Ska-talites "SKA AUTHENTIC FROM JAMAICA" Orig LP RARE

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SKA AUTHENTIC FROM STUDIO 1 SKA-TALITES (RARE JA PRESS!) SHRINK

SKA AUTHENTIC FROM STUDIO 1 – PRESENTING THE SKA-TALITES

West Indies Records Unlimited, 13 Bell Road, Kingston 11, Jamaica, W. I. 

Red Deep Groove Label

A:  Tommy McCook – Freedom Sounds / Gaylads – Brown Skin Girl / Roland Alphonso – Full Dread / Andy and Joey – Wondering Now / Jackie Opel – Turn Your Lamp Down / Lee Perry – Mother-In-Law

B:  Roland Alphonso – Bridge View / Gaylads – Rolling Down / Roland Alphonso – Lee Oswald / Maytal – Heaven Declare / Tommy McCook – Sca – Ba / Delroy Wilson – Sammy Dead

COVER IS EXCELLENT and IN SHRINK.   Some light wear around opening.  A few tiny bumps in seams.  No splits.

RECORD LOOKS VERY GOOD (MINUS)

RECORD PLAYS VERY GOOD .

Side 1 is pressed a little off center.  It looks a bit odd when spinning – but play is not affected.   The defect is less visual on Side 2.  Again, play not is affected.

LABEL:  Side A clean with spindle marks, Side B has manufacturing error – plus spindle marks (see photo).

If you have any questions, please write.   Thanks for looking!

Record Grading:

MINT ---- Perfect.  No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains, labels or writing, tears or splits.  Still sealed albums are presumed MINT, but covers may not be.  See item for description.   I will not grade any opened album as "mint", since there's obviously been some handling.

NEAR MINT ---- Close, but one or two tiny flaws that do not impact play.   Vinyl may have a barely visible scuff mark, but no scratches.   Label is bright, clean and unmarked.   Covers should be close to perfect with minor signs of wear or age just becoming evident: very minor ring-wear, very minor denting to a corner---all being noted properly.  I very seldom grade anything NEAR MINT. 

EXCELLENT (or VERY GOOD PLUS PLUS)----  Disc plays near perfectly.  There could be scuffs or a hairline scratch that does not impact play.  Vinyl is bright and shiny.   Cover may have some slight corner creases or minor ringwear.

VERY GOOD PLUS ---- The record has been handled and played occasionally but very carefully. On a disc, there may be light paper scuffs from sliding in and out of a sleeve or the vinyl or some of the original luster may be lost, but the record remains "shiny".   Some minor scratches that do not affect play would be acceptably VG+ for most collectors.   VG PLUS records should only have minor surface noise during quiet passages or between tracks.  (Sometimes at this level, records "look" and "play" a little differently.  I do listen to at least some of the record to give you an honest assessment).    Covers are clean, but could have some writing marks (properly noted).   There may be some slight discoloration or staining, minor seam wear with creases or fraying in the corners.  (Again, all defects duly noted).

VERY GOOD ---- Record displays visible signs of handling and playing, such as loss of vinyl luster, light surface scratches, groove wear and spindle trails. Some audible surface noise, perhaps in quiet passages, but it should not overwhelm the musical experience. Usually a cover is VG when one or two of these problems are evident: ring wear, seam splits, bent corners, loss of gloss, stains, etc.

GOOD ---- Well played with little luster and significant surface noise. Despite defects, record appears that it will play all the way through without skipping---though it's possible it could.  Several cover flaws will be apparent, but should not obliterate the artwork---major seam splits, significant ring wear, tears, cuts, taping (all noted).  I will only sell VERY RARE "GOOD" records.   You could call them, "Collection Filler Only".

FAIR ---- Only the rarest stuff.  Not in great shape by any means, but RARE indeed.

I will ship your items in a cardboard mailer with polysleeve. 

If your item is lost in the mail, I can't be responsible.  So, please consider insuring for peace of mind.   PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR INSURANCE QUOTES.