Sold Date: January 8, 2015
Start Date: January 1, 2015
Final Price: $25.51 (USD)
Bid Count: 6
Seller Feedback: 3101
Buyer Feedback: 47

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This is a Luther - This Close To You promo LP put out  by Cotillion Records of New York City in 1977,SD9916. I am not a fan of the goldmine record grading scale many use.I use a 10 scale.On a 10 scale the vinyl and the jacket are a 9.Nothing wrong with either worth mentioning,other than a stupid hole punch in top left corner.It has liner with lyrics and players.This is post Bowie pre use of last name(Vandross) Luther Vandross.I'd say this is one of the best R&B/Soul LPs of 77.There are two songs that might be considered Disco,they sounded sorta Barry White to me(which is a good thing).This record also sounds like a bridge from early 70s R&B to late 70s/early 80s R&B.Nile Rodgers,Cornell Dupree,Will Lee,etc play on this and it fully rules.The great songs are: This Is For Real,A Lover's Change,Don't Take The Time,Jealousy Is In Me,I'm Not Satisfied,This Close To You,Don't Wanna Be A Fool,Come Back To Love and Follow My Love,....... .. ................ ....... .. .. I will combine shipping and ship as cheap as possible by weight.Payment via Paypal or Cashiers Check. If you buy more than one item from me I will ship everything together and base shipping charges on the weight of the total package. I will ship all over the world. Let's expand on that since ebay wants a disclaimer now on shipping out of the USA.  You need to know the customs rules of your own country. You have to pay the fees,tariffs,etc if there are any when the item gets to your country. Customs forms have to be accurate as well.  I will send stuff First Class at your risk,your decision.  First Class is untracked and uninsured.Well,it is somewhat trackable as to where/when it leaves the USA,but things can get sketchy when trying to use tracking number in your home country. That means if the package is lost,due to there being no/minimal tracking,it is more or less impossible to find. Even more important is that there is no insurance on it,so if it is lost your refund money is lost. No refund on lost First Class packages. Think hard about shipping Priority. It is more expensive (way more in some cases),but tracked and insured. So,even if the package was lost you get your money back. You have to decide if the risk of First Class is worth the money you save on shipping.That is up to you.   Media Mail in the US is $2.53US Priority is $5.80US. Canada First class is $10.55US  Priority is $28.25US. UK/Europe/South America First Class is $16.75US  Priority is $42.00US. Japan/Pacific Rim First Class is $16.75US Priority is $42.50US. Australia First Class is $16.75US Priority is $39.95US.Other countries of similar location will have similar shipping prices.  Priority is best,tracked and insured. I repeat,First Class is at you own risk. It is untracked(minimally tracked),so if the package is lost your refund money is lost.Having said that First Class has been doing sorta OK of late.There are horror stories of lost records though.You don't want that to happen to you.Thanks.