FANTASTIC PLANET 33 rpm Vinyl SOUNDTRACK Music ALAIN GORAGUER 1973 Pathe Import

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This is a 33 rpm vinyl record featuring the original soundtrack score for the French film, "Fantastic Planet" ("La Planete Sauvage").  It's on EMI Pathe number 2 C 066-12698 from 1973.  It's an import which I purchased new and still sounds great.  I grade it NM-.  There is one tiny scratch on one cut which results in minor "clicks" for about a minute.  The rest of the album sounds clean.
Side Note: the film won the Special Prize at Cannes.
Shipping costs:  The cost of shipping is listed above, but I am happy to combine purchases for a cost savings.  Most single albums ship for $4.00.  Then, it's $1.00 for each record after the first purchase in combined mailings.  That's each record, not each album.  A two-record purchase ships for $5.00.  If you add two-record album it will ship with them for an additional $2.00, and each single album for an additional $1.00.  All shipments will be made to the address you have at PayPal, so make sure it's updated and correct.  If you have any questions please let me know.  I expect payments within 3 days of the purchase.
NOTE: if you buy the record but don't have a turntable, I would be happy to dub any vinyl record onto a CD for an additional $5.00.  I'll only dub "your" purchased records and will not violate copyrights by dubbing anything else.  I make that offer these days since very few people have turntables even though there are many inexpensive ones now on the market--more now than 15 years ago.  I'm an old radio broadcaster and know equipment, so if you want recommendations on brand names for turntables feel free to ask--also which brands to avoid.  Usually, in electronics, you get what you pay for.

RECORD GRADING:

For vinyl I visually inspect a record, and if there are marks I play grade it.  Often even long scratches are on the surface of the grooves only and don't affect the sound, but I check anyway. For old 78s, especially acoustic recordings, I usually play grade them.  Surface marks are not a true indication of their sound quality.  I try to balance clarity and energy (loudness) with surface noise.  A VG record may have a lot of surface noise inherent in that technology but be clear and loud.  Another one in VG-/G+ condition (average) may have less noise but a fainter energy level.  

Keep in mind the standards for each kind of technology.  A VG acoustic 78 will NOT sound as good as a VG vinyl record for example due to the surface noise and narrower frequency range.  I play grade acoustic records on a Victor Granada player from 1926, later 78's on a 1960's 3-speed player with a ceramic cartridge, and vinyl with a good Audio-Technica turntable.  

MINT / SEALED: Must be absolutely perfect and un-played with the shrink wrap still sealed.

NM: Out of the jacket but looks un-played.  No visual marks other than fingerprints. 

VERY GOOD: A minimum of visual or audible imperfections, which should not detract much from your enjoyment of owning them.  Vinyl surface noise and some minor pops and clicks.

GOOD: The item is good enough to fill a gap in your collection until a better copy becomes available.  It will show definite signs of wear and tear, but records in good condition should play all the way through without skipping. 

If you want a number scale, think of MINT as 10, NM as 9, VG as 8, VG- as 7, G+ as 6, and G as 5.  I do not usually sell records below a 6.5 (VG-/G+) unless they are rare and collectable.

INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING:  None

MOVIE SOUNDTRACKS versus MOVIE STUDIOTRACKS:

In order to be a "soundtrack" release the music must be the same recording used on the film's soundtrack and heard by audiences in the theaters.  If it is another recording, done in a studio for commercial release and not the version used on the film's soundtrack, it is a "studiotrack." 

Many fine recordings are studiotracks.  My personal favorite version of "For Whom the Bell Tolls" is the Ray Heindorf studiotrack released in the 1950s.  But I will never call it a soundtrack.  It isn't.  

I am careful to accurately describe my listings and will not misrepresent the recordings because I am a serious collector.  Most sellers don't make the distinction.  Many "Music from . . ." albums are called soundtracks when they are not.  If it doesn't say "soundtrack" on the record it probably isn't.  The correct method, when unsure, is to call it a Film Score.

Shipping and Handling

SHIPPING COSTS: The cost of shipping this purchase is listed above, but I am happy to combine purchases for a cost savings.  That would be $1.00 for each vinyl LP after the first purchase, and $1.00 for each 78 rpm disc after the first purchase.  I sell both vinyl and old 78 rpm records.  All shipments will be made to the address on your PayPal account.  

  Satisfaction  

If you have a problem with any items you receive from me, please contact me right away. I'll always work with reasonable people for a satisfactory resolution. NOTE: I do not now accept records back for refunds.  Just too many people out there dubbing them and then wanting a refund.