Our Grading System

The table below is an overview of how our grading system works. The first grade is for the sleeve and second grade is for the media/disc, e.g. VG+/EX means that the item's sleeve is in Very Good Plus condition and the media/disc is in Excellent condition.

If there is only one condition, e.g. /EX, it means that the item is not in a picture sleeve and that the media/disc is in excellent condition. Records that aren't in picture sleeves will either be in a company sleeve or a generic plain sleeve. If you have any questions, please get in touch.

ConditionSleeveMediaMINT
(10/10)Mint, perfectMint, perfectEX+
(9/10)Excellent plus, near mintExcellent plus, near perfectEX
(8/10)Excellent, well looked after, clean, only slight signs of useExcellent, well looked after, clean, only slight signs of useEX-
(7/10)Excellent minus, light wear and signs of useExcellent minus, light wear and signs of useVG+
(6/10)Very good plus, some moderate wearVery good plus, some scuffs, no deep marksVG
(5/10)Very good, well used and wornVery good, well used and markedVG-
(4/10)Very good minus, very wornVery good minus, very worn and markedGOOD
(3/10)Good, some major wearGood, some major wear and scuffingFAIR
(2/10)Fair, major wearFair, major wear and scuffingPOOR
(1/10)Poor, severe wearPoor, severe wear and scuffing Combined Postage

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Packaging

All of our items are parcelled using strong specially designed packaging, each vinyl in an order is placed in a clear plastic sleeve and plain paper white sleeve, and is separated from its cover (unless it is advertised as sealed), to prevent any damage during transit. If an item is sealed, and you would prefer the vinyl to be placed outside of its sleeve before dispatch, please let us know.

Prices

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Tracked delivery

If you wish to have a tracking number with your order, please select the "Signed" or "Express" delivery option, "Standard" delivery does not include a tracking number.

CATEGORIES ArtistRonald BingeTitleSailing By (R4 Shipping Forecast Theme)Format7 Inch VinylLabelVinyl ExoticaCatalogue NumberVE7001DescriptionRsd2022ConditionNEWTrack List"Coloured vinyl, numbered: Includes a map of the Shipping Forecast regions by artist Tabitha Mary- whose Shipping Forecast designs are Etsy best sellers!!
British composer Ronald Binge dedicated his career to making ‘light music’ and yet his legacy is assured with these two tracks that have transcended the typical throwaway image the genre and have become classics in their own right.
Notes: Sailing By is the music played every night at 12.46am on BBC Radio 4 to herald the reading of the late-night Shipping Forecast. This is the original version of Sailing By that the BBC use each evening, never-before released on vinyl! Sailing By was chosen by Jarvis Cocker as his final track (and the one he would take with him) on Desert Island Discs!
This music, and the shipping forecast, are iconic British institutions. Artists to reference the shipping forecast in songs include Blur, Radiohead, Beck, Prodigy, Thomas Dolby, Tears For Fears, Manfred Mans Earth Band, and of course British Sea Power!
Elizabethan Serenade is one of the most well known and loved pieces of ‘light music’ ever made. The piece won Binge an Ivor Novello Award and had chart success in Germany (recorded by the Günther Kallmann Choir) and South Africa, the work also had lyrics added in German, Czech, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Dutch, Danish and French.
In 1970, a reggae version, called ""Elizabethan Reggae"" by Boris Gardiner & the Love People, was released on Trojan Records and is one of that label’s most famous recordings!
In 2012 Elizabethan Serenade featured in the Queen’s Jubilee Concert, and now the piece is considered as part of the UK’s national light classical repertoire.
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DISPATCH TIME

This listing is for an item that we order in from one of our distributors, which is why the dispatch time on this listing is within 5 working days. If you purchase it, it will be ordered in as soon as possible (same or next working day) and we will dispatch it as soon as we receive it.

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Artist: Ronald Binge - Title: Sailing By (R4 Shipping Forecast Theme) - Format: 7 Inch Vinyl - Country: - Label: Vinyl Exotica - Catalogue Number: VE7001 - Year: - Description: Rsd2022