Artist: Belly

Title: Star

Format: LP

Record Label: 4AD

Cat. No: CAD 3002

Country of origin/Year of release: UK/1993

Sleeve condition: Excellent+ (or near mint if you prefer as the sleeve has no creasing, seam splits or seam wear whatsoever. some minor marks, ring type, on rear. frankly many people would call it mint or as near as damn it. personally any sleeve not in sealed shrink wrap shouldn't be classed as mint in my opinion because you will always find some signs of even gentle handling, as is the case here. nonetheless, very happy to call it ex+. buy this with confidence)

Vinyl condition: Excellent+ (just the most very lightest signs of gentle handling. i have had this since new and i do not recall it ever being played. perfect spindle holes support my memory)

Inner Sleeve/Inserts etc condition: Picture/Credits/Lyric inner sleeve Excellent+ (or again near mint if you prefer)

Other information: Hard-edged pop band founded by former Throwing Muses member Tanya Donnelly, following her short stint with The Breeders. Formed in 1991 by Tanya with fellow ex-Muse Fred Abong and brothers Chris and Tom Gorman, they achieved some strong initial success in both the UK and US indie/alternative scenes. Abong left the band during the recording of their debut Star, and was replaced by Gail Greenwood on bass and the subsequent tour boosted their popularity. 

I have a collection of literally thousands of 10", 12" & LP Punk/Post Punk/Indie/New Wave/Alternative/Industrial/Shoegazer/Garage Rock/Lo-Fi/Thrash/Space Rock/Electronic/Avant-Garde/Reggae vinyl records. I am a private collector not a dealer and any items I sell will be from my personal collection. I will not be listing prolifically but will be doing so from time to time and often with some rare and collectable items. Please check my other auctions and keep an eye out for future listings.

Every record I have ever acquired has been placed immediately into a brand new PVC cover to protect the outer sleeve and where applicable vinyl has been removed from inner picture sleeve and placed into a poly-lined paper sleeve to protect both vinyl and inner sleeve. As such every record I have bought new remains basically 'as new' or as close to it as you are likely to get no matter how old it may be. However, I have not bought every record in the collection new and therefore where this applies my methods will have kept the item in the same condition as it was when I acquired it. I will to the best of my ability follow the grading system used by ‘Record Collector’ (see below) but I may add a + or – to a grading to help fine-tune the condition report. Please note that vinyl will be visually graded only. Furthermore, I will grade as strictly as I can whilst drawing a balance between honest appraisal and not wanting to put off a buyer by over analysing the item for sale. Condition is often a matter of personal judgement and just to say that I have often had an item sold to me as mint but I would not consider it as such. The age and rarity of an item may also tweak the grading.

Record Collector’s grading system

MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as sealed or un-played should be mint. ??

EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing. ??

VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.

??GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discoloration, etc.??

FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced.

POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

BAD: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler.

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Terms & conditions

I describe every item for sale as accurately as possible and provide as much information as I can or that is deemed necessary for a particular sale. I welcome any questions prior to auction end and I will do my utmost to provide an accurate reply (due to other commitments I cannot guarantee a reply to any question sent within the last 12 hours of the auction).

Communication is the major factor with eBay, as we all want to avoid any possibility of a bad experience. Please make sure you ask any questions you have before auction ends and if you have any doubts then it is possibly better not to bid. Once the transaction is completed I will only accept an item to be returned if it can be proved that I have in some way mistakenly misrepresented it. In any such circumstances communication is again the key, as any problems can always be resolved. As with all auctions buyer remorse or change of mind is not an acceptable reason for return and would make it unfair on others who may have submitted bids.

Payment conditions & postage

All records will be sent in purpose made mailers with vinyl taken out of picture sleeves (inner & outer) and placed in a paper sleeve to prevent seam splits during transit. At least two cardboard stiffeners will be used and sleeve will be extra protected in PVC cover within package. Please note: If an item is sealed it will be posted still sealed unless buyer request otherwise.