ONEADAYRECORDS – Serving-up a Festive Season of Entertainment.

I would like to wish all my customers, regulars and newcomers, a HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Over the Holiday Period, I will be offering some really lovely pieces for your perusal and future enjoyment, so please keep watching.

Postage: UK £4.75 (£1 per extra record). Europe (including Russia) £12.50 (£2 per extra record). Rest of World (including ALL parts of the USA) £16.50 (£3 per extra record). All boxes signed for in quality, safe packaging – I NEVER use mailing envelopes that offer virtually no protection at all – in fact I think these things should be banned as records WILL arrive damaged in them at some time. Here, you get what you pay for – SAFE PACKING in BOXES using 7mm DOUBLE-WALL STIFFENERS. Full details nearer the end of the listing.

Posting to Russia: Yes, I do post to Russia. But delivery can take up to 4 to 6 weeks from the UK. So please be patient. I will submit a tracking number to the winning bidder, and when the packet arrives there it can be followed online using the Russian post website.

ALSO: I now apply the Ebay ‘2-day’ rule for non-payment to keep things moving – cash-flow is important for any small business. I will always keep my P&P prices as low as possible, and even after yet another Royal Mail price hike from April this year, I have NOT raised my prices and will never compromise on solid, safe packing that is invariably heavier than most you will get. My P&P offers probably the best value-for-money for vinyl records available, and I even will pay for full insurance on any record that sells for over £100 at NO extra cost – that is UK and abroad. Also I aim to post the very same day after payment is received. You WILL see the difference when my packet arrives.

FINALLY: Late payers will now be blocked at my discretion. As will any bidder who cancels a bid. I do not like this practice as it is most often used to phish out the price to beat. Ebay does not approve and neither do I – so only bid on my items if you want them.

Artist or Band: MOBY GRAPE

Album Title: Moby Grape ’69.

Producer(s): David Rubinson.

TRACK LIST:

Side 1: Ooh Mama Ooh; Ain’t That a Shame; I Am Not Willing; It’s a Beautiful Day Today; Hoochie.

Side 2: Trucking Man; If You Can’t Learn from My Mistakes; Captain Nemo; What’s to Choose; Going Nowhere; Seeing.

Label/Format: CBS – original intense orange colour with matt finish. Interestingly, side one has the rough textured surface and side two smooth.

Label Conditions: Both very clean, fresh and attractive with only a tiny few light, fine and faint spindle marks on side one, and a few more and a little thicker ones on two, there is no wear around the hole area. The record itself is superb and plays the same.

Cat Number: S 63430.

Mode / Speed: Stereo / 33.3 rpm.

Warps: Assume all records I offer have no warping of any significance and all tracking is easy and effortless and should play on all turntables and even ‘budget’ decks.

Weight of this Record: 133 grams. Around average.

Country of Manufacture: England.

Rarity: Scarce: this one even failed to sell well in the United States, it the UK it faired even less well.

Original Year of Release: 1969

Matrix Nos: SBPG 63430 A1 / SBPG 63430 B1

Mothers / Stampers: A 5 / A 6

Musicians: Peter Lewis – rhythm guitar, vocals; Bob Mosley – bass, vocals; Jerry Miller – lead guitar, vocals; Don Stevenson – drums, vocals; Skip Spence - vocals and some instrumentation on ‘Seeing’.

Brief Info: The third Moby Grape album, the first not to include Skip Spence, his only contribution from a previous session on the final song ‘Seeing’. This saw a gentle shift to country rock but still with elements of psych, it includes some superb guitarwork from Miller. An excellent album and less pop-sike than the classic debut. It sold poorly in the UK, and even the United States peaked at a lowly 113. This a superb original record with barely anything to fault, these are not seen often.

Cover Grade and Format: EXCELLENT: mainly due to almost predictable spine edge wear which on this original was unprotected. A single format with front laminate, this covers only the top and bottom folds, both left and right have the fine unprotected strips. Printed and made in England by Ernest J. Day & Co. Ltd and includes the ‘Patent Pending’ text as seen on my close-up picture. Special note about the ‘Stereo’ sticker, this is superb and is HUGE. This around double the size of a normal shape gold CBS-style Stereo sticker, I have not seen one like it before, and indeed on its own, could be of considerable interest to specialist collectors. Over the years, I have seen hundreds of the standard size stickers on mono covers, but never such a large example as this – again, this is seen on my close-up picture.

