BOB HOPE I Hope the sky falls on her head LP Indiepop

	£		130
	$		172

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Whiplash records : est. 1989

BOB HOPE - I Hope the sky falls on her head

Original UK LP

Drive Records (DRV 10)

Here we have one of the holy grails of Indiepop collecting, the wonderful and truly obscure split album with Bob Hope on one side and Smarter Than U on the other.

We have been searching for this album for over 10 years when it started appearing on wants lists, and this is the first copy we've ever found. This is despite tracking down the band ten years ago only to find that they had no copies either. I know several other people also contacted them, so i don't expect a secret hoarde of copies to be appearing.

I'd really lost hope of ever finding a copy of this, but just when you least expect it, and after a decade of searching, it finally turns up. Don't sleep on this one, it truly is a very rare record, even rarer than the Playing at Trains 12" (another we've never found).

Please note that we grade all records the same way, whether they're 40 years old or one year old.

CONDITION

Sleeve: VG++

Record: VG++

SHIPPING COSTS

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Rest of Europe: £10.00 (International Signed For)

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Our grading is strict so as not to disappoint, we have been selling on ebay since 1998 and know how important this is. Grading of records is done with the record angled under two 50 watt halogen spot lights. Scans are of actual item up for auction. All records are packed securely and most importantly packed outside of the picture sleeve (in a plain inner sleeve) so as to avoid seam splits during shipping.

Near Mint
Almost mint. Very minor paper scuffs and very little else can appear on the vinyl. This will most likely have occurred during packaging, or removing the record from the inner sleeve but obviously it had been handled with extreme care. Any flaw should be very hard to see. The cover should look as close to perfect with only minor signs of wear and/or age. Minor impressions to the cover (due to the outer edge of the vinyl resting inside) may be acceptable, however the artwork should be as close to perfect as can be.

Excellent
An excellent condition for vinyl will allow minor scuffs (Scuffs lay on top of the grooves) which are visible but only slightly.The wear should be minimal.The play should be close to perfect as well. Some impression to the cover (minor outer ring wear) but no ink wear. Some slight creases to the corners, but not wrinkled and obtrusive to the eye. The corners can show a little white, meaning slight wear. No seam splits or writing on the cover or taped repairs.

VG++
As Excellent but with a larger number of scuffs, maybe a couple of hairlines (very light scratch that can't be felt) or a couple of marks on each side. Sound quality should still be very close to that of an Excellent record with only minor crackle in quiet segments only, NO scratches that can be felt. Cover as Excellent but there may be a small seam split on the cover, or a very minimal amount of writing like a name written in small writing or a number. A VG++ record should be an acceptable record to live with if you aren't looking to pay the price of a Near Mint copy.

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