ANDY WARHOL 1967 VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO BANANA NM
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A NEAR MINT / EXCELLENT copy of the 1967 'VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO' LP. V6-5008 STEREO. Matrices: MGS-558 REV, MGS-559-RE1. All original packaging including ANDY WARHOL's amazing artwork with PEELABLE BANANA . Pressed on HEAVY WEIGHT Vinyl with HEAVY WEIGHT Gatefold Jacket, and VERVE Inner Sleeve. The vinyl is truly near mint. It plays as great as it looks! Full, beautiful gloss and an incredible listen. Labels are also exceptionally clean. Very, very difficult (if not impossible) to find in this condition. I find it hard to believe this LP is over 40 years old!
The jacket is tight, clean and solid. In other words, excellent! No ring-wear, no seam-splits. There is a very small piece of the banana missing, however, up near the stem (see photo). The original Verve inner sleeve is slightly yellowing and aging around the perimeter but sound with no tears or seam splits. It is strong, not brittle.
See below for the Goldmine grading guidelines I utilize. I have tried to be very thorough in my description, but please let me know if you have any questions (or would like additional photos) before bidding.
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I carefully clean by hand each and every used phonograph record I sell with the White Diamond cleaning system. The record is visually inspected under strong light and then play graded. You can therefore bid with confidence! A new vinyl outer sleeve and poly inner sleeve are then applied. Any used record is given a brand new life! When packing a record, I separate the vinyl (in the sleeve) from the jacket to prevent seam splits and ring wear during shipment. I use a sturdy LP/45 mailer which I may choose to recycle at my discretion. You benefit from my 40+ year obsession with condition and preservation of vinyl!!
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These are the grading guidelines I have used and are based on Goldmine Grading for Records:
MINT (M) : Perfect! This record looks like it has just left the manufacturer, with NO flaws what so ever. It looks as though it had never been handled. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains. No stickers address labels, writing on the covers or labels. No tears or seam splits. No wear to the cover or record period! Age of the record has nothing to do with it.
NEAR MINT or NM, M- : This record appears virtually flawless A very minor scuff and very little else can appear on the vinyl. It should play without any noise over the flaw. The flaw is very hard to see. The cover looks as close to perfect with only minor signs of wear and or age. Minor impressions to the cover (due to the outer edge of the vinyl resting inside) may be acceptable, however the artwork is be as close to perfect as can be.
EXCELLENT or EX or VG++ : Minor scuffs which are only slightly visible. There may be more than a few scuffs and NO Scratches COVER: Artwork is still as close to perfect as can be. Some impression to the cover (minor outer ring wear) but no ink wear! Some slight creases to the corners, but not wrinkled and obtrusive to the eye. The corners can show white (where the artwork pasted slick was) meaning, slight wear. No seam splits or writing on the cover or taped repairs can make this grade.
VERY GOOD PLUS or VG+ : Record shows wear, surface scuffs. The vinyl still has a great luster, but the flaws will be noticeable to the naked eye. If the flaws don't cause any surface noise, the vinyl can still make the VG+ grade. COVERS: A virtually clean cover, but may have small writing on it.The artwork looks clean with slightly more aging. The back of the cover usually gives away the age of the cover. Flat white paper will be somewhat yellow yet no stains or mildew from water damage. Some minor wear to the seams or spine, but no tears or holes popping through. The corners will be slightly dog eared yet no crackly bends, defacing the artwork. In essence, a VG+ cover should have no more than 3 flaws mentioned.
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