RARE THE PASTELS "BEEN SO LONG" ORG VERY 1ST P VG+++

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**** "BEEN SO LONG" b/w "MY ONE AND ONLY DREAM"  BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL BALLAD BY THE PASTELS! ORIGINAL AND VERY FIRST PRESSING ON THE RARER ALL BLACK ARGO LABEL # 5287 FROM 1958 AND THEIR FIRST FOR ARGO  "BEEN SO LONG SINCE I HELD YOU TIGHT, BEEN SO LONG SINCE I KISSED YOU GOOD NIGHT, THE BLUES ARE MINE"  LOVE IT!

[ JUST A REMINDER, I ALMOST ALWAYS GRADE A RECORD BY THE SOUND QUALITY, AFTER ALL WE ALL KNOW A RECORD CAN LOOK BAD AND SOUND GREAT AND JUST THE OPPOSITE IS ALSO TRUE, LOOKING GREAT, FLAWS IN THE SOUND.  AFTER ALL AS A FORMER COLLECTOR AND NOW SELLER, I BUY AND COLLECT RECORDS TO PLAY NOT TO STARE AT!]

VINYL=VG+++  GLOSSY AND CLEAN AND WITH NO FLAWS I CAN SEE OR HEAR

LABELS=VG+++   BEAUTIFUL!  NO MARKINGS

SOUND QUALITY=VG+++(NEAR MINT??) EXCELLENT!  CLEAR, CLEAN QUALITY SOUND  

GUIDES FOR MY GRADING:

NEAR MINT=ALMOST PERFECT, MAYBE A LIGHT "LINE" OR TWO BUT PLAYS EXCELLENT

VG++=ALSO NEAR PERFECT BUT WITH SOME LIGHT "LINES" AND MAYBE THE LABELS HAVE FLAWS

VG+=SOME VERY VERY LIGHT AUDIBLE BACK GROUND SOUND, NEVER ANYTHING THAT IS OVERPOWERING

VG=USUALLY I DON'T DEAL WITH THESE UNLESS IT'S A HIGHLY COLLECTABLE OR RARER 45

"LINES"  I CONSIDER A 45 TO HAVE WHAT I CALL "LINES" = MARKINGS NOT ANYWHERE INTO THE GROOVES OR THAT CAN BE FELT WITH YOUR FINGERNAIL

PLEASE CHECK ALL MY LISTINGS AS I USUALLY HAVE 45'S IN MANY CATEGORIES

***********  ALL MY 45'S AND LP'S ARE ALWAYS SENT IN EITHER THE ORIGINAL OR A GENERIC PAPER OR PLASTIC SLEEVE

****PLEASE NOTE: I WILL TRY TO GRADE THESE 45'S AS BEST I CAN, THAT IS WHY YOU WILL SELDOM SEE A NEAR MINT AND NEVER A MINT GRADING FROM ME.

***** I ALWAYS TRY TO GRADE RECORDS CONSERVATIVELY  IF THERE IS A SLIGHT "FLAW" I WILL TRY TO NOTE IT SO THERE ARE NO SURPRISES

**********DUE TO ME WATCHING 2 OF MY GRANDKIDS, I CAN ONLY SHIP ON SATURDAY'S

SHIPPING RATES= USA=3.25  **** ALL ADDITIONAL 45'S SENT IN THE SAME ORDER ARE JUST .40 PER ADDITIONAL RECORD FOR USA AND CANADIAN BUYERS ONLY---ALL INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, THE COST OF EACH ADDITIONAL 45 SENT IN THE SAME ORDER IS JUST .99 EACH--I WILL GLADLY ACCEPT M.O.'S OR CHECKS FROM US BUYERS ONLY

                              CANADA=3.60

                               ENGLAND, GERMANY, FRANCE, AUSTRIA ETC.=6.99

                               DENMARK, NORWAY, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND AND THE NETHERLANDS=7.10

                               AUSTRALIA=7.90      JAPAN=7.90     SPAIN=7.05     ITALY=7.25

*** I WILL ALWAYS COMBINE SHIPPING