Van Morrison LP "Astral Weeks" Signed US 3rd Pressing 1968 - Vinyl LP Stunner

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Van Morrison “Astral Weeks” 1968 is the second studio album by Northern Irishsinger-songwriter Van Morrison. It was recorded at Century Sound Studios in New York during September and October 1968, and released in November of the same year by Burbank, Warner Bros. Records.

All my records that I am selling on here are from my personal privatecollection and majority have been stored in a cedar chest since 1985 that was handmadeby my granddad in the early 1930’s during the depression.

I have done aconsiderable amount of research on my collection and starting bids will varybased on several factors: Quality is a given but hype stickers, originalsleeves, cover/gatefold, poster artists, producers, label, autographed, signed,first press, mis-prints etc. and demand over the last three months.

***Look at all, there are some very rare finds!!!***

I am not an experton evaluating the condition of the LP. However, I am very objective and more conservativethan Discogs (and Goldmine), and rate accordingly with the following gradingscale:

M = Mint: Still sealed andassume vinyl is perfect from record company.

NM = Near Mint:

·     Cover:  LP cover should have no creases,folds, seam splits or similar defects.

·     Vinyl Surface: High-Gloss shine, as if opened for thefirst time. No writing or stickers on the vinyl.

·     Label: No writing or stickers and no fadingof the label.

·     Sound: The sound quality is like new as purchased.Note: This really depends on the quality of your turn table, stylus,needle, amplifier, equalizer, and board (if you have one).

EX = Excellent: Not quite a GoldmineStandard Listing, but being used by many now whereas:

·     Cover: No ink wear, minor creases to corners,no seam tears.

·     Vinyl Surface: Same as Near Mint but can have verylight scratches, but not felt by your fingers, minimal back ground noise onplayback.

·     Label: No writing or stickers and no fadingof the label.

·     Sound: The sound quality is like new as purchased.Note: This really depends on the quality of your turn table, stylus,needle, amplifier, equalizer, and board (if you have one).

VG+ = Very Good Plus: Like Near Mintexcept:

·     Cover: The cover might have light creasing orminor seam or corner wear or small amount writing, and minimal fading.

·     Vinyl Surface: Gloss shine with maybe only a couplelight surface scratches on the grooves, possible slight noise on playback, noskips.

·     Label: On the label, there may be a stickeror writing, but it shows very little wear.

·     Sound: The sound quality is almost like newas purchased – this really depends on the quality of your turn table, stylus,needle, amplifier, and equalizer. Note: This really depends on thequality of your turn table, stylus, needle, amplifier, equalizer, and board (ifyou have one).

VG to VG -: Very Good to Very GoodMinus:

·     Cover: The cover may have obvious album ringwear, maybe some side seam splits, or little tears at the top or side where therecord goes back into.

·     Vinyl Surface: Same as VG+, maybe not quite asshinny and you will see scratches without putting it under a bright light.

·     Label: The label might have some fadingaround it, besides having stickers or writing.

·     Sound: The sound quality is still prettygood, maybe a little noise, but not enough to detract from the listeningexperience. Note: This really depends on the quality of your turn table,stylus, needle, amplifier, equalizer, and board (if you have one).

G to G +: Good or Good Plus:

·     Cover: The cover might have moderatecreasing, seam or corner wear or small amount writing, and moderate fading; LPring wear is obvious on the cover and cover probably has seam splits.

·     Vinyl Surface: It plays though without skipping,but may have noise or fuzz sound because of age, quality, or worn-down grooves.

·     Label: Moderate fading and/or writing orstickers on the label.

·     Sound: The sound quality is still prettygood, maybe a little more noise, but not enough to detract from the listeningexperience. Note: This really depends on the quality of your turn table, stylus,needle, amplifier, equalizer, and board (if you have one).

F = Fair

·     Cover: The cover will have moderatecreasing, seam or corner wear or small amount of writing, and moderate fading;LP ring wear is obvious on the cover and cover probably has seam splits.

·     Vinyl Surface: It plays though without skipping, butmay have noise or fuzz sound because of age, quality, or worn-down grooves. Albumis not warped but could have repeating issues with a deep scratch.

·     Label: Moderate fading and/or heavy writingor stickers on the label.

·     Sound: The sound quality is fair. Expectpossible noise issues or skipping. Note: This really depends on thequality of your turn table, stylus, needle, amplifier, equalizer, and board (ifyou have one). No albums in my collection are warped causing repeating issues

W = Worn:  

·     Cover: The cover is approaching death and willhave significant creasing, seam or corner tear and significant fading. If apicture sleeve is with it, this is torn or marked up to a significant degree.But someone may want to have it for nostalgia or even attempt to fix it.

·     Vinyl Surface: May or may not still play without askip but could be repaired.

·     Label: Could have substantial fading, heavy writing,or stickers on the label.

·     Sound: Attempting to listen will be adisturbing experience. Expect major noise, skipping, or issues with repeating. Note:This will be worse if you have a quality turn table, stylus, needle, amplifier,equalizer, and board (if you have one).

Note: Each album is theoriginal cover with or without the original shrink wrap, hype stickers, recordstore stickers, gatefolds, posters, and sleeve; cleaned with a the latest “SpinClean Kit” (since 1975); visually inspected with LED magnification, and placedin a “Hudson Hi-Fi Anti-Static Vinyl Record Inner Sleeve for ultimate LPProtection from scratches, dust, and dirt; and is shipped bubble wrapped in andLP box with Fragile Stickers, and e-bay Media Mailing Label.