Karen Dalton - In My Own Time - Tested Vintage Vinyl LP - 1st US Pressing
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Description
I played the entire record and listened to it carefully and here is my report:
There are no skips or repeats anywhere. When you first place the stylus on Side 1 it is shockingly quiet for a vintage record. A1 plays all the way through without any noticeable noise until the very end due to some sort of surface blemish that creates a very light catch. Tracks A2, A3 and A4 have a hairline scratch that is barely visible to the naked eye, but you will hear it catching on the stylus. It's not a dramatic tick, but audible nonetheless. You will also hear a bit of light surface noise typical of vintage records between these tracks and during the quieter passages. Track A5 plays with a little bit of this surface noise as well, but no ticks.
Side 2 plays with light surface audible a lot of the time, but not all of the time. There are a few light ticks in random locations.
I have made no attempt to give this record any sort of ultrasonic cleaning because I don't have a machine, but if you do you can probably improve the quality of playback - especially side 2 which is largely free of any surface blemishes. It only has one hairline scratch that I noticed. I'm not making any promises though that the cleaning will work - just a suggestion.
Vinyl Playback Grade is VG Vinyl Cosmetic Grade is VG+
Jacket is VG+
please see playback grading descriptions below
The inner sleeve is a new poly replacement.
Please review the pictures for further details on the condition of the jacket.
Your record will be shipped in a cardboard LP mailer and wrapped in shipper's wrap inside for further moisture protection. The record will be removed from the jacket and placed in the inner sleeve outside of the cover (and secured with cardboard) so that it doesn't slide around inside the jacket and create damage during transit. If the record has a unique picture sleeve the record will be placed in a generic poly-sleeve or recycled sleeve for shipping.
If you have any special packing requests contact me BEFORE making payment so that I can adjust the shipping costs accordingly. Please do not bother to send me a message with packing instructions after payment as it will be disregarded.
REGARDING SHIPPING: The default shipping option that you see is Media Mail which is inexpensive, but sometimes unpredictable with no guaranteed delivery time. I have shipped over 2000 records using Media Mail without any hassles, but there have been a few instances where the record took a month to arrive and was stuck at a sorting facility for two or more weeks. If you want a faster method with a guaranteed delivery time I suggest that you choose the Priority Mail option.
Please review our other listings for other vintage vinyl titles that may be of interest to you.
My Grading System Definitions:
NM - 10/10 playback quality. Record is open, but sounds like new
EX - 9/10 playback quality. Might have a minor playback disruption or two, but nearly perfect in playback otherwise
VG++ 8/10 playback quality. Will have more minor disruptions than EX but still really good playback
VG+ - 7/10 playback quality. Will have light surface noise between tracks and maybe during fades and softer passages
VG - 6/10 playback quality. Will have evident surface noise between tracks and softer passages/fades, but won't disrupt the listening experience most of the time. Might have ticks as well.
VG- - 5/10 playback quality. Will have obvious surface noise all the time, but not necessarily ticks or pops.
G+ - 4/10 playback quality. Will be crackly with some pops and ticks
G - 3/10 playback quality. Will be crackly with plenty of pops and ticks
F - 2/10 will have skips and likely be very crackly with ticks and pops. Likely warped as well.
W - 1/10 will have skips and/or repeats. Will have lots of "snap crackle and pop" and probably warped as well.
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