Sold Date: August 28, 2024
Start Date: August 18, 2024
Final Price: £40.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 1
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This album comes from a recent inheritance, some of which I am selling off.

As you can see from the photos this is not without problems, but actually plays pretty well.

I would say that the disc looks at least G+ (quite a lot of surface scratches and some marks (see photos for examples)) and plays VG+ on my system (Hana ML/ RB600). More specifically side one plays quietly with some crackles as far as I could hear only from the start of the final track, no jumps or loud clicks though. On side two there are a few immediately obvious clicks during ‘Head Held High’, some noticeable crackles at the start of ‘I Found A Reason’ but surprisingly little else on my listen through. Again no jumps or loud clicks. In summary, there are a few issues here but nothing too serious in my opinion in terms of the disc beyond a few crackles.

As you can see from the photos the sleeve has a significant number of problems with spine damage, scuffed corners (one corner has a split), some laminate and other creases, and some discolouration (see photos). This has been in a smokers home from new and has all the signs of wear from someone who loved this album. The labels are in great condition as you can see from the photos. The inner sleeve is a generic white bag, I have put the record in a new poly inner since cleaning it with Ross Andrews Revive fluid.

Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side A): 2400111 A//1 11 1

Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side B): 2400111 B//1 11 1

So I will leave it up to you whether you want to bid. You will not get an immaculate version of this rare item but you will get one that is very playable with only a few issues (provided your system is as ‘forgiving’ as mine).

Thanks for looking.

From Discogs:

Orange and plum Atlantic labels. Cat No. on sleeve and labels: 2400 111

On sleeve:

"All the selections are by The Velvet Underground

Recorded at Atlantic Studio, New York, N. Y.

The Velvet Underground wishes to thank Geoffrey Haslam for his help in putting this album together

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE INVOLVED

THE VELVET UNDERGROUND, NEW YORK CITY

Under licence from Atlantic Recording Corpn., U.S.A.

Manufactured by Polydor Records Ltd., London

Sleeve printed and made by MacNeill Press Ltd., London, S.E.1"

On labels:

"All titles composed by The Velvet Underground

[On rim] Made in Gt. Britain

[On rim] Polydor Records Ltd"

Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side A): 2400111 A//1 11 1

Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side B): 2400111 B//1 11 1

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