TALKING HEADS 1983 LTD. EDITION CLEAR VINYL LP SPEAKING IN TONGUES NM VPI NR

Sold Date: March 16, 2019
Start Date: March 9, 2019
Final Price: $49.22 (USD)
Bid Count: 17
Seller Feedback: 11765
Buyer Feedback: 8


The limited collectors edition clear vinyl LP by new wave, art rock and post punk band Talking Heads titled Speaking In tongues. LP comes in clear smoke colored thick plastic cover includes two plastic insert sheets with art work drawings. Issued on Sire Records 23771 on clear transparent vinyl. Vinyl and label are near mint and plastic cover is near mint with light scuffs. Vinyl is VPI wet vac cleaned and sleeved.

All individually listed LP's (non-lot and not sealed) are shipped with vinyl out of jacket, with both vinyl & jacket in clear poly protective cover 

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DOMESTIC: Shipping cost is actual postage plus $1.00 to help defer cost of professional packaging materials, handling and delivery confirmation. I will always try to ship bulk orders the least expensive option, either Media Mail or Parcel Post, unless Priority Mail is requested. I include free delivery confirmation with each shipment. Illinois State residents will be charged 7.75% sales tax.
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PACKAGING

All records are professionally packaged and most are shipped in cardboard LP mailers with cardboard flats & bubble wrap. Non bulk lot records are removed from cover. Bulk lot records are shipping with vinyl inside cover. Larger bulk shipments are all shipped in new boxes designed to accommodate records and packaging. All combined LP purchases over 20 pounds are shipped in two boxes of equal weight (read multiple wins explanation). I do not skimp on packaging in order to save a few cents on shipping cost. Please do not instruct me on how to safely package vinyl.

RECORD GRADING LP'S

I place emphasis on play grade, maintain the highest professional standards, do spot check play grading on all individual auction items and always provide an accurate visual grade and label appearance. I play grade on a quality system with a high end cartridge in order to maintain a strict and undisguised play grade. I always keep my grading simple and fair and will not subject my customers to a proliferation of meaningless grades. If a record plays between two grades I always apply the lesser grade, I don't create a grade in an attempt to articulate a borderline evaluation.
nm....near mint, superb play quality with little to no signs of visual wear and plays with little to no extraneous noise. The only records that qualify for a "mint" grade on my listings are my new unplayed and unhandled store stock items.
vg+...very good plus, excellent play quality with minor use and little to no overall visual wear. Any minor scuffs, light surface scratches, or blemishes do not effect play and play grade may have some very minor extraneous area noise.
vg....very good, very playable, probably with some extraneous surface noise. A slightly mishandled or well used record. May have visual scratches or blemish. I generally do not auction vg albums unless they are exceptional pieces and highly sought after items. Most vg albums I will include in bulk lots.

I use standard record grading abbreviations and include cover grade within each description. I open, clean and inspect all suspect sealed older albums.

Grading is very subjective and everyone has their position on determining various grades. I stand by my grading as stated within grading details above, but there are always those who have unrealistic high expectations. Please understand that many of my vinyl records are 30 to 60 years old. In my experience I have rarely found vinyl of this vintage that, under extreme scrutiny, does not have a hairline scuff, mark, blemish or manufacturing smudge. My vinyl grading has satisfied almost 100% of my buyers. If you are consistently disappointed with my grading, please refrain from participation in future auctions. I hold no hard feelings and understand totally. I've been doing this successfully full time for over 40 years and am well aware of individuals various interpretations of grading records. If you have a problem, contact me and explain exactly what the issue is, please don't regrade the album. 

GUARANTEE

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