CHAMELEONS U.K. (LP/33) "Script of the Bridge" (MCA 39014 1983) NM

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CHAMELEONS U.K. band with their LP "Script of the Bridge."  1983.  Recorded in England.  In USA on MCA Records MCA 39014. Etched Matrix reads:  MCA-3734-ASR-2.  Back cover has the STATIK logo at the bottom right side.

Chameleons U.K. were an English band formed in 1981.  They disbanded in 2003.  They had many albums and several singles.  Not too well known in USA, but big in the UK.  They have a great sound - post punk, as they are recognized in genre.  Cool sounding LP. 

Side 1:  Up the Down Escalator; As High As You Can Go; Monkeyland; A Person Isn't Safe Anywhere; These Days.

Side 2:  Don't Fall; Thursday's Child; Pleasure and Pain; Second Skin.

The cover has shrinkwrap still on it, but opened at the right side.  It's a bright yellow color for the cover.  There is a gold sticker on the shrinkwrap about Premier Edition, and it is torn a little bit.  The open side seams is in great condition still.  Back cover is perfect.  No marks.  Inside sleeve is white.  Also comes with a white insert page that has the lyrics on it.  I'm looking like crazy for any surface scratches, but can't find any, but I finally found a light scuffing on Side 2, barely noticeable under the bright lamp!  MCA blue label is perfect.  I played it through and it's perfect.  No skips, pops, or crackles! 

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Will ship within two days of receiving payment via Paypal and will ship between Monday and Friday. Will ship in 45 rpm and LP mailers with inserts and bubblewrap for protection. Will provide tracking number also within the USA. Ships out of the Cleveland, Ohio area. I will ship via First Class mail to Great Britain, Germany, France, Netherlands, and Japan for $13.00 shipping charges on 7-inch 45 rpm records and $19.00 for 12-inch albums. Shipping to Canada is $10.00 for a 45 rpm and $12.50 for an LP.  For overseas countries, ebay will email you the invoice which includes this shipping charge over and above the winning bid. You are responsible for customs' duties charges, if any.

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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.  LP cover should have no creases, folds, seam splits or similar defects. 

NM-: Near Mint Minus (My grading item/description).   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 the cover and cover probably has seam splits. But, amazingly, for the vinyl, 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.