PRIVATE LINE s/t 1982 ODD GO-GO POP PSYCH ex YELLOWSTONE & VOICE LP Boettcher
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Description
PRIVATE LINE "Private Line/Gira" LP
ORIGINAL 1982 LP on the Portuguese RED BUS label, STEREO RB LP 1005
COVER IN VG++ shape
VINYL plays NEAR MINT
Good one here for you fans of the Yellowstone and Voice album, and I’m talking directly to both of you. Not that Y&V’s album wasn’t great – it was – it’s just that hardly anyone knows that album, and fewer still know about this one. Peter Yellowstone and Steve Voice are behind this album too, released over a decade later under the pseudonym Private Line and only in Portugal, so if you were a fan of Yellowstone and Voice in 1982 living in Portugal – and now I’m talking directly to you alone – you’re already well aware of this magical record. Skip past the Giorgio Moroder disco techno opener “New York At Night” please, and head for the beautiful Beach Boys homage, “On Radio,” with lots of intricate Brian Wilson/Curt Boettcher harmonies. Then spin the blatant “Build Me Up Buttercup” clone “Over And Over Again,” with added 80’s synth wigouts. Those who know Yellowstone and Voice’s penchant for the pop hook from the Seventies will find plenty of continued hooks here, dressed up slightly for the new wave 80’s. But again, if you’re a Y&V fan from Portugal who grew up in the 80’s, I’m probably already preaching to the choir. A small, very devoted, possibly one-man choir, but still.
HEAR IT!
PLEASE NOTE I NO LONGER SHIP TO ITALY DUE TO A CORRUPT POSTAL SYSTEM (THERE, NOT HERE). BUYERS FROM ITALY AGREE TO PAY FOR GLOBAL PRIORITY MAIL INSURED ONLY!
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Media mail shipping with delivery confirmation starts at $4.00 in the US, with each additional record only $1 additional shipping. Overseas shipping has, unfortunately, gone way up in the fast few months, which translates to $15 for the first LP to Canada ($3 each one thereafter) and $24 for the first LP everywhere else in the world, with each add'l LP an extra $5 (so it pays to buy more, nudge nudge wink wink). I accept payments through Paypal.
I try to grade as best as I can, and I list as many blemishes/imperfections I can find (writing, ringwear, scuff marks, etc.) – Also, please note that I DO listen to these albums – I may not listen to every track, but my grades are based on LISTENING, not just looking at it, since chances are you’ll be listening to the record you buy, not just looking at it. Most of the albums I sell are the ones I’ve enjoyed for years – and I treat my records with kid gloves. But sounds speak louder than words, so check out the sound clips below – they’re from the actual record you’re bidding on.
SHIPPING AND PACKAGING
Listen, I buy a bunch of records too (when I’m not getting outbid at the last second, which is more often than not) – and I know what it’s like to get a rare, one-of-a-kind album packaged dangerously in a flimsy bubblewrap package. I hate that too. So rest assured, I ALWAYS package albums with stiff cardboard reinforcements, same for 45s. And yes, the records are removed from the sleeves (for albums). I ship out once a week, every Friday, because I have a regular day job. But I’d be willing to give that up if you’d all be so kind as to bid my items up to stupidly high amounts.
For more security and international tracking, you may request GLOBAL PRIORITY MAIL - but bear in mind the cost of this service is upwards of $30. For expensive items, however, it may be well worth it. Unfortunately, there isn’t a cost-effective way of tracking parcels to foreign countries yet, and shipping times vary depending on your country’s postal system. Italy in particular seems to be really bad at delivering packages quickly, or delivering packages at all, now that you mention it. I will always email you when your package ships, but once it’s on its way, please don’t ask me when it will arrive because I don’t know. If the world’s postal systems can ever agree on a universal tracking system that’s affordable, I’ll be the first to use it.
NOW IT’S YOUR TURN…
I will always leave positive feedback for successful transactions, and would appreciate the same in return. All I ask of you is the following – please pay for your items within 14 days of the close of auction. Compared to other sellers, that’s a generous amount of time, so if you don’t pay within 2 weeks, then I have to assume something’s wrong. You’ll get an Ebay payment reminder at that point, and possibly a decapitated horse head in your bed. If, after 30 days, you still haven’t forked up the cash, I’ll relist the item and yell at you if I ever see you in town.
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