Steve Tibbetts – Exploded View –Jazz Rock-Psych Jazz Vinyl LP – OG Germany - ECM

Sold Date: October 14, 2024
Start Date: October 7, 2024
Final Price: $15.55 (USD)
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This St. Paul guitarist is a local legend in the Twin Cities and has also made his mark around the rest of the world.  He is an incredibly talented musician known for his unique blend of jazz, psych rock, folk, ambient, and avant-garde influences. I especially appreciated the quote from Allmusic that described his music as "mosaics of world music doused in Tibbetts' particular brand of gasoline; not many explosions, but rather a steady wall of flame”.  He has recorded a dozen albums and continues to record and perform yet today. This was his fifth album and remains one of his most popular. It’s a stunning collection of ethereal and psychedelic sounds. I have no doubt you will be awed by his playing. The album was released on the German ECM Records label in 1986, number ECM 1335 and 831 109-1. This is the original release of the album. The vinyl is in absolutely beautiful condition with its bright original luster and just one hairline on side two that barely impacts play.  It plays with almost no background noise.  The vinyl grades VG+.  The album cover shows a hint of ring wear and very light corner and edge wear. All seams are clean, sharp, tight, and intact. There is a small spot of sticker damage on the front. The cover grades VG+.

 

Track List: 

Name Everything

Another Year

A Clear Day And No Memories

Your Cat

 

Forget

Drawing Down The Moon

The X Festival

Metal Summer

Assembly Field

 

Grading Information:

I always clean and listen to every record I list on eBay. I do this to make sure I can give as accurate a description of each record as possible.  I do both a visual check and an audio check. I always attempt to give as objective a grading as I can.

 

I use four grades in grading:  NM, VG+, VG, and G.  The only exception is a sealed album which is presumed to have vinyl in mint condition. Sealed albums may not be returned. My NM grading means that the vinyl looks and plays as though it is the first time out of the sleeve. The VG+ rating is used on any album that plays great but has one or two small defects. It may have a pop here and there or some occasional background noise. On a VG album you can expect that, typically, this album will play great, but you’ll see more defects than your VG+ rated album.  Most often the VG rated album may even play well enough to be graded VG+, but the color or blemishes drop the grading. Likewise, you may occasionally find an album that looks almost NM but the sound quality just isn’t there. That’s why I play every album first.  In this case the vinyl will be graded VG. 

 

Occasionally I will list an album with a grade of G. This is one where I consider the collectible value of the album to be great enough that the copy being presented is worth owning as a filler copy. Albums graded G are not returnable.

 

Shipping Information – Combined Shipping:

The shipping cost will be based on the weight of your package. For Media Mail, shipping is $7.00 in the continental U.S. I will happily combine records from multiple auctions to reduce total shipping cost. In fact, I welcome it! Shipping will be $7.00 in the U.S regardless of the number of auctions won in any 5-day period. Also, please keep in mind that if your entire transaction totals $50 or more, I will pay the entire shipping cost.

 

Canada shipping is calculated based on weight using US Postal Service rates.  Combined shipping is also welcomed here and does result in significant per-album cost savings. The first album will typically cost approximately $28. Additional albums will be shipped for $6 per album, with up to four pounds able to be shipped before we need to use International Priority shipping.

 

Shipments to outside the US and Canada will vary depending on your country. Typically, the cost per album will be no more than $30.  Combined shipping is welcome here as well, at a cost of $10 per additional album up to the maximum of four pounds.

 

All albums will be shipped in specially designed album hard cardboard mailers with a cardboard insert to prevent damage upon opening.  The vinyl is removed from the cover and presented in a new poly sleeve.  I am committed to one day turnaround on shipments.  If I receive payment before 7:00 AM Central Time I will package and ship that same day.

 

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