BRIAN SANDS (LP/Still Sealed) Fixation. Green LP, 1980. Bizart Records. Mint.

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30

Here is Brian Sands' LP called Fixation.  Released on Bizart Records (his label), no label #, on green see-through vinyl LP.  I have a couple copies of this LP still sealed as I personally knew Brian well.  (On my own opened green vinyl copy, in the matrix it says NR-12029-I  ALL PINK  JE.  Flip side, instead of ALL PINK, that side says ON THE INSIDE.  So maybe this sealed LP says the same.) This is his 2nd album he put out.  This LP has a avant-garde/eclectic/experimental/pop type sound.  You can find the songs on Youtube.  Unfortunately, Brian passed away end of August 2018.  (If you are not familiar at all with his music, I did see a couple of songs from this LP on youtube.)

Side A:  Dialogue in Limbo; Slippery Stones of Dove Dale; Marimba Sofas; The Girl Behind The Venetian Blind. Side B:  Hawaiian Spongecake Holiday; Pretty Little Feet; Leg Beast; Slippery Stones of Dove Dale (instrumental reprise); Windmills of Time; Call Me.

The front cover is in great shape.  Still sealed.  I have a lot of stories I could tell about Brian's life.  He formed the International David Bowie Society back in 1969, based out of Cleveland, OH.  David Bowie found out about it and called Brian from David's (UK Kent) home when he was with his wife Angela and just wanted to say his appreciation that Brian started this fan club.  Once Bowie got Ziggy Stardust LP going, David said for the tour in USA, he wanted to do the first date in Cleveland because of Brian.  I think that was at Music Hall in September of 1972.  And Brian and David hooked up that night and talked a lot at a party and at a hotel.  I have photos of them together, and some photos made it in some local music magazines.   He also spent some time in England in 1978 where he was friends with and worked with Vivian Stanshall from The Bonzo Dog Band. Brian was also in Cleveland rock bands called Moses which had Cleveland's best musicians working with him.  Also Milk, Mouse, Brian Sands and his Bizartists, and Brian and the Juniors.  Moses opened for Alice Cooper, Stooges, and Frost.  OK, I'll stop talking about Brian's life now.  He is so missed.
(This is categorized as New as the other category would be Used on ebay.  It was in inventory since 1981, but never opened, so I had to use New instead.)

I rate the cover as Mint as it's sealed.  So vinyl should be Mint (M) also.  __________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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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.

NM-: Near Mint Minus - 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 label and cover probably has seam splits. But, amazingly, 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.