MOTLEY CRUE
GRITALE AL DIABLO - SHOUT AT THE DEVIL
URUGUAY 1984 - ELEKTRA VARIETY
This is for sure one of the most rare Motley Crue records.
1) The cover only shows a circle, no a star inside.
The reason? Uruguay in 1983 was under a military dictatorship regime and the terrorist group "Tupamaros"used as symbol the 5 points star, so to show that symbol in any way was forbidden, the record company erased the star from the cover.
2) The songtitles are only in spanish on backcover, but... there's no Helter Skelter on the list, although is on the record, you can check on the pics that the Beatles song isn't present there.
It's hard to know if it was a mistake or something for any other reason.
COLLECTOR'S ITEMArtist/s
MOTLEY CRUE
Title
GRITALE AL DIABLOCountry and Label
URUGUAY - ELEKTRA - 1984
Catalog Number
338.341Condition
COVER, some ring mark, laminated, album title and songtitles in spanish, no star on cover and no Helter Skelter listed, VG/VG+
RECORD, some background noise, plays very well, VG+
LABELS, VG++
Side 1
En el comienzo Gritale al diablo Miradas que matan Bastardo Dios bendiga a los niños Helter SkelterSide 2
Rojo caliente Demasiado jóven para enamorarse Golpealos, muchacho Diez segundos para amar Peligro
ALL THE WORLD
u$s
40.00
INCLUDING USA
G R A D I N G S Y S T E M
M VINYLS
Mint means perfect and nothing else
M COVERS
Simply put, a mint cover should appear to have never had a record inside it.
NM VINYLS
Virtually flawless records are not perfect. A very minor scuff and very little else can appear on the vinyl.
NM COVERS
The cover should look as close to perfect with only minor signs of wear and or age.
VG++ VINYLS
condition for vinyl will allow minor scuffs which are visible but only slightly. There may be more than a few,. The wear should be minimal and of course should play mint!
VG++ COVERS
Artwork should still be as close to perfect as can be. Some impression to the cover (minor outer ring wear) but no ink wear! Some slight creases to the corners, but not wrinkled and obtrusive to the eye.
VG+ VINYL
VG+ will show wear, surface scuffs,(or spiral scuffs that came from turn table platters or jukeboxes for 45 singles) and some very light scratches. Surface scuffs are caused from blunt (not sharp) objects
VG+ COVERS
A virtually clean cover, but may have small writing on it. The artwork should look clean with slightly more aging. The back of the cover usually gives away the age of the cover
VG VINYLS
The Very Good Grade does not mean Very good at all. At least not in the visual sense. A Very Good (VG) record will appear well played but still have some luster. The vinyl may be faded, slightly grayish, yet appears to have been handled as carefully as it could have been helped
VG COVERS
VG covers will look worn, used. There may be some seam splitting (but not completely separated!). There will be some ring wear, where the ink has begun to wear off. Giving the cover a look of snow falling. There may be some writing on the cover It will look aged
G VINYLS
A good record will look very well played, dull, grayish and possibly abused. However a Good record should still play. It will have distracting surface noise. Such as crackle that is continuous or some hiss
G COVERS
a Good cover will have just about everything wrong with it. It will have seam splits (possibly taped repaired, but only with scotch tape. No duct tape or masking tape repairs. these are big turn offs.
P VINYLS
It won't be playable for the most part, and so they are not much good hanging onto them. Very few poor records are collectable