Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman LP MFSL 1-035 NM!

Description

Original out of print 1979 MFSL Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman LP - Original Master Recording (MFSL 1-035). Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab audiophile half speed master version of this classic Cat Stevens album, still in it's original shrink wrap (but opened)! Comes with it's original fold out insert describing how MFSL makes their records, original evaluation mail order form, as well as the original record sleeve. Vinyl is shiny, clean and perfect, looks unplayed! Cover is in fantastic shape, with only very minor wear on close inspection.

Low starting price and no reserve! My collection has slowly outgrown the space I have to hold it, so keep checking back for new listings. Check out the other albums I have for sale on Ebay here.

$3.75 flat shipping rate in the US, and I carefully pack my records in high quality record mailers.

Record/Cover condition (see chart below - I grade conservatively):

Record: NM
Cover: VG++

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Payment/Shipping

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Record Grading Guide

• Mint (M): Absolutely perfect in every way. Certainly never been played, possibly even still sealed


• Near Mint (NM or M-):
  NM records are shiny, with no visible defects. Writing, stickers or other markings cannot appear on the label, nor can any spindle marks from someone trying to blindly put the record on the turntable. Major factory defects also must be absent; a record and label obviously pressed off center is not Near Mint. If played, it will do so with no surface noise. (NM records don't have to be never played; a record used on an excellent turntable can remain NM after many plays if the disc is properly cared for.)
  
  NM covers are free of creases, ring wear and seam splits of any kind.


• Very Good Plus (VG+):
  VG+ records may show some slight signs of wear, including light scuffs or very light scratches that do not affect the listening experience. Slight warps that do not affect the sound are OK. Minor signs of handling are OK, too, such as telltale marks around the center hole, but repeated playing has not misshapen the hole. There may be some very light ring wear or discoloration, but it should be barely noticeable.
  
  VG+ covers should have only minor wear. A VG+ cover might have some very minor seam wear or a split (less than one inch long) at the bottom, the most vulnerable location. Also, a VG+ cover may have some defacing, such as a cut-out marking. Covers with cut-out markings can never be considered Near Mint.


• Very Good (VG):
  VG records have more obvious flaws than their counterparts in better shape. They lack most of the original gloss found on factory-fresh records. Groove wear is evident on sight, as are light scratches deep enough to feel with a fingernail. When played, a VG record has surface noise, and some scratches may be audible, especially in soft passages and during a song's intro and ending. But the noise will not overpower the music otherwise.
  
  VG covers will have many signs of human handling. Ring wear in the middle or along the edges of the cover where the edge of a record would reside, is obvious, though not overwhelming. Some more creases might be visible. Seam splitting will be more obvious; it may appear on all three sides, though it won't be obvious upon looking. Someone might have written on it or stamped a price tag on it, too.


• Good (G), Good Plus (G+), Very Good Minus (VG-):
  Good does not mean bad! The record still plays through without skipping, so it can serve as filler until something better comes along. But it has significant surface noise and groove wear, and the label is worn, with significant ring wear, heavy writing, or obvious damage caused by someone trying to remove tape or stickers and failing miserably. A Good to VG cover has ring wear to the point of distraction, has seam splits obvious on sight and may have even heavier writing, such as, for example, huge radio station letters written across the front to deter theft.


• Poor (P), Fair (F):
  The record is cracked, badly warped, and won't play through without skipping or repeating. The picture sleeve is water damaged, split on all three seams and heavily marred by wear and writing. The cover barely keeps the LP inside it.

The Fine Print

I always swore I would never put something like this in my auctions, but since roughly 25% of the people who win my auctions ignore my/Ebay's e-mails & never pay, I feel the need to vent: Please don't bid on my items if you don't have any intention of paying! It's pretty simple, really! No "my roommate/girlfriend/boyfriend bid on it, and I really don't want it," or "I don't think I want it anymore," or any other excuse. If you win the auction, you pay. End of story. I WILL report you to Ebay. I will also smear a coconut creme pie in your face, and dump ice cubes down your underwear. You have been forewarned.