BRIAN ENO Small Craft Milk Sea LIMITED 2 VINYL BOX SET

$

125

A Double LP Double CD and original Lithographic Print Limited Edition Box Set by BRIAN ENO with JON HOPKINS & LEO ABRAMS in MINT condition. 
 
Limited Edition Box Set (Heavyweight vinyl x 2, CD x 2,  Lithographic Print).  Packaged in a rigid, Birch paper-covered slipcase with printed and foil-blocked cover and spine, this edition includes:

180g heavyweight, double disc 12" vinyl pressing of the album, in full-colour, case-bound 12" cover. Lined in crimson stock with foil block. CD pressing of the album, along with extra disc containing four extra tracks, in full-colour, case-bound 12" cover. Lined in crimson stock with foil blocked credit sheet.  High quality 12" square lithographic print of new Brian Eno artwork, printed on 352gsm Mohawk Superfine stock, presented in full-colour, case-bound 12" cover. Lined in crimson stock with tissue paper protection.

I actually ordered one set via Eno Shop and then also bought a second set from Amoeba Records in Los Angeles. I sold one set here on eBay and intended to keep this set in my collection.  I recently have had the good fortune to acquire one of the Collector  Sets with a signed litho from a Canadian seller.  (Substantially more $).  These sets (the Limited Ed. and Collector sets) are absolutely beautiful. No one has seemed to mention the beauty of the artwork on the exterior of the 3 cases that contain the various artforms.  I have been collecting Brian Eno since 1972 and I consider this recording to be one of the best Eno has ever committed to record. 

Please note that I have opened this set and have played each disc once to save on my hard drive.  The vinyl plays beautifully on my Pro-Ject II turntable with new cartridge.  I have placed the 2 LPs into heavy-duty vinyl inner sleeves to protect them. 

While the LPs x 2  contain the 15 CD tracks, there is a bonus CD with 4 additional tracks not available elsewhere.   I will, as a special bonus, send the winner MP3s of the Japan CD-only track: Invisable and the iTunes only track: Loose Rein to thank you for your patronage.

Detailed item info:

Track listing
1. Emerald and Lime
2. Complex Heaven
3. Small Craft on a Milk Sea
4. Flint March
5. Horse
6. 2 Forms of Anger
7. Bone Jump
8. Dust Shuffle
9. Paleosonic
10. Slow Ice, Old Moon
11. Lesser Heaven
12. Calcium Needles
13. Emerald and Stone
14. Written, Forgotten
15. Late Anthropocene

Bonus CD:

1. Surfacing
2. Square Chain
3. Bimini Twist
4. Abandoned Ship

Japan only:

1. Invisible

iTunes only:

1. Loose Rein

Combining bids lets you save on shipping charges, as you pay a flat fee of $1 shipping for each additional item won.  The winning bidder is expected to pay for the item within 5 days from the end of auction.

Insurance (for the USA only!!!) is $6.00 , registered mail (international only!!!) is $12.00 EXTRA. If you do not opt for this and you do not receive your item the only thing I can give you then is the date it was shipped and in the case of international packages the Customs Form Number. There will not be a tracking number.

BUYERS FROM ITALY, TURKEY, GREECE, AND SOUTH AMERICA MUST PURCHASE THE REGISTERED MAIL OPTION.   I cannot declare a different value for customs.  Buyer is responsible for any additional customs charges that may occur. 

I use safe and strong packaging materials. I may choose to recycle, as I am a collector myself. For multiple records, I use a new Bags Unlimited200# test Brown Corrugated box. If you ask for extra or special packaging, I will have to charge you for that. All records including PS 7"'s are stored and mailed with the record removed from the sleeve, put in a paper sleeve, and then the picture sleeve and the record are put in a plastic sleeve. I mail out records twice a week, usually towards the earlier part of the week and again on Saturday.

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Good Luck.

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.

VERY GOOD or VG: this record is a record that is good enough. They are not really going to look very good, but it will STILL play very good. there will almost always be some surface noise when they are played. The Dynamics should still be excellent, overpowering the surface noise. A VG record will appear well have been played but still have some luster. VG covers will look worn, used. There may be some seam splitting . There will be some ring wear, where the ink has begun to wear off. Giving the cover a look of snow falling. If the artwork looks snowy all over, it is less than VG condition. There may be some writing on the cover (still, no Large letters in magic marker). It will look aged and more yellowish due to contamination's in the air (sometimes looking like cigarette smoke). Still it should be decent.

GOOD or G A good record will look very well played, dull, grayish and possibly abused. However a Good record should still play. It will have distracting surface noise. Such as crackle that is continuous or some hiss. Will also have some loss of dynamics caused from grooves being worn. It should play without any skips or any obtrusively loud pops or repeated clicks, caused by deep scratches. Good means that it will play with some form of decency, so one can still enjoy the music even though you can still hear noise caused from the wear. A Good cover will have just about everything wrong with it. It will have seam splits (possibly taped repaired, but only with scotch tape. No duct tape or masking tape repairs. These are big turn offs. May have magic marker writing on the cover but still if they are in huge letters, it is a big turn off.In essence, the cover will looked virtually trashed, but some artwork will still be noticed. If the artwork is worn, it is POOR and the cover is worthless.