MIKE OLDFIELD 'TUBULAR BELLS' 1973 ORIG CANADIAN PRESS LP EX PLAY

Sold Date: August 5, 2017
Start Date: August 1, 2017
Final Price: £12.95 (GBP)
Seller Feedback: 1223
Buyer Feedback: 183


FULL AND DETAILED DESCRIPTION BELOW BUT FIRST PLEASE NOTE:

FOR YOUR PEACE OF MIND AND TO ENABLE YOU TO PURCHASE WITH CONFIDENCE, BEFORE TESTING THE RECORD IS PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED USING A VPI MW-1 CYCLONE VACUUM RECORD CLEANER, I THEN TEST PLAY ALL TRACKS TO BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD ON A REGA RP1 TURNTABLE FITTED WITH AN RB101 TONEARM AND BIAS 2 CARTRIDGE THROUGH SONOS PLAY 5 SPEAKERS, FURTHER MORE I GRADE ALL RECORDS STRICTLY IN LINE WITH THE RECORD COLLECTOR RARE RECORD GUIDE GRADINGS AS FOLLOWS:

MINT: THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.

EXCELLENT: THE RECORDS SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN THE SOUND QUALITY, THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.

VERY GOOD: THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS, AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD: THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES, THE COVER AND THE CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION ETC.

FAIR: THE RECORD IS STILL JUST PLAYABLE BUT HAS NOT BEEN CARED FOR PROPERLY AND DISPLAYS CONSIDERABLE SURFACE NOISE; IT MAY EVEN JUMP, THE COVER AND CONTENTS WILL BE TORN, STAINED AND/OR DEFACED.

POOR: THE RECORD WILL NOT PLAY PROPERLY DUE TO SCRATCHES, BAD SURFACE NOISE ETC. THE COVER AND CONTENTS WILL BE BADLY DAMAGED OR PARTLY MISSING.

BAD: THE RECORD IS UN-PLAYABLE OR MIGHT EVEN BE BROKEN, AND IS ONLY OF USE AS A COLLECTION FILLER.

WITH SUPERB CLEAN CLEAR PLAY THROUGHOUT WITH ONLY LOW LEVEL BACKGROUND STATIC AUDIBLE BETWEEN TRACKS, VISUALLY VERY LITTLE TO SUGGEST ANYTHING BUT ONE OR TWO CAREFUL PLAYS THE VINYL SURFACES BEAR NOTHING MORE THAN THE ODD VERY FAINT REMOVAL MARK AND RETAIN ALL OF THE ORIGINAL DEEP GLOSS NEW LOOKING SHEEN, LIKEWISE THE LABELS REVEAL NO MORE THAN 2 EXTREMELY FAINT SPINDLE TRAILS TO SIDE 2 VISIBLE ONLY ON CLOSER INSPECTION TO OTHERWISE NEW LOOKING FRESH CLEAN EPIC LABELS WHICH BEAR THE VIRGIN LOGO TO EACH, COMPLETE WITH PLAIN WHITE PAPER INNER SLEEVE WITH LIGHT EDGE AGEING AND LIGHT STORAGE CREASING, THE OUTER CARD SLEEVE IS NEAR NEW LOOKING WITH NO WEAR OR DAMAGE

CAT No - PZ 34116

MATRIX No - AL 341161A 2 HD/BL 341161A 2 HDK

SLEEVE - EX

INNER SLEEVE - EX-

LABELS - EX+/EX

VINYL VISUAL - EX/EX

VINYL PLAY - EX/EX

THIS MONTH I AM LISTING MORE NEW TITLES ORIGINAL AND FIRST PRESS ALBUMS AND SINGLES, SO WHY NOT TAKE A LOOK IN MY EBAY SHOP 

AFTER PURCHASE:

I carry out one postal run per week every Wednesday, providing cleared funds are released by Tuesday evening your item will be dispatched on time.

All records are carefully packaged in custom made sturdy mailers.

Please contact me if you wish for the added protection of insured or certified shipping and I will be happy to quote for this.

For further piece of mind I am pleased to offer offer the following refund policy:

I would very much like to retain, and indeed add to my 100% feedback rating so please In the unlikely event any purchaser of any item from me feels that the item is not as described and/or is unhappy with the item, provided I am advised of the issue within 7 days of receipt of the item I will refund in full with no arguments once I have received the item back. Please contact me for any issues that you have rather than just leave a negative rating, I am open and willing to sort any issues out to every ones satisfaction, again as a buyer for a long time myself I know how disappointing it can be if things are not as they appear once received, in addition if their is any item you wish to query or any aspect of the item you want more info on again contact me and I will be happy to answer any questions where I can.