Metallica Black Album Vertigo Swirl Label 180G Red Marbled Vinyl NM/NM

	£		60
	$		79

Metallica 'Black Album' - Red Marbled Vinyl LP 5100271 A1/B1 - Vinyl EX+ Sleeve NM

Visually stunning item with fantastic audio quality - please see description for honest and detailed grading. 

MikesListeningBooth ????  If you'd like to hear MP3 samples of the actual LP listed, please let me know and I can send you a private link. I play all my vinyl in full as part of grading and also record/convert to hi-res MP3. 

Notes:

• No Barcode

• Matrix/Runout 5100271 S1 11 STERLING 

• A stunning Marble-effect Translucent (light shines through it an' that...!) Red Vinyl - rare and collectible. 

•  Not sure where it was pressed, possibly not offic8al but professionally pressed and stunning all round. 

• Fantastic mastering job which really lets you hear this album at its best. 

• Excellent  Audio Quality which plays 'NM' 

Condition: 

Graded VERY CRITICALLY under VERY bright spotlight + test play. Pics show item under bright spotlights. 

Vinyl Surfaces NM (Audio) NM (Visual)

Visual Inspection/Bright Light: NM   

• Played once for testing/recording. 
• A few very small, very light hairlines, from careful handling/removal from inner sleeves.  
• Very small number of very light hairlines. 

Visual Inspection - Bright Daylight: Looks NM 

Audio Test - with Audio Technica Deck and Studio headphones. NM

• Light background noise in gaps and on very quiet parts, but nothing major and still great to listen to.                                                     

• Very very light background noise in the gaps between some tracks, little-to-no noise on most. 
• No apparent loss of quality, no obvious distortion. No skips. 
• Occasional click which happens on most vinyl, even straight out of the shrink wrap.  

Vinyl Labels - NM

• No major marks 

• Colours and printed text all perfect 

• Tiny amount of wear on spindle holes from factory pressing 

Vinyl Labels - NM

• No major marks 

• Colours and printed text all perfect 

• Tiny amount of wear on spindle holes from factory pressing 

Band Pic/Lyric Inner Sleeves - Near Mint 

• Edges and spine excellent. Has been kept in plastic sleeve.  
• No marks or creases
• No splits
• No visible wear

Vinyl Care/Preparation

• I hand-clean every vinyl listed using L'Arc Du Son cleaning solution. This removes old grease, dust etc. to improve the playback quality. This does sometimes leave residue marks, but these don't affect play. 

• Once cleaned, I 'buff' the Vinyl using a very soft cleaning-cloth, then place it into an anti-static black sleeve. This sleeve is supplied with the Vinyl you buy. 

•  I also carefully clean and dry the Vinyl outer sleeves to remove old finger marks, dirt and dust. Once done the sleeves are placed into a PVC sleeve to keep them nice and clean, they are shipped with the plastic sleeve. 

•  Vinyls are then listened to end-to-end before grading, in order to make sure they don't skip etc. BEWARE VISUAL-ONLY GRADINGS...some Vinyls that look Near Mint to the eye have skips, others that look marked play near-perfectly. I've learned that you can't grade a Vinyl without listening to it :) 

•  Finally, I take lots of pics and rip the Vinyl to 256kbps MP3 (budget deck only at the moment) and make a sample video, uploaded to YouTube to let you hear the quality of the vinyl surfaces and see HD large pictures of the item. 

•  All of the above is done to help buyers be sure of what they are getting before they spend hard-earned money! For this reason, I am not the cheapest on eBay and don't want to be. All offers are considered but please don't expect me to give them away :) 

Shipping & Payment 

• Well packaged in stiff, thick card mailer + Stiffeners for protection. 

• Vinyl will be removed from inner and securely packed during shipping to prevent splits 

• I combine shipping cost for multiple purchases - please contact me to let me know before paying and I will give you a quote. 

• Please note: eBay and PayPal combined charge me 15% fees on shipping, so unfortunately I have to pass this on. The shipping amount on the label will be a bit lower than the amount you pay...I don't make money on shipping ????

UK bidders - Royal Mail Recorded with insurance for full value: £4.50 (can send standard if required and can send about 3 LPs for the price of 1) 

International (non UK) bidders tracked approximately : 

• Europe - £16
• Asia Pac - £22
• Russia - £16
• U.S. - £20
• Australia - £22
• South America - £20

About me

• Reliable personal seller, not a big company

• Honest gradings: every item photographed and graded individually with warts and all pics: I want you to be happy with your purchase and giving you honest information is the way to do it. 

• Honest Shipping Costs, I don't make money on shipping. 

• Looking for other Rock titles - please ask. I can search to order and can offer sensible deals on multiples and save money for shipping. 

Mint (M)

The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet. booklet or poster are in perfect condiition. Records marked as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.

Excellent (EX)

The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing.

Very Good (VG)

The record has obviously been played many times, but displayes no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any moajor defects is acceptable

Good (G)

Te record has been played so much that the sound quality has notceably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc

Fair (F)

The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced.

Poor (P)

The record will not play properly due to scratched, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing

Bad (B)

The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler