Brenda Holloway “ The Artistry Of..” rare org 1967 UK Tamla Motown LP plays NM

	£		79
	$		105

• ARTISTE, RECORD TITLE  AND LABEL: 

 BRENDA HOLLOWAY “ The Artistry of Brenda Holloway” Tamla Motown STML 11083 (pressed in England) MATRIX NUMBERS  A1/B1



A rare original UK first pressing ( matrix numbers A1/B1) of Brenda Holloway which regularly fetches in excess of 100 GBP on the infrequent occasions it gets listed on eBay UK. I sold a copy on 15 October 2017 for 54 GBP ( a record of that sale can be found on the pages of popsike and in the second page of my feedback reports). That copy had a visible line on one side which did not affect play so I suppose starting this at 55 GBP is quite reasonable taking into account that the vinyl looks flawless and played well( see results of my visual and play grading below). It does have its original EMI insert intact though I will send it with a new anti-static inner sleeve.
I have been inactive on EBay for the last few years as I opened a shop here in Singapore and only recently restarted. I will be placing the harder to find albums on eBay in addition to my own local sales. As I tend to clean and play grade all opened copies, I will only be placing a rather limited quantity each time though I expect the frequency to be more in view of the current Covid situation which does enable one to have relatively more time. One can follow me on Facebook under For The Record Singapore.
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 of 9.5 GBP 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)
 GRADING RESULTS: Visual grading: The jacket generally looks between VG ++ to Excellent. There is a very light crease at the bottom front side just below the ‘Holloway’ and it does look its age with some light discolouration on the reverse but nothing serious like tears or writings. It is laminated at the front.
The generic inner sleeve looks excellent with no tears or writings.

Visually both sides of the vinyl look free of lines under normal household lighting. Tracking at 1.7g, on a Linn LP, there was some light and very occasional extraneous surface noise at the dead wax at the start of each side and also at the end but I did not hear any loud clicks or pops on the playing surface. The  playing can be generally be graded as Near Mint . I understand as it might be system dependent.
How I Clean and  Grade my Records Cleaning is usually done on two machines ie the UK made  Loricraft PRC4D cleaning machine and the Clearaudio Double Matrix Professional Sonic machine for final cleaning. I use the  US made Walker Audio stage cleaning solution. Recently, I am also experimenting with the US Groovewasher ( I act for them here in Singapore)
Playback Equipment:  Playback is through a Linn LP12 turntable/ Radikal/Urika/Keel/ Ekos SE tonearm with a Linn Krystal 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 
UK/USA/Europe : 18.9 GBP Each additional LP: 10 GBP ( up to 2; 35 GBP for 3 and more ie 1kg and above- based on what I incurred recently) 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