METALLICA - LOAD & TESTPRESSING LOAD FROM ZIMBABWE, SUPERB, EX+/MINT-

$

750

OCKHAM'S RECORD COLLECTION  

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t/m 0-2 kg
(with Track & Trace) 2-5 kg   5-10 kg  10-20 kg 20-30 kg
EUR 1 € 13,00 € 19,50  € 25,00  € 34,00  € 40,46 EUR 2 € 18,50 € 25,00  € 31,00  € 40,00  € 47,60 EUR 3 € 19,30 € 26,30  € 32,30  € 42,30  N/A
World (USA& Asia)
€ 24,30 € 34,30  € 58,30  € 105,30  N/A
Destinations
EUR 1 Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark (excl. Faeröer Islands and Greenland), Duitsland, France (incl. Corsica and Monaco), Italy (excl. San Marino and Vatican City), Austria, Spain (incl. Balearen, excl. Canarian islands), United Kingdom (excl. Gibraltar and Canal Islands), Sweden EUR 2 Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Litvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal (incl. Azores and Madeira), Rumenia, Slovenia, Slovak, Czech Republic
EUR 3 Albania, Andora, Bosnië-Herzegovina, Canarian Islands, Cyprus, Faeröer Islands, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Canal Islands, Croatia, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Malta, Moldavia, Montenegro, Norway, San Marino, Serbia, Turkey, Vatican City, Switzerland World
Rest of the world



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METALLICA - LOAD & TESTPRESSING LOAD FROM ZIMBABWE, SUPERB, EX+/MINT-!!!

The rarest of rare!!

This is a never before sold on eBay combination of Metallica's LOAD in 2 different versions!

- LOAD as the regular, but incredibly rare pressing from Zimbabwe, listed in the Top 100 Metallica rarities!

- LOAD as the first original TEST PRESSING from Zimbabwe, MUCH RARER even than the regular version!

Both records are in near perfect condition. Both come from old stock at a radiostation archive in Zimbabwe
and have been played ONCE only by me to check the sound quality!

Both sleeves are as new: EX+ at least with only minimal traces of handling!

Both records are to be considered AS NEW, but rated as MINT- since I did play them once.
Playgraded gives the same result: MINT- with great full sound coming from the grooves!
Visually it is also MINT-, with under very bright light only MINIMAL traces
of handling the vinyl (taking in and out of sleeve)!
Please note the at the time of this release the record company used very good vinyl, up to
Western standards!!!

What may not be known is the fact that for this release the back sleeve of the regular release
actually shows the wrong tracks & order. The correct order & tracks shows up on the labels and
on the cue sheet, that comes with the test pressing!!

There's not much more to say. See all the pictures with full detail.
And make sure you don't let this pass by, because this will never come back!

AND DON'T FORGET TO CHECK MY OTHER AUCTION FOR A TEST PRESSING
OF METALLICA'S BLACK ALBUM FROM ZIMBABWE!!!
THIS IS THE ONLY COPY IN THE WHOLE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!

SEE ALSO MY OTHER AUCTIONS ON EBAY.COM & EBAY.CO.UK!























































Payment:
Please note that payment for European customers is preferably via bank transfer (in Euro's).
Paypal is off course always possible though. International customers are to use Paypal.

General Info:

Please note that I try to rate conservatively, which is contrary to my average experience on eBay. Unfortunately many items at eBay nowadays are being sold highly overrated! I buy quite some records via eBay, but so often it is disappointing. Items rated as MINT- and just being EX or even less! So, I try to do my best to fight this trend on eBay by rating carefully and describing precisely what the condition of the item is. Please let me know if I over- (or under- :-) ) rated my item. And be aware that I want happy buyers, so in case your not satisfied, please contact me before giving any negative feedback and I'm sure we find a solution.

PLEASE SEE MY OTHER AUCTIONS. I AM A RECORD COLLECTOR WITH FAR TOO MANY ITEMS IN MY COLLECTION (~15,000 LP's). I'M SELLING ALL THE ITEMS OF WHICH I HAVE MORE THAN ONE COPY AND/OR THE ITEMS I'M NOT INTERESTED IN ANYMORE. MY OWN COLLECTION IS VERY BROAD: CLASSICAL MUSIC, JAZZ, BLUES, PUNK, INDIE, WAVE, PSYCH & PROG ROCK, KRAUTROCK, AVANT GARDE, ETC. SO KEEP LOOKING, BECAUSE THERE MAY BE SOMETHING FOR ALL OF YOU ON OFFER! I TRY TO OFFER ITEMS EVERY WEEK, BUT DUE TO LOTS OF TRAVELLING FOR MY DAYTIME JOB, I SOMETIMES SKIP A FEW WEEKS. I TRY TO GRADE MY ITEMS AS BEST I CAN, BUT NO ONE IS PERFECT, SO LET ME KNOW IF YOU FEEL I WAS WRONG. THANKS FOR LOOKING!

Rating Scheme:

10 - MINT = Never played, unused. Either sealed records or records coming from old stock. New.

09.5 - MINT- = As new, but opened and most probably played although this is not noticable. Archive copy.

09 - NEAR MINT = Almost new, vinyl shiny black, only a few thin sleeve lines at the most on the vinyl, sleeve just perfect with only the slightest signs of use, perfect sound without background noise or ticks from scratches. Archive copy, no real need to upgrade anymore.

08 - EXCELLENT = Few  sleeve lines or superficial marks are possible, but these are non audible, the sleeve may have light signs of use (for example very small corner wear) but looks still perfect, the sound is still almost perfect, with maybe some very slight background noise and/or some light ticks. Contrary to common practice on eBay an EX is closer to NM then to VG! This is still an archivable copy!

07 - VERY GOOD +(+) = This is a normal used copy, which you find most often. Still a very good playable copy with great sound quality, but you will notice marks, stains or lines on the vinyl and/or sleeve. Sometimes there's some writing on the sleeve or a small mark of a sticker. Small creases are possible, slight ring wear, etc.

06 - VERY GOOD = This is a bit more heavily used, but still ok to play and to have. May have just a bit more of the characteristics mentioned above.

05 - VERY GOOD -(-)  = A VG item is JUST ok to still play or to have, but in the end you really would want to upgrade this item to a better quality. Still playable, but with clear background noise and the occasional tick. No jumps though! And not ruined! Sleeve has very clear signs of wear/use.

04 - GOOD = Anything below acceptable in normal circumstances. I only offer rare items in this category or under the circumstance that only the sleeve or vinyl has this low category, so that buyers may have interest to upgrade part of their own item.