SIMON & GARFUNKEL SOUNDS OF SILENCE FIRST MONO LP PLAYS MINT TIGER BEAT CL 2469

$

29

VINYL

            Side 1:  plays Mint, visually Mint- under halogen light

            Side 2:  plays Mint, visually EX+ under halogen light; under normal light looks Mint-

LABELS

            Side 1:  light spindle trails

            Side 2:  same as side 1

COVER

            Front:  solid seams, moderate ring wear esp. at bottom

            Back:  ring wear, previous owners name at upper right

INNER:  original (?) inner split on three sides, will also come with an archival inner

DESCRIPTION:   In the dead wax, both matrices end with 1A. I bought several LPs from the person whose name appears on the back cover. He kept his vinyl in superb condition, but his covers usually had some handling wear and his name in ink. The vinyl plays perfectly.

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I ship once a week, but always within 5 days of your payment. Combined shipping is possible for up to three LPs with a small surcharge for added weight.

Records are shipped in the highest quality LP mailers with the record secured outside of the cover to avoid seam splits. Returned LPs must be shipped in the same way. Damage to the cover or disc will result in a reduced refund amount.

Please don’t bid if If you own a Crosley or similar inexpensive (aka “cheap”) turntable. LPs that play perfectly well on a real turntable may have problems playing correctly on a toy turntable with no ability to adjust tone arm tracking weight or anti-skid. These junk tables will destroy your collection. My advice: stop buying LPs until you purchase a real (non-USB) turntable, new or used.

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   I began buying records in the mid 60’s and I've always been fanatical about record care and storage.

   The records I sell are from my personal collection, including backup copies. I've never been one to buy VG records or anything with an audible scratch, which eliminates the vast majority. If I do miss an audible flaw, then kindly contact me and it will be rectified.

   I use standard US grading plus the UK grade of EX 

   Records are first inspected under a halogen light (the only light that shows every flaw) and any blemishes are examined with a 10x power magnifier which allows the grooves to be fully inspected. Then they’re play graded on a Linn Sondek LP12.

   Over the decades, I've seen grading fads come and go, such as: “visual” grading by people who don't own a turntable; the current use of nonsense grades like NM+ and NM- as well as the dubious belief that there’s no such thing as a mint record.

   As a record buyer, I've had a lot of over graded “garage sale” LPs arrive covered with gritty dust and greasy fingerprints while the seller claims a “visual” grade based on fantasy. Be assured that my records will arrive clean and fingerprint free.