Introducing Gwen Stacey 7" MEGGA RARE RCA PS EP 1965 Lonely Girls Northern Soul

	£		150
	$		199

A QUICK MESSAGE TO ALL MY FOLLOWERS , APOLOGIES FOR MY RECENT ABSENCE , AFTER NEARLY A YEAR OFF FROM DEALING WITH ANY RECORDS DUE TO LOOKING AFTER AND THEN THE SUDDEN VERY SAD LOSS OF MY FATHER , I AM NOW BACK WITH A GREAT SELECTION OF MANY VERY RARE RECORDS AND OBVIOUSLY MY USUAL AND OTHER VERY COLLECTABLE 7" AND LP RECORDS WHICH ARE FROM MY OWN PERSONAL COLLECTION WHICH I HAVE NOW DECIDED TO SELL OFF , I HAVE LOTS OF FANTASTIC RECORDS TO LIST SO PLEASE KEEP AN EYE ON MY LISTINGS , MANY THANKS .
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Please note that i do tend to use in and around the " Very Good / near excellent Condition " grade for most of my records , although none are heavily scratched etc and most will just have some general light surface marks only . The only exception to this is if the record does have scratches and lots of marks etc but is very rare and collectable and will be described in greater detail . I never use " Mint " or " Near Mint " unless the record is unopened from it's original shrink wrap and is clearly unplayed . Even with these i am wary because if the record has been stored for years in maybe a damp garage or loft etc and has not been opened , then we can only presume it should be mint because we obviously can't actually see the record . Everyone obviously has their own opinions as to what is very good and excellent , but in my case , i tend to think that most , if not all records do have marks to some degree ( lots even from new ! ) purely because they are vinyl and mark easy and have been used over a considerable amount of time in most cases . This is why i use between Very Good and near excellent most of the times . This is also why i do go into great detail with my descriptions , as the term " Very Good " can be a bit vague . I do use " Excellent Condition " sometimes , but in my case , i would class this as not played very much at all , excellent shine and just a handful of the very lightest and small surface hairline marks only , most only being visible under a light , so you know that when i use excellent , i really do mean excellent . Lots of my records as you can see by my feedback are better than described , ie better than very good and closer to near ( if not actually ) excellent and i do pride myself on this fact , this is why i do use mainly between Very Good and near excellent , but with very detailed descriptions also of which i will say i can go a little OTT with noise and general condition and can often make a record sound bad when it really isn't , i do just try my best to say how it is , please don't forget though , that all records will obviously vary in sound quality etc on other set ups depending on the quality and type of turntable / amps and stylus etc that are being used , but please do check out all of my feedback and you will see you can bid with confidence , thank you .
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Introducing Gwen Stacey 7" MEGGA RARE RCA PS EP 1965 Lonely Girls Northern Soul . On UK RCA Victor Four Prong Black / Silver Print Paper Labels RCX 7166 Mono . A SIDE: T1 Ain't Gonna Cry No More . T2 Give Thanks To A Friend . B SIDE: T1 Lonely Girls T2 How Many Times Can One Heart Break .
This one is reputed to be one of ( if not " the " ) rarest RCA Victor's soul EP's , ( in fact i don't think it's just the soul genre !  , it's RCA Victor's EP's in general ) and very rarely comes up nowadays ! and features the atmospheric ballad Lonely Girls . A true rare find ! and a real must for any northern soul ballad lover ! .
COVER: Factory laminated ( front and rear flipbacks only ) card PS generally in good / near very good overall condition , but i think many would say it's airing a little bit closer to very good overall .
FRONT: ( Not Including Any Edges Or Corners ) . Still generally nice and clean overall . A few usual surface laminate crease crack lines in places mainly near the corners and a few very small ones on the left hand side edge round the outer edges . A very few very light and very small general surface / age related / handling marks in places . There are the usual ringwear marks with quite a prominent impression of the outer edge of the record there is also the imprint towards the middle of the cover of the tiny slip line grooves which are on the edge of the run off on the record and a bit of rubbing from the label section . I think pretty much all can be seen in the photos .
TOP / BOTTOM / SIDE MAIN EDGES: ( Not Including Corners And Right Next To Corners Please See Corner Description ) . TOP EDGE: No obvious signs of rub wear on the laminated part , just a couple of tiny laminate cracks . BOTTOM EDGE: Pretty much the same but with a few grubby rubbing marks mainly towards the corners . LEFT HAND SIDE EDGE: No obvious signs of rub wear on the laminated part , just a couple of tiny laminate cracks . 
SIDE OPENING EDGES: Some usual but very light bits of mainly dent / useage wear on the outer edges on the front and rear and there is no heavy fraying present , there is some foxing / light browning visible on the very outer edges , there are just a very very few very very light and very very small bits of denting in places , both edges are still generally nice and straight and close together , anything really just being consistent with age and general use . 
CORNERS: Some usual but very light and very small bits of fray / rub / dent wear on the corners , virtually all being confined to on or just very near to the tip ends . There are , being a bit picky a very very few tiny very light dents / creases etc very tight onto a couple of the corners , but these really are very small and very light only , again anything really being just consistent with age and use etc . 
REAR: Generally near good overall .  I only say near good as there is foxing / browning present ( slightly darker on and just near to the edges ) . A few mostly very light general surface grubby marks in places and there is the number 97 written near the top right corner in dark what looks like felt pen . Some usual small surface laminate crease lines in places round the edges on the flipbacks . There are the usual ringwear marks , but these are quite light only with just a generally light impression of the outer edge of the record . Don't get me wrong , this is still a much more than just a decent example and is all intact . 
