MAGNA CARTA - Songs From Wasties Orchard lp EX+/EX RARE

	£		35
	$		47

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Greetings music lovers and welcome back to my listings… It’s been an age since I had the pleasure of offering you lucky lot some serious slices of vinyl, but am happy to report that it’s time, once again, to thin-out the old vinyl vault. As ever, it’s either the more interesting, rare, book valued stuff, or pristine copies of those more recent lp you’d always been after… or in some cases, both! The best quality of service and product are still my mantras from the start to finish of the process and I’ll list as many aural treats as time allows.

Here’s the deal folks…

·         I grade honestly to a STRICT “Record Collector” grading system.

·         Listings have a nice, low-start price, finding the correct level eventually… sometimes!

·         I ONLY sell high quality vinyl, some rare, some far less so, but always the best I can find.

·         If it says “NM”… it means “NM”.

·         Start prices are NOT indicative of condition, so there’s serious potential bargains to be had.

·         Every lp is re-housed in a high-quality polly-lined inner sleeve & a thick pollythene outer sleeve.

·         Every lp is both visually and aurally inspected. The ONLY way to appoint an accurate grading.

·         Every lp is re-housed in the polly sleeve, outside the original prior to packaging. No splits!

·         I l feedback when you pay… no “ransoming” here! You’ve done your bit, so now it’s up to me!

·         I package each lp personally and with a ludicrous level of care! Practically a work of art!

·         1st timer’s, check-out the new example packaging photos below, in the P&P section!

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MacLizardking.

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Artiste: Magna Carta

Title: Songs From Wasties Orchard

Track Listing:

Side 1:

·         The Bridge At Knaresbourough Town

·         White Snow Dove

·         Parliament Hill

·         Wayfaring

·         Down Along Up

·         Country Jam

Side 2:

·         Time For The Leaving

·         Isle of Skye

·         Sponge

·         Sunday On The River

·         Good Morning Sun

·         Home Groan

Label: Vertigo

Catalogue Number: 6360040

Country of Origin: Great Britain

Original Year of Release: 1971

Matrix Numbers (a/b) : 1Y//1  / 2Y//1

Stamper Numbers/Reference (a/b) : 11   4  /  11  5

Mono or Stereo: Stereo

Introduction and MacLizardking’s Initial Review: Next up, just what it appears to be, the CLASSIC PSYCH/FOLK gem from Magna Carta, in STUNNING condition… 1st press, on the Vertigo Swirl, with the original “swirl” inner sleeve and “envelope” outer, both in seriously superb condition… oh, yes… and besides the fact that I’m utterly AGONISING over putting this one up for auction, the audio on this rare, RARE collectable matches the rest of the item… SUBLIME! DON’T MISS THIS ONE! If you’ve been after a copy of this RARE classic, I rather fancy you’ve just found it!

Now, please read on for the full, glorious details… being both my personal description statement and accuracy of condition guarantee, not to mention the stack of photo’s contained within the listing detail itself. As above, all listings benefit from a full play through, on my “every-glitch-audible” grading set up of classic wooden Revolver deck and Pioneer A333 amp, all pulsing through a rather splendid pair of Wharfedale Pacific Pi-40 floor-standers.

Detailed Cover & Inner-sleeve Review.

Specific cover grading: EX+

Comment: 1st issue, “envelope / packing case” sleeve – see bundle of photo’s below.

Front: Pretty much flawless, with (most importantly) both the tab and accompanying slot totally undamaged and fully functioning!

Back: As front, pretty much as new.

Edges & Corners: “Drops” to (still amazing!) EX territory as there is the lightest fuzzing to the corner tips (I’ll do a close-up photo) BUT, both of the boxed seams are still in superb, un-pressed shape!

Spine: As stated above, seriously amazing, just the slightest fuzzing to the tips.

Inner-sleeve: Original Vertigo Swirl inner, lightest wrinkles ONLY, but also name of original owner as picked out (but high-lit in red) below, now with brand new polly-liner.

Record Collector Sleeve Gradings;

M (Mint) : “The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition”

NM (Near Mint) : The slightest whisper off perfect, as described above.

EX (Excellent): “The cover and packaging might have minor ware and/or creasing”

VG (Very Good) : “ Normal ware and tare on the cover and extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable”

G (Good) : “The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration etc”.

F (Fair) : “The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced”.

P (Poor) : “The cover or contents will be badly damaged or partly missing”.

Detailed Vinyl/s & Labels Review.

Specific Vinyl grading: EX

Comment: Awesome “listening” copy of a rare psych/folk gem. That I DO NOT want to sell! I’m at side two now and it’s VERY hard to part with this one!

Visual: Fantastic. Still deep gloss and sheen, and just the lightest surface marks “drop” this to an EX. The delight is as follows…

Audio: FAN-TAS-TIC! This isn’t “perfect” but it’s close… there’s the slightest crackle on the side play-in’s and LIGHT, top-end (ONLY) fuzzing in one or two places on this gem – the ONLY spot I found it intruded on one’s listening pleasure was on the intro to side two and the opening 30 seconds of the lead track… beyond the lightest tick (AFTER The Isle of Skye) this one’s an incredible listen… awesome stereo separation and just listen to those luscious harmonies and amazing pickin’!!! My honest advice? DON’T MISS THIS ONE! As stated before, if you’ve been after a copy of this RARE classic, I rather fancy you’ve just found it!

Labels: Light spindle-marks and that’s it!

Record Collector Vinyl Gradings;

M (Mint) : “The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality.”

NM (Near Mint) : The slightest whisper off perfect, as described above.

