Sold Date: October 2, 2022
Start Date: September 25, 2022
Final Price: £34.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 5
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George Martin - 'From Beatles To Bond And Bach' 

Polydor - 2383 304 - UK 1974 - White Label Test Pressing 

Vinyl: VG

Matrix: (a) 2383304 A//1▽420 0 1 1 1  

             (b) 2383304 B//1▽420 0 1 1 1  

Vinyl: Very Good  

This is a rare white label copy - so rare that I can find no record of white labels being in circulation and no history of a copy being sold!

The record has been cleaned and play checked. Playback is largely VG+ to EX but there are occasional tics, and side two has a few fine lines and a 1-2 mm nick in the middle of the final track which creates four clicks. The record has no sleeve other than it's old worn inner sleeve - which will be sent, but will be placed in a separate inner.        

Side One:  The Bond Suite: (a) James Bond Theme (b) Whisper Who Dares (c) Bond Meets Solitaire (d) Live And Let Die / Air On The G String / The Beatle Suite: (a) Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (b) Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (c) A Day In The Life            

Side Two:  Theme One / Elizabeth And Essex / Yellow Submarine Suite (a) Pepper Land (b) March Of The Meanies (c) Desolation (d) Voyage Through The Seas Of Time; Holes And Monsters (e) Yellow Submarine / Prelude For Strings     

Combined postage offered to UK destinations ONLY. I'll send an invoice if you've bought more than one record.

NON-UK shipping - NO COMBINED POSTAGE - International shipping is with eBay's Global Shipping Program (GSP) and combined postage is not available. It may appear expensive, and delivery may take a few extra days, but I'm sorry, it's the only international shipping option I offer.

A few words on Vinyl Grades.........

My vinyl grades are pretty much in line with those commonly used here on eBay and other specialist vinyl sites. The descriptions I provide are of equal significance as they will include any details I would consider useful to know when deciding whether to purchase a vinyl record. I normally examine a record’s playing surface in more than one daylight condition, this is because the lighting at different times of day tend to reveal details that might not be noticeable at other times of day. For example, bright angled morning light shining through a window will reveal a multitude of fine lines and dust that are often superficial, and these can distract from significant surface imperfections which might be more noticeable later in the day. Sleeve grades shouldn't really require an explanation, needless to say, the photos and descriptions should speak for themselves.    

Mint (M) : Never played, and the only way you can be fairly confident that it hasn’t been played, is if the record is still sealed (and that’s not foolproof).

Near Mint (NM) : A record that shows hardly any evidence of being played – both in appearance and sound quality.

Excellent (EX) : A record that may have minor surface marks and/or minimal surface noise or tics.

Very Good + (VG+) : The record will be close to excellent but may have some distinct marks or hairlines that may even be feelable - but not to excess. Sound quality may be slightly impaired with light surface noise/crackle or tics.

Very Good (VG) : The record will have several marks or scratches, and/or sound quality that isn’t that great

Good+ (G+) : This will be a record that has many surface marks or scratches and poor sound quality. I wouldn’t normally sell anything that would grade below this (ie ‘good’ or ‘acceptable’). Anything below this grade would probably have skips and I rarely sell records that have skips.