SMALL FACES GERMAN 74292 COLUMBIA AUDIOPHILE 1/1 GOLD
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CHECK FEEDBACK GUARANTEED ACCURATE DESCRIPTIONS!
PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING INDIE RECORDS!
**ALL RECORDS WILL BE SHIPPED IN PLASTIC SLEEVES, AND VINYL WILL BE PLACED OUTSIDE THE JACKET TO AVOID DAMAGE. I PACKAGE MY RECORDS IN LARGE CUSTOM BOXES WITH LOTS OF PADDING TO PROTECT THESE TREASURES. SEE GRADING SCALE AND ABOUT ME BELOW**
RECORD DESCRIPTION: SMALL FACES "SMALL FACES" ORIGINAL GERMANY LABEL, COLUMBIA74-292. COMES WITH ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE
MATRIX INFO (HAND WRITTEN):
a)YRX 50503-1
b) YRX 50504-1
ITEM CONDITION: RECORD IS EXCELLENT 85 WITH ALL NEW SHINE AND LIKE NEW AT A GLANCE. WHEN VIEWED DIRECTLY UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT, THERE ARE LIGHT SLEEVE SCUFFS ON EACH SIDE, AND SIDE 1 HAS A 1" HAIRLINE MARK THAT IS VERY LIGHT AND CANNOT BE FELT WITH THE FINGERTIP. SIDE 2 ALSO HAS 2 VERY LIGHT 1" MARKS THAT ARE, AGAIN, VERY SUPERFICIAL AND CANNOT BE FELT WITH THE FINGERTIP.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE PLAYBACK IS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS! THIS IS DEFINITELY AN AUDIOPHILE PRESSING BECAUSE THE VINYL IS VERY HEAVY, AND NONE OF THE MARKS CAUSE ANY POPS, TICKS OR BACKGROUND NOISE AT ALL. I CRANKED THIS BABY UP LOUD, AND EVEN IN BETWEEN SONGS, THERE WAS NO BACKGROUND NOISE AT ALL. THE ONLY THING I NOTICED WAS SOME VERY LIGHT NOISE IN THE LEAD-IN OF SIDE 2, BUT IT IS HARDLY WORTH MENTIONING AND IT TOTALLY DISAPPEARS BEFORE THE SONG STARTS. THERE IS NO OTHER NOISE AT ALL ON THE ENTIRE RECORD!
THE LABELS ARE EXCELLENT 87 WITH NO SIGNS OF SPINDLE MARKS OR OTHER WEAR AT ALL, BUT EACH LABEL HAS AN "X" MARKED IN BLACK INK, AND THERE IS A STICKER ON SIDE 2 (SEE PHOTOS BELOW). IF NOT FOR THE 3 FLAWS, THE LABELS WOULD LOOK PERFECT. THE JACKET IS EXCELLENT 89 WITH A FEW LIGHT CREASES ALONG THE BOTTOM, AND SOME LIGHT EDGE, CORNER AND OPENING WEAR. THE GLUE HAS PARTIALLY DRIED ON THE TOP SEAM RESULTING IN A SEPARATION ABOUT 4" AT THE OPENING, BUT IT IS NOT A SEAM SPLIT (SEE BELOW). THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS NM 97 AND IS ALMOST PERFECT WITH NO SPLITS AND A FEW LIGHT CREASES.
IN SPITE OF THE LIGHT SIGNS OF USE ON THE RECORD, IT STILL LOOKS LIKE NEW AT A GLANCE AND I GUARANTEE THAT THE PLAYBACK IS NEAR PERFECT, AUDIOPHILE QUALITY WITH NO SOUNDS TO DETRACT FROM THE EXPERIENCE. WHILE I DON'T WANT TO UNDERSTATE THE CONDITION, I CAN'T IMAGINE FINDING A NICER SOUNDING COPY OF THIS FIRST GERMAN PRESSING WITH GOLD PRINTED LABELS. THIS IS SURE TO PLEASE EVEN THE MOST DISCERNING AUDIOPHILE, GUARANTEED!
GOOD LUCK AND CHECK OUT MY OTHER COOL PUNK/GRUNGE RECORDS!
GRADING SCALE
ALL RECORDS VISUALLY GRADED UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. I WILL USE + OR - IF NEEDED FOR BORDERLINE ITEMS
MINT SEALED: SAYS IT ALL! JACKET WILL BE GRADED SEPARATELY TO ACCOUNT FOR ANY FLAWS
NEAR MINT/MINT 95-100: RECORD WILL LOOK BRAND NEW, NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF USE AND ONLY THE LIGHTEST OF SLEEVE MARKS MAY BE NOTICEABLE WHEN VIEWED DIRECTLY UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT. JACKET AND LABELS WILL SHOW LITTLE TO NO SIGNS OF USE OR WEAR OF ANY KIND. ONLY THE NICEST, LIKE-NEW ITEMS WILL GET THIS TOUGH GRADE!
EXCELLENT 80-94: LOOKS GORGEOUS WITH MINOR FLAWS TO KNOCK IT DOWN FROM NEAR MINT. SHOULD STILL LOOK LIKE NEW AT A GLANCE.
VERY GOOD 70-79: RECORD AND/OR JACKET WILL SHOW SIGNS OF USE, BUT NOTHING MAJOR. RECORD WILL SHOW LIGHT MARKS FROM FREQUENT USE, BUT NO DEEP SCRATCHES, NO LOUD REPEATING POPS AND CERTAINLY NO SKIPS OR RETURNS. RING WEAR MAY START TO SHOW ON THE COVER, AND SMALL SEAM SPLITS MAY BE PRESENT, BUT SEAM MUST BE LARGELY INTACT.
GOOD 60-69: RECORD AND JACKET WILL SHOW SIGNIFICANT SIGNS OF USE. STILL A RECORD THAT IS PLAYABLE AND NO SKIPS OR RETURNS.
FAIR 50-59: A WELL LOVED ALBUM THAT WILL PLAY WILL SHOW MUCH USE AND LITTLE CARE. I WILL NEVER LIST A FAIR OR WORSE RECORD UNLESS IT IS INSANELY RARE IN ANY CONDITION!!
POOR 49 AND LOWER: SEAMS TOTALLY SPLIT, TONS OF SURFACE WEAR ON LABELS AND RECORD. AGAIN, ONLY IMPOSSIBLY RARE RECORDS WOULD EVER SHOW UP IN MY EBAY WITH THIS GRADE.
ABOUT ME: I AM AN EXTREMELY PICKY COLLECTOR. ALL RECORDS ARE INSPECTED UNDER A BRIGHT BULB AND I MAKE SURE TO NEVER OVERSTATE THE CONDITION OF MY COLLECTIBLES. MY EQUIPMENT IS A DUAL 606 TURNTABLE AND A SHURE M97XE CARTRIDGE THAT HAS LESS THAN 150 HOURS ON IT. IF YOU ARE EVER UNHAPPY WITH MY GRADING, I WILL GLADLY ACCEPT RETURNS AND REFUND YOUR MONEY!
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