PIONEERS: MY GOOD FRIEND JAMES 1977 MERCURY 45 NR. MINT

	£		123
	$		163

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THE RECORD HOUSE

A FEW RARE DISCO/SOUL SINGLES THAT I NEVER GOT AROUND TO LISTING LAST YEAR.

AS USUAL, ALL OF THESE ITEMS WILL BE CLEANED AND PLAY TESTED BY MYSELF PRIOR TO LISTING. 

POSTAGE FOR THESE ITEMS IS FOR U.K. FIRST CLASS. HOWEVER, I STRONGLY RECOMMEND RECORDED OR REGISTERED FOR HIGH VALUE ITEMS. PLEASE E MAIL ME IF YOU REQUIRE EITHER OF THESE SERVICES ADDED TO YOUR INVOICE. OVERSEAS BIDDERS, PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR MAILING PRICES.

EVERY ITEM THAT I SELL COMES WITH A FULL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE. I ALWAYS DO MY UTMOST TO GIVE AN ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF EVERY RECORD THAT I LIST. HOWEVER, IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR ITEM, THEN SIMPLY E-MAIL ME AND THE PROBLEM WILL BE RESOLVED. IT IS MY AIM TO ENSURE THAT EVERY PURCHASER IS 100% HAPPY SO PLEASE BID WITH CONFIDENCE.

POSTAGE DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES.

MY GOOD FRIEND JAMES/SECRETS OF YOU

7" SINGLE BY THE PIONEERS

U.K. MERCURY RECORDS (6007 147)

YEAR: 1977

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1st PRESSING ON THE BUFF MERCURY LABEL. THIS RECORD IS ONE OF THE TOP SOUL COLLECTABLES OF THE 70s AND HARDLY EVER TURNS UP FOR SALE, YET ALONE IN SUCH STUNNING CONDITION AS THIS ONE. THIS COPY HAS HARDLY EVER BEEN PLAYED. WITH BOTH SIDES WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY EDDY GRANT, THIS IS BY FAR THE RAREST RELEASE BY THE PIONEERS. REMEMBER, THIS IS NOT THE LATER RE-ISSUE ON EDDY'S OWN 'ICE' LABEL, BUT THE ORIGINAL 1st PRESSING ON MERCURY.

VISUALLY THE RECORD IS IN EXCELLENT PLUS TO NEAR MINT CONDITION SHOWING JUST ONE ULTRA LIGHT NEEDLE TRACE ON THE 'A' SIDE. THIS HAS ONLY SKIMMED THE VERY SURFACE OF THE RECORD AND HAS NO IMPACT ON PLAYBACK WHATSOEVER. OTHER THAN THAT, THERE IS NOTHING. NO SURFACE LINES/MARKS, NO RUBBING AND DEFINATELY NO SCRATCHES. THERE IS NOTHING THAT WILL CAUSE AN ISSUE WHEN PLAYING. I WOULD GRADE THE 'A' SIDE AS NM, BUT WITH JUST ONE ULTRA LIGHT MARK I WILL DOWNGRADE TO EX. A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A VIRTUALLY PERFECT COPY OF THIS SOUL RARITY.

LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO MAJOR DAMAGE. SMALL RUB MARK ON 'A' SIDE LABEL (SEE PHOTO) AND A LITTLE FAINT WRITING ON THE 'B' SIDE. NO STICKERS OR OTHER MARKS.

COMES IN ORIGINAL COMPANY SLEEVE.

 BOTH SIDES PLAY THROUGH GREAT WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. NO SURFACE NOISE AND NO AUDIBLE DEFECTS OR SCRATCHES. PLAYS LIKE NEW.

FOR ANY DISCERNING COLLECTOR LOOKING FOR A TOP COPY OF THIS RARITY I HAVE PUT UP A 'BUY IT NOW' PRICE TO SAVE YOU HAVING TO BID.

GRADING:

SIDE ONE (visual)      EX   

SIDE TWO (visual)     NM     

SIDE ONE (audio)     EX+

SIDE TWO (audio)   EX+      

GUIDE TO GRADINGS

    MINT: As new condition/unplayed

    NEAR MINT: No obvious marks or imperfections. May have very light paper lines/hairlines visible under strong light. Sound quality will be virtually perfect.

    EXCELLENT +: Record will display just the odd very light surface line/mark. No needle lines or scratches. Background/surface noise will be virtually non existent with the possibility of the occasional solitary tick. There will be nothing on the record to cause any audible flaws or distortion.

    EXCELLENT: Record will display one or two surface lines and/or light scuff marks. No needle lines or scratches. There may be a little very light background noise only audible on the run in/out. No obvious audible flaws or distortion and will only have had light use. Records graded as Excellent will still be very acceptable copies.

    EXCELLENT -: Record will show slightly more marks than an Excellent but not sufficient to drop it into the Very Good Plus catagory. Any marks will be purely superficial and will not be audible. a record that would otherwise be Excellent but has, perhaps, one light needle line will fall into this catagory. There may be very light audible noise on the run in/out but no scratches. The sound quality will still be perfectly acceptable although it will be obvious that the record has had a few plays.

    VERY GOOD +: Record will display light surface lines/scuffs, light needle lines and hairlines although there will not be any heavy or obvious scratches. Sound quality will still be perfectly acceptable although there will probably be a little light background noise, most obvious on the run in/out and a little minor distortion occasionally. Records graded VG+ will have had moderate use but have not been overplayed.

    VERY GOOD: Record will display several surface lines/marks, light needle lines and light scratches, some of which may be audible. The record has obviously been played many times but will still produce a good sound, albeit with some mild distortion occasionally. There will be no sticks or jumps and the record will play through fine.

I WILL NOT NORMALLY ADVERTISE ANY RECORD THAT FALLS BELOW A VERY GOOD GRADE UNLESS IT IS EXCEPTIONALLY RARE. I ALWAYS DO MY BEST TO GRADE RECORDS AS ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE. HOWEVER, IF YOU ARE NOT 100% HAPPY WITH YOUR PURCHASE PLEASE CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY SO THAT THE PROBLEM CAN BE SORTED. ALL ITEMS CARRY A FULL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE. 

THANKS FOR LOOKING AND HAPPY BIDDING.