EX/NM 1985 Dr Demento Presents Greatest Novelty Records All Time Complete Signed

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1985 Overall Near Mint Condition Excellent Outer Box/Near Mint Everything Else 1985 "Dr Demento Presents The Greatest Novelty Records of All Time" Complete Set with outer box, 6 Records, Information Booklet, Poster, Signed and numbered #6408 Card, Demento Society Application, Rhino Records order sheet. Rhino Records RNBC 490.  I have seen several other signatures, and the Doctor seemed to get a little more sloppy as the numbers get higher, so this is one of the best signatures I have found, as he signed this one a little less than half way through all the reportedly about 15,000 signatures and numbers he did.

Album Notes

The record/cover Mint using the Goldmine System Below.  An itemized graded characteristic list follows.

Cover Picture - Excellent

Album Box Cover Overall - Excellent

Records - Near Mint

Inner Sleeves - Near Mint

Labels & Hole Wear - Near Mint

Below is the songlist, borrowed from another listing.

Volume I: The 40s (And Before) A1 Unknown Artist– The Okeh Laughing Record A2 Groucho Marx– Hooray For Captain Spaulding A3 Jimmy Durante– Inka Dinka Doo A4 Cab Calloway– Minnie The Moocher A5 Billy Costello– I'm Popeye The Sailor Man A6 Kay Kyser– Three Little Fishes A7 The Hoosier Hot Shots*– I Like Bananas Because They Have No Bones B1 Spike Jones– Cocktails For Two B2 Arthur Godfrey– Too Fat Polka B3 Lonzo & Oscar– I'm My Own Grandpa B4 Tex Williams– Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette) B5 Benny Bell With Paul Wynn– Shaving Cream B6 Larry Vincent– The Freckle Song B7 Felix Figueroa*– Pico And Sepulveda Volume II: The 1950s C1 Sheb Wooley– The Purple People Eater C2 Nervous Norvus– Transfusion C3 Buchanan & Goodman– Flying Saucer C4 Homer & Jethro*– The Battle Of Kookamonga C5 The Cadets– Stranded In The Jungle C6 Bob McFadden & Dor– The Mummy C7 Spencer & Spencer– Russian Bandstand D1 Phil Harris– The Thing D2 Tom Lehrer– Masochism Tango D3 Stan Freberg– Little Blue Riding Hood D4 Jerry Lewis (3)– Sunday Driving D5 Jackie Gleason– One Of These Days D6 Ruth Wallis– The Dinghy Song D7 Kay Thompson– Eloise Volume III: The 1960s E1 Lonnie Donegan– Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On The Bedpost Overnight) E2 Brian Hyland– Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini E3 The Ran-Dells– Martian Hop E4 The Hollywood Argyles*– Alley-Oop E5 Ray Stevens– Gitarzan E6 The Trashmen– Surfin' Bird E7 Allan Sherman– Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! F1 Bobby (Boris) Pickett*– Monster Mash F2 Larry Verne– Mr. Custer F3 Napoleon XIV– They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! F4 Dr. West's Medicine Show & Junk Band*– The Eggplant That Ate Chicago F5 Rusty Warren– Bounce Your Boobies F6 Tiny Tim– Tip-Toe Thru' The Tulips With Me F7 Tom Lehrer– So Long, Mom (A Song For World War III) Volume IV: The 1970s G1 Randy Newman– Short People G2 Larry Groce– Junk Food Junkie G3 "Weird Al" Yankovic– My Bologna G4 Barnes & Barnes– Fish Heads G5 Shel Silverstein– Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take The Garbage Out G6 Rose And The Arrangement– The Cockroach That Ate Cincinnati G7 Fred Blassie– Pencil Neck Geek H1 "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" Original Cast– Time Warp H2 Steve Martin (2)– King Tut H3 Cheech & Chong– Earache My Eye H4 Hank, Stu, Dave & Hank– My Dead Dog Rover H5 Loudon Wainwright III– Dead Skunk H6 Ogden Edsl– Dead Puppies Volume V: The 1980s I1 "Weird Al" Yankovic– Eat It I2 Stevens & Grdnic– Fast Food I3 Jump 'N The Saddle– The Curly Shuffle I4 Bruce Springstone– Bedrock Rap-Meet The Flintstones I5 Julie Brown– The Homecoming Queen's Got A Gun I6 Travesty Ltd.*– Rock 'N' Roll Doctor J1 Rodney Dangerfield– Rappin' Rodney J2 Marvin The Paranoid Android– Marvin I Love You J3 Bryan Bowers– The Scotsman J4 "Weird Al" Yankovic– Another One Rides The Bus J5 Bob & Doug McKenzie– Take Off J6 Tom "T-Bone" Stankus– Existential Blues Volume VI: Christmas K1 Spike Jones– All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth K2 Allan Sherman– The Twelve Days Of Christmas K3 Gayla Peevey– I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas K4 Dickie Goodman– Santa And The Satellite K5 Tom Lehrer– A Christmas Carol K6 Stan Freberg– Green Christmas L1 Elmo & Patsy*– Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer L2 Yogi Yorgesson– I Yust Go Nuts At Christmas L3 Stan Freberg– Nuttin' For Christmas L4 The Three Stooges– Wreck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly L5 Wild Man Fischer Duet With Dr. Demento– I'm A Christmas Tree L6 Cheech & Chong– Santa Claus And His Old Lady

