PINK FLOYD (LP/33rpm) A Saucerful of Secrets, 1968 Tower ST-5131 Stereo (VG-VG+)
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PINK FLOYD with this 1968 LP "A Saucerful of Secrets." On the orange Tower label ST-5131. Stereo. Etched matrix reads: ST1-5131-B2. This was their 2nd album. Mfg in USA. Produced by Norman Smith. Recorded in England. They used a song from Syd Barrett here, but he was on the outs before this was actually produced.
Side 1: Let There Be More Light (Roger Waters); Remember A Day (Rick Wright); Set the Controls For the Heart of the Sun (Roger Waters); Corporal Clegg (Roger Waters)
Side 2: A Saucerful of Secrets (Waters, Wright, Mason, Gilmore); See Saw (Rick Wright); Jugband Blues (Syd Barrett)
I made a sound bite of a minute or so of each song so you can hear the louder ones and the soft ones and you can decide it you are okay with the sound. I can't post the .wav file here, but it is on filedropper.com, so you will have to email me here for the link. Then you copy and paste it in your browser that takes you to FDropper and it recognizes the link and right away the Pink Floyd file show up for you to Download to your computer. It was fine if I was moving around the house while playing it because the crackles aren't right in your ear 2 feet away.
I give the cover a Good Plus (G+) only because of the side seam tears. The vinyl a Very Good (VG) to Very Good Plus (VG+) because of the crackles, but not strong everywhere.
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Feel free to email me for more information on an item. If you end up buying more than 2 records at once, I can combine postage and send you a bit of money back via Paypal.
SHIPPING: Will ship within one-two days of receiving payment via Paypal and will ship between Monday and Friday. Will ship in 45 rpm and LP mailers with inserts and bubblewrap for protection. Will provide tracking number also within the USA. Ships out of the Cleveland, Ohio area. I will ship via First Class mail to Great Britain, Germany, France, Netherlands, and Japan for $13.00 shipping charges on one to two 7-inch 45 rpm records (under 8 oz.) and $21.00 for 12-inch albums (over 9 oz.). Canada shipments are $10.00 for one or two 7-inch 45 rpm records (under 8 oz) and $15.00 for a 12" LP or two (over 9 oz). (Postage rates increased in 2016 for non-USA countries, unfortunately!) For overseas countries, Ebay will email you the invoice which includes this shipping charge over and above the winning bid. You are responsible for customs' duties charges, if any.
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Guidelines I use to rate the quality of these records (based on the Goldmine Grading Guide):
NM: Near Mint - Vinyl, still shiny, as if opened for the first time. No writing or stickers on the vinyl. No obvious scratches. Label: No writing or stickers and no fading of the label. LP cover should have no creases, folds, seam splits or similar defects.
NM-: Near Mint Minus (My grading item/description). Similar to NM but will have some very light scratches on the vinyl not affecting the sound quality. No writing or stickers on label and no fading (or ringwear) on cover or label.
EX: Excellent - Not quite a Goldmine Standard Listing, but being used by many now. Cover: No ink wear, minor creases to corners, no seam tears. Vinyl can have scratches, but not felt by your fingers. Sound quality must be mint. No more than 15% of the surface should have wear or scuffs on it. To me, EX is like a VG++.
VG+: Very Good Plus - Similar to NM- except that on the label, there may be a sticker or writing, but it shows very little wear. There may be only a couple light surface scratches on the grooves, but do not affect the playback with noise or skips. You may only see these scratches if you put them under a bright light and really look for them. The cover might have light creasing or minor seam or corner wear, but still in great condition to show off.
VG to VG-: Very Good to Very Good Minus - May not be that shiny anymore and you will see scratches without putting it under a bright light, but they still would not affect the quality of the playback. The sound quality is still pretty good, maybe a little noise, but not enough to detract from the listening experience. The label might have some fading around it, besides having stickers or writing. The cover may have obvious ringwear in the middle or around the perimeter of where the record was, maybe some side seam splits, or little tears at the top or side where the record goes back into. If less defects, then it's a VG. If it has all this just mentioned, then a VG-.
G, G+: Good or Good Plus - It doesn't mean the vinyl is trashed. It plays though without skipping, but may have heavy noise or fuzz sound because of age, quality, or worn-down grooves. Heavy writing or stickers on the label, ringwear is very obvious on the cover and cover probably has seam splits. But, amazingly, for the vinyl, if you have special audio LP recording software, you could probably clean up those crackles and fuzzes, if you want to create a CD of it for yourself.
P: Poor - This is when the vinyl is warped to the point it warps the playback also. Or it's cracked, but it may or may not still play without a skip. If a picture sleeve is with it, this is torn or marked up bigtime. But someone may want to have it for nostalgia or even attempt to fix it.
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