Sold Date: April 27, 2021
Start Date: April 17, 2021
Final Price: $19.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 2
Seller Feedback: 163
Buyer Feedback: 15

The Beatles-Meet The Beatles!(1964), Capitol ST 2047. Grading an album this old is a challenge since one would expect plenty of wear and tear on both the cover and vinyl. I should have called it VG+ for it's age, but I'll call both cover and vinyl at VG. The cover is surprisingly intact with no seam splits, hand writing, stains or any serious corner/edge wear, and is still visually pleasing. I've actually seen dried food and/or bubble gum on records of this era(not in this case!). Generic white paper inner sleeve included. My internet research and lighted magnifying glass(run out groove etching) as well as documentation and photos of this album tells me this is a Feb. 1964 Scranton PA. pressing. One of the identifiers of this pressing is George Martin is not credited on the rear cover, yet he did produce it. I could hear good stereo imagery in the songs so hats off to George Martin for that. Play graded all the way through with surprisingly good results. This LP was actually pleasing to listen to. There are clicks between tracks and an occasional one in a song, but no skips or warping. The vinyl looks very well cared for in almost 60 years, but there are a number of small visible scratches that do not cause recurring clicks or noise. This may differ depending on your turntable/cartridge/needle and cleaning methods. I use 3 methods to grade albums, visual only, spot-played(which includes visual and the first track on each side is played since most touching and needle-drop damage occurs here) or fully played(includes visual). I've bought many albums from many sellers and know what I want and expect to see in a listing, mainly good details/photos and accurate/honest grading. I ship in sturdy cardboard LP mailing boxes and always include a clear plastic outer cover/sleeve and unless otherwise specified, a clear anti-static inner sleeve. I ship in the US only with USPS media mail. Items shipped within 3 business days(barring weather disasters like the ice storm we had in TX in Feb. which shut everything down). I only accept Paypal. I charge $4.50 for shipping/packing with $1.00 for each additional LP(up to 4 LP's total per shipment due to box size). Sales are final as I grade so honestly. Enjoy this classic and very collectable album. 
My grading is basically Goldmine grading. I like to list as: M=like brand new as in sealed. NM=opened and played but in pristine condition. The cover should be near perfect with few to no flaws. The album should play with little to no noise, IE ticks, pops, skips or warpage. VG+=opened and well played but cared for and cleaned  well. The cover will show more shelf wear, ring wear, faded spine, weak seems and/or other various aging wear. The album should play with a few ticks and no major pops, skips or otherwise irritating noise. VG=The same as VG+ but the cover is more worn and the album plays with even more noise. I will usually never sell anything below this grade. G=A very beat up cover and record that has been handled and played for so many years that one could only want it for it's rarity or sentimental reasons. P=Poor. Forget it. For example I have some albums that were water damaged due to a water leak behind a wall that are "P". Otherwise....trash can. I do not use stock photos. My photos are the actual item.
About me: I think the selling and buying experience on Ebay should have a little fun and individuality to it. I started collecting vinyl records when I was 9. I stopped buying comic books with my allowance and bought albums instead. First album purchased ever was the Doors-Morrison Hotel. After that it was an obsession that never ended. I collected about 1000 over the decades then took a ten year hiatus from vinyl from 2010 to 2020 since I joined the millions who just click a mouse to hear the songs they miss. Then I bought a good turntable late last year, S-shaped tonearm, counterweight, anti-skating, nice cartridge, the whole deal......then I started enjoying it again. Starting from an early age I always used vintage 80's Discwashers to clean every album on every play. This really paid off as my LP's are usually still very quiet all these years later. Starting in 2000 I learned to digitalize my LP's to .wav files using a windows XP computer. After 2000 the PC became as big a part of my "stereo arsenal" as a turntable, amp or speakers. Now we're up to Windows 10 and I'm quite computer savvy especially with anything "sonic". I even have my own synthesizers/studio and record into a PC using various software packages. When you browse one of my "play graded" listings, the clicks and pops were not just heard, I was seeing them on a 17" monitor in real time as the sound was being digitalized and the image of a click/pop is very unique on a monitor. I usually at the very least, spot play everything I sell. Visual only grading is used only for LP's I know sound great already or are by artists I just don't want to sit through for 40 minutes or more. Buy with confidence and thank you for your attention. Jim