Sold Date: January 10, 2015
Start Date: January 9, 2015
Final Price: $18.00 $10.00 (USD)
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DESCRIPTION:   Thank goodness for the internet!  Loose translation: At Sea, Fourteen Fishermen Songs.  All writing is Icelandic. Performers are: Porvaldur Halldorsson (has several recordings); Elly Vilhjalms (several recordings on SG) and Ragnar Bjarnason (very famous and many recordings); Omar Ragnarsson (famous actor); Savanna Trio; Helena Eyjolfsdottir (many recordings mainly 1950's); Bjarnason and Jon Sigurosson (he has the same namesake as the most important figure in Icelandic history so I was unable to find anything about the 20th century musician); Vilhjalmur Vilhjalmsson (several recordings with his sister Elly; died very young (33)); Runar Gunnarsson (two records on SG; also died young at the prime of his career--the Buddy Holly of Iceland and also has a tribute song by Bubbi Morthens); Guomundur Jonsson (not much info on him but going back to my Sugarcubes days, I thought I remembered seeing his name; in fact he provided backing vocals for Bjork on her solo projects; not much more I can tell you); Svanhildur Jakobsdottir (several recording, none between 1972-1991); Prju a palli (group that had several records (on SG) but I could not find much info on them); Anna Vilhjalms (Elly's sister and Vilhjalmur's brother; couldn't find much information about her; possibly a member of the pop group Herring Girls?; and Stefan Jonsson (I could not find specific info on him as his is a common namesake).

CONDITION:  Jacket in great shape, very light general wear.  Small crease top left corner.  Corners a bit soft; another small crease on back left bottom corner.  The record shows one extremely light mark, no effect on the play.

Shipping cost is for United States postal codes only.  There was a significant increase in foreign shipping.  On average, a single LP will cost approximately $24.00.  Please visit www.usps.com to calculate the price more accurately.        

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Thanks for looking and happy bidding!

If you need additional information (i.e. pictures), please ask!  I will be happy to oblige any reasonable requests.  In other words: Please do not wait until the last minute!  I can not guarantee requests for additional pictures, info, etc. if the auction ends within 24 hours.

All records have been handled with the utmost of care.  99% of the albums I own are pre-owned from audiophiles, discophilists, and just general lovers of music!  These are all used, unless specified as "still sealed."  If there is any abnormal wear, I will do my best to list all of it in the description.  I also use a grading system for the old-schoolers.  See below.

Shipping is $4.00, USPS Media Mail--U.S. ONLY--for all 12" discs; $3.50, USPS First Class Mail--U.S. ONLY--for all 7" discs.  78 RPM's, on the rare occasion that one is listed, is priced separately and by weight and will ALWAYS require insurance.  I will offer (not mandatory) insurance for all other domestic destinations, but they must be sent non-media mail (more expensive) if insurance is requested.  Contact me for pricing or you can visit to get a general idea.  Each domestic disc thereafter is $0.50.  For my international friends, shipping prices are based on , and will of course depend on the destination.  International buyers MUST--"must"--no exceptions!--be sent with insurance.  Lots, when offered, are priced separately for shipping.   All items, auctions or fixed prices with a final value of over $100.00 will require mandatory insurance.

Packaging each record takes quite a bit of time!  The record and inner sleeve is placed outside of the jacket.  All is then bubble wrapped and sandwiched between cardboard and taped.  I have found this to be the safest for the records, most efficient, and I get a little green by recycling cardboard.

If you have ANY special requests, PLEASE ASK.  However, shipping will ONLY be made to the address on record.

Grading below is based on Goldmine's standards.  (Thank you!)  See  for more information.  I assign two grades: one for the jacket and one for the record itself:

MINT (M): Perfect! This record looks like it has just left the manufacturer, with NO flaws whatsoever. It looks as though it had never been handled. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains. No stickers address labels, writing on the covers or labels. No tears or seam splits. No wear to the cover or record period! Age of the record has nothing to do with it.

NEAR MINT or NM, M- : this record appears virtually flawless.  A very minor scuff and very little else can appear on the vinyl. It should play without any noise over the flaw. The flaw is very hard to see. The cover looks as close to perfect with only minor signs of wear and or age. Minor impressions to the cover (due to the outer edge of the vinyl resting inside) may be acceptable, however the artwork is be as close to perfect as can be.

EXCELLENT or EX or VG++ : minor scuffs which are only slightly visible. There may be more than a few scuffs and NO scratches.  COVER: Artwork is still as close to perfect as can be. Some impression to the cover (minor outer ring wear) but no ink wear! Some slight creases to the corners, but not wrinkled and obtrusive to the eye. The corners can show white (where the artwork pasted slick was) meaning, slight wear. No seam splits or writing on the cover or taped repairs can make this grade.

VERY GOOD PLUS or VG+ record shows wear, surface scuffs. The vinyl still has a great luster, but the flaws will be noticeable to the naked eye. If the flaws don't cause any surface noise, the vinyl can still make the VG+ grade. COVERS: A virtually clean cover, but may have small writing on it.  The artwork looks clean with slightly more aging. The back of the cover usually gives away the age of the cover. Flat white paper will be somewhat yellow yet no stains or mildew from water damage. Some minor wear to the seams or spine, but no tears or holes popping through. The corners will be slightly dog eared yet no crackly bends, defacing the artwork. In essence, a VG+ cover should have no more than 3 flaws mentioned.

VERY GOOD or VG: this record is a record that is good enough. They are not really going to look very good, but it will STILL play very good. There will almost always be some surface noise when they are played. The dynamics should still be excellent, overpowering the surface noise. A VG record will appear well played but still have some luster. VG covers will look worn, used. There may be some seam splitting. There will be some ring wear, where the ink has begun to wear off, giving the cover a look of snow falling. If the artwork looks snowy all over, it is less than VG condition. There may be some writing on the cover.  (Still, no large letters in magic marker). It will look aged and more yellowish due to contamination's in the air (sometimes looking like cigarette smoke). Still it should be decent.

GOOD or G A good record will look very well played, dull, grayish and possibly abused. However a Good record should still play. It will have distracting surface noise. Such as crackle that is continuous or some hiss. Will also have some loss of dynamics caused from grooves being worn. It should play without any skips or any obtrusively loud pops or repeated clicks, caused by deep scratches. Good means that it will play with some form of decency, so one can still enjoy the music even though you can still hear noise caused from the wear. A good cover will have just about everything wrong with it. It will have seam splits (possibly taped repaired), but only with scotch tape. No duct tape or masking tape repairs.

POOR (P) and Fair (F)
Poor (P) and Fair (F) records usually end up going in the trash. Records are cracked, impossibly warped, or skip and/or repeat when an attempt is made to play them. Covers are so heavily damaged that you almost want to cry.  [As I once read a poor jacket being described: it is barely worth putting down over a puddle.]