BostonPressed By – GRT CorporationManufactured By – Janus RecordsDistributed By – Janus RecordsPhonographic Copyright (p) – BeserkleyCopyright (c) – BeserkleyCopyright (c) – Modern Love SongsCreditsBass, Backing Vocals – Ernie BrooksCompiled By – Matthew King KaufmanCoordinator [LP Co-ordination] – Jim BlodgettDrums, Backing Vocals – David Robinson (3)Mastered By – G. Horn*Other [Lp Assistance] – T. LubinPiano, Organ, Backing Vocals – Jerry HarrisonProducer – John Cale (tracks: A1 to A4, B1, B3)Recorded By – Alan Mason (3) (tracks: B4, B5), Robert Appere* (tracks: B4, B5)Remix – Gary Phillips, Glen Kolotkin, Matthew King KaufmanWritten-By, Vocals, Guitar – Jonathan RichmanNotes℗ 1976 Beserkley © 1976 Beserkley Manufactured and Distributed by Janus Records division of the GRT Record Group Los Angeles, California Printed in USA All songs © Modern Love Songs "Hospital" donated by Jerry Harrison, recorded at Intermedia Sound, BostonBarcode and Other IdentifiersMatrix / Runout (Side A [etched, Variation 1]): JBZ-0050-A GRTMatrix / Runout (Side B [etched, Variation 1]): JBZ-0050-B GRTMatrix / Runout (Side A [etched, Variation 2]): JBZ 0050 AMatrix / Runout (Side B [etched, Variation 2]): JBZ-0050-BBarcode: noneVINYL : WITH A LOVELY SHEEN, THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF TINY VERY LIGHT NON FEELABLE MARKS ON THE VINYL, WITH HARDLY ANY SPINDLE MARKS ON THE LABELS. I HAVE PLAYED THIS JUST A FEW TIMES SINCE PURCHASE AS I ALSO HAVE ANOTHER ORIGINAL UK COPY AS WELL. PLAYBACK IS SUPERB IN EXCELLENT PLUS CONDITION WITH VIRTUALLY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE HEARD, IF AT ALL. OVERALL IN EXCELLENT PLUS AUDIO CONDITION, A SUPERB TOP COPY. I HAVE ALSO CLEANED THE VINYL AND PLACED IT IN A NEW ANTI-STATIC POLY-LINED INNER. MATT SURFACE THICK CARD NON GATEFOLD SLEEVE : MADE IN USA. KEPT IN IN POLYTHENE OUTER SLEEVE SINCE PURCHASE SO WITH VIRTUALLY NO EDGE OR CORNER WEAR, THE SPINE IS TOTALLY CRISP AND HAS NO TEXT ON THIS ISSUE. JUST A FEW TINY EDGE CREASES, SOME RING WEAR AS USUAL WITH USA COVERS. A GREAT COVER IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I HAVE ALSO PLACED THE COVER IN A BRAND NEW OUTER POLYTHENE SLEEVE TO PROTECT THE COVER. PLAIN PAPER INNER SLEEVE : NO EDGE SPLITS OR DAMAGE. EXCELLENT CONDITION. PLEASE SEE THE NUMEROUS PICTURES FOR THE GREAT CONDITION! OVERALL A TOP COPY OF THIS CLASSIC AND HARD TO FIND ALBUM, YOU WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A BETTER AUDIO COPY. GOOD LUCK IF YOU BID, THE RECORD WILL BE SENT WELL PACKAGED TRACKED/SIGNED FOR AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.