NEIL'S HEAVY CONCEPT ALBUM *WEA WX 12, 1984* w/Unique promo letter to The Tube

	£		40
	$		53

I use Goldmine Grading (with additional "Excellent" category from Record Collector Grading) as per eBay grading for vinyl, sleeves and inlay.

See guide at end of description for an explanation of terms. Any further description will be added to the details below and to the condition field in the listing.

ARTIST Neil

TITLE Neil's Heavy Concept Album

DATE 1984

LABEL WEA

COUNTRY UK

GENRE Humour, Rock, Pop

STYLE Comedy, Alternative Rock, Psychedelic Rock

CATALOGUE NUMBER WX 12

BARCODE n/a

RECORD GRADING Excellent PLAY TESTED OCTOBER 2023 In great, flat, tidy condition with minimal wear to playing surface – playback did not reveal any ticks, skips or surface noise. Very well looked after and in great condition, played a handful of times on purchase in 1980s and then recorded onto 8 Track or tape cassette and stored. Labels clean with no marks.

SLEEVE GRADING Excellent - Lovely clean and tidy sleeve has retained its original shape, minimal scuffs to corners. No price tags, sticker marks or residue

INLAY CONDITION Excellent - Original red inner sleeve, light ring wear but flat and corners undamaged. Original cardboard insert in brilliant condition with no creases or folds, has small patch of colour transfer from red inner sleeve, see pictures

OTHER 

Comes with signed letter from Bill Fowler at WEA to Malcolm Gerrie at The Tube dated 13 November 1984

FULL MATRIX/RUNOUT

Side A, Variant 1: R/S Alsdorf 240524-1 AX

Side B, variant 1: R/S Alsdorf 240524-1 B UK 

TRACKLIST

A1 Hello Vegetables

A2 Hole In My Shoe

A3 Heavy Potato Encounter

A4 My White Bicycle

A5 Neil The Barbarian

A6 Lentil Nightmare

A7 Computer Alarm

A8 Wayne

A9 The Gnome

A10 Cosmic Jam

B1 Golf Girl

B2 Bad Karma In The UK

B3 Our Tune

B4 Ken

B5 The End Of The World Cabaret

B6 No Future (God Save The Queen)

B7 Floating

B8 Hurdy Gurdy Man

B9 Paranoid Remix (Incorporating The Hole In My Shoe)

B10 The Amoeba Song (From A Very Cellular Song)

From my personal collection. Very well looked after and in great condition, played a handful of times on purchase in 1980s and then recorded onto 8 Track or tape cassette and stored. Labels clean with no marks.

All vinyl cleaned (no alcohol, no ammonia) and fully play checked before listing

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Posted in format specific packaging - custom vinyl mailer with stiffener

12" vinyl with a value of between £20 and £50 is posted via Royal Mail 2nd Class Signed For Small Parcel

Record will be packaged in an additional inner to avoid damage to original inner. I endeavour to post items in secure and considerate packaging – see feedback for positive reviews of packaging.

There is one 12” record in this item.

Goldmine Grading for vinyl, sleeves and inlay

Mint (M)

Absolutely perfect in every way. Certainly never been played, possibly even still sealed. Should be used sparingly as a grade, if at all. 

Near Mint (NM or M-)

A nearly perfect record. A NM or M- record has more than likely never been played, and the vinyl will play perfectly, with no imperfections during playback. Many dealers won't give a grade higher than this implying (perhaps correctly) that no record is ever truly perfect. The record should show no obvious signs of wear. A 45 RPM or EP sleeve should have no more than the most minor defects, such as any sign of slight handling. An LP cover should have no creases, folds, seam splits, cut-out holes, or other noticeable similar defects. The same should be true of any other inserts, such as posters, lyric sleeves, etc. 

Excellent (EX)

The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening of sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and / or creasing.

I will use this grade when I consider a record to be in outstanding condition, even though I know it has been played. A record may have a handful of light, barely visible scratches to the playing surface as a result of careful use. As all vinyl is play tested there will have been no noticeable faults during playback.

Very Good Plus (VG+)

Generally worth 50% of the Near Mint value. A Very Good Plus record will show some signs that it was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. Defects should be more of a cosmetic nature, not affecting the actual playback as a whole. Record surfaces may show some signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or very light scratches that don't affect one's listening experiences. Slight warps that do not affect the sound are "OK". The label may have some ring wear or discoloration, but it should be barely noticeable. Spindle marks may be present. Picture sleeves and inner sleeves will have some slight wear, slightly turned-up corners, or a slight seam split. An LP cover may have slight signs of wear, and may be marred by a cut-out hole, indentation, or cut corner. In general, if not for a couple of minor things wrong with it, this would be Near Mint. 

Very Good (VG)

Generally worth 25% of Near Mint value. Many of the defects found in a VG+ record will be more pronounced in a VG disc. Surface noise will be evident upon playing, especially in soft passages and during a song's intro and fade, but will not overpower the music otherwise. Groove wear will start to be noticeable, as with light scratches (deep enough to feel with a fingernail) that will affect the sound. Labels may be marred by writing, or have tape or stickers (or their residue) attached. The same will be true of picture sleeves or LP covers. However, it will not have all of these problems at the same time. Goldmine price guides with more than one price will list Very Good as the lowest price. 

Good (G), Good Plus (G+)

Generally worth 10-15% of the Near Mint value. A record in Good or Good Plus condition can be played through without skipping. But it will have significant surface noise, scratches, and visible groove wear. A cover or sleeve will have seam splits, especially at the bottom or on the spine. Tape, writing, ring wear, or other defects will be present. While the record will be playable without skipping, noticeable surface noise and "ticks" will almost certainly accompany the playback.