*CHRIS MBA * AFRO BOOGIE * TAKE IT TO THE TOP *

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GREAT AFRO BOOGIE FUNK LP.

MAYUMBA, MADE IN FRANCE?, 1988

VINYL:  VG+ EXCEPT 'GIVE IT TO YOU' PLAYS VG MINUS WITH A 'G' INTRO, VISUALLY THE VINYL IS G TO VG MINUS

COVER: VG MINUS (WRITING ON COVER, PARTIALLY ERASED)

ALL RECORDS HAVE BEEN THOROUGHLY CLEANED WITH A VPI MACHINE, AND THE COVERS CLEANED OF DIRT AND RESIDUE.

NO SOUND SAMPLES FOR NOW, MY SOFTWARE IS DOWN, SORRY.

GOOD LUCK AND HAPPY BIDDING!

STRICT AND SIMPLE OLD SKOOL GRADING:

MY 'G' IS WHAT I WOULD GRADE A LOT OF THE 'VG' AFRICAN RECORDS I BUY ON EBAY.  MY VG APPROACHES THEIR 'VG++'.   COLONEL KURTZ MUST BE WHISPERING IN THEIR EARS.

NO EX OR VG ++.  THERE IS NO GRADE BETWEEN NM AND VG+, AS MY VG PLUS IS 'EX'.  THERE WAS NO 'EX' IN THE OLD SKOOL GOLDMINE AND I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IT MEANS, NOR VG++.  VG PLUS MEANS APPORACHING NM, AND NM IS PRETTY MUCH AS GOOD AS IT GETS.

JUST 5 GRADES:

NM = PRETTY MUCH PLAYS PERFECTLY

VG PLUS = VERY OCCASIONAL BACKGROUND SOUNDS

VG = ON AND OFF BACKGROUND NOISE, NOT CONSTANT OR DISRUPTIVE

VG MINUS = CONSTANT BUT VERY LOW BACKGROUND NOISE, NO MORE THAN 10-20% OF THE TOTAL SOUND

GOOD = CONSTANT BUT NOT OVERWHELMING BACKGROUND NOISE, NO MORE THAN 33% OF THE TOTAL SOUND



POSTAGE

DOMESTIC:

LPs: MEDIA MAIL $4, $1 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL LP
45s: MEDIA MAIL $2.50, $0.50 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL 45

INTERNATIONAL:

LPs: AIR MAIL $19, $3 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL LP

45s:AIR MAIL $9, $1 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL 45

ADDITIONAL POSTAGE ARRANGEMENTS SUCH AS INS*U*RANCE AND RE*GIS*TRATION MAY BE MADE AFTER THE SALE (SORRY, EBAY DOES NOT PERMIT ME TO OFFER THAT IN THEIR POSTAL FEE FORMATTING).

IF THE RECORD IS TO BE SHIPPED TO ITALY,  REGISTERED AND INSURED POSTAGE IS REQUIRED AT THE BUYER'S COST.

I RECOMMEND PAYING FOR PRIORITY MAIL IF YOU LIVE IN THE STATES WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI, AS MEDIA MAIL FROM MAINE CAN TAKE MORE THAN 10 DAYS TO POINTS WEST AND MIDWEST.  WE CAN ARRANGE FOR THIS AFTER THE AUCTION IS OVER.

GOOD LUCK AND HAPPY BIDDING!


RETURNS

IF THE GRADING IS INACCURATE TO YOUR EAR, RETURN THE RECORD TO ME AND, IF I AGREE WITH YOUR COMPLAINT,  I WILL REFUND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE AND BOTH POSTAGE FEES.  I VALUE REPEAT CUSTOMERS, AND WILL NOT TRY TO CHEAT ANYONE.

 HERE ARE SOME YOUTUBE CLIPS FOR TWO OF THE SONGS FROM THIS LP, BUT NOT NOT NOT FROM MY COPY, WHICH PLAYS A BIT BETTER THAN THE SECOND CLIP AND MUCH BETTER THAN THE FIRST CLIP, EXCEPT FOR 'GIVE IT TO YOU;, WHICH PLAYS A T A GRADE IN BETWEEN THE TWO CLIPS BELOW:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnKnS0mmb_0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRM1_fvwvDE&feature=related