The Flaming Lips OCZY MLODY - SIGNED 2LP TEST PRESSING PLUS SIGNED 1LP EDITION

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The Flaming Lips OCZY MLODY - PledgeMusic Limited Edition Offering: A 2LP TEST PRESSING Signed by Wayne Coyne, Michael Ivins, and Steve Drozd, PLUS a 1LP "regular" edition also SIGNED by the three bandmembers. I preordered these items from PledgeMusic in October 2016 and received them in January 2017. The auction winner will receive a (slightly redacted) copy of my email purchase confirmation to provide additional provenance regarding these items (Picture 6). If you blinked you missed it, but now's your chance to get these terrific collectibles at a fair market price!
NOTE: These LPs are in "as new" condition. The three records were all shipped unsealed, but they have never been played...my two LP colored vinyl edition has been my "listening" copy since day of release. The 2LP test pressing was shipped in a generic gatefold white cover, signed on the front by the three Lips (so to speak). Pictures 3 through 5 show the front, rear and open gatefold cover. 
The 1LP "regular" edition, also signed, was shipped unsealed (Pictures 1 and 2). The cover is in EX+ condition (which is precisely the condition it was in when I received it). Pictures 7 through 14 show closeups of each corner of the LP from: Front Top Left to Top Right to Bottom Left to Bottom Right, and then in the same order for the rear.

Since the LPs were shipped unsealed, I decided to clean each record on my Klaudio record cleaning machine, and sample-graded each record (I played the beginning and ending of each track). Picture 15 shows the "regular" edition, ready for cleaning. All three LPs were cleaned before and after my sample-grading. 
Excluding occasional incidental surface noise, the vinyl on all three LPs is DEAD QUIET. Among the three LPs, Side Two of the 1LP "regular" edition has a bit more surface noise than all the other LP sides, but it still grades at Near Mint Minus and sounds fantastic. With LPs in hand and/or on the turntable, the auction winner will be confident that the records are exactly as described. 
PLEASE CHECK OUT SOME OTHER INCREDIBLE TEST PRESSINGS ON OFFER THIS WEEK! Remember, test pressings are going to get you as close as you'll ever get to the master tape...even more so than promo copies (which usually are pulled from the earliest pressings), or first stamper/first pressings. 

ABOUT SHIPPING AND HANDLING: Please note there is a $3 fee included in Ebay's estimate of Media Mail shipping costs. I believe the best way to way to ship an LP includes a 13"x14"x3" "pizza" style box, 12"x12" cardboard flats, outer shopping bag, and bubble wrap. The shipping boxes alone cost me over $3 each, and the average total cost of shipping materials is around $4.72, so this is NOT a money-maker for me. However, it does ensure, consistently, that these high value LPs arrive safely. Please check my feedback and I think you'll see that buyers appreciate the care with which these precious artifacts are handled. 

COMBINED SHIPPING: I am more than happy to combine shipping. Ebay buyers pay the actual postage costs. If a single LP is purchased, the buyer pays actual postage and $3 for shipping materials. If two LPs are purchased, the buyer pays actual postage and $3 for shipping materials. If three or more LPs are purchased, the buyer pays actual postage and $0 for shipping materials (I will absorb the cost of materials). As the final amount can only be calculated after auctions have ended, I will issue the appropriate refund on the day the LPs are shipped. 

About Me: I'm a long time Ebay buyer intent on selling a significant portion of my LP collection over the next year or two (or three!). I believe in the auction process, so I'm NOT going to list records at absurdly high prices, and I look forward to getting rare, out of print records into the hands of music lovers, record collectors and audiophiles (I consider myself all of the above). All LPS stored in a smoke-free, climate controlled environment. 

Please check my feedback and BID WITH CONFIDENCE. Also, please take a look at other items I'm listing (new items will be listed on Sunday and Wednesday nights), and good luck! 

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