BOBBY VINTON BLUE ON BLUE MONO UK LP COLUMBIA 33SX 1566 FIRST ISSUE PLAYS MINT

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VINYL

            Side 1:  thick pressing, high gloss, plays Mint, visually Mint- with tiny nearly invisible blemishes only seen under halogen light, most collectors would call it visually Mint

            Side 2:  same as side 1

DEAD WAX

            Side 1:  1N   mother: 1    stamper: M

            Side 2:  1N   mother: 1    stamper: R

LABELS

            Side 1:  Mint with no spindles

            Side 2:  same as side 1, this side has the KT embossed tax stamp

COVER

            Front:   laminated cover with solid seams and spine, minor disc impression, slight feathering of opening, a few thumbnails on right and a few tiny blemishes

            Back:  triple flip-back original G&L patent pending cover, no ring wear

INNER:  comes with original inner and will ship with an archival inner as well

DESCRIPTION:   Superb copy that plays loud and punchy. Very hard to find in this condition with a solid triple flip-back G&L patent pending cover.

I ship once a week, but always within 5 days of your payment. Combined shipping is available for two or possibly three LPs for the price of one if not gatefolds.

Records are shipped in standard LP mailers with the record secured outside of the cover to avoid seam splits. Returned LPs must be shipped in the same way. Damage to the cover or disc will result in a reduced refund amount.

Please don’t bid if If you own a Crosley or similar inexpensive (aka “cheap”) turntable. LPs that play perfectly well on a real turntable may have problems playing correctly on a toy turntable with no ability to adjust tone arm tracking weight or anti-skid. These junk tables will destroy your collection. My advice: stop buying LPs until you purchase a real (non-USB) turntable, new or used.

Domestic shipping includes tracking.

  International shipping for a single LP is:

$24 for LP selling for $29 or less

$39 by Registered Mail for an LP selling between $30 and $74

$49 by Priority with for an LP selling for $75 or over

Fee will be adjusted after close of auction if incorrect. Any excess shipping charge will be refunded after accounting for box and postage.

I ship to: Canada, Europe (with exceptions), the UK, Japan, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Australia and Singapore              

I do not ship to: China, Central or South America, Mexico, Russia, Italy, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, India or Africa

   I began buying records in the mid 60’s and I've always been fanatical about record care and storage.

   The records I sell are from my personal collection, including backup copies. I've never been one to buy VG records or anything with an audible scratch, which eliminates the vast majority. If I do miss an audible flaw, then kindly contact me and it will be rectified.

   I use standard US grading plus the UK grade of EX in order to eliminate the dreaded VG+++

   Records are first inspected under a halogen light (the only light that shows every flaw) and any blemishes are examined with a 10x power magnifier which allows the grooves to be fully inspected. Then they’re play graded on a Linn Sondek LP12.

   Over the decades, I've seen grading fads come and go, such as: “visual” grading by people who don't own a turntable; the current use of nonsense grades like NM+ and NM- as well as the dubious belief that there’s no such thing as a mint record.

   As a record buyer, I've had a lot of over graded “garage sale” LPs arrive covered with gritty dust and greasy fingerprints while the seller claims a “visual” grade based on fantasy. Be assured that my records will arrive clean and fingerprint free.