VINYL

            Side 1:  plays Mint, visually M- although many sellers would call this Mint

            Side 2:  plays Mint by Impulse standards with a few random light ticks in the bass solo, visually same as side 1

DEAD WAX

            Side 1:  Van Gelder stamp

            Side 2:  Van Gelder stamp

LABELS

            Side 1:  Mint with no spindle marks

            Side 2:  same as side 1

COVER

            Front:   solid seams & fat spine, laminated with a small area of lift near spine, ring wear rubbing typical of laminated covers

            Back:  ring wear rubs, long scratch near bottom 

INNER:  original plus an archival inner 

DESCRIPTION:  A great sounding LP with a near pristine surface which is as close to visually Mint as you’re likely to find. Early laminated cover in solid condition. This is edition 2.

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I ship once a week, but always within 5 days of your payment. Combined shipping is possible for up to three LPs with a small surcharge for added weight.

Records are shipped in standard LP mailers with the record secured outside of the cover to avoid seam splits. Returned LPs must be shipped in the same way. Damage to the cover or disc will result in a reduced refund amount.

Please don’t bid if If you own a Crosley or similar inexpensive (aka “cheap”) turntable. LPs that play perfectly well on a real turntable may have problems playing correctly on a toy turntable with no ability to adjust tone arm tracking weight or anti-skid. These junk tables will destroy your collection. My advice: stop buying LPs until you purchase a real (non-USB) turntable, new or used.

  International shipping for a single LP is:

$24 for LP selling for $29 or less ($29 for a double LP)

$39 by Registered Mail for an LP selling between $30 and $74

$49 by Priority with for an LP selling for $75 or over

Fee will be adjusted after close of auction if incorrect. Any excess shipping charge will be refunded after accounting for box and postage.

I ship to: Canada, Europe (with exceptions), the UK, Japan, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Australia and Singapore  (also Russia and China if feedback qualifies)           

I do not ship to: Central or South America, Mexico, Italy, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, India or Africa

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   I began buying records in the mid 60’s and I've always been fanatical about record care and storage.

   The records I sell are from my personal collection, including backup copies. I've never been one to buy VG records or anything with an audible scratch, which eliminates the vast majority. If I do miss an audible flaw, then kindly contact me and it will be rectified.

   I use standard US grading plus the UK grade of EX in order to eliminate the dreaded VG+++

   Records are first inspected under a halogen light (the only light that shows every flaw) and any blemishes are examined with a 10x power magnifier which allows the grooves to be fully inspected. Then they’re play graded on a Linn Sondek LP12.

   Over the decades, I've seen grading fads come and go, such as: “visual” grading by people who don't own a turntable; the current use of nonsense grades like NM+ and NM- as well as the dubious belief that there’s no such thing as a mint record.

   As a record buyer, I've had a lot of over graded “garage sale” LPs arrive covered with gritty dust and greasy fingerprints while the seller claims a “visual” grade based on fantasy. Be assured that my records will arrive clean and fingerprint free.