MFSL SUPERTRAMP SEALED MOBILE FIDELITY ORIGINAL MASTER

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MOBILE FIDELITY SOUND LAB

ORIGINAL MASTER RECORDINGS

These LP’s are one of the most sought after collectors items ever produced.  They paid homage to a wide variety of music and did it with style.  To own one of these LP’s is to hold a true masterpiece of reproduction.

ARTIST:     SUPERTRAMP

TITLE:        CRIME OF THE CENTURY

LABEL:       MOBILE FIDELITY SOUND LAB

VINYL:       SEALED

SLEEVE:    NM-

STILL SEALED quality recording – LIMITED

 EDITION RELEASE.

The Mobile Fidelity titles are becoming more

difficult to obtain, so take the opportunity

to add this one to your collection.

  NO RESERVE AUCTION

THERE ARE NO SEAM SPLITS OR CREASES TO THE SLEEVE BUT THERE IS A SMALL TEAR ABOUT 1/2 INCH AT THE MOUTH OF THE SLEEVE IN THE MIDDLE ON THE BACK SIDE.  IT IS REALLY HARD TO NOTICE BUT IS PRESENT.  DOES NOT DETRACT GREATLY FROM THE CONDITION OF THE SLEEVE.   THE THIN POLY BAG IS FULLY INTACT BUT SHOWS SLIGHT WEAR.

ONE OF THE FIRST TITLES EVER RELEASED BY MFSL AND IN MY OPINION ONE OF THE BEST THEY EVER DID.

Crime of the Century was Supertramp's first album with its classic lineup and co-producer Ken Scott (who previously worked with David Bowie and The Beatles).

The album was recorded at a number of studios including Ramport Studios (owned by The Who) and Trident Studios.

Many of the songs on the album are still staples of the band's shows ("School", "Bloody Well Right", "Rudy", and the title cut). Almost all of the album appears on the band's 1980 live album Paris although the tracks which featured orchestrations on the original Crime of the Century album ("Asylum", "Rudy", and "Crime of the Century") were replaced by string synthesizers or Oberheim synthesizers which were played mainly by John Helliwell with some help from Roger Hodgson.

TRACK LISTING

School

Bloody Well Right

Hide in Your Shell

Asylum

Dreamer

Rudy

If Everyone Was Listening

Crime of the Century

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 ADDITIONAL QUALITY RECORDINGS.

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 GRADING

Record conditions are determined using the tried and true "Goldmine" grading scale found in Tim Neely's Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. For your reference the grades are reprinted here:

Mint (M): Absolutely perfect in every way - certainly never played, possibly even still sealed. Should be used sparingly as a grade, if at all.

Near Mint (NM or M-): A nearly perfect record. Many dealers won't give a grade higher than this, implying (perhaps correctly) that no record is ever truly perfect. The record should show no obvious signs of wear. An LP jacket should have no creases, folds, seam splits or any other noticable similar defect. No cut-out holes, either. And of course, the same should be true of any other inserts, such as posters, lyric sleeves and the like. Basically, an LP in Near Mint condition looks as if you just got it home from a retail store and removed the shrink wrap. Near Mint is the highest price listed in all Goldmine price guides. Anything that exceeds this grade, in the opinion of both buyer and seller, is worth significantly more than the highest Goldmine book value.

Very Good Plus (VG+): Generally worth 50 percent of the Near Mint value. 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 slight signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or very light scratches that don't affect one's listening experience. Slight warps that don't 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. LP inner sleeves will have some slight ring wear, lightly turned-up corners, or a slight seam split. An LP jacket may also have slight signs of wear and may be marred by a cut-out hole, indentation or corner indicating it was taken out of print and sold at a discount. In general, if not for a couple minor things wrong with it, this would be Near Mint. All but the most mint-crazy collectors will find a Very Good Plus record highly acceptable. A synonym used by some collectors and dealers for "Very Good Plus" is "Excellent."

Very Good (VG): Generally worth 25 percent of the Near Mint value. Many of the defects found in a VG+ record will be more pronounced in a Very Good disc. Surface noise will be evident on playing, especially in soft passages and during a song's intro and fade, but will not overpower the music otherwise. Groove wear will start to be noticeable, as will 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.

Good (G), Good Plus (G+): Generally worth 10-15 percent of the Near Mint value. Good does not mean bad! A record in Good or Good Plus 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 jacket or sleeve will have seam splits, especially at the bottom or on the spine. Tape, writing, ring wear or other defects will start to overwhelm the object.

As no two individuals will grade the same record the same way, I put an honest effort on all grading.  As grading is an approximation, please view and consider each selection carefully.  Realize that vinyl listed as used is so and verify the grading it is given before placing a bid.  All grades given are visual unless otherwise noted as I do try to play grade the record if time permits.

If the record is STILL SEALED then I have no way of verifying the condition of the disc itself and can not guarantee its playability other than noting it is in a sealed state. 

SHIPPING & INSURANCE

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From the date of the first item won.

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insured and I am eliminating

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