Pharoah Sanders; Karma; Impulse 9181; OG, First Stereo Press, Gatefold Free Jazz

$

80

OG FIRST PRESSING ALERT!!!! It's in decent shape -- visuals are a bit meh though. Playback is nice though.
See below for more detail:

VINYL: VG (6.0 of 10) First pressing, Side B is mislabeled as "Colors." The visuals on the LP are a little rough -- a few whips. There's also circular lines on each side, around the circumference of the LP -- which is odd. It looks a little raw, but playback was nice. VG- visuals, VG playback. I'll just call it a VG, but just be aware there's some visuals that look a little meh -- not much in the way of ticks and crackles though. Mostly clean playback, but perhaps a tick or crackle every now and then.
COVER: VG+ (8.5 of 10) Great shape. Gloss is fantastic, no writing, splits, tearing, etc ... Corners are still fairly sharp also. A little age and handling wear is all. _______ Now the standard messages:

GRADING: Yes I use standard grading. HOWEVER, I will NEVER use the word "mint" or "near mint" to describe a used LP ... sorry, won't do it. The highest I go is VG+. I use a number after to more represent a combination of how the vinyl looks and how it sounds. 10 is the best. I'll describe what I see in addition. I've found the combination of these two can minimize expectation gaps. But ask questions when in doubt.

CLEANING: Yes. All vinyl is cleaned ... on my own machine I made. Vacuum machine. I wash and rinse with my own formula cleaners -- once with my enzyme cleaner, and rinsed with my own distilled water/alcohol formula. ... this process has worked for me for years.

TESTING: Yes, but not the whole album. I've listened to passages of records I sell. I do NOT listen to the entire album. I DO play passages, testing for any clear distortion, groove wear, crackles, pops, etc. But no, the entire LP is not played through it's entirety. I play on a Lenco L70, via AT MM cart; tube preamp, a Dynaco ST-70 all tube amp to Klipsch speakers. An super tubey setup, right!?
SHIPPING: Free anywhere Media Mail, domestic. Overseas is BY WEIGHT, so check that weight before bidding, you overseas-ers! LPs shipped in a proper box with plastic sleeve, and yes, vinyl shipped outside the sleeve. 
RETURNS: Generally a no go, unless you have a compelling reason. But if there's a serious problem, I'm sure we can figure it out with a return. I mean, I am an adult ... allegedly. But I do try to describe accurately, offer time for questions, and I deal in used records, not new stuff ... yes, it's always kind of a gamble buying via eBay, which is why I try to do my best to make an objective attempt to describe the LP in question. ASK QUESTIONS WHEN IN DOUBT. I promise, we can make this an easy transaction