Cover Cosmetic Improvements: None Apparent.

Lamination & Front: A lovely front with little wear. The laminate retains a deep shine, freshness and clarity with no lifting and barely any dulling, even viewed under angled light. Some corner tip rubbing and a few mild mostly edge laminate creases that which normall full-on viewing, hardly even show. Overall, a very impressive front for a cover 45 years old.

Cover Back: The back is of equal quality with only a little very gentle darkening of the very edges. The spine text on this cover appeared centred low and is mostly all eroded, this much harder to avoid over time on unprotected spines, especially the thinner ones. Any marks of blemishes on this black and white back are few and light with any traces of discolouration gentle overall. Again I have to mention that really giant Stereo gold shaped sticker seen near the bottom right corner. This is ‘Stereo’ emphasis on a mono cover gone crazy. I have never seen another quite like it before I feel sure, this is way off size for the regular format for what is otherwise a common sticker. It has barely worn at all, not picked at or removed, hence almost as made. This format size has to be unusual and quite rare, it will appeal to specialist collectors.

Top Edge: Mainly straight and the laminate smooth, just a tiny chip hint that hardly even shows.

Bottom Edge: Almost perfect up to the right corner tip that has rubbed.

Right Edge(s), and Type: Clean, mostly sharp with very little wear. Any thickening or burring minimal and light as seen viewed end-on. Record enters on this edge that is guaranteed untrimmed or enhanced.

Spine and Text: Mainly solid, straight with minimal compression. The white card has rubbed so the surface less neat and very lightly darkened. As already mentioned, the most of the text has eroded, if this has not been the case at least one (+) would have been added to the grading.

Corners: Some tip rubbing mainly to the bottom right. Fine to very fine shape largely retained.

Cover Summary: The spine rubbing apart, still a very strong all-round example of this elusive original cover. Quite unusual to state the Stereo sticker is a star feature as it really is unusual in this size. With the main front and back looking lovely, this is still a cover many collectors will more than happy with, it will still take some beating.

The Inner Sleeve: NO GRADE: due to the one-and-only owner writing the songs and times on one side, but very neatly. A basic unlined plain white inner with two pristine window circles and barely any creasing or ageing. One tiny nick tear on the top opening and a moderate, but neat central bottom edge split I repaired to stop the risk it widening in the future. You would hardly even know it was ever there. Importantly, this original inner includes the ‘PATENT APPLIED FOR’ text and was also made in Great Britain.

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: EXCELLENT(+): a very fine visual copy that is very clean with equally fine shine and very solidly pressed. A copy with minimal plays on all the evidence with any surface trace marks very light, quite whispy and faint as seen critically under bright angled light. There are no penetrating stylus scratches and sound quality is superb. Visually a super record that should please many collectors again.

Album Played For Grading: Yes. [I play ALL records I offer before submitting to Ebay, also the record is played in its entirety unless clearly stated otherwise. I do NOT play snippets or joining grooves to check for sound quality and quietness – I play from the beginning to end via clinically revealing B&W speakers that include the legendary tweeter from their awesome Nautilus range that reveals every blemish or minuscule sound present on any record.]

Sound Quality and Audio Grading: This scarce original stereo album plays even above it’s high visual grading with barely anything to fault. Strong, distortion-free sound, all frequencies are sharp and clear - sound quality is very high with a full dynamic range and very detailed sound. Any surface sound traces are minimal indeed and this is an exceptional clean pressing. Few copies will outperform it significantly I feel sure. Both channels are clean and sharp, I am certain this record has been played very lightly and has suffered no ‘needle’ abuse and with no pressing issues. Nothing spoilt my pleasure when play-grading this impressive album. It could prove difficult to find significantly better and can be strongly recommended.

