Sold Date: January 22, 2016
Start Date: January 12, 2016
Final Price: £17.00 (GBP)
Bid Count: 4
Seller Feedback: 405
Buyer Feedback: 130

Welcome to my auction for David Bowie, Low vinyl LP. The record has been test played and visually graded with the following issues noted ;

The vinyl plays throughout with some background vinyl clicks in places, there is only very slight hairline marking to both sides, the inner sleeve has a corner crease to it. The outer LP sleeve has very minor shelf wear to the corners, there is an RCA / International price code sticker on the top left going round to the back of the cover.

Observation note ;

I have searched for this edition of this LP on the internet and have only found that the Green RCA label LP comes packaged in the LP sleeve with the track listing PRINTED on the sleeve, whereas this LP sleeve has the tracks printed on a sticker to the rear of the LP sleeve.

I believe the grading of this vinyl and all packaging to be a correct reflection of the Record Collectors Grading Guide which is list below with full details of all grades.

Please feel free to message me with any questions / concerns regarding this auction item.

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VINYL  INFORMATION.

LP NAME ; Low.

ARTIST ; David Bowie.

YEAR ; Label says 1977, (Reissued in the 1980s, not too sure of exact date)

LABEL ; RCA / International.

COUNTRY OF MANUFACTURE ; England.

MATRIX NUMBER (S) / VINYL CONDITION.

SIDE 1 ; STERLING  INTS 5065 - 1 A4 AE 1 WPL 12030 - A - 1 (There is 2 sets of numbers that are scatched out) / Some hairline marking and mild background vinyl clicks

SIDE 2 ; STERLING  INTS  5065 - BW  PL 12030  B - 8   A60 ( again there is 2 sets of numbers scratched out) Some background vinyl clicks and mild hairline marking.

LP SLEEVE INNER CONDITION ; Very good condition, has a crease to bottom corner.

LP SLEEVE OUTER CONDITION ; Excellent ++

POSTER / LYRIC SHEET CONDITION ; N / A.

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Thank you for looking and please check out my other auction items for sale.

Thomas.

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Below is the guide that in my opinion is the best to grade vinyl records

Record Collector Magazine's Grading Guide:

" 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.

 The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and / or creasing.

 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.

 The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc.

 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.

 The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

 The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection filler."

As well as the above grades,  is often used as well; this is really for a record that appears new but is known to have been played because the label has light spindle marks or because it has come from a previous owner and is assumed to have been played by them. For records which appear to fall between the accepted grades, + and - are also often added to the grading.