THE CHOCOLATE WATCH BAND, ONE STEP BEYOND, 1969 TRU ORIGINAL DJ PROMO TOWER 5153

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ARTIST. THE CHOCOLATE WATCH BAND

TITLE. ONE STEP BEYOND 

LABEL. TOWER 5153

YEAR. 1969

GENRE/DESRIPTION. HARD EDGE PSYCHEDELIC/GARAGE/PUNK ROCKERS FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WHO WERE REGULAR PLAYERS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO AND LA SUNSET STRIP AREA. THIS IS A TRUE FIRST TOWER WLP PRESS. THERE IS AN UNOFFICIAL WLP THAT GETS AROUND THAT SELLERS CLAIM TO BE THE ORIGINAL. CHECK THE MATRIX NUMBERS. ORIGINALS ALSO HAVE THE "PRINTED IN USA" INSIGNIA ON THE BACK IN THE LOWER LEFT CORNER AND MANUFACTURED BY CAPITOL RECORDS.

OBVIOUS MARKS OF FLAWS TO VINYL OR COVER WILL BE NOTED.

VINYL. VG+ STRONG WITH ONLY SOME VERY LIGHT SCUFFS NO SCRATCHES AND PLAYS THROUGH WELL.

COVER. VG+ SOLID SEAMS AND SPINE, LIGHT CORNER AND SHELF WEAR, FREE FROM ANY RIPS, TEARS OR WRITING HAS A DJ STAMP TO REAR COVER.

DEAD WAX MATRIX A. ST 5153-1 B-11155

DEAD WAX MATRIX B. ST 5153-2 B-11156

VISUAL GRADING UNLESS STATED. ALL PRESSINGS ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSINGS UNLESS STATED

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RECORDS WILL SHIP IN RECORD SPECIFIC CARD MAILERS WITH EXTRA CARD INSERTS FOR STIFFNESS AND VINYL WILL BE OUTSIDE OF THE COVER ALL IN A POLY SLEEVE. I WILL ALWAYS COMBINE POSTAGE TO REDUCE SHIPPING COSTS. PLEASE MESSAGE ME BEFORE BIDDING IF YOU HAVE A FEEDBACK SCORE OF LESS THAN 20. INTERNATIONAL WILL SHIP VIA EBAY GLOBAL SHIPPING. DUE TO WORK COMMITMENTS I SHIP WEDESDAYS AND SATURDAYS.

GRADING.

NM. THE HIGHEST GRADING I WILL GO FOR AN OPEN RECORD. THE RECORD WILL LOOK AS NEW WITH NO SURFACE MARKS AND NO DETERIORATION IN THE SOUND QUALITY. COVERS WILL ALSO LOOK AS NEW WITH NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS

EX. THE RECORD WILL SHOW ONLY MINIMAL SIGNS OF PLAY WITH A GOOD ORIGINAL LUSTER, SLIGHT SLEEVE SCUFFS POSSIBLE WILL BE CLOSE BUT NOT QUITE A NM. COVERS WILL BE FREE FROM SPLITS, RIPS OR WRITING AND HAVE A SOLID SPINE.

VG+. THE RECORD WILL SHOW SOME OBVIOUS PLAY WEAR AND POSSIBLY SOME LIGHT SCUFFS AND MINOR SCRATCHES OR A SMALL WARP THAT WILL NOT EFFECT PLAY. THE RECORD WILL PLAY WELL WITH A POSSIBILITY OF SOME LIGHT TICKS AND MILD BGN. COVERS WILL BE SOLID AND PRESENT WELL WITH POSSIBILITY OF MINIMAL RING WEAR, CORNER DINGS AND SPLITS LESS THAN 1".

VG. THE RECORD WILL SHOW MORE OBVIOUS PLAY WEAR WITH LIGHT SCRATCHES AND SURFACE SCUFFS. IT WILL PLAY THROUGH WITH MORE POSSIBILITY OF SOME TICKS AND BGN BUT WILL NOT SKIP. COVERS WILL HAVE MORE RING WEAR, POSSIBLE SPLITS TO SPINE AND SEAMS AND POSSIBLY WRITING, INK OR TEARS.

G/G+ THESE RECORDS WILL SHOW HEAVY SIGNS OF BEING PLAYED WITH MORE OBVIOUS SCUFFS AND SCRATCHES. THE RECORD SHOULD NOT HAVE REPEATED TICKS BUT WILL PLAY WITH BGN AND POPS. COVERS WILL HAVE HEAVY RING WEAR, SPLITS, WRITING, BENDS AND POSSIBLY MOISTURE DAMAGE.