ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS Prototype 1982 PRIVATE SYNTH-POP

$

360

FORMAT: 33 1/3 rpm 12 inch long play record
ARTIST: Electronic Products
TITLE: Prototype
LABEL: Short Circuit Records
NUMBER: 21691
RELEASE YEAR: 1982
MONO/STEREO: Stereo
GRADE (COVER/RECORD): Strong VG (heavy color rubbing from black edges, but no splits - -something that looks like pancake batter is spilled on front silk screen slick buy is probably removeable -- otherwise looks great, with back silk screen slick like new) / VG++ (MINIMAL paper scuffing - -should play clean)

NOTES: Really cool danceable synth-pop with vocals. Be the first on your block to bring back this super rare and killer LP that all the new groups are trying to sound like. As noted, front and back are hand made silk screen slicks pasted onto a plain black jacket. Also includes a thick paper insert with a black and white arty photo of Michael Gross and Mark Wilde on one side and press info about the band on the back

TRACKS ARE:

Modern LIving
Sweet Rejection
New Project
Feeling LEft Out
Nightmares Pt. 1
The Addict
Anethetic
Streetwalk
Clear Image
Nightmares Pt. 2

I CAN PROVIDE MP3 SAMPLES OF ANY RECORD UPON REQUEST. Please check my other listings; I try to offer numerous records in the same genres at the same time. All records I sell are first cleaned and then strictly and conservatively Goldmine graded (see below). Portion of record not in photo is protected by poly-lined sleeve. I have collected, traded and sold records for 25 years and all records are, of course, guaranteed. All records are mailed in a brand new heavy duty Bags Unlimited cardboard box mailer with appropriate insulation, poly-lined paper sleeves for the records and a plastic slip cover for the jacket. Record and jacket are separated for storage and mailing.

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PRIORITY MAIL varies considerably by the buyer's location, as I am on the far East Coast. The following are the USPS Priority Mail rates plus packaging for one or two records broken down by the buyer's home state. Three or more records will be individually calculated:

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$50 worth of insurance for United States mailing is an additional $1.35
$100 insurance for domestic mailing is an additional $2.30

INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING varies by destination and whether air or surface mail is selected.

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Airmail (4-10 days) to the UNITED KINGDOM and WESTERN EUROPE (including SCANDINAVIA): $13.25 for a single record and $4.25 more for a second record. Postage for 3 or more records will be individually calculated.
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Other locations vary and will need to be determined on a case by case basis. I am happy to find out while the listing is pending if a potential buyer wants to email his or her address.

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GRADING

Goldmine grading is different from UK Record Collector Grading in that there is no Excellent grade. The grades are M, M-, Vg+, Vg, G and P. I AM ASTOUNDED BY HOW POORLY MANY DEALERS GRADE. I HAVE SEEN RECORDS GRADED VG+ WITH THE EXPLANATION THAT THERE IS ONE LONG SCRATCH ON A SIDE. A RECORD WITH A LONG SCRATCH IS NOT VG+. I HAVE SEEN RECORDS GRADED M- DESCRIBED AS HAVING A FEW LIGHT SCRATCHES. M- RECORDS DO NOT HAVE ANY SCRATCHES! AS A BUYER, I HAVE OFTEN BEEN DISAPPOINTED BY INFLATED GRADING. YOU WILL NOT BE WHEN BUYING FROM ME. MY FEEDBACK REFLECTS THAT I MEET AND OFTEN EXCEED EXPECTATIONS OF RECORD QUALITY. SO DO NOT LET MY GRADES AND YOUR PAST EXPERIENCE FOOL YOU. I GRADE CONSERVATIVELY AND I DESCRIBE ALL DEFECTS. Here is Goldmine's (AND MY) explanation of the grades

Mint (M)
Absolutely perfect in every way - certainly never played, possibly even still sealed. Should be used sparingly as a grade if at all. Only a truly flawless record will earn this grade from me.

Near Mint (M-)
A nearly perfect record. Many dealers won't give a grade higher than this, implying (perhaps correctly) that no record is ever truly perfect. The record should show no obvious signs of wear. A few barely visible and certainly inaudible paper scuffs is the most wear that would merit this grade. I use this grade for records that look unplayed save for one to three non-feelable and barely visible under bright light paper scuffs. An LP jacket should have no creases, folds, seam splits, or any other noticeable similar defect. No cut-out holes, either. And of course, the same should be true of any other inserts, such as posters, lyric sheets and the like. Basically, an LP in Near Mint condition looks as if you just got it home from a retail record store and removed the shrink wrap.

Very Good Plus Plus (VG++)
This grade is between M- and VG+, and is a record with minimal paper scuffing (up to six hairline paper scuffs) but nothing even remotely approaching a feelable mark. A jacket graded VG++ might have minimal ringwear or be M- with a bit of sticker residue, but it would certainly have nothing even approaching a tear or split. All defects are noted for this and any grade below M-.

Very Good Plus (Vg+)
A Very Good Plus record will show some signs that it was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. Record surfaces will have minor to moderate paper scuffs and no feelable marks, or be M- save for one or two very shallow, small and discrete scratches. All such defects will be described. So I will give this grade for minor to moderate paper scuffing with no feelable marks, or a record that has very minor and presumptively inaudible paper scuffing and one or two small, very shallow scratches - identified in parenthetical following grade if applicable. Slight warps that do not affect sound are OK. The label may have some ring wear or discoloration, but it should be barely noticeable. The center hole will not have been misshapen by repeated play. LP inner sleeves will have some slight ring wear, lightly turned-up corners, or a slight seam split. An LP jacket may also have slight signs of wear and may be marred by cut out hole, indentation or corner indicating it was taken out of print and sold at discount. In general, if not for a couple of minor things wrong with it, this would be Near Mint. All but the most mint-crazy collectors will find a Very Good Plus record highly acceptable.

Very Good(Vg)
Many of the defects found in a Vg+ record will be more pronounced in a VG disc. Light but non-distracting surface noise may be occasionally noticeable upon playing, especially during soft passages and during a song's intro and fade, but will not overpower the music otherwise. This may be caused by a few isolated incidents of groove wear, or light scratches (deep enough to feel with a fingernail but by no means deep gauges that would cause skips) that will affect the sound. I give this grade for heavy paper scuffing, or minor to moderate paper scuffing and a few shallow but feelable and presumably audible scratches OR a few small patches of groove wear. Any more than a few discrete feelable but not too deep scratches OR a few bits of shallow groove wear drops it below this grade. Labels may be marred by writing, or have tape or stickers (or their residue) attached. The same will be true of picture sleeves or LP covers. However, it will not have all of these problems at the same time, only two or three of them.