Sold Date: January 21, 2020
Start Date: December 2, 2019
Final Price: $16.99 (USD)
Seller Feedback: 411
Buyer Feedback: 72

Selling my private collection. I will be posting more albums/45s each week, starting with common/less valuable pieces and working up to my rare items. 
*Check out my other vinyl items for sale, save me as a seller and read notes at the bottom.
*All records have been play-tested for for skips, loops, or overwhelming noise. 
Selling 4 original northern soul/ motown record albums(2 are Mono):

1.  5 Stairsteps- S/T, 1st Press 2. The Sylvers, S/T, 1st Press 3. The Van Dykes- Tellin' It Like It Is, 1st Monaural Press 4. Martha Reeves and the Vandellas- Watch Out, 1st Monaural Press
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  1.  5 Stairsteps- S/T, Buddah, BDS 5061, 1970, 1st Sonic Press Matrix: bds 5061a son
Vinyl: Side A: VG+ to NM-, very nice gloss, minimal light wear, Side B: Strong VG, very nice gloss, light wear with a couple very minor feel-able marks, plays well with no skips or loops.
 Sound: sounds very nice with light noise.
Label: clean, no spindle.
Inner Sleeve: tan.
Jacket: VG, moderate wear, graphics look very nice, spine is solid, top seam is totally split with some moderate to heavy wear, 3.5" bottom split, sticker label on front.     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 2.  The Sylvers- S/T, Pride, PRD 0007, 1972,  Rare 1st Waddell Press   Matrix: prd0007 mgs 2964 rev p 1972 mgm records inc. 
Vinyl:  G+ to Weak VG, some gloss, multiple feel-able marks/wear, has a smaller indent warped spot(factory defect?, looks odd) plays fine, plays well with no skips or loops.
 Sound: sounds very nice with light to moderate noise, mostly light. 
Label: looks nice with light wear, 1 pen line on side 2, wear around hole.  
Inner Sleeve: random.
Jacket: VG, moderate wear, looks nice with a small area of heavier ring wear, minor fading/discolor, bottom seam is solid, 4" top seam split, 7.25" and 3.25" spine splits,     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3.  The Van Dykes- Tellin' It Like It Is, Bell, Bell-6004, 1967, 1st Monaural Press     Matrix: arp audio matrix 6004ma 1 bell sound sf 11-19-67
Vinyl: G+, many feel-able marks/brush, plays well with no skips or loops.
 Sound: sounds nice to very nice with light to moderate noise, mostly light, moderate noise on 1st track intro of side 2.   
Label: moderate to heavy spindle, moderate wear around the holes, 1 moderate to heavy scratch on side 2.
Inner Sleeve: random.
Jacket: VG to Strong VG, light wear, spine is solid, graphics look very nice, 6.5" bottom seam split, 3.5" top seam split at opening.      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 4.  Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Watch Out,  Gordy, G 920, 1966, 1st Mono Press  USA, 1st Press Matrix: glp-920-a t tr4m--6873-1-f 
Vinyl: G+, some gloss, many feel-able marks, plays well with no skips or loops.
 Sound:  moderate background noise, not overwhelming, still rocks.
Label: looks nice with moderate to heavy spindle.
Inner Sleeve: plastic, clear. 
Jacket: VG+ to NM-, solid with no seam splits, looks very nice with  light wear, minor  ring wear   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


1. All records have been play-tested for for skips, loops, or overwhelming noise. 

2. The records have been visually-graded with a 1OO watt light bulb, and described honestly. 

3.  I grade following the goldmine system:

****** M(sealed), 

******NM(near perfect/opened),

****** VG+(light wear), 

******VG(some feel-able marks),

******VG- or(G+).(many feel-able marks).

4. Ask any questions about these records that you may have before bidding.

5. These records have not been professionally cleaned, only graded.

6. The records are shipped in bubble wrap and quality, perforated cardboard LP or 45 mailers.

7. NO international shipping, I am currently only shipping to the lower 48 states. If you really want it you can go through GSP(in Ebay).

8. I'll be posting more vinyl lots each week, save me as a seller.