Dire Straits / Same Title
Japan Orig. LP


Vertigo RJ - 7541

Appendices: "Original OBI" & “Insert”

Description: This is scarce Japanese original copy ( released in 1978 ) of their 1st album, coming with complete appendices. It’s hard to find Japanese copy of this album even in our country nowadays. Scarce item from Japan to serious collector.


Condition: VG/VG+ ( Cover / Disc )


COVER: Cover is good in condition, except for light ring-wear on upper portions of front & back. It’s lightly tanned and stained with minor brown spots on the surface of each side. A scratch line is on lower portions of front & back and a few minor scratches are also on lower portion of back side. Minor creases are on the spine-rims. Otherwise it has no tear, edge-wear, dent, strip & writing…OK.

DISC: Disc is good in condition, keeping glossy. It has a few slight scuffs on Side A with a couple of short light scratches on Side B-1 ( inaudible ). There are a few spindle-marks on each label. Otherwise it has none of any hairline, which is to be rated as "VG+". Flaws are not many but just a few on each side.

OBI: G+, being creased along the left-rim of back side. It’s partly torn in the left top & bottom corner of back side. Surface of back side is stained with minor brown spots. Bottom-flap of back side is creased.

INSERT: G+, being tanned around rims of each side.