THE KINKS, SOMETHING ELSE, Pye NSPL 18193, U.K. origina
$
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THE KINKS, SOMETHING ELSE, Pye NSPL 18193, U.K. original STEREO pressing on the pink/black label. This has clean, simple, natural sonics with deep bass and crystal highs. Arguably their best album, this pressing is the best sounding pressing of this album, in my humble opinion (even better than the U.K. mono original). The dead wax matrix ends with A-1 *F on Side 1 and B-2*M on Side 2.
Cover Condition: The solid and sharp cover made by Garrod & Lofthouse is graded NM-, due to some sliding marks at the top and bottom, a couple of finger prints, finger nail marks and dirt marks, and a tiny bit of corner wear. The original paper inner sleeve shows several small humidity spots and some creasing. (See photos.)
Vinyl Condition: Visually NM with a couple of spindle trails and a couple of faint sleeve marks only visible under a strong light; there are also a couple of additional sleeve marks in the run-out groove in the dead wax. It has FULL gloss. It also plays NM. This record has been played fewer than 5 times. It would be extremely difficult to find a better sounding copy than this one unless you find an unplayed, unhandled copy.
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GRADING POLICY FOR LPS: Grading is for the cover/box and for the record. The record may have two grades, one for visual grade and another for play grade. I have never played some of these records and some records may only be visually graded. The grading for the record will be relative to a mint record of the period manufactured by the same record company. Therefore, the standards will not be the same between, for example, a Japanese Pioneer/Holland Philips/German Teldec pressing of the early 80’s (which are on super quiet vinyl) and a U.S. ABC/MCA pressing of the late 70’s (which are typically noisier). A Near Mint graded late 70’s U.S. ABC or MCA record will play with considerably more background noise caused by cheaper vinyl material than a Near Mint graded early 80’s Japanese Pioneer, Holland Philips or German Teldec record.
SHIPPING POLICY: All records have been cleaned on my VPI 16.5 record cleaning machine and will be placed in a poly-lined or rice paper sleeves, unless the records are sealed. The LP will be packed in a cardboard box LP mailer manufactured by ULINE. The record will be placed outside of the LP outer jacket so that it will not damage the cover during transit.
For U.S. destinations, the shipping cost for 1 record delivered via US Postal Service Parcel Post will be $6 if your State touches the Pacific Ocean, $8 if your State or Commonwealth touches the Atlantic Ocean, and $7 if your State touches neither Ocean. For each additional record, add $1 for each for up to 6 records. (Each LP mailer will fit up to about 6 records.) For example, for a boxed set containing 3 records, please just add $2 to the shipping cost of the first record. If you would like your item shipped using a different option offered by the US Post Office (e.g., Priority Mail or Express Mail) or a private courier service (e.g., FedEx or UPS), please contact me.
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Cost of international shipping via USPS First Class Mail, which usually takes about 2 weeks but may take as much as 4 weeks:
Canada
Asia
Europe
1 record
$7
$13.50
$13.50
2 records
$10
$20.50
$20.50
3 records
$12
$23
$23
4 records
$14
$26
$26
5 records (assuming less than 4 lbs.)
$16
$29
$29
Cost of international shipping via USPS Priority Mail, which usually takes about 1 week:
Canada
Asia
Europe
1 to 2 records
$23
$31
$31
3 to 4 records
$25
$34
$34
4 to 5 records
$27
$38
$37
6 records
$29
$41
$39
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