ATTN: BUYER!

Due to EBAY's new Preview form, I am unable to check my shipping options before you do! Check the shipping options in the listing before you bid. If the listed shipping option you desire is not on the top (of the list), please contact me.

Also, my Return Policy for this item is:

Any questions or complaints MUST be EMAILed to me no later than 7 days after receiving the item in order to get assistance or a refund! After that time the sale will be considered FINAL! NOTE: Item MUST be returned for a refund to be issued.

This auction is for a LOT of Two 45 RPM records! All of this lot came from an estate sale, and Eighteen are coming FREE as they didn't play good enough to sell! If the buyer wishes not to have any of the FREE records for whatever reason (say outside the continental U.S. and wants to save on shipping costs) tell me, and I will toss out those records and refund any shipping difference. Details are listed below in no particular order:

I play test all my records as I believe (and bought records back when they were new this way) that a record is only a device to convey the sound, and a sleeve and jacket are only devices designed to protect the records, thereby protecting the integrity of the sound. The sound therefore is the ultimate goal! I know some collectors don't want to hear this, as they place as much importance on the condition of the jacket and etc. But the pictures, if done well (and I try to show anomalies in them) can and do show up most of the problems! As to my grading system, you may find it a bit comical, but I believe it's at least understandable:

S=SEALED - Since these have never been opened and played, there isn't really a way to rate them! (read on)

M=MINT - Plays without background noise (of any kind) ANYWHERE! (FM Radio station quality) Any record that sounds like this is BETTER than a lot of new ones! It absolutely HAS to be mastered well and almost never played!

T=TREASUREABLE - Plays with only minor infractions (usually between tracks or in the "dead wax"). These you copy to a cassette or CD and let your friends hear it! Proudly? Records that were rarely out of the jacket and or played and handled extremely careful can get this rating, while poorly mastered records can't! 

R=RECORDABLE - Plays with some background, but not loud enough to hear through the music. You will hear somewhat between tracks or perhaps quieter passages. (Still could lend a cassette or CD made from it to a friend without embarrassment). If a record has been handled carefully even though it may be played a lot, it may still get this rating.

NOTE: I've purchased NEW records that failed to make these top three ratings! 

L=LISTENABLE - Plays with some noise, but not loud enough to be irritating. Past copying though, unless item is really rare. Good for personal listening enjoyment! Note: Most used records you will find that are moderately cared for (and played a lot) come in somewhere near here. Also, a record that is mastered really lousy gets this rating when NEW!

N=NOISY - Plays bad enough that you need to concentrate to mentally block out the static and etc. Not good enough to copy for almost any reason and a real embarrassment when friends come over (the one to hide)!

W=WORN OUT - May play without much noise, but the music is distorted so badly that it's way beyond copying, or even enjoying! Records such as this were played (literally) to death on a machine with a heavy tone arm! And like the "NOISY" record, you have to listen "beyond" the distortion (if you can). If not, it's as bad as one that is:

U=UNPLAYABLE - Skips and has so much noise that the music cannot be enjoyed by any effort on the listeners part, perhaps cannot even be heard! Good for target practice or perhaps to go out and play frisbie with the dog! Note: One unscrupulous EBAY seller from Great Britain went so far as to paint bad and/or worn out records gold! Then mount them on black construction paper with a black and white photo of the band he's making this item for and slide a plastic covering over it all. Then up and sell the whole mess on EBAY as a Gold Award Record of something that may or may not have ever even been released!

I WON'T be selling any of these last three ratings. However, I may be giving some of these turkeys away. If your package contains a "bonus" you can try it, throw it, shoot at it, paint it, or whatever comes to mind! Your imagination is your only limit here. It's free.

NOTE: Because some cartridges respond differently to record anomalies, I usually play test with a Shure RXP3 and a conical stylus, and I listen personally with a Stanton 600EE elliptical stylus. The elliptical stylus picks up less surface noise, has a better frequency response, improves the signal to noise ratio by sounding louder (if you have the amp turned off and listen close, you can hear the elliptical pick up FAR easier than the conical), and "skips" less on really bad records! Since some listeners use the conical (it is cheaper) I rate my records with that. One other thing, I DON'T use "record cleaners" as I tried one once, and it dissolved the vinyl! I had to toss out 2 nearly new CCR albums! So these records are not cleaned prior to shipment! Questions? Ask!

NOTE: (M) = MONO  (S) = STEREO  (R) = RE-CHANNELED

Roulette Golden Goodies 42 is performed by Buddy Knox!

This record play tested at a "L" rating! Here is the track listing:

Side One  Party Doll-*charted 23FEB57 for 23 weeks reaching # 1 for 1 week (M)

Side Two  Rock Your Little Baby To Sleep-*charted 13MAY57 for 16 weeks reaching # 17 (M)

Epic 9281 is performed by The Jamies.

This record play tested at a "L" rating! Here is the track listing:

Side One  Summertime, Summertime-*charted 18AUG58 for 11 weeks reaching # 26 and 23JUN62 for 8 weeks reaching # 38 (M)

Side Two  Searching For You (M)

The rest are FREE because none of them play good enough to sell! Some are rated (N) and may be improved with a good cleaning! I didn't even bother to list the titles.

Note: * = Source: Joel Whitburn's books, the ones the DJ's use! Note: Songs not marked as charted did not chart in the US on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart! They may have charted in the UK or somewhere else.

Note: ^ = Source: Joel Whitburn's book 1890 - 1954! This only lists the Top 30 of "Your Hit Parade". Consequently, the ^chartings shown are based on the Top 30, as opposed to the *chartings which are based on the Top 100!

Shipping note: This normally goes "Media Mail" in the US. If you want it faster, please specify.