LEE HAZLEWOOD - 20th Century Lee SUPERB condition

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PLEASE NOTE: SHIPPING COSTS ARE NOT $4. PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR RATES. PLEASE DO NOT SEND ME THE PAYMENT UNTIL AFTER I HAVE SENT YOU AN INVOICE.

I CAN SEND MORE PICTURES BY E-MAIL. PLEASE SEE MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR THE "13" LP BY LEE AND SEVERAL OF HIS SWEDEN-ONLY CD'S.

This is Lee Hazlwood's "20th Century Lee". It was released on RCA Records in Germany in 1976, catalogue number YSPL 1-575.

VISUAL:

All grades are 100 % guaranteed – no one has EVER asked to return a record to me.

Buying more than 200 records on the internet, I have agreed with the grading only around 10 times! I think this is because most sellers use inadequate lightning. As a seller once said: Everything looks near mint in the dark. There are only two sources of light I have ever tried that are any good for grading records:

1)      Direct, bright sunlight from an unclouded sky. It's the most powerful light source in this world. Why not use it? "Discreet sunlight" is absolutely no good. I've looked at records outside on a cloudy day that looked nothing short of immaculate, and then revealed loads of scratches under just a poor light bulb.

2)      Halogen spot lights G10, at least 50 watt. These should only be used in the evening to avoid diffusing from other light sources. See picture.

These two light sources will reveal EVERY scuff and scratch no matter how small or insignificant they may be. Regular room lightning or neon lights (which seem to be the standard at record fairs) reveal practically nothing.

The seller I bought this record from graded the record as Mint-. This one is very, very tough to grade, as I see very, very, very light almost invisible scuffs across the record. I'm certain they all come from the somewhat "tight" anti-static inner sleeve. I will supply a less tight, anti-static inner sleeve. Otherwise the record is almost PRISTINE! Except for the aforementioned scuffs there are less than a handful of extremely light scuffs on each side.

SOUND CLIP:

I have uploaded a recording from the actual record for sale. The clips was recorded with a Thorens TD-126 MkIII Centennial record player fitted with an Ortofon MC20 Super MkII needle. If you have less sensitive equipment, you will hear less noise. I have picked out both soft and loud passages to get a feel for each. You will also get the run-in groove on both sides (you'll hear the needle drop) and some parts between songs, so it gives a full description of the record. If you hear a song fading up and the shortly afterwards fading down, then the fade out is not done by me, but is from the record, so you could hear the space between the songs.

COVER:

The cover is brilliant! There is light wear near the opening and on the corners, but overall very nice. I will say EX on Record Collector's grading scale.

POSTAGE COSTS:

NO FEES and NO charges for materials! ONLY actual charges. All records will be sent in sturdy mailers designed for the purpose, and the records will be removed from the cover to avoid any creasing/tearing. The following charges are what the Danish postal system actually charges. They have gone crazy in recent years. You can check out the rates for yourself if you like on http://www.postdanmark.dk/contentfull.dk?lang=en.

LP's:

1 LP record for EUROPE (maximum 500 grams): $10.18 for airmail (55 Danish Kroner). $9.81 for surface mail (53 Danish Kroner). $23.51 for airmail with tracking (127 Danish Kroner). $23.14 for surface mail with tracking (125 Danish Kroner). $28.13 for airmail insured up to $177 dollars (152 Danish Kroner).

1 LP record for REST OF THE WORLD (maximum 500 grams): $14.25 for airmail (77 Danish Kroner). $13.88 for surface mail (75 Danish Kroner). $27.58 for airmail with tracking (149 Danish Kroner). $27.21 for surface mail with tracking (147 Danish Kroner). $32.21 for airmail insured up to $177 dollars (174 Danish Kroner).

2-3 LP records for EUROPE (Maximum 1000 grams): $15.36 for airmail (83 Danish Kroner). $14.99 for surface mail (81 Danish Kroner). $28.69 for airmail with tracking (155 Danish Kroner). $28.32 for surface mail with tracking (153 Danish Kroner). $33.32 for airmail insured up to $177 dollars (180 Danish Kroner).

2-3 LP records for REST OF THE WORLD (Maximum 1000 grams): $23.51 for airmail (127 Danish Kroner). $23.14 for surface mail (125 Danish Kroner). $36.83 for airmail with tracking (199 Danish Kroner). $36.46 for surface mail with tracking (197 Danish Kroner). $41.46 for airmail insured up to $177 dollars (224 Danish Kroner).

More than 3 LP records: Please get in touch.

International Buyers – Please Note:

Through buying more than 200 records in foreign countries it has only happened to me twice that I had to pay custom fees, but it can happen. There should be no custom fees within the European Community.

·         Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility.

·         Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying.