ZAPPA MOTHERS OF INVENTION RUBEN & THE JETS BLUE VERVE LP PLAYS MINT V6 5055-X

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VINYL

            Side 1:   Plays Mint with quiet surface, visually as close to perfect as you'll find with a couple of inner sleeve wispy lines barely visible even under halogen light, most normal humans would call it visually Mint, high gloss

            Side 2:   same as side 1

LABELS

            Side 1:  a couple of very light spindle marks on the first edition blue Verve labels

            Side 2:  same as side 1

COVER

            Front:   EX- with solid seams and a fat square spine, corners rubbed, light ring wear especially at top, cut out in lower left

            Back:    more ring wear than the front, inside of gatefold is perfect

INNER:   original MGM/Verve inner plus an archival  

DESCRIPTION:   Superb vinyl condition with original blue Verve labels in a very solid cover. Amusing songs which are different versions than those on “Freak Out”.

   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.

  Domestic shipping includes tracking.

  International shipping for a single LP is:

$20 for an LP selling for $35 or less (double LPs are $29).

$32 by Registered Mail for an LP selling between $36 and $75.

$39 by Priority with tracking & insurance (depending on destination) for an LP selling over $75.

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, China, New Zealand, Australia and Malaysia              

I do not ship to: 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.