Prince Welcome 2 America Limited Edition Gold 2 x LP Brand New/Sealed

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Prince Welcome 2 America Limited Edition Gold LP

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Recorded in the spring of 2010 and then mysteriously abandoned by Prince before it's release, the statement album Welcome 2 America documents Prince's concerns, hopes, and visions for a shifting society, presciently foreshadowing an era of political division, disinformation, and a renewed fight for racial justice. The album features some of Prince's only studio collaborations with the bassist Tal Wilkenfeld, drummer Chris Coleman, and engineer Jason Agel, with additional contributions from New Power Generation singers Shelby J, LIV Warfield, and Elisa Fiorillo and keyboardist Morris Hayes, who Prince also recruited to co-produce the album. The vinyl edition has the 12 songs spread across three sides on 2 LPs in gorgeous gatefold packaging, with a custom etching on the fourth side.

Album Grade M

Cover Grade M

MINT (M)

These are absolutely perfect in every way.

NEAR MINT (NM OR M-)

A good description of a NM record is it looks like it just came from a retailstore and it was opened for the first time. In other words, it's nearlyperfect.

NM records are shiny, with no visible defects. Writing, stickers or othermarkings cannot appear on the label, nor can any spindle marks from someonetrying to blindly put the record on the turntable. Major factory defects alsomust be absent.  If played, it will do sowith no surface noise.

NM covers are free of creases, ring wear and seam splits of any kind.

VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+)

A good description of a VG+ record is except for a couple minor things,this would be Near Mint.

VG+ records may show someslight signs of wear, including light scuffs or very light scratches that do not affect the listening experience. Slight warps that do not affectthe sound are OK. Minor signs of handling are OK, too, such as telltalemarks around the center hole, but repeated playing has not misshapen the hole.There may be some very light ring wear or discoloration, but it should bebarely noticeable.

VG+ covers should have only minor wear. A VG+ cover might have some veryminor seam wear or a split (less than one inch long) at the bottom, the mostvulnerable location. Also, a VG+ cover may have some defacing, such as acut-out marking

Very Good (VG)

VG records have more obvious flaws than their counterparts in better shape.They lack most of the original gloss found on factory-fresh records. Groovewear may be evident on sight, as are light scratchesdeep enough to feel with a fingernail. When played, a VG record may have surface noise, and some scratches may be audible,especially in soft passages and during a song?s intro and ending. But the noise will not overpowerthe music otherwise.

Minor writing, tape or a sticker can detract from the label. They remain afine listening experience, just not the same as if it were in better shape.

VG covers will have many signs of human handling. Ring wear in the middle oralong the edges of the cover where the edge of a record would reside, isobvious, though not overwhelming. Some more creases might be visible. Seamsplitting will be more obvious; it may appear on all three sides, though itwon't be obvious upon looking. Someone might have written or it or stamped aprice tag on it, too.

Good (G),

Good Plus (G+)

or Very Good Minus (VG)

Good does not mean bad! The record still plays through without skipping, so itcan serve as filler until something better comes along. But it has significantsurface noise and groove wear, and the label is worn, with significant ringwear, heavy writing, or obvious damage caused by someone trying to remove tapeor stickers and failing miserably.

A Good to VG cover has ring wear to the point of distraction, has seamsplits obvious on sight and may have even heavier writing, such as, forexample, huge radio station letters written across the front to deter theft.

POOR (P)

and Fair (F)

Records are cracked, impossibly warped, or skip and/or repeat when an attemptis made to play them. Covers are so heavily damaged that you almost want tocry.