Sold Date: February 12, 2024
Start Date: February 2, 2024
Final Price: £400.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 5
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  ITEM WILL BE DISPATCHED ROYAL MAIL SPECIAL DELIVERY GUARANTEED BY 1PM NEXT DAY SERVICE [SATURDAY DELIVERIES EXCLUDED]. OVERSEAS ITEMS ARE POSTED VIA THE EBAY GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAMME. THE ITEM WILL BE POSTED IN A CUSTOM MADE RECORD MAILER.
THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED TESTED. THIS HISTORIC RECORDING IS A VERY ENJOYABLE LISTENING EXPERIENCE.
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                          THE ALBUM HAS ONLY 4 DICK JAMES CREDITS AND IS CONSIDERED TO BE RARE.
THE COVER HAS SOME DAMAGE. THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER SEAM HAS A 3cm SPLIT [SEE PIC 10] AND THE TOP RIGHT CORNER SEAM HAS A 15mm SPLIT [SEE PIC 18]. THERE IS WEAR TO ALL 4 CORNERS. SCROLLING OVER PIC 3 SHOULD HIGHLIGHT THE CORNER WEAR. THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF THE FRONT COVER IS BY FAR THE WORST [SEE PIC 5]. THERE IS A LARGE LAMINATE CREASE ACROSS THE TOP RIGHT CORNER AND THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER. THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER AREA HAS SEVERAL LAMINATE CREASES. RINGWEAR IS EVIDENT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER AND THERE IS SOME BROWNING ALONG THE OPENING EDGE OF THE BACK COVER. THE OPENING EDGE OF THE BACK COVER ALSO HAS A COUPLE OF SPLITS. THIS IS A GENUINE 1ST ISSUE COVER. THE P [AS IN PHOTO] IS ALLIGNED WITH THE END OF THE S [AS IN SONGS] ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF THE FRONT COVER [SEE PIC 19]. 2ND ISSUE COVERS HAD THE PHOTO CREDITS TEXT SITUATED FURTHER TO THE LEFT. THE COVER IS FREE OF BIRO.
THE A SIDE HAS 4 DICK JAMES CREDITS [A1, A2, A6, AND A7].  THE B SIDE HAS NO DICK JAMES CREDITS AND THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY NORTHERN SONG CREDITS ON TRACK NUMBERS B4 AND B6. I HAVE SEEN VERSIONS WITH 6 DICK JAMES CREDITS AND WITH 2 DICK JAMES CREDITS BUT NEVER 4. THE EXAMPLE FOR SALE MUST BE QUITE RARE.   THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED LOADS OF TIMES AND HAS LOADS AND LOADS OF MARKS. THE MAJORITY OF THE MARKING IS FAIRLY LIGHT OR SHALLOW BUT IT IS OBVIOUS TO THE NAKED EYE. THE DEAD WAX AREA AT THE END OF SIDES 1 AND 2 ALSO HAVE LOADS OF PLAY MARKS. THE RECORD PLAYS WELL DESPITE THE MARKING.  PLAYBACK CONDITION HAS BEEN GRADED AS BEING IN A MINIMUM OF VG+. THE DEEP GROOVES ON THESE OLD HEAVY PARLOPHONE VINYL RECORDS WERE GOOD FOR OVERRIDING AND PREVENTING SURFACE NOISE FROM SPILLING ON TO THE MUSIC. THE  THE AUDIO IS CLEAR AND VIBRANT. THERE IS NO DISTORTION, STICKING, SKIPS OR JUMPS. THE RECORD LABELS ARE FREE OF BIRO, STICKERS, RESIDUES, ETC. THERE IS NO DETERIORATION IN THE SOUND QUALITY. IT IS A VERY ENJOYABLE LISTEN. THE VINYL STILL RETAINS A BIT OF A SHINE. PLEASE MESSAGE ME IF YOU NEED PICS OF THE VINYL ITSELF. IT IS DIFFICULT TO PHOTOGRAPH BUT I WILL DO MY BEST.

CONDITION OF SLEEVE= G. [SEE ABOVE DESCRIPTION] CONDITION OF RECORD= G. [VISUAL]   PLAYBACK CONDITION IS GRADED AS A MINIMUM OF VG+ MATRIX/RUNOUT NUMBERS= SIDE A  XEX 421-1N  GH  2               SIDE B  XEX 422-1N  GH  12
I AM INFORMED BY A VINYL RECORD AUCTION HOUSE THAT PRESSINGS WITH 4 DICK JAMES CREDITS ARE RARE AND VERY COLLECTABLE. VERY FEW WOULD HAVE BEEN PRESSED. THE ITEM FOR SALE [INCLUDING THE COVER] IS GENUINE AND ORIGINAL.
                                                IMPORTANT. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------- RECORDS ARE GRADED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECORD COLLECTORS MAGAZINE GRADINGS SYSTEM. SEE DETAILS AT BOTTOM OF PAGE. PLEASE READ THE ITEM AND CONDITION DESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE PURCHASE. PLEASE ALSO SCRUTINISE THE PICTURES. PLEASE MESSAGE ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS. NEVER PURCHASE ANYTHING IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS. I PREFER MY AUCTION ITEMS TO RUN THEIR FULL COURSE AS IT IS ONLY FAIR THAT EVERYONE GETS THE SAME CHANCE OF BUYING THE ITEM. I WILL COMBINE POSTAGE. PLEASE WAIT FOR AN INVOICE TO BE SENT.  RETURNS ACCEPTED ONLY IF THE ITEM IS NOT AS DESCRIBED IN THE LISTING. THE ITEM FOR SALE IS A VINYL RECORD. ALL SALES OUTWITH OF THE UK ARE POSTED VIA THE EBAY GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING PROGRAMME.
THE RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM. MINT= THE RECORD IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET, BOOKLET, OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION.
EXCELLENT= THE RECORD SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING OF SOUND QUALITY. THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND / OR CREASING. 
VERY GOOD= THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS ARE ACCEPTABLE.
GOOD= THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIOATED WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES. THE COVER AND CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION ETC 
FAIR= THE RECORD IS STILL JUST PLAYABLE BUT HAS NOT BEEN CARED FOR PROPERLY AND DISPLAYS CONSIDERABLE SURFACE NOISE, IT MAY EVEN JUMP. THE COVER AND CONTENTS WILL BE BADLY DAMAGED OR PARTLY MISSING.