Robert Palmer – Clues (1980 LP Original Canadian Island / WEA Pressing) - EX/NM Vintage Vinyl (XILP 9595)

Catalog a synth-pop and new-wave classic for your archival inventory: Clues by Robert Palmer. Manufactured and distributed in Canada by WEA Music of Canada, Ltd. (Scarborough, Ontario) on light-blue sunset Island Records labels (XILP 9595; SIDE 1 (RE-1) / SIDE 2 (RE-1); licensed from Antilles Communications Ltd.), this 12-inch stereo vinyl LP was produced by Robert Palmer for Bungalow Music N.V. (Executive Producer: David Harper), mixed and engineered by Alex Sadkin at Compass Point Studios in New Providence, Bahamas, and mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound Studios, NYC. Featuring Robert Palmer alongside Dony Wynn, Jack Waldman, Kenny Mazur, Andy Fraser, Chris Frantz, Gary Numan, and Paul Gardiner, the tracklist spans Side 1 ("Looking For Clues", "Sulky Girl", "Johnny And Mary", "What Do You Care") and Side 2 ("I Dream Of Wires", "Woke Up Laughing", "Not A Second Time", "Found You Now"). Housed in its original outer sleeve (XILP 9595) featuring Graham Hughes' iconic monochrome water-wading photography with bold red and white cover typography, the vinyl disc 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 1 (SIDE 1 (RE-1)) and Side 2 (SIDE 2 (RE-1)) light-blue Island labels (XILP 9595) remain bright, clean, and legible with sharp black and white typography, minimal spindle marks, and clean center holes.

• Jacket & Inner Sleeve Integrity - VERY GOOD PLUS / NEAR MINT (VG+ / NM): Original outer sleeve exhibits vibrant red block lettering over crisp monochrome ocean-ripples photography on the front and sharp tracklist and session credits on the back (with the small Canadian maple leaf emblem at the upper-left corner), showing light edge/corner rubbing and a solid intact spine with no seam splits. Includes a clean Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi) Original Master anti-static archival inner sleeve.

Condition Assessment Disclaimer: Please note that we are not professional graders; all condition assessments are determined visually to the best of our abilities. Prospective buyers and collectors are encouraged to carefully examine the accompanying high-resolution photographs—which depict the exact item you will receive—to form their own final grading assessment.

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