SAVOY BROWN BLUE MATTER RARE STEREO UK LP UNBOXED DECCA SKL 4994 PLAYS MINT
$
158
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Description
VINYL
Side 1: Plays Mint, visually M-
Side 2: Plays Mint, visually M- though some dealers might call it visually Mint
DEAD WAX
Side 1: ZAL-8682-2W mother is 1, stamper is B
Side 2: ZAL-8683-1W mother is 1, stamper is U
LABELS
Side 1: Mint
Side 2: Mint
COVER
Front: High gloss laminated Moore & Matthes “Clairifoil” cover with no rubs or ring wear, solid seams and spine, opening is wavy but not feathered, lower left corner bent, lower right and upper left corners bumped slightly, a few other minor crimps typical of these covers
Back: Very clean and white, no ring wear, shows same issues reflected in the front. Overall a solid EX-
INNER: original inner with no splits, will ship with an archival inner as well
DESCRIPTION: This LP was only produced for a few months and is rare with the unboxed labels. Great sounding copy with glossy vinyl. The cover is solid with shiny laminate. Flaws are due to the thin fragile nature of the card stock.
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I ship once a week, but always within 5 days of your payment.
Records are shipped in standard LP mailers with the record secured outside of the cover to avoid seam splits.
Domestic shipping includes tracking.
International shipping for a single LP is:
$24 for LP selling for $19 or less
$32 by Registered Mail for an LP selling between $20 and $74
$39 by Priority with for an LP selling for $75 or over
Fee will be adjusted after close of auction if incorrect. Any excess shipping charge will be refunded after accounting for box and postage.
I ship to: Canada, Europe (with exceptions), the UK, Japan, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Australia and Singapore
I do not ship to: China, Central or South America, Mexico, Russia, Italy, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, India or Africa
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I began buying records in the mid 60’s and I've always been fanatical about record care and storage.
The records I sell are from my personal collection, including backup copies. I've never been one to buy VG records or anything with an audible scratch, which eliminates the vast majority. If I do miss an audible flaw, then kindly contact me and it will be rectified.
I use standard US grading plus the UK grade of EX in order to eliminate the dreaded VG+++
Records are first inspected under a halogen light (the only light that shows every flaw) and any blemishes are examined with a 10x power magnifier which allows the grooves to be fully inspected. Then they’re play graded on a Linn Sondek LP12.
Over the decades, I've seen grading fads come and go, such as: “visual” grading by people who don't own a turntable; the current use of nonsense grades like NM+ and NM- as well as the dubious belief that there’s no such thing as a mint record.
As a record buyer, I've had a lot of over graded “garage sale” LPs arrive covered with gritty dust and greasy fingerprints while the seller claims a “visual” grade based on fantasy. Be assured that my records will arrive clean and fingerprint free.
