(3 of 3) SABRE Keepers of the Sword PRIVATE PRESS METAL Only 500 Pressed RARE!
Sold Date:
April 23, 2015
Start Date:
April 16, 2015
Final Price:
$174.99
(USD)
Bid Count:
1
Seller Feedback:
2536
Buyer Feedback:
3
NOTE: This is 3 of 3 copies of this LP I have listed. They are priced differently due to condition differences. All of them are a good deal for this rarity.
FORMAT: 12" record, 33-1/3 rpm
ARTIST: Sabre
TITLE: Keepers of the Sword
LABEL: private press, self produced
NUMBER: 00300
MONO/STEREO: stereo
OTHER INFO / NOTES: 1985. Super-rare LP, made by US military servicemen stationed in Germany, recorded in Germany. They produced the LP themselves and handed it out or sold it at the shows they did during the brief existence of the band. Apparently only 500 of these were made. Good music too. All tunes are originals, Hard Rock / Metal GRADE / CONDITION (RECORD): (see also Record Grading Notes below)7/7+
Like copy #2 (see other listings), this is glossy, with many light marks and scuffs, but has a bit more of them than copy #2. Plays with light noise intermittently, which you can hear at the lead-ins on each side and sometimes between tracks and during soft passages. Very little noise is appreciable during the music overall, because it's mostly LOUD. I'm not actually sure this copy has more aappreciable noise than copy #2, but visually it looks like it should. A proper cleaning will likely improve things, though it's certainly not terrible as-is. This hasn't been played much, if at all, it's just been stored carelessly and possibly without an inner sleeve at times. It is a well recorded and engineered LP, and the sound is great.
GRADE / CONDITION (sleeve / cover, if any):
6
like the others, cover is fully intact, but is a bit "wavy" like it was moist at some point. It also has some scuffing on the front and ring impression, some small edge creases, corner bumps. Most critically, the front and back are issing some areas of paper and the back is a stained at portions of the left side (see photos).
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10 is unopened and/or looks fairly untouched.
9 vinyl appears fairly pristine, might have a few insignificant marks which should not affect play appreciably. Cover might show slight signs of handling or age.
8 has some scattered light marks on otherwise glossy vinyl which will likely produce minor and/or infrequent noise. A very nice play, not perfect. Cover has some clear signs of handling and/or age and maybe a mild version of some of the defects listed under 6 below.
7 will show many light marks and/or scuffs and/or scratches, some of which will definitely produce intermittent audible noise which will be heard through the music to varying degree. Vinyl may be somewhat dull. A fairly decent but flawed play. Cover shows a combination of mild to moderate symptoms of the defects listed under 6 below.
6 shows general wear on vinyl including loss of lustre and scuffs and scratching. It is assumed that many of these marks will produce frequent audible noise which can be heard easily through the music. Overall this is an obviously flawed but still somewhat enjoyable play. Cover will show some or all of the following defects to varying degree: edge wear/scaling, seam splits, ring wear/rub, bent corners, creases, graphic blemishes, stickers present and/or removed.
5 will show general significant scuffing and scratching on vinyl, with easily audible noise almost throughout. Cover shows many aggravated symptoms of the defects listed under 6 above. 5 is the lowest I will sell for LP's, and only in cases of special interest or rarity. I do sell 45's in this condition and less.
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