Now one of the most established sellers on Ebay and still offering the finest and most accurately described and graded records I can find. I pride myself on offering a variety of genres to keep my site as interesting as possible. I will rarely offer any record that falls below a true Excellent grading, unless its of a certain rarity which will justify offering a lesser grade. I try, to the best of my ability to describe as accurately and as honesty as I can all items I offer for sale with all the relevant information I can think of to help any potential bidder and collector. You may notice I only submit records sparingly on Ebay - on average ONEADAY, a couple more at weekends if time permits, hence the name - time rarely allows for more as I Play-Grade virtually every record I offer in their entirety, not just bits to guess a grade - visuals alone do not always tell a true or full story. I will mention any defects or flaws no matter how small that I notice to be fair as possible to any interested collector – I am very fussy and my buyers have the right to be too. Every record I offer, whether it be a common or rare item deserves the same respect as far as I am concerned and will be treated the same - just because an item is rare does not always mean its good. I get just as much pleasure offering a relatively common record in stunning near mint condition as the real rare items. All the pictures I use for your guidance are taken with a digital camera or scanned - they are NOT improved, cleaned-up or made better looking than they are with camera trickery or enhancing with digital programmes. What you see is what you get and scanned labels will give a more accurate representation of the genuine colour than flash photography where light is variable. I cannot guarantee total accuracy for colours however but most will be very close. If any picture I take looks more flattering than the actual item for any reason, I will clearly state the fact in the advert and vice-versa. I hope the item below is to your liking - any questions can be emailed and I will do my very best to answer you. I am enthusiastic, and have a fair degree of knowledge about many genres and I promise quality items - bid with confidence - excellence comes as standard and so does Near Mint regularly. Please assume all records I offer have NO jumps, sticks, warps or writing on covers or labels unless clearly stated to the contrary. Thanks for your interest and Good luck – MIKE.

Equipment Used for Play-Grading: I now play-grade ALL the records I offer (unless clearly stated to the contrary) on the following equipment:

Deck: Linn LP12/Hercules/Cirkus with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Rondo Red moving coil cartridge (tracks at 2 grams). Amps: Naim Nait 5i with Project USB phono stage and Chord interconnects. Speakers: B&W 704 Floorstanding 3-way Monitors (bi-wired with Terrarium Black terminated cable). All records I offer on Ebay are cleaned on a professional VPI-17 vacuum machine before play-grading for the cleanest and best possible sound and will include a brand new lined inner and protective cover too. Pictures taken with a Nikon D5000 SLR Digital Camera.

PACKING - THIS IS WHAT YOU GET.

What You Get: To confirm to the strict Ebay rules on shipping, I must now send ALL my packets ‘Signed-For’ with NO exceptions. Both buyers and sellers want their packets to have a safer journey and this is not a bad thing.

I now offer the fastest possible posting, often the very next day after payment is received or within two to three days maximum (unless on holiday). I only use FIRST-CLASS Mail. The record’s cover will be placed within a BRAND NEW soft protective sleeve and the actual record will be professionally cleaned on my new VPI-17 Pro vacuum system to give ultimate clean grooves and playing surfaces and the best possible looks and ultimate sound quality. You will NOT get tired, dull looking, dust infested records inside worn and foggy covers with tatty inners from this seller and that’s a promise and guarantee. All records are posted in professional boxes (NOT Mailers, these do not offer any real protection). The record(s) are REMOVED from their main cover to avoid edge splits and placed within a brand new polylined inner. The record’s original inner will be included if available. The boxes are then reinforced with at least TWO, ULTRA THICK stiffeners for maximum extra protection – these are FOUR TIMES thicker than commercial stiffeners and are custom-made for oneadayrecords. Really rare and expensive albums will even be Double Boxed if deemed necessary and possible. When larger boxes are used, the thick record and stiffener ‘sandwich’ is then thickly embedded into bubble-wrap to bulk out the record inside the box to centre the item inside to reduce the risk of damage still further. Printed address labels are used for clarity as well as a sender label. Customers requests or special needs for P&P will be respected if at all possible but ‘Signed-For’ posting is NOT an option anymore. I do not profit on posting and the cost of this lavish packing is NOT even charged for, I offer probably the best-value and safest shipping possible for ultimate confidence. The boxes and ultra thick double-wall stiffeners and bubble wrap make a near impregnable fortress for safe shipping and this is used inland and overseas for ALL my records, not just the rare and expensive. I will invoice any winning bidder as soon as possible after the auction ends. My ‘loss’ or ‘damage rate’ is less than one in two thousand+ based on over 10,000+ items sold in over 12 years of Ebay trading and I consider that pretty exceptional. The only damage rate acceptable for this seller is ZERO and I think my packets will offer just that. It would take a vicious postman or postal service to damage these for sure. Even one of these stiffeners cannot be bent by hand, so what chance 2 inside a box? Oneadayrecords is a MAILER-FREE ZONE. I discount of course for multiple purchases with a maximum of FIVE records per box (one double can sometimes be included subject to total weight). All postage costs are below and at the top of the listing.

