Sold Date: February 12, 2021
Start Date: October 7, 2020
Final Price: $18.66 (USD)
Seller Feedback: 212
Buyer Feedback: 70

BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND, "EAST-WEST", ELEKTRA RECORDS, EKS 7315, 1966, VG++

This is the Elektra "Brown Label", EKS 7315

Condition:
Front Cover:  Light Shelf wear, top center, very light bottom.  Tiny paper scuff/ding upper left corner. Back Cover: Very light shelf wear top and bottom, tiny ding upper right.
Spine:  Firm and intact, tiny ding at left corner, all printed lettering clear and intact, NO chips or losses
Album sleeve:  Original Elektra, fully intact, no tears or perforations
Side A:  Very good plus plus, extremely clean, under magnification no scratches, very fresh, glossy vinyl
Side B: Very good plus plus, extremely clean, fresh and glossy vinyl with no scratches or damages.

Playing Side A:  Run in is quiet, live needle awareness but no fuzz. Playing Side B:  same as above
Overall the visual cover is Very Good Plus, the modest to light shelf wear the only damage. The vinyl itself is Very Goody Plus Plus perhaps even to Near Mint as on playback it is clear this album has been played at best a few times. No spindle wear, extremely fresh album sleeve; this LP has spent most of its 55 year old life sitting on a shelf or boxed away.

Comes with heavy clear album sleeve.
All my vinyl is powered by a Mac 4100, Tannoy Saturn 10s on a Technics SLQ220 with a middle of the road new-ish Audio-Technica cartridge.  Nothing fancy but it gets the job done. 

All condition reports are done under magnification and raking light.  Even tiny stuff I list in condition.  I do take the time to play these albums, typically not the entire album, but always run in and first song on each side.  

Grading System: (this was pasted from other sellers, thank you, but faithfully adhere to it).

SEALED: Sealed at factory and never opened. Vinyl is assumed to be mint, but cannot be sure until opening.

NM: When I grade something near mint, you know the only thing that isn't perfect about it is that someone actually opened it. There could be a light scuff mark or two from taking it out of the sleeve. The jacket will look like new.

VG++: These LPs appear not to have been played more than once or twice. You can expect to see scuffs or other insignificant surface marks ­ very minor ­ that will have no effect whatsoever on the sound of the recording. Jacket will show very slight, just beginning ring wear. Maybe a little wear in the corners.

VG+: Records in this condition have obviously been played a few times, though they have been well taken care of. You can expect to see a few light marks, but they should have a minimal effect, if any at all, on the sound of the recording. Jacket will very likely show noticeable ring and edge wear and maybe one or two other minor flaws. Anything more will be noted.

VG: These albums have been played quite a few times and although not abused you will see and hear signs of use. But, the music will dominate your listening experience and you shouldn't be overwhelmed by the various vinyl nuances, such as tics, pops, crackles and hisses. You should still be able to sit back and fully enjoy listening to an album in this condition.
Jacket will have a number of flaws, such as heavy ring and seam wear, writing, small seam splits, stickers, etc.

G: I try not to go here, but if it's a rare or exceptionally great piece of music that must be heard, then I'll offer it. But the noise will be very noticeable, and you'll want to find a better copy. Still, the record will be fully playable, and you should enjoy it because it's such wonderful music. Jackets in this condition will have large seam splits, large writing, paper tears, or water damage. But it will still be fully capable of protecting the album inside.

Due to Covid I'm beginning to unload/deacession my collection.  Vinyl has been a part of my life since the late 1970s and I've bought and kept albums since then and most importantly, played and enjoyed the music. So please make a note and come back once and awhile to look over my listings.  In the coming weeks I'll be putting up 100s of albums, mostly from the 1950s, 60s and 70s as well as some unused hi-fi components lying around.  Thanks for looking.

Shipping:  Any album shipped will be packed in a special cardboard mailer designed to ship vinyl and I will put a top and bottom layer of cardboard on top of that.  All my albums come with a heavy clear liner included.

The packaging will be the same: USPS Media rate mail, add USD2.00 shipping

In general I don't accept returns and everything is sold "as is".  My intention is that I am honest in my grading and condition reports and the photographs are very adequate for you to make an informed decision.  If you want more photos or a close up or two, just ask and I'll send them your way. 


Selling "as is".