CAPTAIN BEYOND (LP/33rpm) Self-titled.1972. 3D Hologram. Capricorn CP 0105. EX

$

25

Here is Captain Beyond with their self-titled album.  Has the beautiful color hologram on the front cover.  From 1972.  On Capricorn Records CP 0105.  Ron Evans, lead vocal; Bobby Caldwell, drums; Rhino, lead guitar; Lee Dorman, Bass.  This LP was dedicated to the memory of Duane Allman.  Matrix reads:  T 1  CP-0105 40196-1-2.

The cover looks great and so does the hologram.  Only a little wrinkle at the right bottom corner on front cover.  Side seam is perfectly readable.  No tears on the cover or seams.  Back cover just fine!  The cover is actually a little more of a gray color, but my photo here shows it to be just a bit beige, but that comes from the lighting in my home.  Comes with a plain white inner sleeve.  Side 1 has about 3 light surface scratches and does 3 long scuffs.  BUT, this did not have anything to do with the beautiful sound quality after I played it on my Technics turntable.  Same with Side 2.  About 3 short surface scratches near the beginning and 2 others and 2 long scuffs.  I tried to take photos of the scuffing in 2 photos.  But, again, this had nothing to do with sound quality!  That was almost as if it was almost new.  No skips, pops, or crackles!  No little tic sounds either! 

I rate the sleeve as Excellent (EX) and the vinyl as Excellent (EX) (even maybe NM!) due to great sound quality (even though with the physical view shows scuffing that might make this look like VG or VG+.)   

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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 Standard Services USPS First Class mail to Great Britain, Germany, France, Netherlands, and Japan for $14.00 shipping charges on one to two 7-inch 45 rpm records (under 8 oz.) and $24.00 for 12-inch albums (over 9 oz.). Canada shipments are approximately $10.50 for one or two 7-inch 45 rpm records (under 8 oz) and $17.00 for a 12" LP or two (over 9 oz).  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.

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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.