EX (Excellent) : “The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality”

VG (Very Good) : “The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch”

G (Good) : “The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches”

F (Fair) : “The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump”.

P (Poor) : “The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise etc”.

B (Bad) : “The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler”.

Photos:  Daylight had gone by the time I’d got to taking these, so they’re with a flash, hence slightly different to my other listings… that’s the ONLY reason!

Photos: All photos are VERY carefully set up, with NO possibility what-so-ever of damage to the precious vinyl being photographed!

After the auction…

Informed customers are happy customers!

The evening an auction has finished, or on a Monday morn for items finishing at the weekend, I’ll e-mail as follows; should you wish to combine and/or bid on further items, just let me know and I’ll re-invoice when you’ve finished – max 5 discs per package.

Expect to receive the following mails;

1. Initial “You’ve Won!” invoice e-mail, all offering optional registration/insurance to £30.00 coverage.

2. Payment received e-mail. Feedback is also left at this stage. You’ve done your bit, so now it’s up to me!

3. Dispatch notification e-mail, including registration details if taken.

Postage & Packaging Charges and Payment Method Preferences:

What You Get For Your Money:

The first shot’s of a single / double lp package, left, and other a bundle of up to five. Below that is the whole “family”, as it were, 7’s at the front and lp’s at the back. All as described below….

One LP: A small item of beauty! Small boxed edge, cruciform record mailer with two midi-stiffeners. Banded with mesh tape, outer edges sealed and protected with gaffer tape. Gaffer tape sealed down with coloured packing tape (make identification easier at the post office!) then the whole thing’s banded with “Fragile” tape.

Two LP’s: A slightly larger item of beauty! Small boxed edge, cruciform record mailer with three midi-stiffeners. Banded with mesh tape, outer edges sealed and protected with gaffer tape. Gaffer tape sealed down with coloured packing tape (make identification easier at the post office!) then the whole thing’s banded with “Fragile” tape.

Three LP’s: Now we’re getting there! Large boxed edge, cruciform record mailer with four/five midi-stiffeners. Side sealed and banded with mesh tape, outer edges sealed and protected with gaffer tape. Gaffer tape sealed down with coloured packing tape (make identification easier at the post office!) then the whole thing’s banded with “Fragile” tape.

Four LP’s: An item of serious beauty! Large boxed edge, cruciform record mailer with six/seven large-stiffeners. Side sealed and banded with mesh tape, outer edges sealed and protected with double gaffer tape. Gaffer tape sealed down with coloured packing tape (make identification easier at the post office!) then the whole thing’s banded with “Fragile” tape.

Five LP’s: “Le Mutts Cahones!” Large boxed edge, cruciform record mailer with eight large-stiffeners. Side sealed with packing tape, banded with mesh tape, outer edges sealed and protected with double gaffer tape. Gaffer tape sealed down with coloured packing tape (make identification easier at the post office!) then the whole thing, again side sealed and then banded with “Fragile” tape.

P&P Prices:

Albums & 12” Singles

Solo 12” LP Record: UK = £3.00, Europe = £5.00, Rest of World = £7.00

Please note: I always try to post as quickly as possible after you’ve paid, but I no longer have the luxury of both living and working next door to a post office, therefore, it’s going to be the Saturday morning after you’ve paid that I load all my packages in to the jeep and head out in to the wilds to the nearest post office! We are talking deep in the countryside now! These costs are for the standard GB postage rate and at least £1.00’s worth of packaging materials! Each package also takes me considerable time and attention to wrap, but I’m giving you my time and great care for free! As you’ll see when you get the thing, there is no profit and the charges are not negotiable; particularly post sale!

Please add the following cost per disc, up to a maximum of 5 discs per package.

UK + £1.00 Europe + £2.00 Rest of World + £3.50

Registration and Insurance of Packages

“Proof of Postage” certification is available for all packages

All invoices will automatically offer the option of registration, providing both a tracking number and up to £30.00 compensation. These fees, on packages valued less than £30, are optional, but are offered on all sales invoices as standard, it is your choice as to whether or not to take up this additional cover.

“Signed For Service” UK = £1.00 per package. Europe & Rest of The World = £3.50 per package.

This only provides cover up to £30, if you would like additional cover, please request it!

Payment Methods:

PayPal is now the ONLY method of choice for either UK or overseas buyers.

Problems, Refunds & The “Boink” Factor:

·         If the item you win differs from the description above, I will refund your original payment.

·         Refund will be issued on receipt of item in original packaging in the same condition as when dispatched.

·         Proof of dispatch certification is obtained for every package.

·         I take GREAT care with packaging and have only ever had 3 arrive damaged out of over 2500!

And finally…

Whilst this may all appear slightly excessive on the detail front, I do go to great lengths to ensure the accuracy of these listings and promote “service” and “honesty” as treasured commodities as, on rare occasion, I have found them to be lacking in (one or two) others with whom I have dealt on e-bay… however, NOT here! I feel I should also add that I have been professionally involved in the music, entertainment or service industry for the last 25 years and as a fan of all genres of “quality” music since year “dot”…  To verify all this manic attention to detail  please do check my feedback, which I go to great lengths to keep positive and my buyers are both cool and kind enough to leave.

 OVER 2500 POSITIVE SALES FEEDBACK RATINGS CAN’T BE WRONG FOLKS!!!

My genuine appreciation for looking at my listing and checking out all this blurb. I hope this finds you well, under “blue skies” and at peace with your world, whilst listening to some groovy tunes on the greatest format ever, lovely, lovely warm & natural vinyl!

Cheers, peace & love;

MacLizardking.