Iggy Pop – Blah-Blah-Blah (1986 LP Original Canadian A&M Pressing w/ Printed Inner Sleeve) - EX/NM Vintage Vinyl (SP-5145)

Catalog a classic 1986 alternative/pop-rock collaboration produced by David Bowie for your archival inventory: Blah-Blah-Blah by Iggy Pop. Manufactured and distributed in Canada by A&M Records of Canada Ltd. (Scarborough, Ontario) on custom white-and-geometric A&M labels (SP-5145), this 12-inch stereo vinyl LP was produced and mixed by David Bowie and David Richards (engineered by David Richards), recorded and mixed at Mountain Studios in Montreux with additional recording at Olivier Ferrand Studio in Los Angeles, and features Erdal Kizilcay, Kevin Armstrong, and Steve Jones (lead guitar solo on "Cry for Love"). The tracklist spans Side One ("Real Wild Child (Wild One)", "Baby, It Can't Fall", "Shades", "Fire Girl", "Isolation") and Side Two ("Cry for Love", "Blah-Blah-Blah", "Hideaway", "Winners & Losers"). Housed in its original light-grey outer sleeve with art direction and design by Nick Egan and front cover photography by Michael Halsband, the front cover showcases a monochrome portrait of Iggy Pop with arms crossed over bold grey typography, while the back cover displays the stacked tracklist grid. Includes the original orange custom printed inner sleeve featuring a world map graphic and full credits on one side and complete song lyrics on the reverse, while the vinyl itself is preserved in an archival Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi) Original Master anti-static inner sleeve.

Structural & Visual Inspection

• Vinyl Surface & Labels Condition - EXCELLENT / NEAR MINT (EX / NM): Glossy black vinyl retains deep groove luster with crisp micro-groove definition, showing only faint, non-feelable hairline sleeve marks and minor surface dust flecks under angled macro inspection. Both Side One (SP-05145-A) and Side Two (SP-05145-B) custom white-and-geometric A&M labels remain bright, clean, and legible with sharp black typography, minimal spindle marks, and clean center holes.

• Jacket & Inner Sleeves Integrity - VERY GOOD PLUS / NEAR MINT (VG+ / NM): Original light-grey outer sleeve exhibits crisp monochrome front portrait contrast, sharp blue-and-grey title graphics, and clean back cover tracklist typography with a top-right price code "G" box, showing minimal edge/corner rubbing and a solid intact spine with no seam splits. Includes both the original orange custom printed world-map/lyric inner sleeve in clean condition and a clean Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi) Original Master anti-static archival inner sleeve.

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