SIMON & GARFUNKEL SOUNDS OF SILENCE - NEAR MINT UK 1ST STEREO LP CBS SBPG62690

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SIMON AND GARFUNKEL SOUNDS OF SILENCE VINYL UK LP FIRST PRESSING STEREO
This EXCELLENT UK STEREO pressing of their highly successful 1966 album is on the matt orange & black paper CBS label: SBPG 62690. Matrix A2 / B3.( 1ST PRESS). The cover is laminated on front and is printed by EJDay London "Patent Pending" with white "STEREO" on back off sleeve, which was only on early copies, later copies have box saying stereo can be played on mono record players.
The UK stereo mix of Homeward Bound is reported to be unique and the voices appear more noticeable, including acoustic guitars back in the mix are clearer.
LP CONDITION : IN DAYLIGHT NEAR MINT UNDER ELECTRIC LIGHT EXCELLENT - FULL ORIGINAL SHEEN, LIES FLAT ON TURNTABLE.THE RECORD WOULD BENEFIT FROM A DEEP CLEAN HAS BEEN WELL LOOKED AFTER BY CAREFUL OWNER BUT AFTER NEARLY 50 YEARS WILL HAVE COLLECTED SOME DUST. A COUPLE OF VERY MINOR WEAR  SPOTS ON MATT ORANGE PAPER LABELS
SLEEVE CONDITION : EXCELLENT, SPINE ALL LETTERING AND NUMBERS SOLID CLEAR LEGIBLE, MINOR WEAR AT BOTTOM OF SPINE AND SOME LIGHTISH RINGWEAR, APART FROM THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN TEMPTED TO SAY NEAR MINT AS THE RECORD AND SLEEVE IS NOT FAR OFF 50 YEARS OLD AND HAS BEEN WELL LOOKED AFTER BY A CAREFUL OWNER FROM NEW.
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RECORDS ARE SENT IN GOOD STRONG PACKAGING WITH THE VINYL SEPERATE TO THE SLEEVE TO AVOID SPLITTING IN POST. POSTING OUTSIDE THE UK IS HIGHER AS ALBUMS ARE SENT INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR TO ENSURE DELIVERY. GRADING DETAILS BELOW.

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VINYL CONDITION CODES (BASED ON GOLDMINE STANDARDS) SSSTILL SEALED IN ORIGINAL PACKAGINGMA PERFECT RECORD. THIS GRADE IS ONLY USED IN THE RARE INSTANCE THAT A RECORD LOOKS ABSOLUTELY UNPLAYEDNMNEAR PERFECT. AT WORST, A FEW PAPER RUBS--NOTHING THAT WOULD EVER AFFECT PLAYBACK.EXA RECORD WITH SOME VERY LIGHT MARKINGS. THESE MARKINGS WILL HAVE NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE PLAYBACK OF THE RECORDVG+A RECORD WITH WITH SOME MARKINGS. THESE MARKING WILL NOT SIGNICANTLY AFFECT PLAY.VGA RECORD WITH MILD SURFACE WEAR--SOME MARKINGS/VERY FEW LIGHT SCRATCHES. THERE MAY BE MILD SURFACE NOISE, BUT ITS OVERALL IMPACT ON THE PLAYBACK OF THE RECORD WILL STILL BE SMALL.VG-A RECORD THAT SHOWS SOME WEAR FROM PLAY. SURFACE MARKS AND SOME LIGHT SCRATCHES MAY BE SEEN. STILL ENJOYABLE.GA RECORD THAT HAS BEEN ENJOYED. SURFACE MARKS WILL BE APPARENT AND SOME SCRATCHES ARE POSSIBLE. LUSTER MAY BE LOST. SURFACE NOISE WILL NOT DOMINATE PLAYBACK. COVER GRADING 
(Any significant blemish not mentioned in the table below will be described above) SSSTILL SEALED IN ORIGINAL PACKAGINGMA COVER THAT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS NOT BEEN HANDLED. SHARP CORNERS AND NO VISIBLE BLEMISHES.NMA COVER WITH ONLY MINOR SHELF WEAR. A RECORD THAT HAS CLEARLY BEEN STORED PROPERLY.EXA COVER THAT HAS BEEN HANDLED PROPERLY, BUT DOES SHOW ITS AGE. MINOR WEAR, BUT NOTHING DISTRACTING.VG+A COVER THAT DOES HAVE MINOR BLEMISHES--WEAR TO CORNERS, LIGHT RINGWEAR, ETC. AN AVERAGE COVER CONDITION.VGA COVER THAT SHOWS DISTINCT WEAR FROM HANDLING. THERE MAY BE RINGWEAR, MINOR DISCOLORING, EDGE AND SPINE WEAR AND LESS THAN 1.5" SEAMSPLIT(S).VG-A COVER THAT HAS SOME DAMAGE, BUT IS STILL INTACT. RINGWEAR MAY BE HEAVY; THERE MAY BE SEAM SPLITS AND STAINS.GA COVER THAT HOLDS THE RECORD. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE MAY BE APPARENT. THE PICTURE SHOULD SHOW OBVIOUS BLEMISHES.