R.E.M. AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE LP 1992 PRISTINE FACTORY MINT 45055-1

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34

VINYL  

            Side 1:  plays and looks Mint with no blemishes, see description for minor factory flaw

            Side 2:  plays and looks Mint

LABELS

            Side 1:  Mint with no spindle marks

            Side 2:  same as side 1

COVER:  Mint with solid seams and sharp corners, always in plastic sleeve

INSERT:  clean and flat with no creases

INNER:  will ship with an archival inner

DESCRIPTION:  I’m the original owner, and I’ve kept this LP in exactly the same condition as when first opened. Regarding side 1, there’s a slight factory flaw which causes 6 very light ticks at the end of cut 1. I’ve examined this area with a 10 power magnifier and can’t find any visible flaw. The ticks are either caused by the fact that this was not pressed on virgin vinyl, or there was a flaw in the master “mother”. I suspect the latter, since when it’s due to a vinyl flaw, you can actually see a strand of vinyl in the very bottom of the grooves, while the top of the grooves show no problem. In this case, I can’t find any visual reason despite numerous attempts to locate it, so it was probably a flaw in the master, which is why I call it “factory mint”. Regardless, the ticks are very light, not loud pops.

   I ship once a week, but always within 5 days of your payment.

  Records are shipped in standard LP mailers with the record secured outside of the cover to avoid seam splits.

  Domestic shipping includes tracking.

I ship to: Canada, Europe (with exceptions), the UK, Japan, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Australia and Singapore              

I do not ship to: China, Central or South America, Mexico, Russia, Italy, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, India or Africa

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   I began buying records in the mid 60’s and I've always been fanatical about record care and storage.

   The records I sell are from my personal collection, including backup copies. I've never been one to buy VG records or anything with an audible scratch, which eliminates the vast majority. If I do miss an audible flaw, then kindly contact me and it will be rectified.

   I use standard US grading plus the UK grade of EX in order to eliminate the dreaded VG+++

   Records are first inspected under a halogen light (the only light that shows every flaw) and any blemishes are examined with a 10x power magnifier which allows the grooves to be fully inspected. Then they’re play graded on a Linn Sondek LP12.

   Over the decades, I've seen grading fads come and go, such as: “visual” grading by people who don't own a turntable; the current use of nonsense grades like NM+ and NM- as well as the dubious belief that there’s no such thing as a mint record.

   As a record buyer, I've had a lot of over graded “garage sale” LPs arrive covered with gritty dust and greasy fingerprints while the seller claims a “visual” grade based on fantasy. Be assured that my records will arrive clean and fingerprint free.