All soundclips used are unedited directly from the item up for sale : . See below for detailed grading
All records are vintage, originals, in extraordinary exceptions, it will be noted if it is a reissue multiple times. Feel free to message any questions
For 12 singles, we aren t going to grade generic sleeves, or company generic sleeves, but we will grade any picture sleeve, sleeve specific to the exact release :
Media Grade: NM pristine, OG deadstock copy, unsealed by me, played two to three times gently
Sleeve Grade: NM comes with original release inner sleeve, still in shrink, unsealed by me
Year / Label / Catalogue : 1980 / Arista / AB 4264 Sterling in deadwax
Brief Comments: One of the best electro boogie funk albums ever made. Vocoder heaven. Release The Beast is one of the best cuts of the era period. The whole lp is classic, this is probably one of the best condition OG copies out there, minty fresh, and so so good :
Tariffs aren t going to impact used vinyl records / music media, we wish they were never in place at all, so for international buyers, don t worry on that account
For our record grading, we stand by the merits outlined in the scale below, anything VG or below will have a detailed explanation in brackets next to the grade.
For sleeves, we will mention anytime there is split, or defect not visible in the photos in brackets next to the grade, otherwise we refer to the photos for the merit of the grade. Of course any questions, concerns, are always welcome :
Our media grading scale is as follows: Quick note, our VPI is still in storage on the other side of the US, we do brush clean many items carefully, but we have to prioritize, we won t leave anyone stranded with a filthy record, only filthy good We don t factor dust particles into the grading
NM Essentially a pristine album, like new, rarely used.
EX Under bright light if there is any scuffs or mark, which will be inaudible, most collectors and sellers would tend to consider it closer to NM, EX is also the grade others might call VG under the same level of conservative scrutiny.
VG More then a small handful of scuffs, light marks, nothing feelable, will have high-gloss, a thoroughly enjoyable copy that may only have tiny moments of barely perceptible surface noise overpowered by the music. Our VG will satisfy the vast majority of collectors as a nice keeper copy, as collector s ourselves for nearly two decades, this grade is aimed to be a great keeper. Note if say the record has a light DNAP warp, but otherwise is NM, we will automatically put it to VG and detail that. Another scenario is if a copy plays at a solid EX, but visually is VG, the composite grade will be VG , and detailed as such.
VG More hairlines, more marks, maybe a few visible scratches, no more then two feelable scratches which automatically lowers to VG- , there likely will be surface noise, but will play through, still being an enjoyable copy, the audio quality will satisfy most collector s the golden rule: if it doesn t satisfy us, it won t be VG , if a record is otherwise EX, but has a slight momentary skip, where 99 of the record is EX, we will note that, and put it at VG. Usually will retain a nice gloss.
VG- More Scratches than VG, surface noise will jump out more, it be overpowered for longer stretches, or compete with the music in places, it will likely play all the way through on most turntables, a copy that you can still get a decent play enjoyment from.
G Lots of scratches, deeper ones, surface noise now mostly overpowers or competes with the music. It may skip in some places. We don t tend to sell G copies, unless the rarity is so great, and that will be precisely detailed.
Thrashed Pretty much a Theoretical Grade for us, it be for all intents purposes virtually unplayable, it would be for display purposes, or perhaps if you needed the cover but not the record. It s theoretical because so far we haven t sold or identified anything intended to sell at this bottom level.
Every item is guaranteed to YOUR satisfaction, no questions asked, 100 refund. We stand by our integrity, our goal is to make sure you are absolutely delighted with your purchase, to deliver a cherished album to your collection : . On the slightest chance of human error, if we make a mistake, we take accountability for that, we don t anyone to have a record they aren t happy with Bid with confidence :
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We have it set to 5 day shipping / handling time, as a just in case, typically about 98.7 of our orders are shipped out the day of payment first day the post office is open , with the vast majority being the second day. We ll message on the extraordinary off-chance if doesn t go out on Tuesday our auctions mostly ending on Saturdays, Sundays , with the reason and day it will go out, so far that s only happened once on a giant order, and all was well.
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