YARDBIRDS Roger The Engineer (Columbia SX 6063 UK Mono LP 1966) Freakbeat Psych

	£		119
	$		158

 

 

The Yardbirds - Roger The Engineer 

(Columbia SX 6063 UK LP 1966)

 

This is an original UK Mono LP pressing. It has a heavyweight front laminated flipback sleeve. This has a small sized "Mono" on the front. It comes with its original company plain paper inner sleeve. The record is pressed on thick vinyl & has black and blue "Columbia" labels. These have "The Gramophone Co..." and "Sold in UK..." texts. It has the "KT" tax code embossed around the spindle hole on Side 2. The matrix numbers and mother stampers are as follows:

Side 1: XAX 3126-1 (A 1)
Side 2: XAX 3127-1 (GL 1)

These is a genuine UK 1st Mono LP pressing. These are not that common. It is an excellent mid 1960's UK Freakbeat, Garage & Psych LP. Their best album in my opinion. Well recommended!



Sleeve: There is some light.mild or very mild rubbing wear to the sleeve opening edges on some areas. There is a very tiny 0.5 cm area of more moderate rubbing wear on the bottom edge. This is at the sleeve opening area. There is a mild crease that goes through the sleeve near the centre of the top edge. This has left a mild indentation mark on the rear sleeve too. There is also a milder crease at the centre opening area of the front sleeve. There is a very small name "Janet" written on the rear sleeve. There are 3 very small stains on the rear sleeve, and a very small stain on the front sleeve too. Overall, VG+ condition.

Vinyl: Side 1 has about 9 light hairline marks which measure from 0.5 cm to 5 cm in length. The majority are quite small.  Side 2 has 3 small 1 cm hairline marks. Otherwise, there are some light, mild or very mild sleeve rubs which can only be seen under a strong light. The paper inner sleeve, over time, has left some light, mild or very mild dull surface marks on some areas. These, again, can hardly be seen under a strong light. Side 1 looks in Good+ to VG- condition. Side 2 looks in VG to VG+ condition. Overall, VG- condition. The labels are in Very Near Excellent condition and show light or very mild spindle wear. The company plain paper inner sleeve is in Near EX condition. It shows light or very mild ringwear & fading. It has no seam splits.

I have play tested this LP in its entirety & it plays Very Good to Very Good+ overall, & Near Excellent in some places. There is some light, mild or very mild crackle in some quieter places. There are no noticeable clicks or pops. Overall, a very reasonable audio copy. The music still shines through!


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    >>  Grading Information All grading is very strict & adheres to 'Record Collector' specifications. However, I have fine tuned them & they are explained below. All vinyl is examined closely under a strong light & play tested on excellent quality audio equipment.

MINT Condition = This is as perfect a copy as you are likely to find. The cover will show no, or next to no, wear. The vinyl will be unplayed or very, very near unplayed.

NEAR MINT Condition = Nearly mint, just slightly under. There maybe some minor paper/ inner sleeve rubs that can only be seen under strong light. This disc has been played only a few times & has been extremely well  cared for. The cover is nearly perfect - Minimal wear only.

EX Condition = An excellent copy will show only mild, or minor, signs of use. There will be light, or very mild, sleeve rubs that can only be seen under strong light. There may be a very small & minor hairline mark in some instances. Play will be excellent or better. There may be some light, or very light, crackle in a few quieter places. There will be no clicks or pops. The sleeve will show mild, or minor, rubbing wear & ringwear only.

NEAR EX Condition = This has been played a few more times but it has been well cared for. There will be mild sleeve rubs which can be seen under a strong light. There may be a couple of minor, or light, hairline marks. Playback will be generally excellent. There may be some light or mild crackle in some quieter places. The cover will show mild rubbing wear, ringwear or creasing

VG Condition = Most records that have been quite well played, but reasonably well cared for, tend to fit into this category. This is probably the most varied of the gradings so I have elaborated below.

There may be mild to more moderate sleeve rubs which can only be seen under a strong light. There may be a few light hairline marks but nothing too bad. A quite well played but serviceable copy. Playback will be very agreeable overall. There will be light or mild crackle in some places. There may also be a few light clicks. A more thorough description will always be on the listing. The record will certainly not be trashed!

The cover will show more noticeable signs of storage or use. There will be mild to more moderate rubbing wear on some edges There could be fading, ringwear or a minor seam split. There could be some mild creasing or mild sticker tears.

Please note that I also use "+" or "-" symbols for this grading. A plus symbol is obviously at the top end of "Very Good" & is really not far from being in "near excellent" condition. The minus symbol obviously means it is at the lower end. This will mean that it is near to being in "Good+" condition. 
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Royal Mail have very recently increased their postage rates. So I have revised my postage costs to reflect their increases. (Please note that these prices include packaging costs too) 
Double LPs are classed as two LPs. Also posters, inserts, etc.. can increase postage costs. One parcel must not exceed 2kg (approximately 4-6 LPS).

All records will be sent in high quality vinyl mailers with at least two card stiffeners either side of the LP or 7" Single. I use a cruciform box for larger orders (3-6 LPs). All parcels will be marked "Fragile" and dispatch time will generally be between 1-3 days after payment.

I will also remove the vinyl from the sleeve & place them in a re-sealable polythene sleeve. In order to prevent seam splits. Depending on the inner sleeve; I often remove the vinyl from the inner sleeve & place it in a separate plain paper, or polythene-lined, plain inner sleeve. I am very conscientious and careful when packaging your LP(s).

I consider my postage & packaging costs to be very transparent & very fair. Packaging costs will generally be between £0.80 to £1.50. I am not adding any further costs for handling, etc...

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