Sold Date: February 11, 2015
Start Date: February 10, 2015
Final Price: $18.99 (USD)
Seller Feedback: 2726
Buyer Feedback: 21

This is the 2 x LP by Alain Boublil And Claude-Michel Schonberg ”Les Miserables”  Catalog #88561-8140-1

Relativity Records 1985

Jacket (VG+)  There is light corner and ring wear.  A few scratches and creases.  Gatefold in tact.  No writing, rips or tears. No seam splits on spine or other sides.   Legible text on spine.  Comes with protective plastic sleeve.

Inner Sleeve/LP (VG/VG+)  Original lyric inner sleeves.  Custom Les Miserables labels.   Vinyl has some minor blemishes.   No deep scratches.  No repeats. There is a skip at the beginning of side 2 and Sporadic light crackling throughout but this does not interfere with the listening pleasure.  Nice overall playback.    

TRACK LISTING:  (all songs are individually sound checked)

SIDE 1: 

1.  At The End Of The Day                 

2.  I Dreamed A Dream           

3   Lovely Ladies   

4.  Who Am I?   

5.  Come To Me    

6.  Confrontation   

SIDE 2:

1.  Castle On A Cloud

2.  Master Of The House

3.  Stars 

4.  Look Down 

5.  Little People 

6.  Red And Black 

7.  Do You Hear The People Sing? 

 SIDE 3:

1.   I Saw Him Once   

2.   In My Life 

3.   A Heart Full Of Love 

4.   One Day More 

5.   On My Own 

6.   The Attack 

7.   A Little Fall Of Rain

8.  8.  Drink With Me  

SIDE 4:

1.   Bring Him Home   

2.   Dog Eats Dog 

3.   Javert’s Suicide: Soliloquy

4.   Empty Chairs At Empty Tables 

5.   Wedding Chorale

6.   Beggars At The Feast

7.  Finale 

Of interest:  Originally conceived as a simple recording production, Les Miserables evolved quickly into one of the premiere theatre events of the 1980s. Theatrically on par with Phantom of the Opera, Les Miz is drawn from the Victor Hugo novel of the same name. The story chronicles the life of Jean Valjean, a simple Frenchman who was arrested as a youth for stealing a loaf of bread. After serving five years for that crime, as well as an additional 14 for attempted escape, Valjean is released on parole. Upon changing his name and eluding his parole officer, he becomes the surrogate father of a young girl and a mayor as the French Revolution sets in. As the war rages, he finds that he cannot change the man he is. Les Miserables is typical of theatre in the '80s, with extravagant effects and large, full cast numbers. The beautiful score is full of emotion and humor, including such memorable and noteworthy songs as "Look Down," "Do You Hear the People Sing?," "Bring Him Home," "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables," and the ubiquitous "On My Own." The international studio cast includes members from the London, Broadway, and Tokyo productions, and was recorded at three different locations.  (AllMusic)

****SALEM ATTIC NOTES**** All records are inspected beforehand.  If they need to be cleaned, then I do so. I use a spin clean system, that does a good job. Sometimes it does not get out the real tough stuff, so I do that by hand if I need to. I  then check the LP's for scratches, lighter blemishes, warps etc..  I sound check any record that has even slight blemishes, and after sound checking will note any issues I noticed or lack there of in this product information page.  If the jacket needs a dusting I dust it. I then put all standard sized record jackets in 2 or 3 mil. protective sleeves. The standard way I ship is with the LP behind the cover to prevent ring wear and other damage to jacket. If you have a specific way you like your LP's shipped let me know. During mailing all LP's are housed in double cardboard padded record mailers. 

My record grading system.  This is a BASELINE.  I will put the specifics of each jacket and vinyl into the product description itself. 

Mint (M) 

(Jacket) There will be no flaws. The jacket will be factory sealed with perfect or close to perfect corners. 

(LP) The vinyl itself should be without flaws since the jacket surrounding it has never been opened. 

Mint Minus (M-) 

(Jacket) The jacket will most likely be sealed in original shrink, but there may be some shrink missing. There may be slight wear from storage at the corners.

(LP) The vinyl itself should be without flaws since the jacket surrounding it has never been opened. 

Near Mint (NM) 

(Jacket) If the jacket is sealed there may be some minor corner damage from storage, it may have some torn shrink-wrap. The corners may show some storage wear. If not sealed the cover will show no more than very minor corner wear.  Creasing will also be minute at most.  There will be no visible ring wear. No writing, rips or tears on the cover or seams. No bubbling, water/mold stains or peeling of the cover in any way. The inside of the gate-fold will be in the same condition.  Cutout bin punches, price stickers, staples would start being listed at the NM category and would be noted accordingly as they affect the jacket itself.

(LP) You should not hear any surface noise (snaps,crackles, pops) when you play the record. There will not be any skips or repeats. The LP will retain that just opened appearance. There may be some light sleeve abrasions but they will not have any affect on the sound. There will be no warping. There will be no major surface blemishes, light or deep scratches. The label will be free of writing and stains. There should be no stand out spindle marks. 

Near Mint Minus (NM-) 

(Jacket) May or may not have shrink-wrap but the jacket itself will still be in beautiful condition. The corners will have minimal wear (no fraying). There may be minor dents and creases. Light scratches could be on the jacket, but nothing severe that defaces the artwork. Depending on age some discolor/yellowing may show, but will not be overbearing.  Ring wear should be minimal ( at the top and bottom pressure points) or non-existent...no dark, full, half, or quarter rings. No writing rips or tears. No bubbling, water stains or peeling of the cover . All inner gate-folds will be in similar condition. 

(LP) You should not hear any sustained surface noise (snaps,crackles, pops) when you play the record. There will not be any skips or repeats. There may be a few surface blemishes, or a stray light scratch that may cause a moment of crackling, but nothing prolonged, and instances of this will be few. Often this will mostly occur only at the beginning of the groove on each side where the needle dropped. There will not be any significant warping. There will be no deep scratches. There may be minor spotting or fog (bag rash), but it will not affect the sound. The label will be free of writing and stains. Minimal spindle marks only. 

Very Good Plus (VG+) 

(Jacket) May or may not have shrink wrap. &nb