Sold Date: November 15, 2016
Start Date: October 25, 2016
Final Price: $20.00 (USD)
Seller Feedback: 2474
Buyer Feedback: 20

   For sale is Journey's Escape, originally released in 1981 by Columbia Records with a special embossed cover. In the dead wax between the labels and the last tracks are the matrix numbers 1-N/1-L, followed by two etchings "Masterdisk" and "RL". This indicates that an early stamper was used to make this first pressing and mastered by Robert Ludwig at Masterdisk, N.Y.C.  Bob is an engineering genius known for the superior sound quality he gets from his state-of-the-art mastering and Masterdisk is the best place in the business to master records. I bought this record used, professionally cleaned it on my VPI machine and immediately put it away into a protective inner sleeve. This preserves the integrity of any original inner sleeve(s) or insert(s) that may have come with the record. The inner sleeve is Near Mint. The cover is graded as Excellent because of edge wear, ring wear and corner rubs. The spine has a little color loss from these corner rubs. The vinyl is Near Mint. It's been played only on Audiophile equipment since I've owned it and still has a lot of life yet. This is one of the best copies that I have ever seen or heard and you would be hard pressed to find one in this condition. This would make a great addition to anyone's collection.  I have a lot more Rock and Roll records as well as albums of all different genres listed in my Ebay store. Please take a look as they're almost all Near Mint. Thank you for viewing my listing.    I've been collecting records for about 50 years now and have always cleaned them and put them away carefully in plastic inner sleeves. Over the years I've used Dust Bugs, Disc Washers and have finally invested in a professional VPI record cleaning machine. Now that I'm retiring, I'm selling my very esoteric collection. I'm not a professional grader of records, but will use record guides, as well as my personal experiences as a basis of my grading all records. Since grading is subjective, I will be conservative. I offer discounts for multiple sales. Photos are of the actual item for sale, not a stock photo. Please review all descriptions and photos because I do not accept returns. Thank you for looking!