ARTFUL DODGER (Demo LP/33) Self-titled, Columbia/Pilot PC33811 lbl. Stereo 1975
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ARTFUL DODGER band from Fairfax, Virginia with their first LP - self-entitled. It's actually the DEMONSTRATION copy and you see the gold stamp on the back cover. Red Columbia label PC 33811 with Pilot Records, Inc. logo of the face with glasses and helmet. (1975 CBS). They were a pretty cool rock/pop band. Cleveland loved them and had them play here a lot. Band members: Steve Brigida, Steve Cooper, Gary Cox, Gary Herrewig, Bill Paliselli.
Side 2: Think Think; Silver and Gold; Things I'd Like To Do Again; Waiting Place; New York City.
The cover sleeve is in pretty good shape. It's along the side seams that show a little bit of wear. Bottom seam is open at the right about 2 inches. Left bottom seam is open 2 inches, too, but closed in-between the 2 tears. No ringwear. Back cover has owner's initials penned in above the gold Demonstration sign upper left corner. Comes in a thick brown inner sleeve. No ink marks on the red Columbia label. The vinyl played through on my Technics turntable/KLH speakers just fine. Crisp and clean. No skips or pops. I did here a little bit of light crackles here and there, but nothing that deterred from the music itself. They were very light. But looking at the vinyl under a bright lamp, I do see many light scuffs on both sides and a few light surface scratches. I thought I was going to give the vinyl an Excellent grade, but will have to split it as Excellent for sound, but only Very Good Plus (VG+) for looks due to the scuffs!
I rate the cover as Very Good Plus (VG+). The vinyl sounded great, so it gets an Excellent (EX) for sound, but VG+ for visual look due to scuffs.
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Shipping: Will ship within one-two days of receiving payment via Paypal and will ship between Monday and Friday. Will ship in 45 rpm and LP mailers with inserts and bubblewrap for protection. Will provide tracking number also within the USA. Ships out of the Cleveland, Ohio area. I will ship via First Class mail to Great Britain, Germany, France, Netherlands, and Japan for $13.00 shipping charges on one to two 7-inch 45 rpm records (under 8 oz.) and $21.00 for 12-inch albums (over 9 oz.). Canada shipments are $10.00 for one or two 7-inch 45 rpm records (under 8 oz) and $15.00 for a 12" LP or two (over 9 oz). (Postage rates increased in 2016 for non-USA countries, unfortunately!) For overseas countries, Ebay will email you the invoice which includes this shipping charge over and above the winning bid. You are responsible for customs' duties charges, if any.
Returns: I follow the eBay policy - 14 days money back, but buyer pays return shipping charges.
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Guidelines I use to rate the quality of these records (based on the Goldmine Grading Guide):
NM: Near Mint - Vinyl, still shiny, as if opened for the first time. No writing or stickers on the vinyl. No obvious scratches. Label: No writing or stickers and no fading of the label. LP cover should have no creases, folds, seam splits or similar defects.
NM-: Near Mint Minus (My grading item/description). Similar to NM but will have some very light scratches on the vinyl not affecting the sound quality. No writing or stickers on label and no fading (or ringwear) on cover or label.
EX: Excellent - Not quite a Goldmine Standard Listing, but being used by many now. Cover: No ink wear, minor creases to corners, no seam tears. Vinyl can have scratches, but not felt by your fingers. Sound quality must be mint. No more than 15% of the surface should have wear or scuffs on it. To me, EX is like a VG++.
VG+: Very Good Plus - Similar to NM- except that on the label, there may be a sticker or writing, but it shows very little wear. There may be only a couple light surface scratches on the grooves, but do not affect the playback with noise or skips. You may only see these scratches if you put them under a bright light and really look for them. The cover might have light creasing or minor seam or corner wear, but still in great condition to show off.
VG to VG-: Very Good to Very Good Minus - May not be that shiny anymore and you will see scratches without putting it under a bright light, but they still would not affect the quality of the playback. The sound quality is still pretty good, maybe a little noise, but not enough to detract from the listening experience. The label might have some fading around it, besides having stickers or writing. The cover may have obvious ringwear in the middle or around the perimeter of where the record was, maybe some side seam splits, or little tears at the top or side where the record goes back into. If less defects, then it's a VG. If it has all this just mentioned, then a VG-.
G, G+: Good or Good Plus - It doesn't mean the vinyl is trashed. It plays though without skipping, but may have heavy noise or fuzz sound because of age, quality, or worn-down grooves. Heavy writing or stickers on the label, ringwear is very obvious on the cover and cover probably has seam splits. But, amazingly, for the vinyl, if you have special audio LP recording software, you could probably clean up those crackles and fuzzes, if you want to create a CD of it for yourself.
P: Poor - This is when the vinyl is warped to the point it warps the playback also. Or it's cracked, but it may or may not still play without a skip. If a picture sleeve is with it, this is torn or marked up bigtime. But someone may want to have it for nostalgia or even attempt to fix it.
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