PRETTY THINGS (LP/33rpm) Self-titled. 1965. Fontana MGF 27544 mono. (VG)

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Here is the band The PRETTY THINGS back in 1965 with their self-titled LP.  On Fontana MGF 27544 (mono).  Original mono release in the USA. You can see the song titles on the back cover of the LP photograph or the labels I put on here by zooming in to it.  Matrix reads: MG 27544A F 1.

The cover has ringwear showing mainly on the front cover.  There is a 4" tear at the bottom seam where it is open.  You can still read the side seam where it says The Pretty Things  Fontana and at the bottom it says MGF 27544.  Back cover just has some dark aging spots around it.  The 2 labels in the photos are actually darker than what I took with my cellphone camera.  The full LP pix came out at the right blue color.  There are lots of surface scratches and scuffing on Side 1, one scratch I could feel on the last song (The Moon is Rising), but it didn't cause any skips or major ticks!  Side 2 has lots of surface scratches all over, and you can see some from the one photo I took in a bright light.  But most of the songs came out sounding pretty good!  No skips or pops, but some very light tics here and there, but not strong enough to deter from the sound quality.  Two songs I felt that were a little more ticky were on Side 2, last two songs...Big City and Pretty Things.  I put them on Filedropper if you want to hear them for quality.  The 3rd song that is included in the sound bite is Don't Bring Me Down (partial) plays so you can hear a good sounding tune and this is kind of how all the other songs sound.  So copy and paste this in your web search area and download it from the first page.  

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I rate the cover at only Good (G) due to the ringwear and the vinyl gets a Very Good to Very Good Plus for sound quality, but just VG for visual look due to surface scratches under a very bright lamp!

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SHIPPING:  Will ship within one-two days of receiving payment via Paypal and will ship between Monday and Friday. Will ship in 45 rpm and LP mailers with inserts and bubblewrap for protection. Will provide tracking number also within the USA. Ships out of the Cleveland, Ohio area. I will ship via Standard Services USPS First Class mail to Great Britain, Germany, France, Netherlands, and Japan for $14.00 shipping charges on one to two 7-inch 45 rpm records (under 8 oz.) and $24.00 for 12-inch albums (over 9 oz.). Canada shipments are approximately $10.50 for one or two 7-inch 45 rpm records (under 8 oz) and $17.00 for a 12" LP or two (over 9 oz).  For overseas countries, Ebay will email you the invoice which includes this shipping charge over and above the winning bid. You are responsible for customs' duties charges, if any.

RETURNS: I follow the eBay policy - 14 days money back, but buyer pays return shipping charges.

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Guidelines I use to rate the quality of these records (based on the Goldmine Grading Guide):

NM:Near Mint - Vinyl, still shiny, as if opened for the first time. No writing or stickers on the vinyl. No obvious scratches. Label: No writing or stickers and no fading of the label.

NM-: Near Mint Minus - Similar to NM but will have some very light scratches on the vinyl not affecting the sound quality. No writing or stickers on label and no fading (or ringwear) on cover or label.

EX: Excellent - Not quite a Goldmine Standard Listing, but being used by many now. Cover: No ink wear, minor creases to corners, no seam tears. Vinyl can have scratches, but not felt by your fingers. Sound quality must be mint. No more than 15% of the surface should have wear or scuffs on it. To me, EX is like a VG++.

VG+: Very Good Plus - Similar to NM- except that on the label, there may be a sticker or writing, but it shows very little wear. There may be only a couple light surface scratches on the grooves, but do not affect the playback with noise or skips. You may only see these scratches if you put them under a bright light and really look for them. The cover might have light creasing or minor seam or corner wear, but still in great condition to show off.

VG to VG-: Very Good to Very Good Minus - May not be that shiny anymore and you will see scratches without putting it under a bright light, but they still would not affect the quality of the playback. The sound quality is still pretty good, maybe a little noise, but not enough to detract from the listening experience. The label might have some fading around it, besides having stickers or writing. The cover may have obvious ringwear in the middle or around the perimeter of where the record was, maybe some side seam splits, or little tears at the top or side where the record goes back into. If less defects, then it's a VG. If it has all this just mentioned, then a VG-.

G, G+: Good or Good Plus - It doesn't mean the vinyl is trashed. It plays though without skipping, but may have heavy noise or fuzz sound because of age, quality, or worn-down grooves. Heavy writing or stickers on the label, ringwear is very obvious on label and cover probably has seam splits. But, amazingly, if you have special audio LP recording software, you could probably clean up those crackles and fuzzes, if you want to create a CD of it for yourself.

P: Poor - This is when the vinyl is warped to the point it warps the playback also. Or it's cracked, but it may or may not still play without a skip. If a picture sleeve is with it, this is torn or marked up bigtime. But someone may want to have it for nostalgia or even attempt to fix it.