KRAZY KAT - CHINA SEAS, UK MOUNTAIN RECORDS TOPC 5004, 1976.

ORIGINAL UK ISSUE with Inner.

Obscure & Excellent UK 70s Prog Rock… with Hard Rock & Funky touches which has Fuzzy Duck/Capability Brown connections. The group was led by Tony Ferguson who wrote all the material with other members being Grahame White, Harry MacDonald, Ray Lewis & Roger Bradley-Willis. 
Highlights are the catchy “Thirty-Love”, the excellent, harder “Ivor’s Drive”, “Dundee Calling”, “China Seas” & “Santa Fe”. Elsewhere the funkier sounding “No Smoke Without Fire” & “Chile Wind” also catch the ear with the remaining 2 tracks being the mellower “Alcatraz” & “How They Crossed the Pole”. 
It’s still an album which remains largely undiscovered but is now attracting higher prices with decent copies usually $20+. 
Original UK issue. Quite a nice copy.

Condition is VG+ to EX-/EX (cover/record), cover has no cutout.

POSTAGE:

If you win more than one item please wait for your invoice for the correct combined postage amount.

UK: £4.50 for up to 6/7 LPs under 2 Kg with a value of up to £25, but £5 if the value is £25+. For over 2 Kg, approximately £8 for values up to £100, £12 for values up to £200, £15 for values up to £300.
CDs & 7" Singles are FREE with LPs, otherwise £2.30 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.
Ireland/Germany/France: 8.50 GBP/10 GBP for the 1st LP (for under/over 500g, most LPs are under), 2 LPs 10 GBP, 3 LPs 11.50 GBP. With tracking: 10.50/11.50 GBP for 1st LP (under/over 500g), 2-7 LPs 12.50 GBP (but France: 2 LPs 12.50 GBP/3-7 LPs 13.50 GBP).
Other EU: 9.50 GBP/11 GBP for the 1st LP (for under/over 500g, most LPs are under), 2 LPs 11 GBP, 3 LPs 12.50 GBP. With tracking: 11.50/12.50 GBP for 1st LP (under/over 500g), 2 LPs 12.50 GBP, 3 LPs 13.50 GBP, 4-6/7 LPs 14.50 GBP.
NON-EU: 10.50/12.50 GBP for the 1st LP (for under/over 500g, most LPs are under), 2 LPs 12.50 GBP, 3 LPs 14.50 GBP, 4 LPs 16 GBP, 5 LPs 18 GBP, 6/7 LPs 22 GBP. With tracking: 13.50/15 GBP for 1st LP (under/over 500g), 2 LPs 15 GBP, 3 LPs 16 GBP, 4 LPs 17 GBP, 5 LPs 19 GBP, 6/7 LPs 23 GBP. 2LP sets count as 2 LPs.
All Europe: 1st CD/Single is 6 GBP then the next CD/Single is 1.50 GBP... then each batch of 2 are 1.50 each.
CANADA/JAPAN/ASIA/ZONE 1: 15 GBP/18.50 GBP for the 1st LP (for under/over 500g, most LPs are under), then additional single LPs are 3.50 GBP each. 2LP sets count as 2 LPs. Insurance/tracking depends on the weight: 1 to 3 LPs is 2 GBP extra, 4/5 LPs is 1.50 GBP, 6/7 LPs is 1 GBP. 1st CD/Single is 8 GBP then additional CDs/Singles are 2.50 GBP each...larger quantities will be less.
USA: Tracked: 18 GBP for the 1st LP (under 500g), 2 LPs 19 GBP, 3 LPs 21 GBP, 4 to 6/7 LPs 24 GBP. CDs/Singles same as Zone 1.
AUSTRALIA/ZONE 2: 17 GBP/21 GBP for the 1st LP (for under/over 500g, most LPs are under), then additional single LPs are 4 GBP each up to 6/7 LPs. Insurance/tracking depends on the weight: 1 to 3 LPs is 3 GBP extra, 4/5 LPs is 2 GBP, 6/7 LPs is 1.50 GBP. 1st CD/Single is 9 GBP then additional CDs/Singles are 3.50 GBP each...larger quantities will be less.
Economy Mail is also available but delivery times can take up to around 8+ weeks.

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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.