THE MARVELETTES Rare Playboy

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YOU ARE BIDDING FOR A VERY RARE AND HARD TO FIND, ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING OF PLAYBOY BY THE MARVELETTES AND RECORDED IN 1962 ON THE TAMLA LABEL 231. THIS IS THE VERY RARE WHITE LABEL WITH THE GLOBES AND LISTS IN THE GOLDMINE COLLECTOR'S GUIDE FOR $600+ NM. THE TRAIL OFF NUMBERS IN THE DEAD WAX AREA, ARE XCTV 82897 IKB ON SIDE 1,  AND XCTV 82898 IKA ON SIDE 2. THE ALBUM COVER IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE ARE NO SEAM SPLITS, TAPE, WRITING OR DISCOLORATION AND ONLY THE SLIGHTEST OF RINGWEAR EVIDENT. THERE IS A SMALL LETTER A IN BACK. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS. THE COVER WILL DISPLAY NICELY. THE RECORD WAS INSPECTED UNDER SPECIAL LIGHTING AND PLAYED PRIOR TO LISTING. THERE ARE JUST A FEW SCUFF OR SURFACE MARKS AND NO DEEP SCRATCHES. THE DEEP, SHINY GLOSS IS VERY RICH LOOKING. WHITE LABELS ARE VERY NICE WITH NO NEEDLE TEARS. LISTENING EXPERIENCE WAS SUPER, NO SKIPS OR STICKS AND ONLY A FEW POPS OR HISSES. USING GOLDMINE'S GRADING GUIDELINE'S, THE ALBUM IS GRADED VG+ AND THE RECORD A STRONG VG++. THERE IS NO RESERVE FOR THIS MOST DESIRABLE AND RARE COLLECTIBLE AND IS INVESTMENT GRADE QUALITY. SIDE 1; PLAYBOY, MIX IT UP, BEECHWOOD 45789, I'M HOOKED, I THINK I CAN CHANGE YOU. FOREVER, SOMEDAY SOMEDAY, GODDESS OF LOVE, YOU SHOULD KNOW, I'VE GOT TO CRY OVER YOU.  I WILL  ACCEPT PAYPAL, CASHIERS CHECK, PERSONAL CHECK OR MONEY ORDER AND WILL SHIP ON DAY OF SETTLEMENT. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, EMAIL ME. PLEASE VIEW MY FEEDBACK, GOOD LUCK AND THANK YOU.

GRADING IS BASED ON GOLDMINE'S GRADING SYSTEM. I'M CONSERVATIVE WHEN GRADING MY ALBUMS AND RECORDS AND I TRY TO BE OBJECTIVE IN DOING SO.

MINT: (M); ABSOLUTELY PERFECT IN EVERY WAY. CERTAINLY NEVER PLAYED AND PERHAPS, STILL IN ORIGINAL WRAPPING.

NEAR MINT: (NM); A NEARLY PERFECT RECORD AND ALBUM COVER. THE RECORD SHOULD SHOW NO OBVIOUS SIGNS OF WEAR. THE ALBUM COVER SHOULD HAVE NO CREASES, FOLDS, SEAM SPLITS,  WRITING OR OTHER NOTICEABLE DEFECTS. NO CUT-OUT HOLES EITHER. BASICALLY, AN ALBUM IN NEAR MINT CONDITION LOOKS AS IF YOU JUST PURCHASED IT FROM A RECORD STORE AND REMOVED THE ORIGINAL WRAPPING.

VERY GOOD PLUS: (VG+); A VERY GOOD PLUS WILL SHOW SOME SIGNS OF USE AND THAT IT WAS PLAYED BY A PREVIOUS OWNER WHO TOOK CARE OF IT. RECORD SURFACES MAY SHOW SOME SLIGHT SIGNS OF WEAR AND ALSO MAY HAVE SLIGHT SCUFFS OR SCRATCHES THAT DON'T AFFECT ONE'S LISTENING EXPERIENCES. SLIGHT WARPS THAT DO NOT AFFECT THE SOUND IS OK. THE LABEL MAY HAVE SOME RINGWEAR OR DISCOLORATION, BUT IT SHOULD BE BARELY NOTICEABLE. THE CENTER HOLE WILL NOT BE MISSHAPEN BY REPEATED PLAY. THE ALBUM COVER MAY HAVE SLIGHT SIGNS OF WEAR AND ALSO MAY BE MARRED BY A CUT-OUT HOLE, INDENTATION OR CORNER INDICATING IT WAS TAKEN OUT OF PRINT. A VERY GOOD PLUS RECORD IS HIGHLY ACCEPTABLE AND DISIRABLE.

VERY GOOD: (VG); SURFACE NOISE WILL BE EVIDENT UPON PLAYING, ESPECIALLY IN SOFT PASSAGES AND DURING A SONG'S INTRO AND FADE. LABELS MAY BE MARRED BY WRITING OR HAVE TAPE OR STICKERS ATTACHED. THE SAME WILL BE TRUE WITH ALBUM COVERS. TAPED SEAMS MAY BE COMMON.

GOOD PLUS; (G+) OR GOOD (G); I RARELY DEAL WITH THIS CATEGORY.

SUMMARY; I SINCERELY HOPE THIS INFORMATION WILL BE OF VALUE TO YOU. I AM NOT AN EXPERT BY I DO HAVE OVER 50 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE BUYING AND SELLING INVESTMENT GRADE RECORDS. I AM SURE YOU WILL BE HAPPY WITH MY AUCTIONS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST.