Elvis Costello - Less Than Zero / Radio Sweetheart, VERY RARE DELGA, Stiff BUY11

Sold Date: July 24, 2015
Start Date: April 14, 2015
Final Price: £19.99 (GBP)
Seller Feedback: 2438
Buyer Feedback: 59


We are OhSo...Pleased to announce our latest acquisition of several vinyl cases of 7" Singles. We could not believe our eyes when we opened the first case to find a collection of near mint Punk & New Wave singles that had not seen the daylight in decades. Most looked unplayed with virtually all of them in protective pockets. To us this was like finding Richard the Thirds Bones as it is so hard to find such a collection that has been so well preserved over the years.

We decided to give this collection it's own shop category so our buyers could easily access and browse them in there entirety. We have renewed the protective sleeves before photographing and gently wiped with an anti-static cloth then placed each single in it's own generic white sleeve to protect the outer sleeve. We will not be cleaning them, as we hope our buyers can appreciate we want the vinyl to arrive to you as unmolested as we found them. We have played a few tracks from the collection, mainly stuff we have not heard for years, and they sounded spot-on but after four decades of storage it is not unreasonable to expect that some may require a light clean and as each collector has there own methods, we would rather leave that to you.

 If You have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

Thank You 

Elvis Costello 

Format : 7" Single Vinyl Record
Catalogue Number : BUY 11

Side One :  Less Than Zero
Side Two :  Radio Sweetheart

Record Label : Stiff Records (UK)
Release Year : 1977
No. of Discs : 1
Sleeve Condition : Ex+ Original Rare Delga Sleeve, Delga printed on left hand folded tab
Vinyl Condition : Plays Ex but the vinyl does have a strange pressing flaw the causes the tone arm to agitate slightly when being played. When I first saw the vinyl I thought it had been melted as there is a small dip or groove but when played, without looking at the turntable and simply listening I could not detect any noticeable difference from start to finish.

Additional Information:  

Matrix : BUY 11 A-1   EG  ELVIS IS KING ON THIS SIDE TOO   A PORKY PERFECTION  /   BUY 11 B-1   EG  ELVIS IS KING

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MINT (M) : This item is still sealed therefore unplayed

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EXCELLENT (EX) : This item shows some signs of having been played with the occasional very light mark or surface marks but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and or creasing. It should be reminded that a record graded as excellent should not be confused with Mint or Near Mint and may have very fine or light marks or lines usually caused by sleeve rub.

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GOOD (G) : This item has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeable deteriorated, with some distortion or skips due to scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc.

FAIR (F) : This item is still just playable but it has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise: it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained or defaced.

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