Sold Date: December 21, 2022
Start Date: October 25, 2022
Final Price: $18.00 (USD)
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NED LAGIN & PHIL LESH 
SEASTONES 
Original 1975 press on Round Records 

In 1975, after four years of composition and recording in various studios (from Mickey Hart's Rolling Thunder and Bobby Weir's Studio to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brandeis University), artist, photographer, scientist, composer, and keyboardist Ned Lagin, a pioneer in the development and use of minicomputers and personal computers in music composition, along with the Grateful Dead's Phil Lesh, released this album of experimental space music entitled “Seastones” on Round Records.

The album was among the first commercially released recordings to use digital computers. It was recorded in stereo quadraphonic sound and featured guest performances by members of the Grateful Dead, including Jerry Garcia doing vocals and playing treated guitar, Mickey Hart on percussion and gongs, and Phil Lesh playing electronic bass, as well as Jefferson Airplane’s Grace Slick and David Freiberg (vocals) and CSNY’s David Crosby (electric 12-string guitar).

If you want a dose of the mind-blowing experimental acid space music from back in the day, here ya go. 

And deadhead collectors, you should have this album for sure.

The vinyl is in NM condition; the cover VG with some off-white around the edges of the white front and back and a slight split lower right corner. Please take a good look at the photos, read the description above and the grading standards below.

Thanks for looking!

Please note that this album is visually inspected and graded only.

Grading is hard to do and subjective, but I try be fair and therefore err on the side of conservative grading so, hopefully, the product is in as good or slightly better shape than the grade it gets. That said, here’s kind of how the grading stacks up  on vinyl LPs I'm selling:

VINYL DISC GRADING:

Mint (M): Not new but probably never played and usually sealed, visually and audibly perfect. Like from the factory almost.              

Near Mint (NM): The record has been opened and maybe even played, but appears to be free of marks, scuffs, scratches or visual defects, though might have very slight inner sleeve rub.              

Excellent (EX): A step down from NM typically due to a few marks or light scratches or hairlines, and general signs of use. Should be no audible issues.     

Very Good Plus (VG+): Minor wear, more faults are visible including a few light scratches and scuffs; Audibly, might be some scratches or crackles but nothing compromising.

Very Good (VG): Like VG+ but more visual faults apparent, including scuffs and some obvious scratches, possible groove wear, but should still be an enjoyable record to hear.  

Good Plus (G+): Has been used and played a lot, shows moderate scratches (some detectable with fingernail) and scuffs. Still playable but may have some clicks, pops and scratches.            

Good (G): Definitely seen better days and probably shows heavy wear, many scratches, might even be slightly warped. Still might have its greatest value as a collectible or for sentimental reasons other than quality of its sound.

COVER GRADING

Mint (M): Looks brand new though not sealed.             

Near Mint (NM): No creases, no ring wear, no seam splits, no cutouts, no stains.

Excellent (EX): Very slight seam or shelf wear; probably on a corner or two; practically no ring wear.              

Very Good Plus (VG+): Minor seam wear, very slight ring wear or shelf soiling possible; maybe some corner(s) dinged; no more than a single split less than 1 inch; title on spine readable or perfect.

Very Good (VG): Normal wear considering age of album; Signs of handling; some ring wear on front and/or back covers; seam splits on two or three sides; title on spine mostly readable; price tag, writing or cutout marking visible.

Good Plus (G+): Obvious ring wear; significant seam splits; dog-eared corners; title on spine not readable

Good (G): Like G+ but worse…heavy wear and might show some damage; definitely has lived its lifetime; maybe works as an artifact or collectible.

SLEEVES:

No standard grades for generic sleeves, even if from back in the day…though if they’re terrible or nearly perfect I’ll note that. If they’re missing, I replace them with new lined protective sleeves. Otherwise, when original album sleeves feature band photos, lyrics or credits, or promotional material, that will be mentioned in the condition description.