The Wailers (Bob Marley) - Burnin' LP - Excellent 2LP Vinyl - Worldwide Shipping

	£		68
	$		90

I am selling some of my personal vinyl collection. Many of these records are UK pressings and were purchased by myself any time from the 1970's onwards. They have been extremely well looked after, most having only been played a handful of times on Linn or Rega turntables with a light stylus tracking force of 1.5 to 1.75 g.

Please read the description below for vinyl condition (as per the Record Collector Grading System), but for most of my records the vinyl can be considered as in near mint or excellent condition, shiny and with no significant marks – basically almost as good as when it came out of the original shop. The covers vary in condition but most are excellent just showing the usual signs of storage. Most have been stored in plastic protective covers.

A word about hairline marks. It is almost impossible to find any non-sealed record without any hairline marks - many had them from new, particularly if sold with cardboard inner sleeves. They are a result of storage and use and have little impact on sound quality. Likewise, very few original vinyl records lie totally flat. As for background noise, all records will have some background noise which varies wildly and often reflects the very variable pressing quality. I have bought new heavy pressing LP's in recent years and many of the original records I am selling not only look better but they sound better! I only draw attention to marks, warping or background noise in my listings if I consider them significant.

All records (unless "mint" to start with) have been cleaned using high quality professional Record Cleaning Machines - either a £3,000 Keith Monks Omni VII RCM or a Moth Pro Mk II RCM. Not only does this wet clean/vacuuming process remove surface marks such as fingerprints, etc, it also significantly reduces background noise and many argue that the lower noise floor results in opening up of the sound and improved fidelity. Following cleaning, records are placed in new inner sleeves and the sleeve is given a new plastic outer protective cover.

Records are test played on a Rega RP6 turntable through a top of the range Graham Slee Reflex M phono stage and Solo headphone amplifier to Sennheiser HD650 headphones. This enables me to undertake careful evaluation of the record quality and grade accurately.

This album is one for the serious Bob Marley/Wailers enthusiast, the superb "Burnin'" LP. Only here you don't get just one LP but two! Included in the original RARE Jamaican release on the Tuff Gong label TG 002 and the Island Records UK release ILPS 9256.

Hand etched matrix marks for Tuff Gong release A/B with "JBW" in dead wax both sides - first Jamaican (original) pressing. Matrix marks for Island release A-2U/B-5U.

Vinyl grading is Ex- for Tuff Gong release and Ex for Island release+ according to the Record Collector Grading System. Tuff Gong release plays with excellent sound and some moderate background noise - lovely weighty pressing. Island release looks unplayed with just some faint hairlines from storage.

One for the collector (Tuff Gong) and one to play (Island).

The original Garrod & Lofthouse gatefold sleeve is in excellent overall condition as it has been stored in a plastic cover - see large scale photos below. 

A fantastic opportunity for any Marley fan or any serious record collector!

I dispatch worldwide in reinforced heavy duty LP mailers with cardboard reinforcements either side.

This is one of a batch of approximately 20 superb classic records listed with many auctions of classic rock albums to come so please save me as a favourite seller. Typical postage prices as follows and combined postage with other albums saves money (double album counts as 2 records):

UK: 1 record £3.50, 2 records £4.50, 3 records £6.

EU: 1 record £5.50, 2 records £7, 3 records £8.50.

International: 1 record £8.50, 2 records £10, 3 records £11.50.

Some countries may require International Signed For so please ask.

Please see my feedback, particularly on other records I have sold, and thanks for looking.