SIMON & GARFUNKEL BOOKENDS 1RST EDIT STEREO LP & POSTER PLAYS MINT KCS 9529
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Description
VINYL
Side 1: plays Mint with a surprising lack of surface static for Columbia, visually extremely glossy and as close to Mint as you’ll find
Side 2: same as side 1
LABELS
Side 1: a very faint nearly invisible spindle mark
Side 2: same as side 1
COVER
Front: VG+ with solid seams and spine, has ring wear & ink rubs in corners and edges, staple holes in upper left
Back: has some ring wear and faint initials in upper left
POSTER: Clean and flat with no tape residue or pin holes
INNER: comes with an archival inner
DESCRIPTION: The vinyl is as close to perfect as you’re likely to find, the cover has some handling wear noted above. This would be a great upgrade for someone with a Mint cover looking for a better disc.
_______________________________I ship once a week, but always within 5 days of your payment.
Records are shipped in standard LP mailers with the record secured outside of the cover to avoid seam splits. Returned LPs must be shipped in the same way. Damage to the cover or disc will result in a reduced refund amount.
Please don’t bid if If you own a Crosley or similar inexpensive (aka “cheap”) turntable.
LPs that play perfectly well on a real turntable may have problems playing correctly on a toy turntable with no ability to adjust tone arm tracking weight or anti-skid. These junk tables will destroy your collection. My advice: stop buying LPs until you purchase a real (non-USB) turntable, new or used.
Domestic shipping includes tracking.
International shipping for a single LP is:
$24 for LP selling for $19 or less
$39 by Registered Mail for an LP selling between $20 and $74
$49 by Priority with for an LP selling for $75 or over
Fee will be adjusted after close of auction if incorrect. Any excess shipping charge will be refunded after accounting for box and postage.
I ship to: Canada, Europe (with exceptions), the UK, Japan, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Australia and Singapore
I do not ship to: China, Central or South America, Mexico, Russia, Italy, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, India or Africa
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I began buying records in the mid 60’s and I've always been fanatical about record care and storage.
The records I sell are from my personal collection, including backup copies. I've never been one to buy VG records or anything with an audible scratch, which eliminates the vast majority. If I do miss an audible flaw, then kindly contact me and it will be rectified.
I use standard US grading plus the UK grade of EX in order to eliminate the dreaded VG+++
Records are first inspected under a halogen light (the only light that shows every flaw) and any blemishes are examined with a 10x power magnifier which allows the grooves to be fully inspected. Then they’re play graded on a Linn Sondek LP12.
Over the decades, I've seen grading fads come and go, such as: “visual” grading by people who don't own a turntable; the current use of nonsense grades like NM+ and NM- as well as the dubious belief that there’s no such thing as a mint record.
As a record buyer, I've had a lot of over graded “garage sale” LPs arrive covered with gritty dust and greasy fingerprints while the seller claims a “visual” grade based on fantasy. Be assured that my records will arrive clean and fingerprint free.
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