BEATLES ABBEY ROAD RARE PRISTINE MINT PRO-USE SERIES JAPAN LP EALF-97001

$

134

VINYL

            Side 1:  plays Mint, visually flawless with no lines, marks or blemishes of any size even when viewed under halogen light

            Side 2:  same as side 1

LABELS

            Side 1:  Mint with no spindle marks

            Side 2:  same as sided 1

COVER

            Front:  Mint with solid seams, no ring wear and 4 sharp corners, obi intact

            Back:  no ring wear

INSERT:  clean and flat

INNER:   will come with a high quality UK archival inner

DESCRIPTION:  I’m the original owner, so this LP is in the same condition as when first purchased. Flawless Mint cover and a high gloss disc that plays perfectly. Played less than 5 times on high end equipment. Superior to MFSL.

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I ship once a week, but always within 5 days of your payment. Combined shipping is possible for up to three LPs with a small surcharge for added weight.

Records are shipped in the highest quality 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.

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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 

   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.