earl hooker THE GENIUS OF lp SEALED original CUCA rare

$

499

on the cuca label, original stereo pressing, catalog # KS-3400, from 1965.  12 tracks:   two bugs in a rug;  hold on.....i'm coming;   off the hook;  dust my broom;  hot and heavy;  the screwdriver;  bertha;  the foxtrot;  end of the blues;  walking the floor;  hooker special and something you ate.   that's right, you did read that title correctly.  this is a guaranteed original cuca press of this incredibly rare blues lp.....and it's still sealed!   one of the rarest private press blues lp out there.   you may have heard of earl's cousin.....john lee hooker.   earl is a great slide guitarist in his own right.   again, this is not the sundazed reissue, but an original cuca pressing.  textured front cover is NM-, still sealed, but......shrink has split at right (about half way up), and some moisture has gotten in.....there is some foxing/haze visible, but it appears that it may be only on the shrink....the texture of this cover may have saved it.....there is also a faint basement odor, not bad by any means though.   vinyl is presumed MINT, still sealed and unplayed.   i have put what i think to be a modest reserve on this one, based on the prices that open copies have fetched, and the relative unavailability of the item, and also due to my inability to describe/show what's going on with the cover.   i only have a few  blues items up for sale this week (i'm keeping my others for now), but check my other auctions for many more great psych, private,  prog,  folk,  xian & other miscellaneous freak-outs........lots of great stuff this week, buy a bunch and save on shipping. 


while i strive to keep my ebay sales fun and hassle free, i do have a couple new rules, due to some unfortunate activity from my previous rounds of auctions:    both ITALY & FRANCE customers must pay PRIORITY AIRMAIL shipping, regardless of the final value of the item(s)......no EXCEPTIONS!    i've avoided this new policy for some time, but in my last round of auctions i had four charge-backs, so this has become mandatory.....shipping prices are quoted below.   also, i do not accept bids from those of you with zero feedback.  sorry, no exceptions.  thanks in advance for your understanding.  as always, i will not end auctions early, please don't even bother to ask

all records are original pressings unless noted......i do not sell current reissues.  please ask any questions early, as i am not always by my computer near the end of auctions.    buyer pays shipping, see rates below.   all records are shipped in dedicated record mailers, with record shipped outside of cover when applicable, with two cardboard inserts.   paypal is the only accepted form of payment at this time.

i have to state that i will ship for $4.00 according to new ebay rules, but i do not like to use media rate, or first class domestic either....both take far too long, and items have sometimes gone missing as well.   if you absolutely have to save $3.00 on shipping, then that is what you'll get, media rate for $4.00, including delivery confirmation....to me, as a seller (and a buyer, for that matter) it takes too long, and i end up with too many questions ( 'where is my record?'   'when did you ship it?'  etc, etc).   i strongly urge you to use priority......you can avoid a heavy box of books being placed on your fragile record, and you'll get it so much faster.    i prefer you use priority shipping with the US, and the cost is $7.00, including delivery confirmation.   first class airmail shipping to CANADA is also $7.00.   first class airmail shipping to MOST OF EUROPE, JAPAN & AUSTRALIA is $14.00.   priority airmail shipping is $24.00 worldwide, and is required on all shipments to both ITALY and FRANCE.   I DO NOT SHIP to SOUTH AMERICA or MEXICO at this time, NO EXCEPTIONS.   i will gladly combine items to save on shipping, i try not to make ANY money on shipping costs, i typically lose money honestly.   payment is expected within 10 days of auction end.   thanks for looking, and good luck.