SHIRLEY BASSEY: HANDS ACROSS THE SEA 1958 PHILIPS 78RPM EX/EX+ LOVELY COPY

	£		15
	$		20

WELCOME AGAIN TO MY CONTINUING RECORD COLLECTION CLEAROUT. ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE BOTH VISUALLY AND AURALLY GRADED AND THESE COME WITH A FULL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE. IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY JUST LET ME KNOW.
I HAVE DECIDED THAT IT'S TIME TO SELL MY BELOVED 78 RPM COLLECTION. IT COVERS MANY LABELS AND GENRES FROM THE LATE 40s UP TO 1959 WHEN VINYL SINGLES WERE OUTSELLING SHELLAC DISCS IN HUGE QUANTITIES SO I HAVE SOME QUITE RARE ITEMS
POSTING THESE CAN BE QUITE TRICKY DUE TO THEIR DELICATE NATURE BUT I WILL BE USING DEEP, STRONG BOXES WITH STIFF CARD AND PLENTY OF PACKING PEANUTS TO MAKE SURE THEY GET TO YOU IN ONE PIECE. PLEASE BEAR IN MIND THAT THE POSTAGE COST IS NOT JUST WHAT ROYAL MAIL CHARGE ME BUT ALSO THE COST OF ALL THE PACKING MATERIALS IN NEED TO BUY. I ALWAYS TRY TO KEEP POSTAGE COSTS TO A MINIMUM. POSTAGE DISCOUNTS ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE AND I CAN 5 OR 6 SHELLAC RECORDS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE. IF YOU WISH TO PURCHASE MULTIPLE ITEMS PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL INVOICE YOU ACCORDINGLY.
POSTAGE WILL BE £4.75 FOR THE FIRST RECORD WITH DISCOUNTS FOR LARGER ORDERS. DUE TO RECENT POSTAL LOSSES EVERYTHING WILL NOW BE SENT BY SIGNED FOR DELIVERY.
I WILL LIST THE MAJORITY OF THESE AS 'BUY IT NOW' FOR A QUICK TURNAROUND. CONDITION WISE, MOST OF THESE ARE IN DECENT CONDITION WITH A LOT LOOKING NEAR MINT (RARE FOR SHELLAC DISCS). BECAUSE OF THE DEEP CUT NATURE OF THE GROOVES THE PLAYBACK QUALITY TENDS TO BE UNAFFECTED BY LIGHT SCRATCHES AND MARKS AND THESE ALL PLAY FINE. I WILL LIST THEM BY LABEL AND WILL ADD TO THE LIST AS TIME ALLOWS. SOME HAVE COMPANY SLEEVES, SOME HAVE PLAIN SLEEVES AND SOME HAVE WHITE CARD SLEEVES. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS
IN ORDER TO SPEED UP THE LISTINGS I WILL KEEP INFO TO A MINIMUM BUT, AS ALWAYS, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS , PLEASE ASK


  TITLE:  HANDS ACROSS THE SEA/AS I LOVE YOU
YEAR: 1958
CAT NO:  PB 845

CONDITION VISUAL (A/B SIDE):  EX(+)/EX+
LABEL MARKS:  NONE

OTHER INFO:  A RARE COPY OF THIS COLLECTABLE 78 RPM DISC IN LOVELY CONDITION. MOST OF THESE OLD SHELLAC DISCS ARE USUALLY FOUND WITH MULTIPLE SCUFFS, SCRATCHES AND WORN GROOVES DUE TO HEAVY PICK UPS ON OLD EQUIPMENT. THIS COPY, HOWEVER, IS IN A LOVELY EX TO EX+ CONDITION SHOWING JUST THE ODD ULTRA FAINT SURFACE RUB AND NOTHING ELSE. NO SCUFFS, NO SCRATCHES AT ALL AND NO GROOVEWEAR. SHELLAC STILL HAS A DECENT SHEEN. HARD TO FIND IN SUCH NICE CONDITION. A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION. THIS IS MUCH EASIER TO FIND AS A 45 RPM.
 
 
GRADING INFORMATION:
MINT: NEW/SEALED (HIGHLY UNLIKELY FOR 78s)
NEAR MINT: NO OBVIOUS MARKS. POSSIBLY A FEW HAIRLINES IN STRONG LIGHT
EXCELLENT PLUS: ONE OR TWO VERY LIGHT SURFACE LINES/MARKS ONLY
EXCELLENT: LIGHT SURFACE MARKS/SCUFFS ONLY. NO SCRATCHES. NO AUDIBLE MARKS.
EXCELLENT MINUS: A FEW SURFACE MARKS/SCUFFS/RUBBING AND POSSIBLY THE ODD LIGHT HAIRLINE SCRATCH. NO AUDIBLE FLAWS.

VERY GOOD ++: SEVERAL SURFACE MARKS/SCUFFS/RUBBING BUT VERY FEW SCRATCHES. WILL PLAY FINE WITH NO AUDIBLE FLAWS. 
VERY GOOD PLUS: LIGHT MARKS/SCUFFS/RUBBING AND SOME LIGHT HAIRLINE SCRATCHES USUALLY ONLY TOUCHING THE SURFACE OF THE SHELLAC AND NOTHING THAT WILL HAVE ANY MAJOR AUDIO IMPACT.

VERY GOOD: LIGHT MARKS AND SCRATCHES WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A BIT OF SURFACE/BACKGROUND NOISE. USED BUT WITH NO MAJOR DEFECTS. WILL PLAY THROUGH FINE.

VERY GOOD MINUS: AUDIBLE SCRATCHES/MARKS BUT WILL PLAY THROUGH WITHOUT MAJOR ISSUE.
GOOD: WELL USED BUT PLAYABLE
FAIR: HEAVY MARKS. WILL PLAY BUT MAY STICK/JUMP.