SALAMANDER - THE TEN COMMANDMENTS – UK PRESS MINT PROG
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Description
Artist; Salamander
Album title; The Ten Commandments
Year ; 1971
Catalogue & maitrix #’s; SSYB 14 A1/B1
All records are graded according the UK Record Collector grading system 2008 with +/- indicating the higher or lower end of the grade.
Cover; Ex+
Non-laminated front and rear cover in beautiful condition. Full, vibrant colours maintained after all these years- Sticker residue (not tear) mark only just visible in front top right corner. Slightest of grubbiness to white with mild cresent shaped crease just visible. Square corners with mildest of rubs. Some age discolouring along spine edges. Spine is still in super shape and text is fully readable. Inside of sleeve is mint. Reverse side of sleeve (without printing) is uncoloured with the white holding flap for the vinyl in perfect condition. Overall, a strong Ex+ grade and for this cover a minor miracle.
Vinyl; M- (visual)
No warps, scratches, marks. Just some wispy removal lines. Beautiful, jet black sheen on this thick chunk of vinyl.
M- (audio)
This has only been played twice, very carefully, by me. Plays through VERY cleanly. Maybe, and I say maybe, a little background static during the quieter passages but nothing even approaching obtrusive. Extremely well produced and pressed this album has excellent dynamics with a crisp top end and very full bottom. Would prove near impossible to beat.
Labels; M- very easily marked. Slightest of fingerprint residues on side 2.
Inner; NM – unlined paper inner is original to album and shows expected signs of aging round edges only.
Other info; Listed in Record Collectors top 100 prog rarities this is a bona fide classic and worthy of serious attention to prog collectors. Lots of keyboards, lovely guitar work and orchestral arrangements. Youngblood were a small label but obviously knew their prog with Julians Treatment and Elias Hulk also highly rated classics. I’m downsizing my collection for family reasons and now own the Japanese mini-LP version.
Terms and conditions –PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
Payment to be made within 48 hours of auction end. I only accept payment by Paypal - no surcharges apply to these payments.
Record will be removed from original inner and placed inside separate inner and packaged outside of sleeve to prevent knifing in transit. I sometimes reuse cruciform boxes etc and stiffeners/bubblewrap for P & P purposes. As a buyer of vinyl myself (see my feedback) you can rest assured that records will be very well packaged to make sure the item reaches you in the condition it leaves me. I take lots of extra photos for full peace of mind for both parties and want you to be as happy with the item as I have been. This will be a heavy item and expensive to post from Denmark when boxed for packing (full insurance is mandatory).
Postage and packing costs
EUROPE SHIPPING: 1 LP (single sleeve) 1 LP (gatefold)
UK 6.50 pounds UK 10 pounds
USA, JAPAN, RUSSIA 1 LP 1 LP (gatefold)
UK 9 pounds UK 15 pounds
REGISTRATION of parcel costs UK 8 pounds extra – this does not provide full insurance. FULL INSURANCE costs UK 10 pounds extra. I will not accept responsibility for items that are lost or damaged in the post and for expensive items full insurance will be required. Finally, these costs are for postage only and are set by the Danish Postal Service. If you don’t like them please don’t bid. Please expect to allow 4-5 working days for delivery after item is posted by me.
For peace of mind I will give a refund on this item when returned in condition left me, minus all postage costs if item condition differs significantly from my description (so read properly). Please get in touch to discuss before just deciding to post –ve feedback as honest mistakes do happen sometimes.
Please e-mail with any questions BEFORE you bid and I will try and answer as quickly as possible.
Good luck
