THEM (LP/33 rpm) Here Comes The Night. Mono. Parrot PA 61005. 1965 (VG+-EX)

$

60

Here is the band THEM (with Van Morrison) with their LP Here Comes The Night in Mono version.  From 1965. This is the first pressing of this LP as later versions highlighted "Gloria" instead of Here Comes The Night.  Matrix reads ARL 6801 - 1 ... (1... is really tiny) and farther down it's marked Bell Sound SF.  

You can see the titles on the photos here.  The cover looks great.  It does have some very light whitish ring wear showing up on the front cover.  The side seam is in great condition except for the bottom left corner which is a little bit torn.  No tears on the open side. Back cover looks great.  Just  little ringwear showing up over the T on the word THEM. 

I played it though on my Technics turntable.  I was stunned at the great sound quality.  Even though I see on Side 1 4 light surface scratches and 1 in the matrix area, there were no skips or pops or even crackle noises!  Side 2 has about 4 light scratches and none of this affected the playback.  No skips or pops.  I barely heard one tune that had about 3 crackles in it, but I was listening for that and had my ears to the speakers.  Probably no one would notice it during regular playback/listening because the LP is rock!  Comes only with a plain white sleeve.

I rate the vinyl as Excellent (EX) (for sound) and the cover at Very Good Plus-Plus (VG++) (not quite Excellent due to ring wear!) 

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SHIPPING:  Will ship within one-two days of receiving payment via Paypal and will ship between Monday and Friday. Will ship in 45 rpm and LP mailers with inserts and bubblewrap for protection. Will provide tracking number also within the USA. Ships out of the Cleveland, Ohio area. I will ship via Standard Services USPS First Class mail to Great Britain, Germany, France, Netherlands, and Japan for $14.00 shipping charges on one to two 7-inch 45 rpm records (under 8 oz.) and $23.00 for 12-inch albums (over 9 oz.). Canada shipments are approximately $10.50 for one or two 7-inch 45 rpm records (under 8 oz) and $17.00 for a 12" LP or two (over 9 oz).  For overseas countries, Ebay will email you the invoice which includes this shipping charge over and above the winning bid. You are responsible for customs' duties charges, if any.

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Guidelines I use to rate the quality of these records (based on the Goldmine Grading Guide):

NM:Near Mint - Vinyl, still shiny, as if opened for the first time. No writing or stickers on the vinyl. No obvious scratches. Label: No writing or stickers and no fading of the label.

NM-: Near Mint Minus - Similar to NM but will have some very light scratches on the vinyl not affecting the sound quality. No writing or stickers on label and no fading (or ringwear) on cover or label.

EX: Excellent - Not quite a Goldmine Standard Listing, but being used by many now. Cover: No ink wear, minor creases to corners, no seam tears. Vinyl can have scratches, but not felt by your fingers. Sound quality must be mint. No more than 15% of the surface should have wear or scuffs on it. To me, EX is like a VG++.

VG+: Very Good Plus - Similar to NM- except that on the label, there may be a sticker or writing, but it shows very little wear. There may be only a couple light surface scratches on the grooves, but do not affect the playback with noise or skips. You may only see these scratches if you put them under a bright light and really look for them. The cover might have light creasing or minor seam or corner wear, but still in great condition to show off.

VG to VG-: Very Good to Very Good Minus - May not be that shiny anymore and you will see scratches without putting it under a bright light, but they still would not affect the quality of the playback. The sound quality is still pretty good, maybe a little noise, but not enough to detract from the listening experience. The label might have some fading around it, besides having stickers or writing. The cover may have obvious ringwear in the middle or around the perimeter of where the record was, maybe some side seam splits, or little tears at the top or side where the record goes back into. If less defects, then it's a VG. If it has all this just mentioned, then a VG-.

G, G+: Good or Good Plus - It doesn't mean the vinyl is trashed. It plays though without skipping, but may have heavy noise or fuzz sound because of age, quality, or worn-down grooves. Heavy writing or stickers on the label, ringwear is very obvious on label and cover probably has seam splits. But, amazingly, if you have special audio LP recording software, you could probably clean up those crackles and fuzzes, if you want to create a CD of it for yourself.

P: Poor - This is when the vinyl is warped to the point it warps the playback also. Or it's cracked, but it may or may not still play without a skip. If a picture sleeve is with it, this is torn or marked up bigtime. But someone may want to have it for nostalgia or even attempt to fix it.