THE STOOGES (LP) Self-titled (Elektra EKS-74051 red label, repress) 1970

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 THE STOOGES (LP) Self-titled (Elektra EKS-74051 red label, repress) 1970

The great and powerful Stooges here with Iggy Pop.  The first pressing came out in 1969 and the label did not have the band name, The Stooges, on it all.  So they had to repress more to fix the error and this was 1970.  This version is the 1970 version red label with the Elektra large E at the top and lower case elektra underneath it.  Left side has Stereo, right side is EKS-74051 (A or B depending on side).  Matrix reads:  EKS 74051  A CTH  SS 41  C3.  Side two is:  EKS 74051 B CTH SS 41 J4.  The cover on back says:  Copyright paradox music bmi.  Produced by John Cale.  Special thanks to Danny Fields.  The inner sleeve is the Elektra company sleeve -- one side is black with the gold elektra logo down, twice, centered.  Other side shows photographs of the Elektra offices.  Both sides have the Elektra Records address down below centered. 

There is a drill hole in the cover at the upper left side.  The start of ringwear is starting in the top mid section and a little at the bottom.  There is a little wrinkle at the right side corner.  Corners have a little wear.  Back cover shows a little dark ringwear starting to form top and bottom, but light.  The vinyl is shiny and in excellent condition.  There are only a couple of light scuffs on side 1 and a few little scuffs in the matrix.  Side 2 only has 2 light scratches.  You really have to look for them under a bright lamp.  I played it through and it was perfect.  No skips or pops or crackles.  The vinyl looks overall pretty new because it was only played a couple of times.  So if you want it sounding crystal clear, this is it.

My cousin named one of his cats Iggy after him!  We saw Iggy so many times back in the late '60s and early '70s at several local Cleveland rock clubs.  He could be insane at times, but still sounded cool.

Side 1:  1969;  I wanna be your dog; We will fall.

Side 2:  No fun; Real cool time; Ann; Not right; Little doll.

I rate the cover as Very Good Plus (VG+) and the vinyl as Near Mint.

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My I.D. in eBay is vinylexs. It used to be surplus-x, but as of January 8, 2014, I started separating my vinyl record products from my other products. Surplus-x still exists and all my original feedback rating from surplus-x has been 100% so far. I have over one thousand vinyl records (78s, 45s, 12", PS, EP, Picture Discs, colored vinyl) that I will be slowly uploading in the next few months (unless sitting on my butt for 10 hours a day doing this starts to hurt).

Will ship within two days of receiving payment via Paypal and will ship between Monday and Friday. Will ship in 45 rpm and LP mailers with inserts and bubblewrap for protection. Will provide tracking number also within the USA. Ships out of the Cleveland, Ohio area. I will ship via First Class mail to Great Britain, Germany, France, Netherlands, and Japan for $13.00 shipping charges on 7-inch 45 rpm records and $19.00 for 12-inch albums. For overseas countries, I will email you the invoice which includes this shipping charge over and above the winning bid.

Returns: I follow the eBay policy - 14 days money back, but buyer pays return shipping charges.

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Guidelines I use to rate the quality of these records (based on the Goldmine Grading Guide):

NM:  Near Mint - Vinyl, still shiny, as if opened for the first time. No writing or stickers on the vinyl. No obvious scratches. Label: No writing or stickers and no fading of the label.  LP cover should have no creases, folds, seam splits or similar defects. 

NM-: Near Mint Minus (My grading item/description).   Similar to NM but will have some very light scratches on the vinyl not affecting the sound quality. No writing or stickers on label and no fading (or ringwear) on cover or label.

EX: Excellent - Not quite a Goldmine Standard Listing, but being used by many now. Cover: No ink wear, minor creases to corners, no seam tears. Vinyl can have scratches, but not felt by your fingers. Sound quality must be mint. No more than 15% of the surface should have wear or scuffs on it. To me, EX is like a VG++.

VG+: Very Good Plus - Similar to NM- except that on the label, there may be a sticker or writing, but it shows very little wear. There may be only a couple light surface scratches on the grooves, but do not affect the playback with noise or skips. You may only see these scratches if you put them under a bright light and really look for them. The cover might have light creasing or minor seam or corner wear, but still in great condition to show off.

VG to VG-: Very Good to Very Good Minus - May not be that shiny anymore and you will see scratches without putting it under a bright light, but they still would not affect the quality of the playback. The sound quality is still pretty good, maybe a little noise, but not enough to detract from the listening experience. The label might have some fading around it, besides having stickers or writing. The cover may have obvious ringwear in the middle or around the perimeter of where the record was, maybe some side seam splits, or little tears at the top or side where the record goes back into. If less defects, then it's a VG. If it has all this just mentioned, then a VG-.

G, G+: Good or Good Plus - It doesn't mean the vinyl is trashed. It plays though without skipping, but may have heavy noise or fuzz sound because of age, quality, or worn-down grooves. Heavy writing or stickers on the label, ringwear is very obvious on the cover and cover probably has seam splits. But, amazingly, for the vinyl, if you have special audio LP recording software, you could probably clean up those crackles and fuzzes, if you want to create a CD of it for yourself.

P: Poor - This is when the vinyl is warped to the point it warps the playback also. Or it's cracked, but it may or may not still play without a skip. If a picture sleeve is with it, this is torn or marked up bigtime. But someone may want to have it for nostalgia or even attempt to fix it.