Zombies “ Odessey and Oracle “ 1968 Singapore “3 eye “ CBS LP
  £   130
  $   172

 


£ 130 Sold For
Dec 31, 2025 Sold Date
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Zombies “ Odessey and Oracle” Columbia TES 4013  (pressed in Singapore)






This is a 1968 Singapore pressing housed in a single jacket on the “3 eye “ Singapore label. As I used to be bit of an audiophile, I compared this with a US Date original on a reasonably good turntable but did not find it lacking .  The the vinyl looks and plays ok .  It has its original inner plastic sleeve though I have replaced it with anti static sleeves
As I tend to play grade my albums listed, see results of the play grading below.
International Buyers – Please Note:Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer’s responsibility. Please check with your country’s customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying.Buyers please also note that I am based in Singapore .The maximum Ebay postage charges allowed would not cover shipping from Singapore let alone signed for, registered mail.Please read my shipping costs section below.( Recently I shipped 3 albums to UK and found that the postal authorities have changed the rates significantly. The lead times also seem relatively longer)
 GRADING RESULTS: Visual grading:
The jacket does look excellent with only some light dings at the corner edges.
Both sides of the vinyl look clean under normal household light .Tracking at 2.2g on a Linn LP  with a Kiseki Purple Heart ,  there was some slight extraneous surface noise especially at the beginning which to me was beneath the music and did not intrude on the listening pleasure. I would grade the playing as near mint.  
How I Clean and  Grade my Records Cleaning is usually done on two machines ie the UK made  Loricraft PRC 6cleaning machine and the Clearaudio Double Matrix Professional Sonic machine for final cleaning. I use the US made Groovewasher 2 stage cleaning solution.
Playback Equipment:  Playback is through a Linn LP12 turntable/ Radikal/Urika/Keel/ Ekos SE tonearm with a Kiseki Purple Heart cartridge.Amplification is through a Naim 52 preamp/2x135s into a factory rebuilt Wilson Watt Puppy. For Monos I use a second Linn LP 12 with AroKeel/ Naim Aro tonearm and a Miyajima Mono cartridge
 Shipping costs    I use brand new custom made  plastic sleeves for the sleeve and anti static plastic sleeves for the vinyl. Shipping is always by Airmail and by registered post as it allows one to track items in case of delays.  Shipping costs in pounds are :
UK/USA/Europe :18 Each additional 9 per record for the first 3.Beyond that it has to be sent by parcel which can be quite a bit more. However, recently I note that with the increased postal rates, packages comprising of more than 1 kg  incur a much higher rate  and I will inform buyers of the actual amount. Rest Of The World: ask for rates


 Postage is via Airmail, "signed for" delivery. I prefer signed for delivery as it allows me to "chase" on my side if buyers do not get their items within 3 weeks though so far this has only happened rarely. However with the current Covid situation, buyers can expect some delays


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