Aphrodite's Child; 666, Vertigo 2-500, Swirl label, US 1972 press

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30

So you ask yourself: "Hey, what do you know about prog rock?" To which I answer, "Nothing." And it's true ... I don't know the first thing about it. BUT I do know that this swirl logo is one of the most badass logos in vinyl history. Period. Vinyl on this one is surprisingly good, especially given that the cover is pretty awful.

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VINYL: VG+ (7.5 of 10) OG Swirl logo, 1972! And I'm always amazed when I find albums like this; Cover: trashed. Vinyl: pleasantly solid ... I have no idea the logic behind it, but that's what this is. It plays quite solidly ... perhaps a very resilient pressing indeed -- forecasting the audience perhaps? There are some scuffs, and perhaps a light scratch here and there, But overall, time has been pretty kind to these records ... but the cover on the other hand ...
COVER: G (3 of 10) Not good ... that's all I got. ... OK, first gatefold has 4" splits top and bottom; fair. But the second gatefold sleeve is completely split at the seams. ... I mean the art is kind of OK, but lots of wear overall.  _________________________________________________________________ Now the standard messages:

GRADING: Yes I use standard grading. HOWEVER, I will NEVER use the word "mint" or "near mint" to describe a used LP ... sorry, won't do it. The highest I go is VG+. I use a number after to more represent a combination of how the vinyl looks and how it sounds. 10 is the best. I'll describe what I see in addition. I've found the combination of these two can minimize expectation gaps. But ask questions when in doubt.

CLEANING: Yes. All vinyl is cleaned ... on MY own machine I made. Vacuum machine. I wash and rinse with my own formula cleaners -- once with my enzyme cleaner, and rinsed with my own distilled water/alcohol formula. ... this process has worked for me for years.

TESTING: Yes. I've listened to the records I sell. I play on a Lenco L70, via Denon 103 MC cart; tube preamp, standard solid state amplification to KLH 17 speakers. An accurate-sounding system if I say so myself. 
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