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The Tubes 4 LP Vinyl Lot: The Tubes - A&M SP-4534 (1975) Young & Rich - A&M SP-4580 (1976) Remote Control - A&M SP-4751 (1978) Completion Backwards Principle - Captiol SOO-12151 (1981)

Condition: All 4 records are VG+ Vinyl and VG+ Cover or Better. Vinyl was play-tested on ALL SIDES and all 4 play really well throughout. Oringinal covers and original inner sleeves are included with minor wear, no writing. Cover on first LP shows a little more wear, rates as VG. Nice mini-collection for a Tubes fan.
The Tubes is the debut studio album by The Tubes. Songs which received significant airplay from this album include "What Do You Want from Life?" and "White Punks on Dope", the latter of which peaked at number 28 on the UK singles chart. 
Track listing
Side One "Up from the Deep" (The Tubes, Ray Trainer) – 4:28 "Haloes" (Al Kooper, Bill Spooner, Roger Steen) – 4:53 "Space Baby" (Bill Spooner, Mike Carpenter, Vince Welnick) – 4:25 "Malagueña Salerosa" (Pedro Galindo, Elpidio Ramirez) - 3:52
Side Two "Mondo Bondage" (The Tubes) – 4:34 "What Do You Want from Life?" (Bill Spooner, Michael Evans) – 4:01 "Boy Crazy" (Bill Spooner) – 4:09 "White Punks on Dope" (Bill Spooner, Roger Steen, Michael Evans) – 6:49
Personnel Fee Waybill – vocals Bill Spooner – guitar, vocals Roger Steen – guitar, vocals Michael Cotten – synthesizer Vince Welnick – keyboards Rick Anderson – bass Prairie L'Emprere Prince – drums
Young and Rich is the second studio album by The Tubes, released in 1976. It reached #46 on the Billboard 200.
Track listing
Side One "Tubes World Tour" (Spooner, Steen, Waybill) – 4:43 "Brighter Day" (Steen) – 3:39 "Pimp" (Spooner) – 4:27 "Stand Up and Shout" (Ray Trainer, Mike Condello) – 2:37 "Don't Touch Me There" (Ron Nagle, Jane Dornacker) – 3:30
Side Two "Slipped My Disco" (Spooner, Steen) – 4:27 "Proud to Be an American" (Spooner) – 2:58 "Poland Whole/Madam I'm Adam" (Steen, Spooner, The Tubes) – 6:30 "Young and Rich" (Spooner) – 5:07
Personnel Fee Waybill - vocals Bill "Sputnik" Spooner - guitar, vocals Roger Steen - guitar, harp, vocals Rick "Gator" Anderson - bass, vocals Vince Welnick - keyboards, synthesizer Michael Cotten - synthesizer "Preposterous" Prairie Prince - percussion Re Styles (Shirley MacLeod) - "funky-pretty" vocals
Remote Control is the fourth studio album released by the Tubes. This was their first to be produced by Todd Rundgren. It is a concept album about a television-addicted idiot savant. Lead singer Fee Waybill sketched out a storyline based on his favorite book, Being There by Jerzy Kosinski. Rundgren encouraged the musical adaptation, and thrust himself into the project, as was his style: "Every song has so much of him," marveled Prairie Prince.
AllMusic gives it four out of five stars. Crawdaddy called it "a pop/rock masterpiece."
Track listing
Side One "Turn Me On" – 4:10 "T.V. is King" – 3:08 (The Tubes, Todd Rundgren) "Prime Time" – 3:15 "I Want It All Now" – 4:27 "No Way Out" – 3:22
Side Two "Getoverture" (instrumental) – 3:23 "No Mercy" – 3:27 "Only the Strong Survive" – 3:54 "Be Mine Tonight" – 3:30 "Love's a Mystery (I Don't Understand)" – 3:27 (The Tubes, Todd Rundgren) "Telecide" – 5:41
Personnel Fee Waybill - vocals Bill Spooner - guitar, vocals Michael Cotten - synthesizer Mingo Lewis - percussion Prairie Prince - drums Roger Steen - guitar, vocals Re Styles - vocals Vince Welnick - keyboards Rick Anderson - bass
The Completion Backward Principle is the fifth studio album by the Tubes. It is the group's first for Capitol Records. It is a concept album presented as a motivational business document. The album contains two hit singles, "Don't Want to Wait Anymore" and "Talk to Ya Later."
Lead vocalist Fee Waybill alleges that he discovered a spoken-word motivational record from the 1950s in a record store, and used the sales pitch as the central concept to the band's next album. “The sales technique was that ‘imagination creates reality,’ which it turns out, was a metaphor for someone like me, who grew up singing Beatles songs around the house dying to be in a band,” Waybill said. 
Tracklist
Side one 1."Talk to Ya Later"The Tubes; David Foster; Steve Lukather4:29 2."Sushi Girl" 3:26 3."Amnesia"The Tubes; Foster4:26 4."Mr. Hate" 3:41 5."Attack of the 50 Foot Woman"The Tubes; Michael Snyder4:29
Side two 1."Think About Me" 3:16 2."A Matter of Pride" 3:14 3."Don't Want to Wait Anymore"The Tubes; Foster4:16 4."Power Tools" 4:03 5."Let's Make Some Noise"The Tubes; Foster3:42
The Tubes Bill Spooner - Analysis, Guitar, Vocals Michael Cotten - Trend, Synthesizers Fee Waybill - Motivation, Frontman Roger Steen - Development, Guitar, Vocals Prairie Prince - Systems, Drums Vince Welnick - Accounts, Keyboards, Vocals Rick Anderson - Policy, Bass
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I use the Goldmine Grading System, and play-test all records. I note any differences between vinyl and cover, and make note of any inserts, special sleeves, or potential defects.

MINT (M) - Absolutely perfect in every way. Most often this is a still sealed record, records that have been opened are rarely if ever marked as Mint.

NEAR MINT (NM) - A good description is that it looks like it just came from a retail store and it was opened for the first time. In other words, it?s nearly perfect, with no visible defects. 

VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+) - Except for a couple minor things, this could be Near Mint. Most collectors will be happy with a VG+ record, especially if on the high end (VG++). VG+ records may show slight signs of wear, including light scuffs or very light scratches that do not affect the listening experience. Covers should have only minor wear. 

VERY GOOD (VG) - VG records are among the biggest bargains, and for many, will be worth the money. They can lack the original gloss, may have surface noise, and some scratches may be audible, especially in soft passages. But the noise will not overpower the music. VG covers will have signs of handling, and may have minor splits. 

GOOD PLUS (G+) - Good+ does not mean bad! The record still plays through without skipping, but it has significant surface noise and groove wear. Cover may have significant ring wear, noticeable writing, or obvious damage.

GOOD (G) - Record may have some skipping, but is otherwise listenable. I generally avoid selling Good (G) rated records unless they are highly collectible or desirable, in order to enjoy until something better comes along. Cover has major wear or seam splits that need repair, or heavy writing like radio station call letters to prevent theft.

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