CAROLE KING 'TAPESTRY' 1971 UK FIRST PRESS A&M ODE LP TRANSLUCENT RED VINYL EX

	£		20
	$		26

FULL AND DETAILED DESCRIPTION BELOW BUT FIRST PLEASE NOTE:

FOR YOUR PEACE OF MIND AND TO ENABLE YOU TO PURCHASE WITH CONFIDENCE, BEFORE TESTING THE RECORD IS PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED USING A VPI MW-1 CYCLONE VACUUM RECORD CLEANER, I THEN TEST PLAY ALL TRACKS TO BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD ON A REGA RP1 TURNTABLE FITTED WITH AN RB101 TONEARM AND BIAS 2 CARTRIDGE THROUGH SONOS PLAY 5 SPEAKERS, FURTHER MORE I GRADE ALL RECORDS STRICTLY IN LINE WITH THE RECORD COLLECTOR RARE RECORD GUIDE GRADINGS AS FOLLOWS:

MINT: THE RECORD ITSELF IS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION WITH NO SURFACE MARKS OR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, THE COVER AND ANY EXTRA ITEMS SUCH AS THE LYRIC SHEET BOOKLET OR POSTER ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION. RECORDS ADVERTISED AS SEALED OR UNPLAYED SHOULD BE MINT.

EXCELLENT: THE RECORDS SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF HAVING BEEN PLAYED, BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE LESSENING IN THE SOUND QUALITY, THE COVER AND PACKAGING MIGHT HAVE SLIGHT WEAR AND/OR CREASING.

VERY GOOD: THE RECORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES, BUT DISPLAYS NO MAJOR DETERIORATION IN SOUND QUALITY, DESPITE NOTICEABLE SURFACE MARKS, AND THE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SCRATCH. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COVER OR EXTRA ITEMS, WITHOUT ANY MAJOR DEFECTS, IS ACCEPTABLE.

GOOD: THE RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED SO MUCH THAT THE SOUND QUALITY HAS NOTICEABLY DETERIORATED, PERHAPS WITH SOME DISTORTION AND MILD SCRATCHES, THE COVER AND THE CONTENTS SUFFER FROM FOLDING, SCUFFING OF EDGES, SPINE SPLITS, DISCOLOURATION ETC.

FAIR: THE RECORD IS STILL JUST PLAYABLE BUT HAS NOT BEEN CARED FOR PROPERLY AND DISPLAYS CONSIDERABLE SURFACE NOISE; IT MAY EVEN JUMP, THE COVER AND CONTENTS WILL BE TORN, STAINED AND/OR DEFACED.

POOR: THE RECORD WILL NOT PLAY PROPERLY DUE TO SCRATCHES, BAD SURFACE NOISE ETC. THE COVER AND CONTENTS WILL BE BADLY DAMAGED OR PARTLY MISSING.

BAD: THE RECORD IS UN-PLAYABLE OR MIGHT EVEN BE BROKEN, AND IS ONLY OF USE AS A COLLECTION FILLER.

SURELY ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC ALBUMS OF THE 70s REPRESSED ON DIFFERENT LABELS MANY TIMES HOWEVER ONLY THE FIRST PRESS EXAMPLES WERE PRESSED ON A&M LABELS WITH TRANSLUCENT RED VINYL AS THIS ONE IS, ONLY VISIBLE WHEN HELD UP TO STRONG LIGHT, THE PLAY TO BOTH SIDES REMAINS CLEAR WITH ONLY LOW LEVEL STATIC AUDIBLE BETWEEN TRACKS AND SOME OF THE QUIETER PERIODS OF PLAY, THE VINYL SURFACE SRETAIN MUCH OF THE ORIGINAL DEEP GLOSS FACTORY SHEEN WITH NUMEROUS BUT FAINT HAIRLINE SLEEVE REMOVAL SURFACE SCRATCHING ONLY VISIBLE ON VERY CLOSE SCRUTINY, THE A&M ODE 70 COMPANY LABELS HAVE 2 OR 3 SPINDLE TRAILS TO EACH APART FROM WHICH ARE CLEAN AND FRESH, PLAIN WHITE UK PATENET INNER SLEEVE WITH GENTLE STAORAGE AND DISC CREASING, THE OUTER THIN CARD LYRIC SLEEVE REMAINS FULLY INTACT WITH ONLY LIGHT SHELF AND HANDLING ONE SMALL DARK MARK TOWARDS BOTTOM EDGE.

A FINE ORIGINAL TRUE FIRST PRESS EXAMPLE OF THIS SUPERB SOLO ALBUM

CAT No - AMLS 2025

MATRIX No - A-2/B-2

SLEEVE - VG+

INNER SLEEVE - EX-

LABELS - EX/EX

VINYL VISUAL - EX/EX

VINYL PLAY - EX/EX

I HAVE MANY OTHER FIRST PRESS AND ORIGINAL ALBUMS AND SINGLES, SO WHY NOT TAKE A LOOK IN MY E BAY SHOP   

AFTER PURCHASE:

I carry out  a daily postal run, providing cleared funds are released your item will be dispatched at the latest the day after purchase at the latest, I use standard delivery and also provide guaranteed next day delivery if you wish please refer to the invoice and select the option.

All records are carefully packaged in custom made sturdy mailers.

For further piece of mind I am pleased to offer offer the following refund policy:

I would very much like to retain, and indeed add to my 100% feedback rating so please In the unlikely event any purchaser of any item from me feels that the item is not as described and/or is unhappy with the item, provided I am advised of the issue within 30 days of receipt of the item I will refund in full with no arguments once I have received the item back. Please contact me for any issues that you have rather than just leave a negative rating, I am open and willing to sort any issues out to every ones satisfaction, again as a buyer for a long time myself I know how disappointing it can be if things are not as they appear once received, in addition if their is any item you wish to query or any aspect of the item you want more info on again contact me and I will be happy to answer any questions where I can.