JUDY HENSKE & JERRY YESTER: Farewell Aldebaran (Straight, STS-1052, 1969) NM-
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Since 1999, I have sold about 15,000 rare, collectors and hard-to-find titles mostly between the ’60 through the ’80 British pop scene. The vast majority of records that I have sold has been from the late ‘60s to the mid-‘70s of hard-to-find groups that seem to have gotten lost through time. To me this is what drives me on; to find new “old” groups that I never knew existed. I know a lot about all kinds of music (including classical) including but it seems every time I plough through stacks of these records at my dealers, I realize how much I don’t know when I find groups that are a new revelation to me. I have an insatiable desire for knowledge as each of these unknown groups (at least to me) helps to satisfy that!
This is what you can expect from me. And check my feedback.
1) Superior quality records and covers
2) VPI record machine cleaning of each record*
3) Translucent outer sleeves
4) MoFi professional archival inner sleeves
5) Sharing my knowledge about music and recommendations from my 40+ years experience
6) Careful and professional packing with records shipped outside the jackets
7) 14-day no questions asked return policy
8) Accurate visual grading under a strong light and play-grading as time allows.
9) Complete scans of covers, inserts and labels
10) I make two buying trips a month to seek out the best ‘fresh’ titles
FREE USA shipping if four or more titles are bought and discounts on international shipping.
I promise to at the minimum make very attempt to exceed your expectations with a no-nonsense approach and be there for you to help when I can with recommendations, returns or questions. NO ONE will give you better service and you can trust everything I say. Selling records is my only job these days (I am officially retired.) so I won’t accept anything that is less than what I would accept if I were the buyer. My feedback reflects this approach.
* Many dealers portray the VPI record cleaning machine as the magic elixir that when applied to a used record, it will magically make a used record sound like a new one. There is no magic here since each record presents new challenges but a lot of erroneous assumptions which lead to unrealistic expectations. The only tried and true method to clean records is to clean with a record machine and play and repeat that process over and over again using the fluid, brush and pad to initially clean the record of debris and residue of previous liquids and then use your stylus as it wiggles in the groove to loosen the dirt followed by the repetition of that process. Some records require just a cleaning or two and others could require numerous cleanings. It all depends on the amount of built-up crud in the grooves. I sell primarily records that are 30 to 50 years old and without knowing how these records have been cleaned over the years but accepting that affordable record-cleaning machines have been around only for about 20 years, some records can be a challenge. If you are serious about vinyl, you really need to check into either a Nitty-Gritty or a VPI machine to preserve your collection for a lifetime.
The SUBJECTIVE GRADING I use is:
VG (- or +), VG+ or VG++ equals EX, NM-/NM
COVER: The COVER has NO ring wear or scuffing
VINYL: NM- at least
The COVER has the look, feel and texture of NEW with no ring wear or scuffing. There is a slight outline of the record circumference in the paperboard from obvious long-term storage but no wear. The feel and look of the COVER is beautiful. The seams have no issues with the exception of a 1/4 inch separation on the top front and the paperboard at the slit opening has virtually no thumb breakdown. The COVER condition is somewhere between VG++ and NM- if you discount the 1/4 tear on the top seam and a very small gouge at the paperboard. It is just idiotic to try to explain this cover with VG, VG++ or NM- or some variation as you imagine. Make sure you note the cut-out on the right top front.
The VINIYL looks NM- at least when it is rotated under a strong light. There are no issues of significance. Of course that does NOT mean that you won't hear some 'pops' or 'ticks' here and there. It still is 43 years old and in use but it is outstanding. I just could not see anything that was a red flag to me when I looked at it under the strong light.
I am a music lover FIRST and a RECORD DEALER second.
As always, you get my TLC with VPI machine cleaning, a translucent outer sleeve and a MoFi archival inner sleeve at no extra charge.
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