NOTE: First Time Bidders: Please ask me first.

PLEASE NOTE: I now exercise my right to open a dispute after the Ebay rule of FOUR days if no payment is received. I will then cancel the dispute to end the, again after the mandatory FOUR days and then offer the item to the runner-up or relist. The non-payer will also be blocked from my Ebay site and they take the Ebay consequences (a strike or removal from the system). Small businesses need prompt payment to trade and these strict rules WILL be applied.

SHIPPING COSTS & CONDITIONS – THESE comply with EBAY’S RULES - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:

Posting & Packing: UK & CHANNEL ISLANDS all now sent via Recorded Delivery:

1 LP (FIRST-CLASS Recorded Delivery with Standard Royal Mail Insurance) [Signed For] = £4.75

1 LP (Special Delivery with Standard £500 Maximum Insurance) [Signed For, Next Day] = £8. (this includes insurance of £500). Add £2 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: EUROPE & SCANDINAVIA. (Airmail Only):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£50 maximum]) = £12.50 (enhanced Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3). Add £3 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: ALL OVERSEAS (non-European) e.g. USA (ANY PART OF); South America; New Zealand; Australia; Canada; Japan and other Far East; (Airmail Only: I NEVER use Surface Mail):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£50 maximum]) = £16.50 (£17.50 for double sets). Add £3 per extra LP. (enhanced Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3)

Payment Conditions:

I prefer PayPal or cheque from UK winning bidders. I can accept PayPal from overseas bidders or direct payment into my bank account.

Potential Bidders: I will cancel any bids I feel are time-wasters. A maximum 3 days for communication and 7 days for payment to arrive - if not I will relist the item or offer to the runner-up. Fast deals get great feedback from me. Any questions - please ask and thanks for looking.

My Guarantee: If any winning bidder is not satisfied with their purchase I will offer a complete refund. I will not refund if any defect detail is clearly stated on the advert and missed by the buyer, so read the item description carefully. If any overseas collector does not understand anything in my listing, please email and ask me to help. Thank You.

SOME GENERAL GUIDES TO WEAR AND CONDITIONS TO HELP YOU DECIDE

My Use of Description Terminology: Surface Marks = Superficial, usually light marks, hairlines or light scuffs that rarely sound. Scratch = a needle mark that goes below the record’s surface, some will sound, some will not, my play-grade will inform. Original = a record that has been pressed with the first label design which does NOT necessarily mean a very first pressed record. First Pressing = A record that I believe or know to be a genuine very first pressed record. I do not claim to always know for sure, and that’s why I state the stamper and matrix numbers if at all possible, for those who claim to know what they all mean, the information is there for the collector to decide. I prefer to use terms like ‘Early Copy’ rather than ‘First Pressing’ if I am not totally sure. Surface Sound = Mild, light sound, usually light crackle or similar. Distortion = Break up of the actual sound caused by groove wear or damage from a chipped stylus – the most undesirable form of unwanted sound, vintage mono records were the most prone to this happening but not exclusively so. The symptoms of distortion are high frequency clipping, moderate constant crackle or an echo type sound quality. Violin, piano and vocals are most prone to groove-wear distortion. Feathering = Fraying or softening of the entry edge of a cover. Covers with feathered entrance edges are more likely to have had the actual record inserted and removed more than a non-feathered, sharp-edged cover which are always far more attractive. Set Off, actually a printer’s term for dark ink leaving mild residue on pale or white ink when rested upon. e.g. when a gatefold cover has black ink closed against white, this can leave some black residue on the pale area – this is mostly unavoidable or course.

The Argument for Vinyl Original sound and mix (mono mixes are rarely available on CD), high quality sound on clean copies (played on a hi-end dedicated analogue system – breathtaking sound!), beautiful, large format covers, artwork, inserts and even full size posters etc; huge investment potential, and the pleasure of owning ‘the real thing’.