Sold Date: March 15, 2017
Start Date: February 3, 2017
Final Price: $30.00 (USD)
Seller Feedback: 2605
Buyer Feedback: 19

   For sale is Kraftwerk's Ralf and Florian, released in 1975 by Vertigo Records, manufactured and distributed by Phonogram. This album has the original "UFO" label, which are much valued for their scarcity. In the dead was between the labels and the last tracks are the matrix numbers CP-3/CP-4, followed by "Masterdisk G.K." indicating that this record was mastered by Gilbert Kong at Masterdisk, N.Y.C. and an early stamper was used to press this first edition. These hallmarks reflect state-of-the-art engineering, sought after by collectors and music lovers for their superior sound quality. I bought this used, professionally cleaned it on my VPI HW-17 machine and immediately put it into a MFSL archival inner sleeve. This protects the integrity of the vinyl and any original inner sleeve(s) or insert(s) that may have come with the release. The insert sleeve is Excellent with some wrinkles. The cover is graded as VG because of faint ring wear, corner blunting, edge rubs, a cut corner and a creases around the spine and lower left hand corner. The spine has some color loss from edge rubs. The vinyl is visually graded as VG- because of sleeve marks and surface scratches. I'm play grading it as between G+ and VG because of surface noise, noticeable throughout the quietest sections of playback. This has been played only on Audiophile equipment since I've owned it and still has a lot of life yet. This would make a great addition to anyone's collection. I have a lot more Electronica albums, as well as records of all different genres, in my Ebay store. Please take a look. They're predominately 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!