Welcome to a new Purple Peak Records sale. We are specialists in the musical fields of Progressive, Psychedelic, Berlin Electronic, Jazz Fusion, Hard Rock, and Heavy Metal. Please google Purple Peak Records on the internet to learn more about our webshop and our special "exclusive" sales of rare LPs and CDs at the best prices you'll find anywhere!

Pressing: private (199? Europe). White label reissue of dubious origin. One side does have the Vertigo Swirl on the label.

Cover: EX. A little shelf and spine wear, and some dulling. The definition of an EX cover.

Vinyl: EX-. Not played much, but a dull sheen, and typical "reissue" vinyl quality from the late 80s/early 90s. Not an audiophile reissue.

Fantastic album, and if on a budget, priced accordingly.

LP Grading

Grades are COVER first... VINYL second (we're old school American that way...)

Mint: Basically means NEW, unplayed, barely touched..

NM (Near Mint): Pretty much perfect in every way. Vinyl may have been played once or twice at most.

EX+: Almost NM, but may have a few minor imperfections.

EX: Shows minor wear. It’s obviously been owned - but taken very good care of.

EX-: A bit more wear than an EX. Vinyl looks played often, but still in great shape.

VG+: Cover or record has obvious wear. Record may contain background noise depending on quality of pressing. Cover has flaws that we’ll detail.

VG and below..... Continuing along the same path as what you see above.

We'll use sometimes an additional (+) or (-) which is a half distance between the grades.

Please look CLOSELY at the photos provided and read the descriptions. We're not hiding anything on purpose.

Any other grade is a variation of the above parameters.

In many years of buying, selling and trading, this is definitely the hardest part of the hobby to master. Hopefully you’ll agree that we grade fairly. We try to anyway. It's all pretty nuanced, and definitely an art - not a science!

It's worth noting, especially for younger LP buyers, that original 1970s and 80s pressings can be mint - and still noisy. And flimsy too. Not all vinyl was pressed pristine, 180 gram, like they are today. This was one of many reasons why the CD took hold in the first place! So please keep that in mind before frothing on the first bit of noise and crackle. That's the real sound of vinyl!

Once an LP arrives in our collection, they are put in plastic sleeves and treated with great care. So you are bidding on a well preserved album. Keep in mind that most of our LP collections were built by buying used copies (certainly the 60's/70's LPs, but many of the 80s LPs too) - but we have done everything possible to maintain the condition we received it in. We're serious record collectors and we take pride in our collections. We've been buying and selling LPs as independent collectors for many years.

Packaging: We are experienced mail order veterans. We know how to ship CDs and LP's. Vinyl will be removed from sleeve, corners secured, nothing will be moving around, etc...  All items will arrive at your destination in the same condition it leaves here, barring some tragedy.

We will combine shipping. If winning more than one auction, please wait for invoice.

Postage: No profit making here from shipping, and zero handling charges. We bristle when we see that. We recycle everything here (and we have closets full of record and CD boxes!), and we're not going to charge for tape and our time! LOL.

USA Rates

For 1 CD: $3 First class
For 2 CD's: $4 First class
For 3 CD's: $5 First class

For any number of LP's or 4 or more CD's: Media mail in the US with USPS tracking. $5 ANY SIZE order. Greatest deal ever (we don't mind subsidizing the postage if you buy a lot)!

Canada Rates

For 1 CD: $6. $1 each additional
For 1 LP: $9. $2 each additional

Rest of World International Rates

CD's (USPS)

1 or 2 CD's: $12 (this is the minimum charge! Even without jewel cases)
3 or 4 CD's: $18

After that, we'll need to price separately. We'll be more than happy to send without jewel boxes to lessen the weight and save on shipping (and as mentioned above, we cannot get below $12 no matter what we do). We'll ask once you've made your order.

LP's (USPS)

1 LP: $18. $5 each additional