* OBY ONYIOHA * AFRO BOOGIE FUNK* BREAK IT *

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KILLER AFRO BOOGIE IN OBY' S SECOND LP

SUNNY ALADE RECORDS , MADE IN NIGERIA, 1982?

SEE MY GRADING SYSTEM DESCRIBED BELOW:  IT IS NOT THE NEW AFRO GRADING SYSTEM BEING USED IN EUROPE. 

VINYL:  VG+ TO NM ('BREAK IT' AND 'PARTY PARTY') ARE NM, BUT 'BREAK IT (INSTRUMENTAL) PLAYS 'G' BECAUSE OF THREE BAD SCRATCHES.  VINYL IS OVERALL VISUALLY VG.

COVER: VG PLUS


CONTACT ME WITH ANY WANT LISTS, AS I HAVE A LOT OF AFRO FUNK,  AFRO BOOGIE AND HIGHLIFE RECORDS ON TAP.

ALL RECORDS HAVE BEEN THOROUGHLY CLEANED WITH A VPI MACHINE, AND THE COVERS CLEANED OF DIRT AND RESIDUE.

RECORDS WILL BE SENT EVERY SATURDAY,  AND NO OTHER TIME, AS THAT IS THE ONLY TIME I HAVE TO GO TO THE POST OFFICE.


STRICT AND SIMPLE OLD SKOOL GRADING:


NOTE:  I DO NOT USE THE CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN GRADING SYSTEM FOR AFRICAN RECORDS.  I AM NOT CRITICIZING ANYBODY, BUT I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT MY GRADING IS NOT ACCORDING TO THIS NEW SYSTEM THAT HAS BEEN USED FOR AFRO RECORDS BY SOME BUT NOT ALL EUROPEAN DEALERS.  MANY ARE STILL USING THE OLD STANDARD SYSTEM, BUT THERE HAS BEEN SOME VERY PERMISSIVE GRADING RECENTLY, AND I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT I DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THAT DEVELOPMENT.

MY 'G' IS WHAT I WOULD GRADE A LOT OF THE 'VG' AFRICAN RECORDS I BUY ON EBAY. 
MY 'VG MINUS' IS CLOSE TO THEIR 'VG/VG+'
MY 'VG' APPROACHES THEIR 'VG++'.  

NO EX OR VG ++.  THERE IS NO GRADE BETWEEN NM AND VG+, AS MY VG PLUS IS 'EX'.  THERE WAS NO 'EX' IN THE OLD SKOOL GOLDMINE AND I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IT MEANS, NOR VG++.  VG PLUS MEANS APPORACHING NM, AND NM IS PRETTY MUCH AS GOOD AS IT GETS.

JUST 5 GRADES:

NM = PRETTY MUCH PLAYS PERFECTLY

VG PLUS = VERY OCCASIONAL BACKGROUND SOUNDS

VG = ON AND OFF BACKGROUND NOISE, NOT CONSTANT OR DISRUPTIVE

VG MINUS = CONSTANT BUT VERY LOW BACKGROUND NOISE, NO MORE THAN 10-20% OF THE TOTAL SOUND

GOOD = CONSTANT BUT NOT OVERWHELMING BACKGROUND NOISE, NO MORE THAN 33% OF THE TOTAL SOUND



POSTAGE

DOMESTIC:

LPs: MEDIA MAIL $4, $1 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL LP
45s: MEDIA MAIL $2.50, $0.50 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL 45

INTERNATIONAL:

LPs: AIR MAIL $19, $3 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL LP

45s:AIR MAIL $9, $1 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL 45

ADDITIONAL POSTAGE ARRANGEMENTS SUCH AS INS*U*RANCE AND RE*GIS*TRATION MAY BE MADE AFTER THE SALE (SORRY, EBAY DOES NOT PERMIT ME TO OFFER THAT IN THEIR POSTAL FEE FORMATTING).

IF THE RECORD IS TO BE SHIPPED TO ITALY,  REGISTERED AND INSURED POSTAGE IS REQUIRED AT THE BUYER'S COST.

I RECOMMEND PAYING FOR PRIORITY MAIL IF YOU LIVE IN THE STATES WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI, AS MEDIA MAIL FROM MAINE CAN TAKE MORE THAN 10 DAYS TO POINTS WEST AND MIDWEST.  WE CAN ARRANGE FOR THIS AFTER THE AUCTION IS OVER.


RETURNS

IF THE GRADING IS INACCURATE TO YOUR EAR, RETURN THE RECORD TO ME AND, IF I AGREE WITH YOUR COMPLAINT,  I WILL REFUND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE AND BOTH POSTAGE FEES.  I VALUE REPEAT CUSTOMERS, AND WILL NOT TRY TO CHEAT ANYONE.