Elvis Presley - The Burbank Sessions, Vol 2

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After 25 years of collecting, in an attempt to find mint records and mint jackets, I've amassed boxes of duplicates - many just a half grade off near mint (VG+ or better) as well as sealed LPs; Now, those boxes of records have to go.

Elvis Presley - The Burbank Sessions, Vol. 2  (2 LP set)  Contains the Complete "Stand-Up" concerts taped for the 1968 Comeback Special

• Pressing:  1980's, German Import
• Label:  Audifon (pink label with red print)
• Catalog number:  AFNS-62968
• Grade (LP / Jacket ): VG++/ VG+ (as you can see in the photos, the jacket has a crease at the top left, and small corner dings)
• Book value:  I couldn't find any book listings for this release, but I know that I paid $75 for my copies back in the early 1980's.
• Other info:  The source of these recordings is the master tapes from the original live shows, so nothing is edited, and the sound is exceptionally crisp and clear.

Please note:  My goal is to provide collectors with excellent records - no garage sale items!  All LPs have been cleaned on a VPI cleaning machine, graded carefully and priced accordingly.  I'll quote the "book" prices just as a reference - and let you know based on 25 years of collecting if I think the price is way too high or way to low - and use the Goldmine grading system:

• MINT (M):  Absolutley perfect in every way.  Should be used sparingly as a grade if at all.
• Near Mint (NM or M-):  A nearly perfect record.  The record should show no obvious signs of wear, and the jacket should have no creases, folds, seam splits, cut out holes or any other similar noticable defect.  Basically, an LP in NM condition looks as if you just got it home from the record store and removed the shrink wrap.
• Very Good Plus (VG+):  A VG+ record will some signs that it was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took care of it.  Record surfaces may hsow some slight signs of wear and may have very light scratches that do not affect one's listening pleasure.  An LP jacket may also have slight signs of wear and may be marred by a cut-out hole or other indication it was sold at a discount.  In general, if not for a couple of minor things wrong with it, this would be a NM record.  I will occasionally amend this grade by referring to an LP as being in VG++ condition just to indicate how very small any jacket or LP defect may be that would stop me from using M- as the grade.  A jacket in VG++ shape may have a corner ding that is common even in brand new records you find on store shelves.
• Very Good (VG):  Many of the defects found in a VG+ record will be more pronounced in a VG disc.  Surface noise will be evident upon playing, especially in soft passages and during a songs intro and fade, but will not overpower the music.

There are other grades below VG, but they don't apply to the LPs I'm listing.  Unless the LP is especially collectable and expensive (like rare Jazz or Presley LPs) I just won't waste your time and money with anything less than VG+.

***ALL LPS ARE GUARNTEED TO BE AS DESCRIBED - I will play grade all LPs to determine if there is any surface noise, evaluate and report on it, and if there is a scratch or mark on the vinyl I will test that section to see if it is audible.  Just because I had to buy several copies of an LP to get one in VG+ or better shape doesn't mean that you should have to as well.

Postage:  Don't trust the ebay postage calculator.  I have checked at a Canada Post outlet and the cost of mailing is as follows: 

• 1 LP to the USA = $7.77 (surface) and $9.21 (air)
• 2 LPs to the USA = $11.55 (surface) and $14.50 (air)
• 3 LPs to the USA = $22.05 (Expidited parcel air; no surface option)

I'd be glad to combine multiple auciton wins into one package to save postage costs. 

Auction winners will have their shipments sent out within a couple of days of their PayPal payment being received.  All LPs will be mailed in proper LP mailer boxes with the LP placed outside and behind the jacket to protect the jacket seams from damage.  You'll get the kind of consideraiton that I wish I had always received from eBay sellers.  If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. 

Thanks for taking a look at my auctions.