Caravan:Caravan ORIG.UK VERVE, PILLAR COVER,A-1/B-1
  £   275
  $   364

 


£ 275 Sold For
Nov 28, 2010 Sold Date
Nov 18, 2010 Start Date
1 Number Of Bids
  Canada Country Of Seller
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Description

 

PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND (!!) ALL THE INFO REGARDING TO CONDITION ( AN EX+ COVER/RECORD IS NOT MINT OR „NEAR PERFECT” !!!  AND  POSTAGE RATES  – RECENTLY A WINNER DEMANDED ME TO SEND 4 (!!) LPs TO THE STATES FOR $4.00 (!!!) ..

 

Caravan: Caravan VERVE FORECAST  SVLP 6011 UK



VERY rare original first UK  pressing with „Made under licence from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.,owners of the trade mark ’Verve’ ” text on the labels, VERY and nice  collectable condition..A  VG++++/VG++++ if not better (?) copy just sold for 377.89 ,had 4 bids over 300.00 ...


 

cover:  original front-laminated  single-sleeve ,flip-back cover printed by Garrod and Lofthouse Ltd., .. very nice and respectably clean  EX-/EX condition… nice and shiny lamintation with  light creases  ...back is also nice and clean with light creases…..all four corners are nice and square with signs of light wear...NO rips,NO splits,NO writings  or any other damages....nice and square spine with  the „Caravan” text visible,no  signs of overwhelming  use at all…opening edges are straight and sharp,NO signs of heavy use  at all…..

 

record,visual:   side A is superb clean  EX-  with  light and totally inaudible surface lines caused by the inner sleeve..side B is slightly better with less hairlines,a strong EX… NO scratches or ANY OTHER kind of  deep marks on either side at all,NO fingerprints...,it still retains it’s beautiful original black sheen and it looks BEAUTIFUL  !!!

 

record,audio:    NO SKIPS,NO STICKING,NO DISTORTION, NO  LOUD  POPS, CLICKS OR ANY OTHER INTRUSIVE BACKGROUND NOISE OF ANY KIND AT ALL,SOME VERY, VERY LIGHT STATIC BACKGROUND NOISE IN THE RUN-INS, PLACES BETWEEN TRACKS AND QUIET PARTS BUT NOTHING DISTURBING AT ALL,A REALLY  GREAT COPY - A PROFESSIONAL CLEANING JOB MIGHT GET RID OF SOME OF THESE MINOR SURFACE NOISES..

 

labels:  very nice and clean  with few LIGHT spindle hole marks…SVLP 6011 A-1  and SVLP 6011 B-1  matrix numbers,very first pressing.. no tears,stamps or any other damages...


 

Gradings: I ALWAYS TRY TO DO MY BEST IN GIVING ACCURATE,HONEST AND VERY STRICT GRADINGS BY USING THE FOLLOWING TERMS:

 

MINT

EX (EXCELLENT)

VG ( VERY GOOD)

 

I ALSO USE  PLUS (+) AND MINUS (-) IF THE CONDITION FALLS BETWEEN TWO GRADES.

VINYL WILL FIRST BE INSPECTED VISUALLY VERY CAREFULLY UNDER STRONG LIGHT..I DON'T HAVE TIME TO PLAY EVERY SINGLE RECORD  FROM START TO END ( WHO DOES ? ) - HOWEVER,I  TESTPLAY SKIPPING THROUGH  TRACKS ON BOTH SIDES ( INCLUDING RUN-IN,RUN-OUT GROOVES AND THE SPACES BETWEEN TRACKS ) TO CHECK THE OVERALL PLAYBACK  QUALITY.

ALL TESTPLAYING IS DONE ON TOP QUALITY EQUIPMENT- LINN SONDEK WITH ITTOK TONEARM AND BENZ MICRO GLIDER S MOVING COIL CARTRIDGE,McINTOSH TUBE AMPMS AND AMT ESS HEIL SPEAKERS.

IN THE UNLIKELY CASE THAT YOU SHOULD BE UNHAPPY WITH MY GRADING/DESCRIPTION PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE LEAVING NEGATIVE FEEDBACK-I’M SURE THAT WE CAN CLEAR OUT EVERY PROBLEM IN A KIND WAY!

 

PLEASE NOTE:ALTHOUGH I DIDN’T  HEAR ANY SERIOUS PROBLEMS DURING THE TESTPLAY ON MY SYSTEM AND HAVE GIVEN AN HONEST DESCRIPTION OF THE CONDITION OF THE VINYL,I CAN’T GUARANTEE IT WILL PLAY THE SAME WAY ON YOUR SYSTEM -YOU MIGHT HEAR THE ODD STATICK TICK/POP THAT I DIDN’T !!!

 

 

  DUE TO THE NEW ( ANNOYING !!) EBAY RULES I HAVE TO INDICATE SHIPPING RATES,HOWEVER THE GBP4.00 RATE IS  NOT THE ACTUAL  AMOUNT,PLEASE REFER TO THE CHART BELOW !!!!

 

All items will be sent from my European stock,postage  as follows,all by airmail:

EUROPE: 1 LP(under 500 gramms) GBP 6.00,2-3 LPs(up to 1000 gramms) GBP 12.00,4-5 LPs(up to 1500 gramms) GBP 16.00,6-7 LPs(up to 2000 gramms) GBP 20.00 ...

OVERSEAS: 1 LP(under 500 gramms) GBP 6.50,2-3 LPs(up to 1000 gramms) GBP 13.00,4-6LPs(up to 1500 gramms) GBP 18.00,6-7 LPs(up to 2000 gramms) GBP 22.50 ...

 

ACCORDING TO PAYPAL RULES ITEMS OVER GBP20.00 VALUE WILL ONLY BE SENT REGISTERED WHICH IS 2.00 - IF YOU DON'T AGREE DON'T BID !!

 

 

 

All records are sent in hard cardboard packing boxes, removed from the covers

to prevent seem splits and placed in protective plastic sleeves..

 

Winnig bidder will be contacted-PayPal payments to be made within 3 days. Buyers with more than 2 negative feedbacks please contact me before bidding..Also,if you have any questions regarding to the item(condition,pressing,postage etc..)please contact me before bidding,I won’t answer such questions after the auction ends-in other words:if you win the auction you’ll be obligated to pay for the item..

 

Feel free to contact me with your wants-please check the rest of my auctions and visit my ebay store for similar items




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