Graham Bond:There's a Bond between BLACK/BLUE COLUMBIA

	£		85
	$		112

I’M SELLING A BIG PART OF MY 30 YEARS COLLECTION OF 60’s AND 70’s PROG,PSYCH AND FOLK LPs..BOUGHT MOST OF THEM VERY NEAR NEW (MANY OF THEM NEW),ALL HAVE BEEN PROPERLY STORED AND KEPT IN PLASTIC SLEEVES IN A SMOKE-FREE ENVIRONMENT AWAY FROM SUNSHINE ALL THESE YEARS-NONE OF THEM HAVE EVER BEEN TO PARTIES OR LENT TO ANYONE ( I NEVER TRUSTED ANYONE WITH MY RECORDS !!) ,MOST OF THEM HAD ONLY A HANDFUL OF PLAYS SINCE I ALWAYS MADE TAPE AND CD COPIES OF MY LPs..I’VE ALWAYS BEEN EXTREMELY PICKY AND FUSSY ABOUT CONDITIONS,SO YOU WON’T FIND ANY ABUSED LP’s HERE WITH NASTY SCRATCHES..

MOST OF THE RECORDS I OFFER THIS TIME HAVE BEEN SITTING DORMANT ( WITHOUT BEING PLAYED) FOR THE LAST 10-15 YEARS SO A PROFESSIONAL CLEANING JOB WOULD MOST CERTAINLY IMPROVE THE SOUND QUALITY – HAVING SAID THAT I MUST ADMIT THAT MOST OF THEM ARE IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION CONSIDERING THE AGE OF THEM AND THE FACT THAT THEY HAVEN’T BEEN PLAYED FOR SUCH A LONG TIME…

I DON’T LIKE USING  POPULAR BUZZWORDS („STUNNING”,”BREATHTAKING”,”IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND”,”FINAL UPGRADE” ETC..)COMMONLY EXERCISED BY SOME „BIG SHOT” UK DEALERS –  I CONSIDER THESE TOTALLY UNNECESSARY...

Graham Bond: There’s a bond between us COLUMBIA 33SX 1750 UK

Original MONO pressing with KT tax code on side B label

cover:  front-laminated  flip-back cover made by Garrod and Lofthouse  Ltd., superb  clean EX/EX- condition with  light corner wear,small creases on the front,a small stain and two stickers on the back....spine is very nice with 2-3 small creases,the  writing is clearly visible all the way...lovely and sharp opening edge,no wear at all...no rips,tears,splits or any other damages....

record,visual:   record has light surface marks and few light scratches,looks VG+ but plays a lot better…

record,audio: record,audio:  RECORD PLAYS  GREAT WITH LOTS OF DEPTH AND PUNCH ..LIGHT POPS AND CLICKS IN THE RUN-IN AND RUN-OFF GROOVES,BETWEEN TRACKS AND IN  THE QUIET PARTS ( SOME OF THIS MIGHT BE DUE TO DUST BUILD-UP IN THE GROOVES WHICH A PROFESSIONAL CLEANING JOB MIGHT GET RID OF..) BUT NOT INTRUSIVE  ,NO DESTORTION,NO GROOVE WEAR AT ALL,A REALLY GOOD QUALITY 60’S MONO PRESSING....HOWEVER,THIS IS NOT A MINT COPY SO DON'T EXPECT ONE...

labels:   Both labels are clean   with  many light spindle hole marks…XAX 2950-1 N  and XAX 2951-1 N matrix numbers,very first pressing… no tears,stamps,writings  or any other damages...

Gradings: I ALWAYS TRY TO DO MY BEST IN GIVING ACCURATE,HONEST AND VERY STRICT GRADINGS BY USING THE FOLLOWING TERMS:

MINT

EX (EXCELLENT)

VG ( VERY GOOD)

I ALSO USE  PLUS (+) AND MINUS (-) IF THE CONDITION FALLS BETWEEN TWO GRADES.

VINYL WILL FIRST BE INSPECTED VISUALLY VERY CAREFULLY UNDER STRONG LIGHT, THEN WILL BE TESTPLAYED SKIPPING THROUGH EACH TRACK ON BOTH SIDES ( INCLUDING RUN-IN,RUN-OUT GROOVES AND THE SPACES BETWEEN TRACKS ) TO CHECK THE OVERALL PLAYBACK  QUALITY.

ALL TESTPLAYING IS DONE ON TOP QUALITY EQUIPMENT- LINN SONDEK WITH ITTOK TONEARM AND BENZ MICRO GLIDER S MOVING COIL CARTRIDGE,McINTOSH TUBE AMPMS AND AMT ESS HEIL SPEAKERS.

IN THE UNLIKELY CASE THAT YOU SHOULD BE UNHAPPY WITH MY GRADING/DESCRIPTION PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE LEAVING NEGATIVE FEEDBACK-I’M SURE THAT WE CAN CLEAR OUT EVERY PROBLEM IN A KIND WAY!

PLEASE NOTE:ALTHOUGH I DIDN’T  HEAR ANY SERIOUS PROBLEMS DURING THE TESTPLAY ON MY SYSTEM AND HAVE GIVEN AN HONEST DESCRIPTION OF THE CONDITION OF THE VINYL,I CAN’T GUARANTEE IT WILL PLAY THE SAME WAY ON YOUR SYSTEM -YOU MIGHT HEAR THE ODD STATICK TICK/POP THAT I DIDN’T !!!

  DUE TO THE NEW ( ANNOYING !!) EBAY RULES I HAVE TO INDICATE SHIPPING RATES,HOWEVER THE GBP4.00 RATE IS  NOT THE ACTUAL  AMOUNT,PLEASE REFER TO THE CHART BELOW !!!!

All items will be sent from my European stock,postage  as follows,all by airmail:

EUROPE: 1 LP(under 500 gramms) GBP 6.00,2-3 LPs(up to 1000 gramms) GBP 12.00,4-5 LPs(up to 1500 gramms) GBP 16.00,6-7 LPs(up to 2000 gramms) GBP 20.00 ...

OVERSEAS: 1 LP(under 500 gramms) GBP 6.50,2-3 LPs(up to 1000 gramms) GBP 13.00,4-6LPs(up to 1500 gramms) GBP 18.00,6-7 LPs(up to 2000 gramms) GBP 22.50 ...

ACCORDING TO PAYPAL RULES ITEMS OVER GBP20.00 VALUE WILL ONLY BE SENT REGISTERED WHICH IS 2.00 - IF YOU DON'T AGREE DON'T BID !!

All records are sent in hard cardboard packing boxes, removed from the covers

to prevent seem splits and placed in protective plastic sleeves..

Winnig bidder will be contacted-PayPal payments to made within 3 days,bank transfer within 10 days after the end of auction,unless other arrangements are made.. Buyers with more than 2 negative feedbacks please contact me before bidding..Also,if you have any questions regarding to the item(condition,pressing,postage etc..)please contact me before bidding,I won’t answer such questions after the auction ends-in other words:if you win the auction you’ll be obligated to pay for the item..

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