Sold Date: April 7, 2018
Start Date: March 31, 2018
Final Price: $20.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 1
Seller Feedback: 283
Buyer Feedback: 18

Here's an easy one! A super clean, lovely 1st press original of ZZ Top - Fandango - London blue label (PS 656) w/ picture sleeve! That, in and of itself, is fantastic! Now, when you peek at the deadwax and see the Sterling stamp with Bob Ludwig's initials next to it (R.L.), then you know you've struck gold! Very clean smooth playing vinyl and with a strong VG+ cover - this one is a winner in every way! 
Vinyl  = NM- Cover = VG+

GENERAL INFO:
These LP's are from my personal collection, which I began in 1997 (although I grew up on vinyl in the 70's of course!), and have been handled, cared for, and stored with the utmost care taken. The vast majority have been played only a few times at most, being that I transferred them all to digital from 2005-2006. Most were bought used - although I have purchased several New or SS over the years, and I put a lot of time, money, research, and fun into collecting them! Unless noted, each LP has been very well cleaned on a VPI-16.5 RCM, re-sleeved with a high quality anti-static inner sleeve (I always keep the original inner sleeve with the cover unless it was a plain white one), and with an outer plastic sleeve used to protect the cover. My LP's have always been stored vertically and in smoke-free homes and played on properly set-up, high quality turntables (usually some variety of Rega with a high-end cartridge). Although it's been a few years since I've parted with any of my vinyl, I have sold quite a few pieces over the years and have NEVER had my grading questioned - I am very picky and grade conservatively, which my feedback shows!
GRADING:
There's nothing I hate more than buying an LP that someone says is a "very strong VG+ or VG++", but is actually crap! A VG+ should be a REALLY NICE record that most collectors would be pretty happy with, not a catch-all category for everything a seller can't pass off as Mint, NM, or NM-! Equally awful is when people try to pass off an LP that's barely a VG+ (or worse!) as NM! I don't like buying crap, so I'm sure not going to sell crap - on that you can rely. I am human, though, and don't claim to be infallible, so if it would appear I made a mistake, please get in touch with me. I play grade my records using the following guidelines (pretty similar to Goldmine and what most other reputable folks use):
Mint = Still Sealed and perfect. Period. Near Mint (NM) = As damn near perfect as an opened record can be - should look/sound virtually unplayed. NM- = Extremely nice condition - scant little to hear or see that is less than pristine!  VG+ = A very nice play, but you'll know you're listening to a record...perhaps faint surface noise in between tracks once in a while - or during a real quiet passage, but not extreme and does not interfere with your listening pleasure...no big pops, scratches, skips, or anything like that. A VG+ cover has wear and is less than perfect obviously. It may have obvious ring wear, dinged corner, little surface crease etc., but certainly doesn't appear abused or neglected. No writing, mold, rips, etc...I may occasionally use a VG++, which would denote that it's a very very very strong VG+...but really, at some point multiple +'s gets a bit silly...like VG+++++++++++...kind of ridiculous! 
VG or lower - I really don't have anything that fits this category...If it didn't look and play like a pretty solid VG+, I either didn't buy it or I tossed it...there's no value in crap records! If I can't enjoy it or feel good about what I'm selling, I don't want it! 
SHIPPING:
This item is available for sale and shipping in the 48 U.S. Continental States only and is 100% guaranteed to arrive as described! All LP's will be packed well, insured, and shipped USPS Media Mail in a record mailer and I am happy to offer combined shipping for up to 3 LP's.  
Thanks for looking, bid/buy with confidence, please check my other items, and keep checking every week or so...I'm going to try to list 10-12 records per week for a while - the vast majority of them are great rock records and all of them in great shape! Feel free if you have any questions! Thank you!!!