Greetings everybody! Thank YOU very much for stopping by another of my ebay record auctions! I am very happy to have you here, as well as for taking the time out of your busy schedule to have a look at what I have to offer! I have to say, it's nice to be back! I've been a bit inactive lately with the auctions, as I've been helping the record store that I've gone back to work for after 8+ years, and though it's been a long haul, the move is done, and the store is open! Plus, I get to work for my original boss, and there's no one I'd rather work for! Nothing against the last business I worked for, they were excellent to me, and I'll still do some listing for them here on ebay as well-the least I can do for all they did for me! But with this store's moving, getting listings up proved to be too much, as my time was limited. But now, things have settled down, and I'm back in action! Hopefully I can still do this, but you folks will be the proof of that! And yes, I do appreciate your stopping by! Let's see what I have for you this time!

This time up, I have a 1969 (I think) Promotional (again, I think-it's a white label anyway) 7" 45rpm release on the Zap-Zing! Records label, label #101, by J.B. & The V-Kings. This is the single of "Lazy Soul" b/w "I've Got Dreams". This was part of a collection I picked up a few years ago, and forgot I had it until recently. This is a nice mix of soul and jazz, as "Lazy Soul" is an instrumental piece with some nice organ and reeds, and the percussion on it is nothing short of nifty! The sax tailing off in the background reminded me a lot of the way Saxa played with the English Beat, a sound I always enjoyed. "I've Got Dreams" is more r&b than jazz, and this does have vocals-which are a mite gravely, more spoken (and hollered) than sung. The music is still nice, with the organ, drums, and background horns. The playing surface is in very nice shape, a few light needle marks that had no negative impact on the play nor sound, as this sounded fantastic, with no noticeable background noise. I have no qualms about giving this my E+ grading! That’s my grading though, and my grading is considered non-standard. If you are thinking of placing a bid, please read the paragraph that follows this one, as it contains my gradings and their respective descriptions. It won’t take long to read, please do. The labels are in nice shape as well, with no wear showing and all the text clean, clear and very easy to read! If you need more pictures or description, I can and will be happy to provide. If you have any comments or questions, please send them to me, and I will reply as soon as possible.  

My Grading is as follows: M (Mint)-ONLY for Still Factory Sealed Records ONLY! No 45 nor 78 will ever get this grading. E+, minimal wear, perhaps only needs cleaning. E, a few light marks, maybe some minor background crackle and/or hiss. E-, light marks, crackling (nothing major), scuffs, etc.. Not great, but still quite playable. V+, More marks, scuffs, needle marks, scratches-but nothing that would make the needle skip. Will have background noise that even with a cleaning will still be around. V. Worn. Scuffs, scratches, can be noisy, but still (probably) won’t cause the needle to skip nor get stuck. V-, Noisy? You bet! Worn? Oh yeah. Playable? Sure, but don’t expect it to sound all peachy keen. P. Bleah! Playable perhaps, but do so at your own risk. Don’t trash a new needle on it. Only used on records considered rare enough for “fill in” purposes to a collector-or to those who do digital restoration. 

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IMPORTANT NOTE FOR NON-U.S. BUYERS!!!!
All items I sell will be sent with postage printed up from eBay. This way, the prices are automatically listed for customs purposes and cannot be altered. Yes, this does mean that the customs people will know the value, but since I get a bit of a price break on postage, I can keep the prices low for you-the buyer.  I will not "mark item as a gift", just so you can evade import rules.  The people at my post office know me, and they will check overseas packages for inspection.  I hope you will understand my position about this, my apologies if you are not able to comply.

Also, international bidders, the price listed for postage on my listings are for domestic mailing.  I wish I could send overseas for that price, but reality speaks different.  I place a fair price on all international postage.  Watch for the invoice if you win.

ALSO-I need to let international bidders know of a certain problem that doesn't always happen, but will arise from time to time.  All International mail sent from this region has to go through the U.S. Postal Service sorting center in Sandston Virginia, by our local airport.  This sorting center has been named the least efficient sorting center in the entire U.S. Postal Service.  They prove this from time to time by mis-routing packages.  If this happens-and I will monitor the delivery-usually it will add at least an extra week for it to arrive.  If there are any problems, please contact me first, and I will do what I must to make sure you are satisfied with the order.
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All items that are sent to a U.S. address will have delivery confirmation (at my cost) attached, as I have found that it helps...a lot!....to ensure that packages are truly en route to the customer.  This is for both of our sakes.  I will be using USPS "Media Mail" as my primary shipping method, however, if needed, and for an extra charge, I can ship with "Priority Mail", and if i can get away with it for the price, I really like 1st Class, but that's weight-dependent.

Oh yes, if you are the winning bidder, and you are in the Commonwealth of Virginia, I'm afraid you are going to have to fork over the 5.3% Virginia State Sales Tax.

Paypal is my preferred method of payment, if you need another way, please contact me before bidding.  Or, if you have any other questions about this listing, or any of my listings, please feel free to contact me.  I will answer any & all questions as quickly and concisely as possible.

Also, I do have other listings available as well, and if you would be interested in more than one item, I have no problem with holding onto wins in case you would like to combine wins to save some money instead of multiple p&h costs.

Ebay has mandated that I include a "handling time" something I had thought was already included.  I usually get records mailed out the day after payment arrives.  But I will let you know that if any listing that is paid for after Friday mornings will have to wait until the following Monday, since I do the majority of packing at work-I have my packing stuff there.  Plus-I won't hound you for payment. As long as people stay in touch, and let me know the interest is still there, don't rush on my account. I don't mind waiting a bit and usually won't send any kind of reminders until after a week-at least-has gone by.  In this economy, the last thing anyone needs is for a seller to come off like a bill collector.  I'll work with you!

I hope that there's someone out there who might like to make this part of your own collection, since that's what I'm here for!  I do appreciate that you did click on my listing and had a chance to check out the goods, thanks again for stopping by!