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LEO KOTTKE A SHOUT TOWARD NOON LP album NEAR MINT - vinyl & jacket Private Music   Cat No 2007-1-P Released 1986 first U.S. release Ships FREE! Use our combined multi-item Shop & Ship*

The musical dynamic of A Shout Toward Noon is wider than Kottke's usual fare. It's in fact one of Kottke's most intriguing pieces of work. A Shout Toward Noon is Kottke's first recording on the Private Music label. He took three years nursing a hand tendinitis injury. Kottke then discarded the thumb and finger picks of his earlier style. Kottke's new sound and style features use of synthesizers. I'm intrigued by the new Kottke.

The jacket is outstanding and grades at NEAR MINT. It still has the original shrink film (slit open) protecting it from environmental dust, dirt, stains and oxidation. NOT a cutout. No ring wear, no crushed corners or fuzzy edges. No stains, blemishes or fading. No folds or wrinkles. Construction is intact. The vinyl disk still retains its deep black luster. We grade it at NEAR MINT due to its nearly flawless aspects. The label is in perfect condition. There is barely a single ultra-light whisp of a paper scuff of the surface of Side B (Note: see Specifics list for description of "bump" on Side B). Side A is perfect. There are no hairline scratches to effect playing quality. There is no dirt or other defect or blemishes to the disk.  The inner sleeve is white paper with poly film lining. It is printed with the Private Music logo, both sides. There are NO defects. The paper is free of significant wrinkles. There are NO tears, splits, marks or stains. You could call it a NEAR MINT if inner's have a grade.

LEO KOTTKE - A SHOUT TOWARD NOON Specifics:

Vinyl condition (visual) - Side 1: NEAR MINT Vinyl condition (visual) - Side 2: NEAR MINT Jacket condition: NEAR MINT  (original shrink film) Inner sleeve condition: NEAR MINT (printed paper/poly lined) Other inserts: None Special Notes: Strange tiny bump, smaller than a pin head, is molded in surface of last track, Side B at approx 9:00 position. Under magnified exam this appears to be a manufacturing material defect and NOT user damage. The grooves continue uninterrupted across the "bump" confirming it was there during manufacture. Matrix/Runout Side 1:  2007-1-PA-1 / PM-1071-A / [W symbol]  / Δ13499   1-2  /  Precision / A 2 G Matrix/Runout Side 2:  PM 1071 B 2007-1-PB-42  /  Precision  /  A 1  f  All vinyl albums are VISUALLY GRADED.  We do not have the facility or equipment to play-grade each album.  Without top notch equipment we run the risk of compromising sometimes very old (and valuable) recordings.  Albums graded very high visually are very likely to play great.  We provide buyers with detailed information and grade conservatively to maintain trust. Our high-res photos are of the ACTUAL item for sale, NOT stock photos. Brochures are carefully packed in sturdy custom design corrugated mailers. We ship USPS using MEDIA MAIL. Priority Mail available at extra cost. Foreign Buyers please note: All foreign sales must use the GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM. No alternates are available at this time. We ACCEPT RETURNS via eBay "Hassle-Free Returns" Program: 14 day return period if not as advertised (Buyer pays return shipping plus 10% handling fee). *Use our SHOPPING CART and have SEVEN days to shop with us (and other eBay Sellers, too).Buy multiple items. Make a SINGLE PAYMENT when you checkout and your purchases from us ship in a SINGLE PACKAGE (Buyers, read the "About SHOPPING CART" notes).

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VISUAL GRADING SCALE WE USE
(M) Mint - The record is in factory-new condition. Absolutely perfect in all respects, with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. NOTE: Age of the album has nothing to do with its "grade". The jacket and any extra items like inserts, etc. are verified present and in perfect condition. Records advertised as "Sealed" should be Mint. Those classified "Unplayed" but opened must be validated as meeting "untouched by human hands" status. Even the act of inserting the disc or removing it from the paper sleeve may cause scuff marks on the vinyl.

