HAKO YAMASAKI - , TOBIMASU ‎Orig Elec '75 LP Japanese 70s FOLK PSYCH M- Ins
  £   40
  $   53

 


£ 40 Sold For
Sep 21, 2025 Sold Date
Sep 14, 2025 Start Date
4   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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Description

HAKO YAMASAKI -  TOBIMASU, Japanese ELEC RECORDS ELEC-7, 1975.

ORIGINAL Japanese ISSUE with 4 Page Insert.

Rare & Superb Japanese 70s Folk Psych/Folk Rock… with wonderful femvox. Yamasaki’s debut album.
Saw this info: ‘Yamasaki's first two albums, and , are generally regarded as her masterpieces. These came out on the ELEC label, before it went bankrupt in 1976, at which time the rights were picked up by Aard-Vark (now part of Pony Canyon). The ELEC and Aard-Vark pressings of these first two records are for all intents and purposes identical.’ Both had different sleeves/inserts.
The album is full of haunting songs/music with beautiful femvox… I can’t give any details as the song titles are all in Japanese.
Original Japanese issue which is Yamasaki’s rarest album… with decent copies usually $50+. 
This copy has the insert but no OBI.
A really nice copy.


Condition is M-/M- (cover/record), cover has no cutout, Insert has a bit of minor staining.

POSTAGE:

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Ireland/Germany/France: 9/10.50 GBP for the 1st LP (for under/over 500g, most LPs are under), 2 LPs 10.50 GBP, 3 LPs 12 GBP. With tracking: 10.50/11.50 GBP for 1st LP (under/over 500g), 2-7 LPs 12 GBP (but France: 1 LP 12 GBP, 2-7 LPs 13 GBP).
Other EU: 10/11.50 GBP for the 1st LP (for under/over 500g, most LPs are under), 2 LPs 11.50 GBP, 3 LPs 13 GBP. With tracking: 12/13 GBP for 1st LP (under/over 500g), 2 LPs 13 GBP, 3-5 LPs 14 GBP, 6/7 LPs 15 GBP. Some EU countries are slightly less for tracking.
NON-EU: 11/12.50 GBP for the 1st LP (for under/over 500g, most LPs are under), 2 LPs 12.50 GBP, 3 LPs 14.50 GBP, 4 LPs 16.50 GBP. With tracking: 14.50/15.50 GBP for 1st LP (under/over 500g), 2 LPs 15.50 GBP, 3 LPs 16.50 GBP, 4 LPs 17.50 GBP, 5-7 LPs: 18.50 GBP.
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PAYMENT:

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GRADINGS:

I DO TRY TO PLAY/TEST GRADE ALL THE LPs I SELL.

MINT:

RECORD: PERFECT...AS NEW CONDITION, SO NO DETEORIATION IN THE SOUND QUALITY…bear in mind that not all ‘new’ LPs are Mint because of the quality of the pressing etc...also SEALED/UNPLAYED LPs should be Mint.

COVER: AS NEW CONDITION WITH NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS.

M-: RECORD: SLIGHTY WORSE THAN Mint, LP may have the odd surface mark due to removal from its sleeve etc…but should have minimal noise and is still in great condition.

COVER: SHOWS SIGNS OF BEING HANDLED WITH THE ODD CREASE/TINY BIT OF WEAR or a Mint cover with a deletion/cutout hole or notch.

EX: RECORD: MOST REGUARLY PLAYED LPs KEPT WITH CARE FALL INTO THIS CATEGORY...LP may play with more hiss/slight crackle but not louder than the music.

COVER: SLIGHTLY MORE WEAR/CREASING/BENDING even some very slight ring wear...or may be a M or M- cover with a tiny split seam or a tiny sticker tear, but still nice.

EX-: Record & Cover a bit worse than EX, but better than VG+.

VG+: RECORD: LP PLAYS WITH MORE NOISE DUE TO EITHER DIRT OR STRONGER SURFACE MARKS BUT NO BAD MARKS/SCRATCHES and is STILL IS IN A VERY LISTENABLE CONDITION though starting to affect the music to some extent.

COVER: HAS QUITE A LOT OF CEASING/BENDING often with FADING/RING WEAR/ STICKER TEARS/TEARS...or may be an EX cover with a split seam(s).

NOTE: Any buyers looking for reasonably nice playing records should avoid anything below VG+.    

VG: Not exactly ‘Very Good’, an often-misinterpreted grade, most VG records I’ve bought have some obvious defects affecting the record and/or cover.        RECORD: THE SOUND QUALITY OF IS AFFECTED BY SURFACE MARKS/ LESSER AUDIBLE MARKS/SCRATCHES or DIRT etc...but still plays through and is still in quite a REASONABLE condition for playing, though obviously affecting the music to a greater extent.

COVER: PLENTY OF CREASING/BENDING/FADING/RING WEAR but still in one piece.

G: LP still plays through but is very noisy due to scratches/dirt etc....but still not totally trashed!

COVER: AS VG BUT TORN and starting to fall apart.

F/P: LP is trashed...for ornament purposes only.

PLEASE NOTE GRADING IS SUBJECTIVE AND EVERYONE CAN HAVE A DIFFERENT OPINION (for instance, some sellers don’t grade below VG). Myself, I think there should be an obvious difference between each grade.


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