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♬ WILLIAM ONYEABOR Atomic Bomb DEEP AFRO FUNK SYNTH COSMIC SOUNDS Nigeria VG+/++

Sold Date: October 14, 2014
Start Date: October 7, 2014
Final Price: $172.50 (USD)
Bid Count: 19
Seller Feedback: 3378
Buyer Feedback: 24
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Let's have a new great trip together around the African continent. So gald to share all these tasty and spicy sounds. It's time to free your body (your mind will follow...). Enjoy !   En route pour un nouveau fantastique voyage à travers le continent Africain. Ravi de partager tous ces sons merveilleux et savoureux. Il est temps de libérez votre corps (votre esprit suivra...). Profitez-en bien !   +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++   WARNING FOR US BUYERS : I'm in Belgium...You will find the shipping cost below. I was forced to indicate 4 US$ for the shipping cost...I'm sorry for that, no way to list the records with the real shipping costs...Thanks for your understanding.   +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++   ARTIST = WILLIAM ONYEABOR Title = Atomic Bomb Country = Nigeria Year = 1978 Label / Ref / Pressing = Wilfilms / WRLP 1002 / Original pressing from Nigeria Tracks = A : Beautiful baby / Better change your mind B : Atomic bomb / Shame / I need you all life   I think that you know the reputation of this legendary record, one of the best deep afro-cosmic-funk lp ever recorded. Incredible sounds ! It's not really necessary to write one page of praises...Record and cover in a fantastic condition. Don't miss this wonderful copy ! Check, look, listen and fly !   SOUNDFILES ARE RECORDED FROM THE VINYL AUCTIONED   B1 : A2 : A1 : B2 : B3 :   Record = Side A : VG+ to VG++ (surface so clean shiny ! Plays absolutely great, but I can't say Ex because a few very light crackles, a few slightly more listenable at the middle of A1. Of course, nothing serious, 500% enjoyable) Side B :  VG+ to VG++ (surface so clean shiny ! Plays absolutely great, just a few very light crackles, a few slightly more listenable at the middle of B1 and on B2. Of course, nothing serious, 500% enjoyable) Cover = VG+ (cornea, light ring wear, edges and corners slightly worn, writings, light marks and traces of dirt) Label = clean   +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++   Priority Airl Mail (sending from Belgium - 1 or 2 business days after payment) :   EUROPE* + USA : 1-3 LP's = 17$ (no tracking number !Registered shipping = + 7$ !) / 4-18 LP's = 42$ (with tracking number)   *Except to ENGLAND / FRANCE / GERMANY / NETHERLAND :  4-30 LP's = 21$ (with tracking number)   WORLDWIDE (Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Central and South America, Oceania) : 1-3 LP's = 28$ / 4-7 LP's = 52$ (no tracking number ! Registered shipping = + 7$ !)   Priority Airl Mail (sending from France with tracking number - 3 to 10 days after payment) :   FRANCE : 1 LP = 9$ / 2-3 LP's = 11$ / 4-5 LP's = 12$   EUROPE : 1 LP = 14 $ / 2-3 LP's = 18$ / 4-7 LP's = 22$   WORLDWIDE : 1 LP = 17$ / 2-3 LP's = 21$ / 4-7 LP's = 28$

Once again, I am sorry for the high postal fees. We have the world's most expensive postal service in the world ! / Encore une fois, je suis désolé pour les frais d'envoi excessifs, mais nous avons le service postal le plus cher du monde !

FOR EVERY BUYER / POUR TOUS LES ACHETEURS : Once the sale is completed, please be kind enough to wait for the invoice that I will send with the total amount for each transaction. Do not pay before. Thanks in advance. / Ne payez pas avant de recevoir le montant total pour chaque transaction, que j'envoie après la fin des ventes. Merci d'avance.

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You can click on "view all" to see my other auctions ... / Vous pouvez cliquer sur "afficher d'autres objets" pour voir mes autres enchères...

Communication : ok in English (but I am not fluent !), de préférence en Français, mogelijk in Neederlands (maar ik heb hulp nodig !).

Payement/Paiement/Betaling : Paypal (prefer), Bank transfer/Virement bancaire. No check.

