H.P. LOVECRAFT "HP LOVECRAFT" 1968 ORIGINAL 1ST PRESSING DEBUT LP NrMT+ / NrMT

$

28

                                                DESCRIPTION

ARTIST:                              H.P. LOVECRAFT

TITLE:                               “H.P. LOVECRAFT”

PRESSING:              1967 Original “FIRST” Pressing STEREO LP of H.P. Lovecraft’s debut album!

CATALOG #:           PHILIPS  PHS 600-252

LABELS:                  Pristine “Black labels with PHILIPS shield above center hole”.

Comments:               Extremely RARE LP to locate in pristine condition.

                                                CONDITION  ( Please refer to Grading Standards below)

COVER:                    NrMT+

Comments:                Super clean glossy “pastedown” cover displays sharp vivid colors with absolutely No ring wear (front and back). There are No seam splits, No cut out marks, and discount holes or bar codes. Ever so slight corner wear barely worth mentioning is the only minor flaw, but is still mentioned for accuracy. Doesn’t get much better than this for an original pristine 47 year-old LP cover!!

VINYL:                      Side 1  NrMT-   Side 2  NrMT

Comments:                Full original gloss “Thick” vinyl with a few tiny, insignificant faint hairlines on side 1 (No scratches), and only a few minor, barely noticeable rubs on side 2 seen under bright light from sliding in and out of the original inner sleeve. The vinyl plays beautifully throughout the recording!

INNER SLEEVE:    Original and the correct “generic” white inner sleeve used by Phillips during the time period.

Comments:                I personally purchased this album, along with “HP Lovecraft II” (listed in a separate auction) as sealed LPs during the late 60s. I opened this one and played it a few times, but it hasn’t been played since.

I am very conservative with my grading.  There is NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE for multiple LPs won in the same auction cycle.  Payment is due within 72 hours of the end of the auction.  e-mail if you have any questions prior to placing a bid.  All of my LPs come with a protective poly album sleeve and will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard LP mailer, tightly wrapped in bubble wrap for added protection.

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PLEASE NOTE:  I ship to the United States only!!  NO International bids will be accepted, no exceptions – I will NOT ship overseas.

                                    GRADING STANDARDS

                        COVER

MINT             Perfect in every way, rarely used grade

NrMT+           Hint of corner/edge wear, no ring wear

NrMT             Slight corner/edge wear, hint of ring wear

NrMT-            Very light corner/edge wear, faint ring wear

VG+                Light overall corner/surface wear, light ring wear

VG                  Moderate shelf wear, light to moderate ring wear

                        VINYL

MINT             Absolutely no marks on the vinyl surface, rarely used grade

NrMT+           Very faint rub or two with no surface marks

NrMT             No scratches or spindle marks – may have a few extremely faint, inaudible hairlines or a paper scuff seen only under very bright light

NrMT-            No scratches or spindle marks – may have a few light, inaudible hairlines seen under bright light from sliding in and out of the inner paper sleeve

VG+                No scratches, may have a spindle mark – light inaudible hairlines and/or paper scuffs will be present, which do not affect play or overall quality of the recording