Sold Date: February 19, 2022
Start Date: February 12, 2022
Final Price: £14.99 (GBP)
Bid Count: 2
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HAKO YAMASAKI - 綱渡り TSUNAWATARI, Japanese AARD-VARK VF-9006, 1976.

ORIGINAL Japanese ISSUE with OBI & 4 Page Insert.

Rare & Superb Japanese Folk Psych/Folk Rock… with wonderful femvox. Yamasaki’s 2nd album from 1976 originally released on the Elec label.

Saw this info: ‘Yamasaki's first two albums, 飛びます and 綱渡り, are generally regarded as her masterpieces. These came out on the ELEC label, before it went bankrupt in 1976, at which time the rights were picked up by Aard-Vark (now part of Pony Canyon). The ELEC and Aard-Vark pressings of these first two records are for all intents and purposes identical.’ Both had different sleeves/inserts.

The album is full of haunting songs/music with beautiful femvox… I can’t give any details as the song titles are all in Japanese.

Rare and hard to find with decent copies usually $30+. 

This copy is complete with both the insert & the OBI.

A really nice copy. 

Condition is M- to Mint/M- to Mint (cover/record), cover has no cutout.

POSTAGE:

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UK: £4 for up to 6 LPs under 2 Kg with a value of around £20-£25, but £5.20 if the value is £25 to £55 and £8 for values up to £100.

For over 2 Kg, approximately £10 for values up to £100, £11 for values of £150, £14 for values up to £300.

CDs & 7" Singles are FREE with LPs, otherwise £1.80 for the first then 50p for each additional. Thicker CD Box Sets are the same as LPs due to the size/weight. For larger orders cost will be the same as LPs depending on the weight/value.

EUROPE: 9 GBP/10.50 GBP for the 1st LP (for under/over 500g, most LPs are under), 2 LPs 10.50 GBP, 3 LPs 12 GBP, 4 LPs 13 GBP, 5 LPs 14 GBP, 6 LPs 15 GBP.

With tracking: 12/13 GBP for 1st LP (under/over 500g), 2 LPs 13 GBP (Germany 12.50 GBP), 3 LPs 14 GBP (Germany 13 GBP), 4 LPs 14.50 GBP (Germany 13 GBP), 5/6 LPs 15.50 GBP (Germany 14 GBP/France & Ireland 14.50 GBP).

2LP sets count as 2 LPs.

1st CD/Single is 5 GBP then the next CD/Single is 1.50 GBP...then each batch of 2 are 1.50 each.

CANADA/ZONE 1: 13.50 GBP/16.50 GBP for the 1st LP (for under/over 500g, most LPs are under), then additional single LPs are 3 GBP each.
2LP sets count as 2 LPs.

Insurance/tracking depends on the weight: 1 to 2 LPs is 3.50 GBP extra, 3/4 LPs is 2 GBP, 5/6 LPs is included.

1st CD/Single is 6.50 GBP then additional CDs/Singles are 2 GBP each...larger quantities will be less.

USA: 18 GBP for the 1st LP (under 500g) and includes tracking, 2 LPs 21 GBP, 3 LPs 24 GBP, 4 to 6 LPs 28 GBP. CDs/Singles as Zone 1.

Economy Mail is also available to the USA at the same prices as Europe: 9.00/10.50 GBP for 1 LP... etc, delivery times can be the same as airmail but can also take up to around 8 weeks.

AUSTRALIA/FAR EAST/ZONE 2: 16 GBP/19 GBP for the 1st LP (for under/over 500g, most LPs are under), then additional single LPs are 3 GBP each up to 6 LPs in total (under 2Kg).
2LP sets count as 2 LPs.

Insurance/tracking depends on the weight: 1 to 4 LPs is 3 GBP extra, 5 LPs is 2 GBP, 6 LPs is 1 GBP.

NOTE: Ebay now levy an extra 12-14% charge on all postage amounts...so please realise the actual postage cost is: the actual cost of shipping + the ebay charge + other smaller costs such as petrol, cost of mailers etc where appropriate...

PAYMENT:

PERSONAL CHEQUES IN UK STERLING/ PAYPAL.

GRADINGS:

I DO TRY TO PLAY/TEST GRADE ALL THE LPs I SELL.

MINT:

RECORD: PERFECT...AS NEW CONDITION, SO NO DETEORIATION IN THE SOUND QUALITY…bear in mind that not all ‘new’ LPs are Mint because of the quality of the pressing etc...also SEALED/UNPLAYED LPs should be Mint.

COVER: AS NEW CONDITION WITH NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS.

M-: RECORD: SLIGHTY WORSE THAN Mint, LP may have the odd surface mark due to removal from its sleeve etc…but should have minimal noise and is still in great condition.

COVER: SHOWS SIGNS OF BEING HANDLED WITH THE ODD CREASE/TINY BIT OF WEAR or a Mint cover with a deletion/cutout hole or notch.

EX: RECORD: MOST REGUARLY PLAYED LPs KEPT WITH CARE FALL INTO THIS CATEGORY...LP may play with more hiss/slight crackle but not louder than the music.

COVER: SLIGHTLY MORE WEAR/CREASING/BENDING even some very slight ring wear...or may be a M or M- cover with a tiny split seam or a tiny sticker tear, but still nice.

EX-: Record & Cover a bit worse than EX, but better than VG+.

VG+: RECORD: LP PLAYS WITH MORE NOISE DUE TO EITHER DIRT OR STRONGER SURFACE MARKS BUT NO BAD MARKS/SCRATCHES and is STILL IS IN A VERY LISTENABLE CONDITION though starting to affect the music to some extent.

COVER: HAS QUITE A LOT OF CEASING/BENDING often with FADING/RING WEAR/ STICKER TEARS/TEARS...or may be an EX cover with a split seam(s).

NOTE: Any buyers looking for reasonably nice playing records should avoid anything below VG+.    

VG: Not exactly ‘Very Good’, an often-misinterpreted grade, most VG records I’ve bought have some obvious defects affecting the record and/or cover.        RECORD: THE SOUND QUALITY OF IS AFFECTED BY SURFACE MARKS/ LESSER AUDIBLE MARKS/SCRATCHES or DIRT etc...but still plays through and is still in quite a REASONABLE condition for playing, though obviously affecting the music to a greater extent.

COVER: PLENTY OF CREASING/BENDING/FADING/RING WEAR but still in one piece.

G: LP still plays through but is very noisy due to scratches/dirt etc....but still not totally trashed!

COVER: AS VG BUT TORN and starting to fall apart.

F/P: LP is trashed...for ornament purposes only.

PLEASE NOTE GRADING IS SUBJECTIVE AND EVERYONE CAN HAVE A DIFFERENT OPINION (for instance, some sellers don’t grade below VG). Myself, I think there should be an obvious difference between each grade.