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GRADING For LP / NOTATION pour les disques :

NM (NEAR MINT) : Near perfect copy, played only a few times. At worst it may have one or two insignificant flaws.The highest grade I give for a non-sealed record / Disque et pochette impéccables, a joué seulement quelques fos. Au pire, une ou deux traces insignifiantes. C'est le grade le plus haut que je donne pour un disque non scellé.

EX (EXCELLENT) : Clean copy, there may be a few very light  surface traces/hairlines, it may plays with a few tiny crackles, cover has minor defaults. / Disque en excellent état, possibilité de très lègères traces ou lignes en surface, événtuellement quelques grésillement/craquements insignifiants, pochette avec défauts mineurs....

VG++ (VERY GOOD++) : A few light surface traces/scuffs, plays with very light crackles. There may be a few traces or marks on the cover, corners or slices slightly worn...Nothing serious but is not graded EX because of few minor defaults / Très bon état dans l'ensemble, avec de légères traces et rayures en surface, très légers craquements audibles. Quelques traces ou marques possibles sur la pochette, coins ou tranches légèrement usées. Rien de sérieux mais assez de petits défauts pour ne pas être classé EX.

VG+ (VERY GOOD +) : Played a lot, will show signs of handling, has surface marks and scuffs, plays with light crackles or light surface noise background, no serious scuffs, no serious crackles. Cover slighty worn (traces, light ring wear, dog eared, corner and slices slightly worn...) / Disque qui a tourné, visiblement utilisé, avec des marques et rayures en surface, des craquements légers ou un bruit de surface en fond, mais pas de griffes sérieuses, ni de craquements sérieux. Pochette un peu usée (avec quelques traces, cornée, coins et tranches légèrement abimés, saleté, ect...)

VG (VERY GOOD) : Used record, played a lot, has a lot of surface traces, marks and scuffs, crackles and a few clicks while playing, sometimes constants but not too serious,  no serious clicks, no jumps. Still enjoyable. Cover worn, may have corner and slices worn or damaged, ring wear, serious traces or little splits, slightly ripped / Disque qui a été souvent joué avec beaucoup de traces, marques et rayures diverses, quelques griffes et des craquements audibles, parfois constants mais pas trop sérieux. Ne saute pas. Toujours agréable à écouter... Pochette usée et défraichie, un peu déchirée, coins et tranches cornés ou abimés, traces sérieuses ou petits coups...

VG- (VERY GOOD MINUS) : Played a lot and more (but still playable), a lot of scuffs, marks, and traces, a lot of crackles while playing, sometimes serious, may have a few serious scuffs with serious clicks (no jumps). The cover is in a bad state, damaged... / Disque très utilisé (mais peut l'être encore...), beaucoup de griffes, de traces et de marques, peut avoir de sérieuses rayures , avec de sérieux craquements, ne saute pas. La pochette est en mauvais état, endommagée...

G (GOOD) : Indeed, not so good...but still alive ! Played while his entire life (and once again today !), or really ill-traited...A lot of serious traces, marks and scuffs, serious crackles and surface noise, serious clicks, may have jumps...The cover is really in a very bad state too, even no entire...Must be very rare to be proposed in this state... / En effet, pas si bon...mais encore vivant ! Utilisé durant sa vie entière (et aujourd'hui encore !), ou vraiment maltraité...Beaucoup de sérieuses traces, marques et rayures, sérieux craquements et bruits de surface, rayé et peut même sauter quelques fois...La pochette est aussi en très mauvais état, peut même ne pas être entière...Vraiment une rareté pour être présenté dans cet état...

POOR : ? = dead ? hard or impossible to listen to it...should be listed only in a batch. Cover ? better to say no more cover ! / ? mort ? difficile ou impossible à écouter...devrait être listé uniquement en lot. Pochette ? autant dire qu'il n'y en a plus !

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NOTE : Each record and cover will be described in more detail if necessary / Chaque disque et pochette seront plus détaillés si nécessaire.

If you want more pictures or more informations, don't hesitate to ask.Thanks /Si vous voulez d'autres photos ou de plus amples informations, n'hésitez pas. Merci


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