I will be putting the record into a new plain white paper sleeve .
LABELS: Four prong black / silver print paper labels generally in excellent condition , still very nice and clean with just a very few usual but light only spindle marks , both labels are writing free .
RECORD: The overall visual grade of the playing surface under normal average household light conditions is generally still very good condition and still retains a great shine , there are some mostly light and fine hairline surface marks ( a lot just being the whispy type with just a very few being slightly more visible ) and just a very few ( three or four ) other still light surface marks , there are no nasty deep feelable gouges / nasty deep scratches whatsoever , i will also say that a lot of the finer hairlines are really only more visible when held at certain angles to or under a light . Please see below for audio description .
AUDIO A SIDE: T1:Silent run in has some usual noise with some light crackle and ticks . It plays through great , perfectly crisp and clear throughout on the music playback , i only heard a very brief bit of light crackle and a few light ticks on the intro and very start ( three very light ticks just after the start ) and a bit very briefly on a few of the quieter places ( though these other very brief bits were really very light indeed ) , there were a very few other odd light ticks in places but nothing deafening . T2: Silent track changeover line had a bit of very light crackle , the track plays through perfectly crisp and clear throughout and there was nothing to report worthy of mention , being picky then maybe two or three ultra brief bits of very faint background , but i am being picky here , there was no nasty continuous crackle . Silent run off has some usual but generally light noise .
AUDIO B SIDE: T1: Silent run in has some usual generally light noise with two or three ticks . It plays through great , perfectly crisp and clear throughout on the music playback with really very little in the way of obvious noise that was worthy of mention , i just heard the very occasional bit of very light mainly background noise on quieter parts and a very very few odd very very light ticks in places there was no nasty continuous loud crackle , there may just have been the odd couple of faint isolated pops in places that i may have missed . T2: Silent track changeover line had some light crackle and two or three ticks , it played through perfectly crisp and clear with really next to nothing in the way of obvious noise that was worthy of mention , there was just three or four very light odd isolated pops in places and maybe just a couple of ultra brief bits of very faint background noise ( but i'm being really picky here ) . Silent run off had some usual but generally light noise . 
Considering the quieter nature of nearly all of these tracks , it does play through great overall and with mostly just bits of generally light noise and odd ticks as mentioned and i must stress that anything certainly did not overpower any of the music or vocals at all . This one as i say really is a very rare record indeed and hardly ever comes up for sale . Not surprising that there are currently none on here or on Discogs and never sold on Discogs ! .
There were no jumps etc when tested on my deck and it still retains a nice shine . Any noises tend to be in short bursts only , are over quickly , are not constant and do not spoil any enjoyment . If any noises are more frequent or louder etc , they will be described separately in the above detailed descriptions thank you .
All in all still a nice overall example of this now very collectable and extremely rare item . Thank you very much for your time and interest and happy bidding . Please do read the following ref record gradings explained thank you .
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 , some forms of noise including light crackle will more than likely be heard in places especially on the quieter parts and there will be some odd ticks or pops in places especially on the quieter parts , but none of this will overpower any of the music , light edge warps etc and some light " dishing " are acceptable but will not affect the play or sound quality at all , any warps that are more prominent will be described in more detail . Please see the descriptions above for the cover condition .
Very Good / Near Excellent: The record has obviously been played but shows no overly excessive play wear . There will be some light only surface marks though most will be just fine hairlines , there will be no major deterioration in sound quality at all though some amount of light noise / occasional light pop may be present in places especially on some of the quieter parts , but none of this will be loud or constant or overpower any of the music , the record will play through perfectly , light edge warps etc and some light " dishing " are acceptable but will not affect the play or sound quality at all , any warps that are more prominent will be described in more detail . Please see the descriptions above for the cover condition .
Near Excellent: The record has obviously been played but shows only light signs of this , a few of the lightest non feelable surface marks being mostly very fine hairlines will be present , but it displays no deterioration in sound quality . Some brief bits of very light noise and very occasional usual light pop maybe present in places and would be acceptable on some quieter parts , but none of this will be loud or constant or overpower any of the music , light edge warps etc and some light " dishing " are acceptable but will not affect the play or sound quality at all , any warps that are more prominent will be described in more detail . Please see the descriptions above for the cover condition .
Excellent : The record shows some signs of having been played , but there is very little lessening in sound quality , light edge warps etc and some light " dishing " are acceptable but will not affect the play or sound quality at all , any warps that are more prominent will be described in more detail. Please see the descriptions above for the cover condition .
Please note that whilst I haven’t increased my postage charges for quite a while now , this now other recent price increase , has seen me unfortunately have to put a slight increase on my postage charges . This is also topped with the rise in cost for quality card mailers , jiffy bags , stiffeners , other packaging materials etc plus Ebays fees incl fees for seller postage costs ( 12.8% included in the total selling price ) plus their other now higher fees of 12.8% plus it's also now i think 35p per item sold . Please also note that I now send ALL non GF LP’s / 12" singles with a minimum of 3 stiffeners and all 7" singles with a minimum of 2 stiffeners ( more if i think they are needed ) , with all the added fees / extra stiffeners and other material costs etc , all of this whilst not sounding a lot , does soon mount up and i actually do end up losing money on postage , but I do obviously want to still remain competitive and still offer my usual top quality service , sorry again for this , thank you .