Sold Date: March 3, 2020
Start Date: February 25, 2020
Final Price: $19.99 (USD)
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers - Freaky Styley - Vinyl LP - Original 1985 Pressing

FYI: Even though Ebay gives a seller 7 different categories to grade their records in. They do not actually define what those categories mean, so I will do it:
Mint: Never played, brand new, still in shrink wrap. Near Mint: Like new condition, opened, plays w/out any skips or drags. Excellent: Lightly used, minor skips & not many of them. Very Good Plus: Maybe 1 track unplayable due to scratches or wear. Very Good: Maybe 1/4 of the tracks unplayable or badly scratched due to mishandling.  Good Plus: Maybe 1/2 of the tracks unplayable or badly scratched due to mishandling.  Good: Unplayable record, good only for Nostalgic decoration & reminiscence. 
Track List:
Side One: 
A1Jungle Man                            (has trouble playing this track) A2Hollywood (Africa)                 (has trouble playing this track) A3American Ghost Dance      (has trouble playing this track) A4If You Want Me To Stay       (sounds good, no skips) A5Nevermind                             (sounds good, no skips)
Side Two:
B1Freaky Styley                      (has trouble playing this track) B2Blackeyed Blonde              (has trouble playing this track) B3The Brothers Cup              (has trouble playing this track) B4Battle Ship                      (sounds good, no skips) B5Lovin' And Touchin'              (sounds good, no skips) B6Catholic School Girls Rule      (sounds good, no skips) B7Sex Rap                              (sounds good, no skips)    B8Thirty Dirty Birds                 (sounds good, no skips) B9Yertle The Turtle                  (sounds good, no skips)   Group History: Red Hot Chili Peppers (commonly abbreviated as RHCP) are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983. Their music incorporates elements of alternative rock, funk, punk rock and psychedelic rock. The band comprises vocalist Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea, drummer Chad Smith, and guitarist John Frusciante. With over 80 million records sold worldwide, Red Hot Chili Peppers are one of the best-selling bands of all time. They are the most successful band in the history of alternative rock radio, with the records for most number-one singles (13), most cumulative weeks at number one (85) and most top-ten songs (25) on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. They have won six Grammy Awards, and in 2012 were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Red Hot Chili Peppers were formed in Los Angeles by Kiedis, Flea, guitarist Hillel Slovak and drummer Jack Irons. Because of commitments to other bands, Slovak and Irons did not play on the band's 1984 self-titled debut album; instead, the album featured Jack Sherman on guitar and Cliff Martinez on drums. Slovak rejoined shortly after its release and performed on the albums Freaky Styley (1985) and The Uplift Mofo Party Plan (1987), the latter of which saw a reunion of the original lineup. Slovak died of a drug overdose on June 25, 1988; devastated, Irons left the band.
With new recruits Frusciante and Smith, Red Hot Chili Peppers recorded two studio albums, beginning with Mother's Milk (1989). In 1990, they signed with Warner Records and recorded their fifth studio album Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991) under producer Rick Rubin. It became their first major commercial success, but Frusciante was uncomfortable with the newfound popularity and abruptly left during the 1992 Blood Sugar Sex Magik tour. Dave Navarro joined in 1993 and played on their sixth studio album, One Hot Minute (1995). Although commercially successful, the album failed to match the critical or popular acclaim of Blood Sugar Sex Magik, selling less than half as many copies.
Navarro was fired from Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1998, and Frusciante rejoined. Their seventh studio album Californication (1999) became the band's biggest commercial success with 16 million copies sold worldwide. Their next two albums, By the Way (2002) and Stadium Arcadium (2006), were also successful. After the Stadium Arcadium tour, Red Hot Chili Peppers went on an extended hiatus. Frusciante left for the second time in 2009 to focus on his solo career; he was replaced by Josh Klinghoffer, who appeared on the albums I'm with You (2011) and The Getaway (2016) before Frusciante rejoined again in 2019.