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Let s have a great trip together around the African continent.
So gald to share all these tasty and spicy sounds.
Enjoy ARTIST RAIL BAND Title Tiramakan S rie Folk Rail N 1 Country Mali Year 1974 Label / Ref / Pressing Rail Culture Authentique Mali / RCAM 013374 / Original from France - Cover made in Mali Tracks Side A : Tiramakan / Marietou / Noumounan Side B : Yakarepare / Baichabata / Battou AFRO ULO Unexpected Legendary Object HOLY GRAIL ??? Yes, I know.
You think the word Holy Grail is very often used to present rarities.
As if, after all, there were one thousand grails...
I must admit that I used that sacred word in the past.
This time, the story is different.
A few years ago, I found a few copies of the cover ...
all empty I never found the record, not a copy, even in awful condition.
Unexpected existence.
Until a collector shows me one copy without cover , white label, just Tiramakan handwritten on it...He tells me that a member of the Rail Band gave it to him.
With vague explanations...it was never marketed for obscure reasons...well, so I probably will never find this record.
And indeed, I never found it myself.
But last year, an unexpected phone call.
A friend of mine.
What ??? Can t believe what I hear.
To his only question, he received a tremulous positive answer.
And later, in a precious box, I received a precious diamond, I received the Sacred Cup.
Unexpected Legendary Object.
And you know that I sold it.
Convinced that he d find another copy, my friend went back to Mali.
From North to South, from East to West, he traveled everywhere across the country.
He stirred heaven and earth, asked to the gods and to the hell.
Finally he dug up another copy, unfortunately in poor condition.
And nine months later, as a new birth, a new miracle happened something divine...a christmas gift ? : a third star came down in our world.
It was a find of paramount importance.
Thereby proving that there are at least four copies in the world before to get the incredible luck to find another copy a couple of month later And then ? The fabulous story continues with this fith copy found last month in a remote corner of Mali.
The owner confirmed that the record has been sold without cover.
Which explains why it seems impossible to find a copy with a cover and why I found a few covers all empties Honestly, I think this is one of the rarest African records.
That I know, of course.
And I know now that this record exists.
In any case, there is at least five copies...So, how long will it take before someone finds a sixth copy ? And thus deny that this record is almost the Holy Grail ? Well, today, what can I add ? Yes, the music is indescribable, as the beauty of the siren s song.
Let s say that with words that we can understand, us, poor earthlings : it s between Manding black magic and Ethiopian music enchantment.
In too much discourse, truth is lost.
Speech is silver, but music is gold Soundfiles are recorded from the vinyl auctioned A3 : : : : : : Record Side A : VG/VG- to G covered with surface scuffs, marks and traces, plays with constant crackles/surface noise, mostly light on A3, more audible on A2 but not heavy, more serious on A, especially during the first part, no big clicks or jumps, still really enjoyable Side B : VG- to G covered with surface scuffs some more serious , marks and traces, plays with constant crackles, mostly not heavy on B3, not too heavy on B2, more serious on B1, especially at the beginning with some clicks, still enjoyable Cover VG Wow In a wonderful condition dead stock Slightly warped and cornea, some yellow traces, some imperfections of color printing, one split on top edge Label covered with writings, traces of dirt Postage Handling cost WARNING FOR USA BUYERS :Item is located in Europe.
You will find the real shipping cost below No way to list with the right shipping costs.
I was forced to indicate 4 US .
Thanks for your understanding .Sending from Belgium 2 business days after payment / Registered shipping - Priority Airl Mail BELGIUM : 1-7 LP s 10 ENGLAND / FRANCE / GERMANY / NETHERLAND : 1-18 LP s 20 REST OF EUROPE USA : 1-3 LP s 20 / 4-18 LP s 35 WORLDWIDE : 1-3 LP s 30 / 4-7 LP s 55 I am really sorry for the high postal fees.
Belgian postal service is probably the most expensive in the world And no economic shipping...This is why I also propose to ship records from France cheaper but sending later 10 days after payment .
Sending from France 10 business days after payment / Registered shipping - Priority Airl Mail FRANCE : 1-7 LP s 10 EUROPE EEC : 1 LP 14 / 2-3 LP s 18 / 4-7 LP s 20 WORLDWIDE : 1 LP 16 / 2-3 LP s 24 / 4-7 LP s 40 FOR EVERY BUYER : Once the sale is completed, please be kind enough to wait for the invoice that I will send with the total amount for each transaction.
