ELVIS LP PRS-279 SINGER FLAMING STAR SHRINK PHOTO MINT

$

27

IT IS TIME TO POST MY SMALL COLLECTION OF ELVIS LONG PLAY RECORDS! I WILL BE LISTING SOME VERY RARE AND/OR HIGH GRADE ELVIS RECORDS ON JUNE 27 AND 28, SO I WILL WAIT TO SEND INVOICES OUT UNTIL ALL THE ELVIS RECORDS HAVE ENDED.

THESE ALBUMS HAVE ALL BEEN METICULOUSLY INSPECTED UNDER A 70 WATT INCANDESCENT BULB AND PLAY TESTED THOROUGHLY. ALL OF THESE RECORDS WILL SHIP OUTSIDE OF THEIR JACKETS AND IN A PLASTIC-LINED PAPER SLEEVE TO AVOID ANY DAMAGE DURING TRANSPORT.

SEE GRADING SCALE AND ABOUT ME BELOW

RECORD DESCRIPTION: 1968 ELVIS PRESLEY "FLAMING STAR" (RCA PRS-279)

MATRIX INFORMATION: (STAMPED UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED)
a)  WNRS-- -- 2363-- -- 6S  B3A(hand written)    R
b)   WNRS-- -- 2364-- -- 4S  B1B(hand written)    R 
 
ITEM CONDITION: RECORD IS IN GORGEOUS NEAR MINT/MINT 95! FULL GLOSS, LIKE-NEW SURFACES. ONLY A FEW SCATTERED, EXTREMELY LIGHT SLEEVE SCUFFS OR HANDLING MARKS ARE VISIBLE. THERE ARE NO SCRATCHES OR OTHER MARKS THAT CAUSE A SOUND. THE DEEP GROOVE LABELS ARE NEAR MINT/MINT 99 AND SHOW NO WEAR OR USE AT ALL.THE AUDIO IS ALSO NEAR MINT OR BETTER WITH VERY LIGHT OCCASIONAL BACKGROUND NOISE ONLY NOTICEABLE DURING SOME OF THE SILENT PASSAGES BETWEEN SONGS, BUT NO POPS OR CLICKS. THE JACKET IS NEAR MINT/MINT 97 WITH SLIGHT OPENING WEAR AND A SMALL DENT IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER. THE SHRINK WRAP IS VERY TIGHT WITH NO TEARS, AND I FOUND 2 BREATHE HOLES ON THE BACK (SEE PHOTO 4). THE BONUS PHOTO IS NEAR MINT WITH NO WEAR OR CREASES. EVEN THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE IS NEAR MINT/MINT 98 WITH A LIGHT IMPRESSION OF THE RECORD BUT NO WEAR, CREASES OR SPLITS! THIS IS AS NICE A SET AS YOU WILL FIND-- THERE IS NO UPGRADING THIS ONE! CHECK PHOTOS BELOW FOR DETAILS OF CONDITION

GRADING SCALE
ALL RECORDS VISUALLY GRADED UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. I WILL USE + OR - IF NEEDED FOR BORDERLINE ITEMS

MINT SEALED: SAYS IT ALL! JACKET WILL BE GRADED SEPARATELY TO ACCOUNT FOR ANY FLAWS

NEAR MINT/MINT 95-100: RECORD AND/OR JACKET LOOK BRAND NEW, NO VISIBLE WEAR! LABELS WILL SHOW NO SIGNS OF USE OR WEAR OF ANY KIND. ONLY THE NICEST, LIKE-NEW ITEMS WILL GET THIS TOUGH GRADE!

NEAR MINT 90-94: LITTLE TO NO SIGNS OF WEAR. JACKET WILL HAVE ONLY A COUPLE OF LIGHT FLAWS, AND RECORD WILL HAVE ONLY THE LIGHTEST OF COSMETIC FLAWS THAT DO NOT AFFECT PLAY. LABELS IN THIS GRADE WILL ONLY SHOW 1 OR 2 ALMOST IMPERCEPTIBLE SPINDLE MARKS

EXCELLENT 80-89: LOOKS GORGEOUS WITH ONE OR TWO FLAWS TO KNOCK IT DOWN FROM NEAR MINT. SHOULD STILL LOOK LIKE NEW AT A GLANCE

VERY GOOD 70-79: RECORD AND/OR JACKET WILL SHOW SIGNS OF USE, BUT NOTHING MAJOR. RECORD WILL SHOW LIGHT MARKS FROM FREQUENT USE, BUT NO DEEP SCRATCHES, NO LOUD REPEATING POPS AND CERTAINLY NO SKIPS OR RETURNS. RING WEAR MAY START TO SHOW ON THE COVER, AND SMALL SEAM SPLITS MAY BE PRESENT, BUT SEAM MUST BE LARGELY INTACT

GOOD 60-69: RECORD AND JACKET WILL SHOW SIGNIFICANT SIGNS OF USE. STILL A RECORD THAT IS PLAYABLE AND NO SKIPS OR RETURNS.

FAIR 50-59: A WELL LOVED ALBUM THAT WILL PLAY WILL SHOW MUCH USE AND LITTLE CARE. I WILL NEVER LIST A FAIR OR WORSE RECORD UNLESS IT IS INSANELY RARE IN ANY CONDITION!!

POOR 49 AND LOWER: SEAMS TOTALLY SPLIT, TONS OF SURFACE WEAR ON LABELS AND RECORD. AGAIN, ONLY IMPOSSIBLY RARE RECORDS WOULD EVER SHOW UP IN MY EBAY WITH THIS GRADE

ABOUT ME: I AM AN EXTREMELY PICKY COLLECTOR! ALL RECORDS ARE INSPECTED UNDER A BRIGHT BULB AND I MAKE SURE TO NEVER OVERSTATE THE CONDITION OF MY COLLECTIBLES. MY EQUIPMENT IS A DUAL 606 TURNTABLE AND A SHURE M97XE CARTRIDGE THAT HAS LESS THAN 100 HOURS ON IT. IF YOU ARE EVER UNHAPPY WITH MY GRADING, I WILL GLADLY ACCEPT RETURNS AND REFUND YOUR MONEY!

STAY TUNED FOR MANY MORE RECORDS OF ALL GENRES!!