DAVID BOWIE           Man of Words, Man of Music                                1969                                       MERCURY
                                   
                                      SR 61246                     Matrix no's : SR61246-A-M2 / B-M1                                                                                               
Visually the vinyl retains excellent deep lustrous sheen - examined under a bright light there are a few visible marks, predominantly fine hairlines and sleeve removal marks and just a few other more noticeable marks but actually very little to affect sound quality.  Playback is EXCELLENT PLUS - plays really well with lovely clear and full tonal reproduction and really very little noticeable surface noise at all - top copy !      
The RED MERCURY record labels are graded EXCELLENT with little visible spindle wear.
The quality card GATEFOLD PICTURE sleeve is VERY GOOD PLUS - has some spine rub ( remains 40% legible ) and some ringwear to front and back along with a small record store 'cut out' hole front bottom left and a 3cm tear to the top of the spine - not bad after 50 years ! 

SHIPPING All Lps are packed carefully and shipped using purpose made new corrugated card RECORD MAILERS ( not thin card, single sleeve 'envelopes' etc ) and we take care to make sure that the vinyl and inner sleeve are removed from the outer sleeve to prevent seam splits during transit.
POSTAGE:

United Kingdom: £5.00 Royal Mail Signed For 1st Class 

                                 (1-3 days delivery)

                                            £4.10 Royal Mail Signed For 2nd Class 

                                 ( 3-5 days delivery)

Europe: £12.50 Royal Mail International Tracked & Signed 

                       (5 to 15 working  days delivery) 

Worldwide: £14.50 Royal Mail International Tracked & Signed 

                       (5 to 25 working  days delivery) 

                            

                         Please See below for grading definitions

GRADING: MINT (M) HAS NEVER BEEN PLAYED SLEEVE LOOKS LIKE NEW (WILL ONLY USE THIS IF I KNOW IT’S NEVER BEEN PLAYED) NEAR MINT (NM) MINIMAL SIGNS OF PLAY ON THE RECORD THE SLEEVE WILL HAVE MINOR WEAR ONLY MAYBE SLIGHT RING WEAR BUT ARTWORK WILL LOOK VERY CRISP LABELS WILL HAVE MINOR SIGNS OF PLAY IF ANY EXCELLENT (EX) SOME SIGNS OF PLAY MAY BE A LIGHT SCRATCH BUT THIS WILL NOT AFFECT PLAY IN ANY WAY, THE SLEEVE MAY HAVE SIGNS OF WEAR BUT NO MORE THAN THREE MINOR FAULTS NO INK SHOULD BE PRESENT LABELS WILL BE FREE FROM INK MAY HAVE SOME SPINDLE MARKS EXCELLENT MINUS (EX-)   A FEW MORE SIGNS OF PLAY WITH SOME MORE LIGHT MARKS BUT LITTLE THAT WILL AFFECT PLAY TOO MUCH, THE SLEEVE MAY HAVE SIGNS OF WEAR BUT NO MORE THAN FIVE MINOR FAULTS AND NO INK SHOULD BE PRESENT LABELS WILL BE FREE FROM INK MAY HAVE SOME SPINDLE MARKS VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+) MORE OBVIOUS SIGNS OF PLAY, AGAIN THERE SHOULD BE LITTLE OR NO EFFECT ON PLAY MIGHT BE NOISE ON TRACK CHANGES BUT DYNAMICS WILL BE UNAFFECTED, SLEEVE MAY HAVE SOME TEARING TO EDGES BUT ARTWORK MUST REMAIN CRISP NO MORE THAN THREE MAJOR FAULTS OR SIX MINOR NO INK LABELS MAY HAVE MORE SIGNS OF PLAY AND WEAR VERY GOOD (VG) AS ABOVE BUT RECORD MAY SHOW EVEN MORE NOISE ON PLAY MAY HAVE SCRATCHES WHICH EFFECT PLAY STILL SHOULD PLAY THROUGH SLEEVE AND LABELS MAY HAVE INK PRESENT GOOD (G) PLAY WILL DEFINITELY BE EFFECTED BY THE CONDITION OF THIS RECORD BUT IT IS STILL USABLE SLEEVE WILL HAVE LOTS OF WEAR AND TEAR