Do not pay before.
Thanks in advance.
POUR TOUS LES ACHETEURS Ne payez pas avant de recevoir la facture avec le montant total pour chaque transaction, que j envoie apr s la fin des ventes.
Merci d avance.
Notes Communication : ok in English but I am not fluent , de pr f rence en Fran ais, mogelijk in Neederlands maar ik heb hulp nodig .Payement/Paiement/Betaling : Paypal prefer , Bank transfer/Virement bancaire.
No check.
Grading policy NM NEAR MINT : Near perfect copy, played only a few times.
At worst it may have one or two insignificant flaws.The highest grade I give for a non-sealed record / Disque et pochette imp ccables, a jou seulement quelques fos.
Au pire, une ou deux traces insignifiantes.
C est le grade le plus haut que je donne pour un disque non scell .
EX EXCELLENT : Clean copy, there may be a few very light surface traces/hairlines, it may plays with a few tiny crackles, cover has minor defaults.
/ Disque en excellent tat, possibilit de tr s l g res traces ou lignes en surface, v ntuellement quelques gr sillement/craquements insignifiants, pochette avec d fauts mineurs....
VG VERY GOOD : A few light surface traces/scuffs, plays with very light crackles.
There may be a few traces or marks on the cover, corners or slices slightly worn...Nothing serious but is not graded EX because of few minor defaults / Tr s bon tat dans l ensemble, avec de l g res traces et rayures en surface, tr s l gers craquements audibles.
Quelques traces ou marques possibles sur la pochette, coins ou tranches l g rement us es.
Rien de s rieux mais assez de petits d fauts pour ne pas tre class EX.
VG VERY GOOD : Played a lot, will show signs of handling, has surface marks and scuffs, plays with light crackles or light surface noise background, no serious scuffs, no serious crackles.
Cover slighty worn traces, light ring wear, dog eared, corner and slices slightly worn...
/ Disque qui a tourn , visiblement utilis , avec des marques et rayures en surface, des craquements l gers ou un bruit de surface en fond, mais pas de griffes s rieuses, ni de craquements s rieux.
Pochette un peu us e avec quelques traces, corn e, coins et tranches l g rement abim s, salet , ect...
VG VERY GOOD : Used record, played a lot, has a lot of surface traces, marks and scuffs, crackles and a few clicks while playing, sometimes constants but not too serious, no serious clicks, no jumps.
Still enjoyable.
Cover worn, may have corner and slices worn or damaged, ring wear, serious traces or little splits, slightly ripped / Disque qui a t souvent jou avec beaucoup de traces, marques et rayures diverses, quelques griffes et des craquements audibles, parfois constants mais pas trop s rieux.
Ne saute pas.
Toujours agr able couter...
Pochette us e et d fraichie, un peu d chir e, coins et tranches corn s ou abim s, traces s rieuses ou petits coups...
VG- VERY GOOD MINUS : Played a lot and more but still playable , a lot of scuffs, marks, and traces, a lot of crackles while playing, sometimes serious, may have a few serious scuffs with serious clicks no jumps .
The cover is in a bad state, damaged...
/ Disque tr s utilis mais peut l tre encore...
, beaucoup de griffes, de traces et de marques, peut avoir de s rieuses rayures , avec de s rieux craquements, ne saute pas.
La pochette est en mauvais tat, endommag e...
G GOOD : Indeed, not so good...but still alive Played while his entire life and once again today , or really ill-traited...A lot of serious traces, marks and scuffs, serious crackles and surface noise, serious clicks, may have jumps...The cover is really in a very bad state too, even no entire...Must be very rare to be proposed in this state...
/ En effet, pas si bon...mais encore vivant Utilis durant sa vie enti re et aujourd hui encore , ou vraiment maltrait ...Beaucoup de s rieuses traces, marques et rayures, s rieux craquements et bruits de surface, ray et peut m me sauter quelques fois...La pochette est aussi en tr s mauvais tat, peut m me ne pas tre enti re...Vraiment une raret pour tre pr sent dans cet tat...
POOR : ? dead ? hard or impossible to listen to it...should be listed only in a batch.
Cover ? better to say no more cover / ? mort ? difficile ou impossible couter...devrait tre list uniquement en lot.
Pochette ? autant dire qu il n y en a plus gsrx vers 586 GS 6.8 586
