Christian Marclay's RECORD WITHOUT A COVER 1985 Grail

$

110

Back in 1985 I was working at a record store called VINYL FETISH. My boss was checking in some records that had just been delivered. He opened a box and pulled out a handful of records that were just loose in the box. No album jackets. No protective sleeves. He took the records and put them in the bin that way. I was puzzled.
I asked him, what's up with that? He explained that these were the new albums by Christian Marclay. Marclay made his name as a turntable artist in the mid 1980's. He specialized in mixing and scratching records that he had found in junk shops. He would find the weirdest, most obscure records and use them for sampling to mold his sonic landscapes. He was way ahead of his time. This first record is impossible to find in this condition. This was his first album ever.
After my boss put them in the bin I bought one and he put another on the turntable. We listened. It was mind blowing. 
One side of the record has music. The other side has the album info stamped into the heavy platter. It reads:
DO NOT STORE IN A PROTECTIVE PACKAGE ~33RPM  RECORD WITHOUT A COVER~CHRISTIAN MARCLAY~MANIPULATED RECORDS ON MULTIPLE TURNTABLES~RECORDED ON A 4-TRACK AT PLUGG, NEW YORK CITY, MARCH 1985, ENGINEERED BY STEVE MACALLISTER~MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM HALLWALLS IN BUFFALO, N.Y. AND BY CATHERINE AND NICHOLAS CERESOLE~SPECIAL THANKS TO STEVE GALLAGHER, SOKHI WAGNER, NONA FONOROFF~RECYCLED RECORDS, 304 EAST FIFTH STREET, SUITE 5B, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10003
Marclay wanted these records to get all scratched up in the record bins so each one would have a unique sound. He wanted them to be completely unprotected. A novel concept. The record I'm putting up for auction has never been played. And I will ship it in a protective cover. (Sorry, Mr. Marclay). I'm not calling this record mint or anything except unplayed. It is what is; a grail record. 

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Here are my vinyl grading specifications:
M=Mint. Vinyl that has never been played. If it has been played even once it cannot be called mint.
NM=Near Mint. Vinyl that has almost no detectable wear. It has either been played just a few times or it belonged to an audiophile who has lavished great care on records. 
E=Excellent. Vinyl that has some visible wear but nothing significant like deep scratches.
G=Good. Vinyl that has visible surface wear that causes some surface noise but nothing major. 
A=Acceptable. Vinyl that is still playable. Surface noise. Visible scratches. Cosmetic flaws. But you really wanted this record.
J=Junk vinyl. It skips. It is damaged. But it is so rare that you cannot discard it.