ALICE COOPER (LP) From The Inside (Promo) WB BSK 3263, 1978. (EX-NM)

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ALICE COOPER with his LP entitled FROM THE INSIDE.  From 1978 on Warner Bros white label BSK 3263.  This is a Promo Copy/Not For Sale, as noted on the bottom right corner of front cover.  And it's in excellent to near mint condition for the vinyl!  Etched matrix reads:  BSK-1-3263-RE1-LW3    (stamped) KENDU - 0.  (Not sure it that was a zero.)  Flip side has a stamped matrix saying MASTERED BY CAPITOL. (That's interesting since it's a WB label!)  Original concept, lyrics and direction by Alice Cooper and Bernie Taupin.

I hope you can read the title of the songs from the back cover of the photos I took. 

Cover is in a Very Good shape.  It is opened in the center and the white large sticker does have some dark age marks on it.  The corners have average wear to them.  The side seam has a couple of flake marks, but all very readable.  Back cover is in good shape.  No marks.  Cool inner sleeve with colored photo of Alice and the gang, lyrics on the other side.  White WB label in great condition. 

Side 1 Vinyl:  LP has a definite shine to it.  Doesn't look like it was played much.  No marks on Side 1 whatsoever!  Side 2 I only see about 4-5 super light scuff marks only viewable under a bright lamp.  None of this affected the sound performance when playing it on my Technics turntable.  Sound was crisp and clear.  No skips, pops, or crackles!  It sounded as if was brand new. 

I rate the cover sleeve as Very Good Plus (VG+) only because of the seam wear starting.  But the Vinyl gets an EXCELLENT (EX) to almost Near Mint (NM) because of the super sound quality!  

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SHIPPING:  Will ship within one-two days of receiving payment via Paypal and will ship between Monday and Friday. Will ship in 45 rpm and LP mailers with inserts and bubblewrap for protection. Will provide tracking number also within the USA. Ships out of the Cleveland, Ohio area. I will ship via First Class mail to Great Britain, Germany, France, Netherlands, and Japan for $13.00 shipping charges on one to two 7-inch 45 rpm records (under 8 oz.) and $21.00 for 12-inch albums (over 9 oz.). Canada shipments are $10.00 for one or two 7-inch 45 rpm records (under 8 oz) and $15.00 for a 12" LP or two (over 9 oz).  (Postage rates increased in 2016 for non-USA countries, unfortunately!)  For overseas countries, Ebay will email you the invoice which includes this shipping charge over and above the winning bid. You are responsible for customs' duties charges, if any.

Feel free to email me for more information on an item.  If you end up buying more than 2 records at once, I can combine postage and send you a bit of money back via Paypal.

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Guidelines I use to rate the quality of these records (based on the Goldmine Grading Guide):

NM:Near Mint - Vinyl, still shiny, as if opened for the first time. No writing or stickers on the vinyl. No obvious scratches. Label: No writing or stickers and no fading of the label.

NM-: Near Mint Minus - Similar to NM but will have some very light scratches on the vinyl not affecting the sound quality. No writing or stickers on label and no fading (or ringwear) on cover or label.

EX: Excellent - Not quite a Goldmine Standard Listing, but being used by many now. Cover: No ink wear, minor creases to corners, no seam tears. Vinyl can have scratches, but not felt by your fingers. Sound quality must be mint. No more than 15% of the surface should have wear or scuffs on it. To me, EX is like a VG++.

VG+: Very Good Plus - Similar to NM- except that on the label, there may be a sticker or writing, but it shows very little wear. There may be only a couple light surface scratches on the grooves, but do not affect the playback with noise or skips. You may only see these scratches if you put them under a bright light and really look for them. The cover might have light creasing or minor seam or corner wear, but still in great condition to show off.

VG to VG-: Very Good to Very Good Minus - May not be that shiny anymore and you will see scratches without putting it under a bright light, but they still would not affect the quality of the playback. The sound quality is still pretty good, maybe a little noise, but not enough to detract from the listening experience. The label might have some fading around it, besides having stickers or writing. The cover may have obvious ringwear in the middle or around the perimeter of where the record was, maybe some side seam splits, or little tears at the top or side where the record goes back into. If less defects, then it's a VG. If it has all this just mentioned, then a VG-.

G, G+: Good or Good Plus - It doesn't mean the vinyl is trashed. It plays though without skipping, but may have heavy noise or fuzz sound because of age, quality, or worn-down grooves. Heavy writing or stickers on the label, ringwear is very obvious on label and cover probably has seam splits. But, amazingly, if you have special audio LP recording software, you could probably clean up those crackles and fuzzes, if you want to create a CD of it for yourself.

P: Poor - This is when the vinyl is warped to the point it warps the playback also. Or it's cracked, but it may or may not still play without a skip. If a picture sleeve is with it, this is torn or marked up bigtime. But someone may want to have it for nostalgia or even attempt to fix it.