Bob James Trio; Explosions, ESP Disk 1009, Stereo, Ear, OG Copy, Free Jazz Rare

$

43

Talk about super amazing. ... it's really some fantastic stuff. I mean, you gotta dig free jazz, but if you do, then you know exactly what this is. I don't find much of this stuff any more, so for everyone: I really, really recommend you pick it up when it surfaces, because there's very few left, and once a collector gets it, it's gone.

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VINYL: VG (8.0 of 10) Original label, stereo, ear mark indicating a Plastylite press. And this thing sounds like it should. Visually it's very clean except for one dull mark across track 1 on side B -- plays as it should though. It's silent in the MANY passages of silence, and has the dynamics to match any ESP out there ... overall I highly suggest you pick this up if you want it. It's not top condition, but man, it's really not far from it. 
COVER: VG+ (8.5 of 10) Beautiful cover. It matches the condition of the vinyl, but a bit better, Only issue is the corners aren't 100% sharp anymore. Amazing textured cover, with wrap around construction -- and I gotta say, ESP has some of the coolest cover construction and materials ever. ... holy moly. _________________________________________________________________ Now the standard messages:

GRADING: Yes I use standard grading. HOWEVER, I will NEVER use the word "mint" or "near mint" to describe a used LP ... sorry, won't do it. The highest I go is VG+. I use a number after to more represent a combination of how the vinyl looks and how it sounds. 10 is the best. I'll describe what I see in addition. I've found the combination of these two can minimize expectation gaps. But ask questions when in doubt.

CLEANING: Yes. All vinyl is cleaned ... on my own machine I made. Vacuum machine. I wash and rinse with my own formula cleaners -- once with my enzyme cleaner, and rinsed with my own distilled water/alcohol formula. ... this process has worked for me for years.

TESTING: Yes. I've listened to the records I sell. I play on a Lenco L70, via Denon 103 MC cart; tube preamp, a Dynaco ST-70 all tube amp to KLH 17 speakers. An super tubey setup, right!?
SHIPPING: $4.99 for anywhere Media Mail, domestic. Overseas is BY WEIGHT, so check that weight before bidding, you overseas-ers! LPs shipped in a proper box with plastic sleeve, and yes, vinyl shipped outside the sleeve. 
RETURNS: Generally a no go, unless you have a damn compelling reason. But if there's a serious problem, I'm sure we can figure it out with a return. I mean, I am an adult ... allegedly. But I do describe accurately, offer time for questions, and I deal in used records, not new stuff ... yes, it's always kind of a gamble buying via eBay, which is why I try to do my best to make an objective attempt to describe the LP in question. ASK QUESTIONS WHEN IN DOUBT. I promise, we can make this an easy transaction