ORIGINAL JAMES BROWN THINK BABY COVER 1961
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PLEASE TAKE TIME TO CAREFULLY READ THE DESCRIPTIONS BEFORE BIDDING, THANK YOU!
I take a great deal of pride providing for you, rare, quality, clean and well kept albums that you will be proud to own. I also promptly ship in well sealed, safe containers.
35% of my rare albums have been shipped to the following countries: AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, CANADA, DENMARK, ENGLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, NETHERLANDS, RUSSIA, SPAIN and SWEDEN, with the remaining 65% staying in the UNITED STATES.
Most of the albums you will be viewing are from my 50+ year old collection and are original issues. Sometimes I include albums given to me or purchased from friends or relatives. I do not go to swap meets, garage sales, or thrift stores. I do go to record conventions as time permits. You will be bidding for very rare, original issue and quality albums. Sometime I will list rare re-issues or later pressings. They will be stated as (re) in the listing. I use Goldmine Standard Catalog as a grading guideline and tend to get conservative.
All records are played through prior to listing for accurate grading.
GRADING GUIDELINES!(NM or NM-) NM records are shiny with no visible defects such as writing, stickers or spindle marks on the labels. The album cover should have no creases, folds, seam splits or any signs of human handling. It also will have no ring wear.
(VG+) or (Excellent) May show some slight signs of wear, including light scuffs or very light scratches that do not affect the listening experience. Slight warps that do not affect the sound are OK. Minor signs of handling are OK. The cover might be marred by a cutout marking, small hole punch, a cut in the spine or a promotional stamp and even a tiny bit of ring wear.
(VG) Will have more obvious flaws such as lack of gloss, groove wear, light scratches and needle marks. When played there will be surface noise that will not overpower the music overall. Noise in the passages, between songs is common. The cover may have minor seam splits, writing, tape, stickers, ring wear and scuffs.
(VG-) Just a compounding of the VG category. Many obvious flaws but if the record is rare, may very well be worthwhile. I usually do not list records lower the above grades.
Remember, when you are bidding, most of these records are usually 50+ years old and have been out of print for a very long time. When you consider that, damage, loss, and normal use or wear has reduced the market to the point that few of these wonderful treasures are even available today.
I ship worldwide and accept Paypal, Cashier's check, or personal check. My auctions usually close Saturday or Sunday and I ship the next day (Monday morning) with a delivery confirmation or Customs Declaration. If you are not getting your albums within a few days, check with your post office.
I have shipped over 5,000 albums since 1998 and have never had an album lost or delivered damaged.Due to the value of my collection, I will help save you shipping fees. I have ordered special album boxes for shipping. All boxes will have four FRAGILE, Phonograph Record stickers. This is an attempt to let the postal people know they are handling sensitive boxes. There will also be a mailing conformation. Albums will have clear covers with inserts. Thank you for your interest. I hope the information is of value to you. Be sure to review my feedback and PLEASE TAKE TIME TO CAREFULLY READ DESCRIPTIONS BEFORE BIDDING. Thank you and Good luck bidding!
FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION: You are bidding for a mega rare 1961 original first pressing of Think by James Brown and record on the King Label 683 in High Fidelity. This is the Black Label 3" Crownless King Label and valued for $600+NM in the Goldmine Price Guide and this is a VG++. The thick album cover is in very nice condition for its age. There is no ring wear, writing, scuffs, tears or wrinkles. There is slight discoloration and very nice seam repair to protect this most rare and valuable record. The liner notes in back are clean, showing just a hint of discoloration. The thick, deep groove has been well cared for and is in pristine condition with clean black labels showing few spindle marks from minimal use. I inspected the rare record under a 100 watt light and there were no feelable scratches, scuffs or line grooves and few surface marks/paper cuts from minimal use. I played the record just prior to listing and there were no sticks, skips, loud pops or hisses. It was a truly a superb listening experience. The songs include; Side 1, Think, Good Good Lovin', Wonder When You're Coming Home, I'll Go Crazy, This Old Heart, I Know It's True. Side 2, Bewildered, I'll Never Never Let You Go, You've Got The Power, If You Want Me, Baby You're Right, So Long. James Brown, The baby Cover and some of his finest recordings. It just doesn't get much better than this and based on the Goldmine Guide, the album is graded a strong VG, the quality of the listening experience VG+++ and the record VG++. There is no reserve.
