FABULOUS FIVE KEYS -LING, TING, TONG EP-CAPITOL EAP 572
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Description
You are looking at one of the nicest copies of THE FIVE KEYS EP titled LING, TING, TONG on Capitol Records EAP 1-572 that I have seen in 30 years of collecting rock and roll records.
This is the original, released in 1955. The songs include:
Side 1:
Ling, Ting, Tong
I'm Alone
Side 2:
Close Your Eyes
Doggone It, You Did It
The thick cardboard picture sleeve is super strong VG+ . The only thing preventing it from being a NM, are a few normal old age spots on the back of the cover that you would tend to expect on 51 year old cardboard. There are no seam splits, no writing, no stickers, glue or damage of any type to the cover.
The record is an almost unheard of NM, and I don't use this grade lightly. The record is perfect both visually and in how it sounds. If you are the high bidder, and you disagree, in addition to my normal 3 day no questions asked refund, I will also refund your shipping cost and reimburse you the cost of shipping it back to me (provided it is packaged the same way I sent it to you). How's that for confidence? So what have you got to lose?
There is no reserve, so here is your chance to own an extremely rare (and expensive) record at a potentially bargain price. Bid well and good luck.
Please check out my other listings for some really neat stuff and read on to find out about my grading standards.
First a word about myself, since I think that it's important to know who you're doing business with. Although I'm relatively new to ebay, I've been a collector and part-time dealer in rock and roll records and memorabilia here in Hawaii for more than 30 years. Some of my more expensive items have sold through major auctioneering firms such as Lelands.com and It's Only Rock n Roll. I have also dealt with Butterfield and Butterfield as well as hundreds of transactions through Goldmine.
Now just a few words on record grading.
1. I personally play every record that I put up for sale. Any defect is disclosed up front so you don't get any surprises.
2. Mint: There is no such thing.
3. Near Mint (NM) or Mint-: The highest grade most reputable dealers use. Nearly perfect in every way. No wear of any type. Very few records from the 50's and 60's will meet this standard.
4. Very Good +++ : No such thing
5. Very good + (VG+): A VG+ record would be NM except for a couple of minor things. A seam split less than 1 inch, minor ring wear, light scratches or light creasing are examples. A strong VG+ record is sometimes referred to as VG++, although you're now trying to draw a very fine line between a VG++ and a NM so I generally don't use VG++.
6. Very Good or VG: shows more signs of wear. Larger seam splits (but not the entire side of the album), writing, stickers, obvious ring wear.
7. Good (G), G+, or VG- : Not necessarily bad. Just more defects. Taped seams, torn labels, heavier writing. Use as a filler until you can find a better copy.
8. Below Good: Use it as a frisbee.
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