Rattus Norvegicus - Original 1977 UK United Artists 9-track LP - Incl 2-track 7" Single

Rare original limited edition 1977 UK United Artists 9-track LP - the debut album by harsh and uncompromising British punk band.

Vinyl has custom 'rat in the sunset' motif picture labels - held in an illustrated card picture inner sleeve - ultimately in a picture cover.

Vinyl is accompanied by 2-track 7" Single - one of the first 10.000 copies - which has white and red printed labels with lower 'UN' logo and 4-prong push out centre. 7" is held in an plain orangy red flipback cover.

Condition: VG++/VG++ (LP Vinyl and Labels/Inner Sleeve)/VG++/VG++ (7" Vinyl and Labels/Sleeve)/VG+(+) (Cover):

Vinyl is overall bright and lustrous - Side 1 vinyl is mint, Side 2 vinyl has a very slight surface mark. Labels are mint and vinyl is overall graded near mint.

7" Vinyl is likewise bright and lustrous - Side 1 vinyl has a single superficial mark - Side 2 vinyl is mint. Labels are mint and vinyl is overall graded near mint.

7" sleeve and LP inner sleeve has almost no signs of handling or storage... a little inevitable vinyl outline but otherwise mint.

Cover has very nice front and back centres - some degree of light wrinkling from mild bends transcends from edges and discontonued so along some parts of vinyl outline.


Seams are intact with a little wear to lower seam - mostly against corners... just a touch of wear to spine edges. Spine is easily readable and opening edges has almost no rubbing - perfect upper seam.
Corners has light to extrenmely marginal dents and a touch of rubbing.... all in all a series of minor imperfectstions which has little influence on the viewing of the cover - which is graded close to near perfect/excellent.

Tracklisting:

Side 1:
1. Sometimes (Hugh Cornwell ) 4:56
2. Goodbye Toulouse (Cornwell/Burnel) 3:12
3. London Lady (Cornwell/Burnel) 2:25
4. Princess of the Streets (Burnel) 4:34
5. Hanging Around (Burnel/Cornwell) 4:25

Side 2:
1. Peaches (Burnel/Cornwell) 4:03
2. (Get A) Grip (On Yourself) (Cornwell) 3:55
3. Ugly (Burnel) 4:03
4. Down in the Sewer (Burnel/ Cornwell) 7:30
a. Falling
b. Down In The Sewer
c. Trying To Get Out Again
d. Rat's Rally


Bonus 7":

Side 1:
1. Peasant in the Big Shitty - Live

Side 2:
1. Choosey Susie


Credits:
Hugh Cornwell - lead vocals, Guitars, backing vocals
Jean-Jacques Burnel - lead vocals, Bass guitar, backing vocals
Dave Greenfield - Keyboards (Hammond L100 Organ, Hohner Cembalet electric piano, Minimoog synthesizer), backing vocals
Jet Black - Percussion

Additional Musicians:
Eric Clarke - Saxophone ((Get A) Grip (On Yourself))

Technical Credits:
Martin Rushent - Production
Alan Winstanley - Engineer
Benny King - Assistant and mixing engineer
Doug Bennett - Mixing engineer

Artwork:
Trevor Rogers - Photography
Paul Henry - Art direction, artwork, sleeve design