(NM) Near Mint - A nearly perfect record in every respect. It should exhibit no obvious signs of wear. The vinyl is bright and shiny. A minor scuff or two is permissible but no scratches. The jacket should have no more than the most minor of defects, such as almost invisible ring impression or other minimal signs of slight handling. There should be no folds or seam splits, corner crushes anywhere, or other noticeable similar defects. Artwork should be as close to perfect (without defect or age deterioration) as possible. Similar criteria applies to the inner sleeve also. No CUT-OUT holes, either, in any of the parts comprising the album. An LP in Near Mint condition looks as if you just bought it NEW, brought it home from the record store and opened the shrink wrap.

(EX) Excellent -(or VG++) The record shows some signs of having been played. Some minor paper scuffs may be present. A very light, difficult to visually detect hairline scratch or two may permissible, but nothing that is significant enough to effect the quality of play. The vinyl is bright and shiny and without warps. The label clean and unblemished. The jacket may have slight circular disc impression but no ink wear, or may have slight corner creases, no wrinkles or puckers, seam splits, or writing anywhere on the label, jacket, or sleeve. Artwork should be clean and unworn and without ink wear. No taped repairs can be allowed in this grade. No CUT-OUT holes, either, in any of the parts comprising the album.

(VG+) Very Good PLUS - The record show some signs that it was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner, who took good care of it. Vinyl still has great luster but the record surfaces may show signs of wear visible to the naked eye. May have slight scuffs or very light scratches as long as they don't affect one's listening experiences. Slight warps that do not affect the sound are "OK". Spindle hole should be round and not significantly worn. The jacket (and sleeve) must be clean and free from stains. Small writing or marking is acceptable. The back of the jacket usually gives away clues to the albums age. Flat white areas will be somewhat off-white in the yellow cast, yet no stains or mildew from moisture are present. Some minor wear to the seams or spine, but no tears or holes through. The corners may be slightly dog eared (fraying) yet no creased bends, defacing the artwork. In essence, a VG+ jacket should have no more than 3 flaws mentioned.

(VG) Very Good -This is a record that is GOOD ENOUGH, meaning it's not really going to look very good, but it will STILL play very good. The vinyl will not have the deep black luster of NM grade. The record will have been played many times, and there will always be some surface noise. Despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch, the record should exhibit no major deterioration of dynamic range and sound quality, overpowering the surface noise. There should be no skips. The label may exhibit some tears, tape marks, larger writing, or other blemishes but should still be very easily legible. There may be some wear or deformation of the spindle hole. The jacket will look worn, used. There may be some seam splitting. There will be some ring wear, where the jacket art ink has begun to wear off (this gives the jacket a look of being "snow-speckled" where the white paper shows through the worn ink). If the artwork looks snowy all over, it is less than VG condition. There may be some writing on the jacket (still, no LARGE letters in felt tip marker). There may be corner crushing or creasing, or gouges or scratches blemishing the jacket art. Colors will not have the saturation and an overall yellowish cast may be present as a sign of age deterioration.

(G) Good - An often-played, with a less lustrous, grayer vinyl. Deeper scratches and wear causing distracting surface noise. The record will still play through without any skips. Will also have some loss of dynamics caused from grooves being worn. Good means that it will play with some form of decency, so one can still enjoy the music even though you can still hear noise caused from the wear. Labels may be significantly defaced or damaged. On the jacket, several (but not all of the following flaws will apply: Seam splits, large marker writing, major seam splits, significant ring wear, damaged corners, tears, cuts, gouges, masking or duct tape seam repairs, or other flaws and damage. Again, probably only useful to fill a collection niche until something better can be found.

(F) Fair - The record has been played so often and mishandled so much that the sound quality has completely deteriorated. Deeper scratches, wear and skips cause continuous, major distracting "surface noise". These disks are basically trash and only useful as inexpensive "placeholders" in a collection until a better quality item comes along. The jacket and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discoloration etc. The jacket at this grade level is typically held together with tape to keep the disc from falling out. Again, basically trash.

On a scale from 1 (Poor) to 10 (Perfect) the above grades are equal to:
MINT = 10, Near Mint = 8, Excellent = 7, Very Good Plus = 6 , Very Good = 5 , Good = 2

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