Cilla Black "Conversations" Singapore only laminated EP
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Description
RECORD TITLE/ CAT.NO:
CILLA BLACK " Conversations"
Parlophone EPEA 1004 ( pressed in Singapore by EMI Singapre)
Track Listing: Side A: 1)Conversations 2)I Only Live To Love You
Side B: 1) Surrounding Yourself With Sorrow 2) You're My World
This Singapore only EP is fully laminated on both sides with the characterstic thick and glossy laminates associated with Singapore pressings.
GRADING SYSTEM: I follow the Record Collector and Goldmine grading system and usually play grade them. When in doubt I tend to give a lower grading.In this respect, I rarely give a Mint grading as I never believed that any record cover especially from the 50s or 60s can be in Mint condition. Even if it is sealed, I would not say its Mint,except in very rare cases, as I found even sealed albums can have some minor flaws like edges being affected etc. In view of the need to maintain the confidence a number of buyers have placed on me, I suppose I should explain my gradings. I have only 3 grades ie Near Mint, Excellent (which is akin to Goldmine's Very Good +, and Very Good. I will not place any records which falls below Very Good unless its extremely rare or, if the record is Excellent or above with the cover only good. And, I will describe every record, be it a 2.99 one or a 299 one with the same attention as all buyers have to be treated with equal respect!
CLEANING: It was cleaned on a Clearaudio cleaning machine using Loricraft's L'Art Du Son cleaning compound (which was favourably reviewed in Record Collector magazine some months ago).
PLAY GRADING: I play grade them on a Linn Sondek LP12 with a Naim ARO arm and a Lyra Helikon SL cartridge through an active 3 pack Linn/Naim DBL system. Without trying to sound like a snob, I would like to highlight that the cartridge (or needle as some might term it) is in the US$2000 range. This is to indicate the care I put into my records by using high quality equipment/accessories for playback. Though it may not be an extremely high end system, it does allow the music to flow and is revealing and transparent.
RESULTS AND GRADING: Cover: Other than some very faint lines on the laminate and some slight ringwear, both visible only under a strong light, the cover generally appears to be Near Mint. All the 4 edges are sharp and the covers are free of tears,writings etc.
Record: The record itself is in a Near Mint shape on visual examination. There were no visible scratches on both sides even when looked at under a strong light. Though there were spindle marks present on both sides, the shine and lustre was still excellent, almost mirror like. I would say it played Near Mint. There was some slight surface noise, more due to static, but it did not intrude on play.
DELIVERY: I have indicated a shipping charge of 4 pounds but this is with registration. I strongly suggest registration as the postal authorities tend to be more cautious with such modes of postage. I do not impose handling charges, just cost of postage and packing materials. Winners of more than one item will have their postage costs adjusted accordingly to cost.Usually add one pound for the 2nd EP/single and 0.75p for additional ones.I usually place them between 2 very strong corrugated boards and wrap them with several layers of shrink wrap. They are then placed in a padded envelope which Singapore Post sells for fragile items. So far, the people who bought from me generally gave me private feedbacks showing appreciation for the packing, including a 190 pound Black Sabbath single I sold recently. Usually I make it a point to post them the morning following payment if such payment is effected within a few hours of bids closing. As we are 8 hours ahead of GMT so successful bidders dont fret if I dont reply for a few hours as your E mail might have been sent during our nights. I would like to highlight the point that currently I tend to close at 2100 hours GMT as it is more convenient for UK bidders but it will actually be about 5am here in Singapore. I would reply about 4 hours after closing.
AFTER SALES SERVICE /FEEDBACK: Generally, I believe that the sale is concluded only when the buyer has the record in his hands and in this respect will inform them of the postage registration details etc.
MODE OF PAYMENT: I prefer Paypal but would consider other modes of payment. I used to advertise in Record Collector 2 years ago as "Sreedharan" and used to accept even cash in a registered envelope though IMOs might be a lot safer..
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