CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTH (Very Rare) 360 SOUND 1st Press NM

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CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY (Very Rare) 360 SOUND 1st Pressing

 

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ALL open LP's and 45's are professionally cleaned on our top-end "NITTY GRITTY" record cleaning system! We also provide brand new anti-static inner sleeves and heavy-gauge outer sleeves for the ultimate in vinyl preservation!!

Additionally, we pack and ship ALL RECORDS very securely with the vinyl on the outside of the jacket and double bubble wrapped inside custom over-sized heavy-gauge shipping boxes....Because We Care!!!

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Featured Auction Item:

"CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY"

2 LP Set

1969 Columbia Records Original Release

# GP-8

Heavy-gauge Rigid vinyl

"360 SOUND" STEREO labels

"Chicago Transit Authority" on the jacket title edge

This is an Original issue with plain paper innersleeves!

The Vinyl Records are: play graded NM+ / visually graded NM with gorgeous ultra-clean highly glossy wax...very gentle surface undulations during play...clean unworn and unmarked labels!

Whoa...SWEET!!!

Seriously Incredible Crisp Clean Sonics!!

I suppose this LP set would be considered a "HOT STAMPER" according to this luxury audiophile site I was recently introduced to by a new friend...

The Mobile Fidelity edition DOES NOT EVEN COME CLOSE!!

THIS ORIGINAL KICKS IT'S ASS!!!

If the winning bidder doesn't agree...I'LL BUY IT BACK!

I'll even pay the postage both ways....

TRAIL-OFF MATRIX:

side one matrix:  XSM139684-1A

side two matrix:  XSM139685-1J

side three matrix:   XSM-139839-1F 1

side four matrix:  XSM139840-1F

The referenced matrix are STAMPED on sides 1,2 and 4, and oddly side 3 is spizer/hand ENGRAVED in the trail-off/dead wax...

The Gatefold Jacket is in crisp solid condition, with the typical, albeit minor surface rubbing - more on the front than on the back...mild edge and corner rubbing...one very short (1/2" long) seam split on the top back gate corner...the hinge is very crisp and hasn't been fully opened, so it wants to stay closed like a new book...a few minor top gate corner creases...but who cares....the vinyl is the BOMB!!

The vinyls have been professionally cleaned on our Nitty Gritty system and placed inside brand new Mobile Fidelity innersleeves...

The original plain paper innersleeves are also included with this very desireable LP set...

TRACKS:

Introduction

Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?

Beginnings

Questions 67 and 68

Listen

Poem

Free Form Guitar <--Awesome!

South California Purples

I'm A Man

Prologue, August 29, 1968

Someday (August 29, 1968)

Liberation

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****     Shipping and Insurance Info.     ****

The following Shipping Rates are for the 1st LP.

US destinations: $5.00  Media Mail 5-9 business days

US destinations: $9.50  Priority Mail 2-3 business days

Canada: $7.50  UPS Standard International

Worldwide: $18.00  First Class Mail International

All US destination items include Delivery Confirmation 

Add $2.00 for each additional LP (US and Canada)

Add $3.00 for each additional LP (Worldwide)

We do offer automatic shipping discounts for multiple item purchases.

International Shipments over 4 lbs. require Priority Mail International. Insurance is only available on International shipments with either Priority or Registered Mail. Please inquire for actual shipping rates..

Insurance is offered and highly recommended for an additional $1.65 for the first $50.00 coverage (US destinations). Uninsured items that arrive damaged are the sole responsibility of the purchaser. We will not be held liable for uninsured items.

PLEASE NOTE: All Domestic and International shipments valued over $50.00 USD require Insured Mail.

Additionally, (due to worldwide rampant fraud and/or Postal Delivery problems) the following buyers are required to have their items FULLY INSURED Regardless:

All U.S. Buyers with a feedback rating below 20

All International Buyers with a feedback rating below 30

All Buyers with ANY negative feedback from other sellers

All Russian Federation deliveries

**********     Grading Info.     **********

We adhere to strict Goldmine Grading Standards

All of our LP's Are GUARANTEED!

All Vinyl LP's are both Visually and Play-Graded  For Quality Assurance

Visual inspection is performed with optimal 2x 100 watt Overhead Lighting 

Play-grading is performed on a Numark Professional USB interfaced turntable, Shure M97xE Audiophile cartridge, and Sennheiser HD 280 Pro headphones.

By Popular International Request

This is a numeric grading scale:

MINT  10.0

MINT-  9.9

NM  9.5

EX++  9.0

EX+  8.5

EX  8.0

VG++  7.0

VG+  6.0

VG 5.0

Anything below VG 5.0 is not really in collectible condition and would not sound good enough to play regularly, in my opinion.

 The Bottom Line:

If it isn't something that I'd play on my system, or something that I can't stand behind...I will not sell it!!