Sold Date: May 22, 2021
Start Date: May 12, 2021
Final Price: $262.99 (USD)
Bid Count: 5
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ARTISTE, RECORD TITLE  AND LABEL: 
 VAN HALEN “ Balance” Warner Brothers 9 45760 1 (pressed in US)



An original US 1995 issue of Balance on the Warner Brothers label .It has its original plain inner inner intact though I have housed the vinyl with new inner anti-static sleeves after cleaning and play grading as I do with all my albums listed( unless they are sealed) . It does have its printed insert. Other than some signs of wear especially at the corners and along the entry side, there are no major flaws . See results of the play grading ( and equipment used) below.
I have been inactive on EBay for the last few years as I opened a shop here in Singapore and only recently restarted. I will be placing the harder to find albums on eBay in addition to my own local sales. As I tend to clean and play grade all opened copies, I will only be placing a rather limited quantity each time though I expect the frequency to be more in view of the current Covid situation which does enable one to have relatively more time. One can follow me on Facebook under For The Record Singapore.
International Buyers – Please Note:Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer’s responsibility. Please check with your country’s customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying.Buyers please also note that I am based in Singapore .The maximum Ebay postage charges allowed would not cover shipping from Singapore let alone signed for, registered mail.Please read my shipping costs section below.( Recently I shipped 3 albums to UK and found that the postal authorities have changed the rates significantly)
 GRADING RESULTS: Visual grading: The jacket generally looks between VG ++ to Excellent. There are some light signs of wear at the corner edges and along the top along the entry side but nothing serious like tears or writings.
The printed insert has a couple of very light stains but looks Excellent otherwise.
Visually both sides of the vinyl look free of lines under normal household lighting. It does, however, has a very very slight storage warp which did not affect play whatsoever. Tracking at 1.7g, on a Linn LP, there was some light and very occasional extraneous surface noise at the dead wax at the start of each side but I did not hear any loud clicks or pops on the playing surface. The  playing can be generally be graded as Near Mint . I understand as it might be system dependent.
How I Clean and  Grade my Records Cleaning is usually done on two machines ie the UK made  Loricraft PRC4D cleaning machine and the Clearaudio Double Matrix Professional Sonic machine for final cleaning. I use the  US made Walker Audio stage cleaning solution.
Playback Equipment:  Playback is through a Linn LP12 turntable/ Radikal/Urika/Keel/ Ekos SE tonearm with a Linn Krystal cartridge.Amplification is through a Naim 52 preamp/2x135s into a factory rebuilt Wilson Watt Puppy. For Monos I use a second Linn LP 12 with AroKeel/ Naim Aro tonearm and a Miyajima Mono cartridge
 Shipping costs    I use brand new custom made  plastic sleeves for the sleeve and anti static plastic sleeves for the vinyl. Shipping is always by Airmail and by registered post as it allows one to track items in case of delays.  Shipping costs in US$ are: 
UK/USA/Europe : $29.8 Each additional LP: 10 Rest Of The World: ask for rates


 Postage is via Airmail, "signed for" delivery. I prefer signed for delivery as it allows me to "chase" on my side if buyers do not get their items within 3 weeks though so far this has only happened rarely. However with the current Covid situation, buyers can expect some delays