THE HASKELS 7” POWER POP EP TAKING THE CITY BY STORM + SIGNED PHOTO

$

263

Up for auction this week on the Milwaukee Hits records label, is the Haskels self-titled EP from 1980. The songs are Taking The City By Storm; Body Language; Daddy’s Girl and Baby Let’s French. The jewel in the crown of Milwaukee punk, the Haskels featured two distinctive songwriters, Presley Haskel and Richard LaValliere, and a drummer, Guy Hoffman, who went on to play with the BoDeans and Violent Femmes. They were as deft at reiterating the verities of great rock'n'roll as they were in taking the songs out of the box and into the bizarrely hilarious. This is a very tough to find private Power Pop/Punk single from Milwaukee which is even difficult to find in Milwaukee because only 500 were pressed. Some of these tracks were included on a comp called Killed By Death 8.5. This is truly a fantastic EP single, and the best part is the incredible condition. Most Punk records are torched, but not this one!

The record is in beautiful M- condition, just a hair’s breath from Mint.

The fold open, textured Picture Sleeve is EX+ condition. There are a couple light creases along the left side of the sleeve, a small light crease on the lower right corner, and a small, ¼” dent in the center of the back of the sleeve.

Also included in this package is a Framed Photo Signed by Jerome F. Brish (R.I.P.)

The low starting bid makes this an easy decision! Don’t hesitate! Thanks for looking, Good Luck and Happy Bidding! Visually Graded Only using the Record Collector Magazine Grading System!

GRADING SCALE

Mint (M): The record , cover and all inserts are in absolutely perfect condition. If there is even one flaw, such as the cover photo being crooked, the record is M- or Near Mint at best. We do not use this grade, even for sealed/new records.

Mint - (M-): The highest grade we use, as we believe there are no such things as “Mint” records. Full vinyl gloss. Label not faded. No signs of wear on disc or cover.

Excellent ++ (EX++): Not quite M-, may have literally one or two very minor flaws; ONE light paper scuff; small writing on label and/or cover; dinged corner; etc.

Excellent + (EX+): Slightly better than EX. Has a few very minor flaws.

Excellent (EX): Better than average. Has a few minor flaws, very minor label wear. Very little or no lessening of sound quality. The cover may have slight wear or creasing.

Excellent - (EX-): A bit better than average. Light scuffing, a few very light scratches (“needle scuffs”); little deterioration in sound. The cover may have a small seam split. Ring wear and/or seam wear may be more prominent

Very Good ++ (VG++): Not quite EX-; slight scuffing and possibly some graying in the grooves. No major deterioration in sound quality.

Very Good + (VG+): Only slightly better than average condition; the record has obviously been played. Light scuffs and some light scratches (“needle scuffs”) are visible. Only slight deterioration/distortion in sound.

Very Good (VG): Average condition. Used but not abused. Scratches and hiss can be heard upon playback. Normal wear and tear on cover will be present in the way of split seams/spine or moderate to heavy ring wear. Generally worth 50% of Mint condition value.

Very Good - (VG-): Just slightly less than average, still a good record to play. Has numerous scratches and scuffs; a few “clicks” or “pops” and hiss will be heard upon playback. This is usually the lowest grade we use on eBay.

Good + (G+): Good plus is just slightly better than Good. Sound quality is noticeably deteriorated.

Good (G): Good is less than average. Has little or no original gloss, graying grooves, and heavy scratches, many of which are heard upon playback. Continual surface noise will be heard.

Good - (G-):Less than Good. Record possibly/probably skips.

Fair: Bad. Possibly unplayable. Collection gap-filler.

Poor: Usually cracked or broken, it is usually only good to fill a gap in a collection until a better one comes along. With very few exceptions (like a Robert Johnson 78 on Vocalion) Poor records are virtually worthless.

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