Sold Date: August 29, 2021
Start Date: August 22, 2021
Final Price: $46.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 5
Seller Feedback: 164
Buyer Feedback: 3

Item Specific Notes: (No Reserve Auction)

THE TEA COMPANY - COME AND HAVE SOME TEA WITH THE TEA COMPANY (SMASH – SRS-67105) (1968) (EX-/VG+)

·      BAND: US Psych-Rock band from New York City, circa 64/68. They started out as The Naturals in ’64 and recoded two singles in 1967.

·      TOTAL OUTPUT (As Tea Company): (One single and one LP (1968).

·      DISCOGS LINK (This is the version I’m selling): https://www.discogs.com/The-Tea-Company-Come-And-Have-Some-Tea-With-The-Tea-Company/release/13088142

·      PRESSING: Second US Pressing, 1968. The first pressing was pulled a few months after release and this version removed a reference to Mercury Records and a credit to John Surico on the back cover, thus making this variation less common.

·      LABEL: SMASH (Red with black lettering) (SRS-67105)  

·      MATRIX RUNOUT NUMBERS (Stamped):  A: (SR 67105-A- S1) B: (SR 67105-A- S1) (There are no etchings in the dead wax on this copy.)

·      CONDITION: FRONT COVER: VG+ (No ring-wear. Top seam has minor wear and a 2 inch split in the right corner. Bottom seam has moderate wear with no splits. Spine has no wear and all lettering is fully visible. Bottom left portion of the cover has a light stain that is barely visible and blends into the cover photography, there is a small cutout drill hole in the bottom right corner and a small remnant of a sticker in the top right corner.

·      CONDITION: BACK COVER: VG++ (No ring wear, no stickers, has drill hole and light stain (maybe tea?!) on bottom right corner.

·      CONDITION: DUST JACKET SLEEVE: Generic.

·      CONDITION: VINYL: Plays with minimal surface noise on quiet passages and has overall audio grade of EX-

NOTE: My LP’s are visually graded with the exception of two sound samples from the first songs on each side which can be heard with the links provided below.

·      SOUND SAMPLES: (Includes intro lead-in to help evaluate audible surface noise)

Audio sample from Side 1: The Tea Company – Come and Have Some Tea With Me:

Audio sample from Side 2: The Tea Company – You Keep Me Hanging On:

Hi folks, this is Velvetfogg, founder of the U-SPACES music collective which ran from 1997 to 2020 on Yahoogroups and has now switched over to Facebook.  The primary focus of U-SPACES was to provide a network of Psych & Garage music aficionados to build and share compilations of non comped songs. Over the past 40 years I have amassed a large 45 & LP collection which I am now choosing to put up for auction to help fund my kid’s college educations.  Generally speaking, I am only putting things up for auction that are either in excellent condition or extremely rare.

My preference is to run these auctions on EBAY because of familiarity with the process, but there is the potential that I will switch or use other platforms in parallel in the future.  Check out my collection on DISCOGS under VELVETFOGG. I have only listed 45’s on that site that I plan to auction in 2021/22 and the list will grow substantially on a weekly basis as I continue to go through my collection. I hope to list ten 45’s and or LP’s per week for EBAY auctions on Sundays.

GRADING SCALE:

NM/M: Played once or twice. No visible surface or playback wear.

EX: Has been played but has no scratches, minimal to no wear and plays without surface noise.

EX- Plays without surface noise, but might have a few visible minor scratches.

VG++: May have a few surface scratches or a little wear, but plays nicely with only minimal surface noise and clicks.

VG+: "Typical used record".  A little wear, a few minor (light) scratches, but plays well. Surface noise may be more present during soft passages. No Skips

VG: More wear and significant surface noise. Deeper scratches. May have a skip.

G: Significant surface noise and scratches and visible groove wear. (Beat up record!) May have skips.

(All LP’s are visually-graded with sound samples being provided for the first song on each side.)

SHIPPING (LP’s):

·      USA: ALL DOMESTIC US - $7.50 for one LP ("Priority Mail Cubic" via 3rd party shipping company with tracking & insurance:  1-3 day) (Media Mail is unreliable)

·      Canada/Mexico: $20.00 USPS First Class International

·      Rest of World: $25.00 USPS First Class International

LP’s ship via USPS Priority Mail Cubic (domestic) or USPS First Class International. Professional cardboard 45 mailers will be used with proper bubble packing.

Priority Shipping is available for higher priced international items upon request and includes insurance but is expensive. (For international orders, please research these costs in your country prior to bidding.

Combined Shipping – Please WAIT for me to send an invoice after I weigh the total amount if you win multiple auctions in one week.

PAYMENTS:

EBAY Managed Payments or Paypal Only.

FEEDBACK/SATISFACTION:

I will work to ensure that all customers are fully satisfied should any issues arise.  I have made all attempts possible to provide high quality pictures, audio files from the auction items and detailed grading information about this record.  Bottom line, if you still need more info, contact me through EBAY and I will gladly answer any additional questions.