EPITAPH FOR A LEGEND International Artists STILL SEALED 2LP 13th Floor Elevators

$

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Epitaph for a Legend - Various artists compilation (International Artists ? number), 1980.  STILL SEALED
Double LP compilation of prime Texas acid psych and garage folk and blues artifacts from the vaults of Lelan Rogers's International Artists label.  Released in 1980, this contains music going back to the mid-60s and the formation of the label and the formation of acts such as The 13th Floor Elevators and Red Krayola.  Also featured are label mates Lightnin' Hopkins and Dave Allen along with lesser known IA acts Charles Chaynes, The Chaparrals, Thursday's Children, Sonny Hall, Inner Sense, Clementine Hall, Big Walter, The Emperors and pre-13th Floor era Spades.  Includes radio program snippets and radio commercials for IA albums.
Way cool and creepy cover art depicting a dilapidated church with the Houston skyline in the distance, the church surrounded by headstones commemorating each of the original 12 album releases on International Artists.
A must for psych and garage band collectors.
Condition:  Still Sealed, Mint condition. 
All records are visually graded unless stated otherwise.   Extremely conservative (and ACCURATE) grading.  
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Packaged in professional heavy cardboard mailers.  Records are removed from covers for shipping; cardboard inserts are provided for extra protection.
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GRADING GUIDELINES:
Mint (M)   Absolutely perfect in every way.  Appears to have never been played, possibly even still sealed.
Near Mint (NM or M-)   A nearly perfect record showing no obvious signs of wear. A 45 RPM or EP sleeve should have no more than the most minor defects, such as almost invisible ring wear or other signs of slight handling. 
An LP cover should have no creases, folds, seam splits or other noticeable similar defects.  Basically, an LP in near mint condition looks as if you just got it home from a new record store and removed the shrink wrap. 
Very Good Plus (VG+)   A Very Good Plus record will show some signs that it was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it.  Record surfaces may show some signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or very light scratches that don't affect one's listening experiences. Slight warps that do not affect the sound are "OK". 
The label may have some ring wear or discoloration, but it should be barely noticeable. The center hole will not have been misshapen by repeated play. 
Picture sleeves and LP inner sleeves will have some slight wear, lightly turned up corners, or a minor, slight seam split. An LP cover may have slight signs of wear also and may be marred by a cut-out hole, saw-cut, cut corner, grommet hole or another sign indicating that this may have been a remaindered album.
Very Good (VG)   On the disc, groove wear will start to be noticeable, as with light scratches (deep enough to feel with a fingernail) that will affect the sound. 
Labels may be marred by writing, or have tape or stickers (or their residue) attached. The same will be true of picture sleeves or LP covers. However, it will not have all of these problems at the same time, only two or three of them.  Records with an abundance of these defects are considered Very Good Minus (VG-).
Good (G)   A record in Good condition can be put onto a turntable and will play through without skipping. But it will have significant surface noise and scratches and visible groove wear (on a styrene record, the groove will be starting to turn white). 
A cover or sleeve may have major seam splits, tape, writing, fading, stains, major ring wear, foxing, storage grime or other such defects. 
Poor (P)   The record may be badly warped or scratched to the point that it won't play through without skipping or repeating. The picture sleeve is water damaged, split on all three seams and heavily marred by wear and writing. The LP cover has severe wear and damage to its integrity.