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MINT (M)

These are absolutely perfect in every way. Often rumored but rarely seen, Mint should never be used as a grade unless more than one person agrees that the record or sleeve truly is in this condition.

NEAR MINT (NM OR M-)

A good description of a NM record is ?it looks like it just came from a retail store and it was opened for the first time.? In other words, it?s nearly perfect.

Many dealers won?t use a grade higher than this, implying (perhaps correctly) that no record or sleeve is ever truly perfect.

Near mint records are shiny and free of visible defects. No writing, stickers, other markings or spindle marks appear on the label. No major factory defects are present; a record and label obviously pressed off center is not Near Mint.

If played, an NM record will do so without surface noise. Near Mint records don?t have to be ?never played?; a record used on an excellent turntable can remain NM after many plays if the disc is properly cared for.

NM covers have no creases, ring wear or seam splits of any kind.

These are high standards, and they are not on a sliding scale. A record or sleeve from the 1950s must meet the same standards as one from the 1990s or 2000s to be Near Mint!

It is estimated that no more than 2 to 4 percent of all records remaining from the 1950s and 1960s are truly Near Mint. This is why they fetch such high prices, even for more common items. They must meet these standards to qualify. 
 
VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+) OR EXCELLENT (E)

A good description of a VG+ Record is ?except for a couple of minor things, this would be Near Mint.?

Most collectors, especially those who want to play their records, will be happy with a VG+ record, especially if it is toward the high end of the grade, (sometimes called VG++ or E+).

VG+ records may show some slight signs of wear, including light scuffs or very light scratches that do not affect the listening experience. Slight warps that don?t affect the sound are OK. Minor signs of handling are OK, too, such as telltale marks around the center hole, so long as repeated playing has not misshapen the hole. There may be some very light ring wear or discoloration, but it should be barely noticeable.

VG+ Covers should have only minor wear. A VG+ cover might have some very minor seam wear or a split (less than one inch long) at the bottom, the most vulnerable locataion. Also, a VG+ cover may have some defacing, such as a cut-out marking. Covers with cut-out markings can never be considered Near Mint.

VERY GOOD (VG)

Many of the imperfections found on a VG+ Record are more obvious on a VG record. That said, VG records ? which usually sell for no more than 25 percent of a an NM record ? are among the biggest bargains in record collecting, because most of the ?big money? goes for more perfect copies. For many listeners, a VG record or sleeve will be worth the money.

VG records have more obvious flaws than their counterparts in better shape. They lack most of the original gloss found on factory-fresh records. Groove wear is evident on sight, as are light scratches deep enough to feel with a fingernail.

When played, a VG record has surface noise, and some scratches may be audible, especially in soft passages and during a song?s intro and ending. But the noise won?t overpower the music otherwise. Minor writing, tape or a sticker can detract from the label. Many collectors who have jukeboxes will use VG records in them and not think twice. They remain a fine listening experience, just not the same as if it were in better shape.

VG covers will have many signs on human handling. Ring wear in the middle or along the edges of the cover, where the edge of a record would reside, is obvious; it may appear on all three sides, thought it won?t be obvious upon looking. Someone might have written on it or stamped a price tag on it, too.

GOOD (G), GOOD PLUS (G+) OR VERY GOOD MINUS (VG-)

.Good does not mean bad! The record still plays through without skipping, so it can serve as filler until something better comes along. But it has significant surface noise and groove wear. The label is worn and exhibits significant ring wear, heavy writing or obvious damage caused by trying to remove tape or stickers and failing miserably.

A Good to VG- cover has ring wear to the point of distraction, has seam splits obvious on sight and may have even heavier writing, such as huge radio station letters written across the front to deter theft.

POOR (P) AND FAIR (F)

Poor and Fair records go for 0 to 5 percent of the Near Mint value, if they go at all.

More likely, they end up going in the trash. Records are cracked, impossibly warped or skip and/or repate when an attempt is made to play them. Covers are so heavily damaged that you almost want to cry.

Only the most outrageously rare items ever sell for more than a few cents in this condition ? again, if they sell at all.

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