BAND OF LIGHT " TOTAL UNION " LP OZ PROG BLUES ROCK 1973 LA DE DA'S

	A$		56
	$		37

                                       BAND OF LIGHT

                 "TOTAL UNION"  LP           

VINYL PRESSING:  Australia, 1973

LABEL & CATALOGUE NUMBER:  Warner Bros.  , original green label,  Cat.no WS-20011

OTHER INFO: 12" LP  , 33 rpm , with gate-fold cover.

Fantastic Aussie progressive blues rock / boogie LP from 1973. All the bandmembers had previous or later associations with some other iconic Oz bands of that era . 

MUSICIANS:

Norman Roue : Bottleneck/slide guitar      (later of Buffalo)

Ian Rilen : Bass                (later of Rose Tattoo & 'X')

Tony Beuttel: Drums         (ex- Levi Smiths Clefs & Fraternity)

Phillip Key: Vocals/guitar               (ex- La De Das)

TRACK LISTING:

Side 1

1. My First Home

2. Free Them From Hunger

3. Spaces Of Time

Side 2

1. If

2. Earthbound Blues

3. The Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse

Vinyl :  VG . Plays very well with great dynamics and minimal surface noise  apart from the occasional click or pop. Vinyl still has quite good lustre. Labels nice and clean with no writing.

Cover: VG. Front cover with some ink wear mainly near the middle of the top and bottom margins where some black been rubbed off. A couple of very thin parallel wear lines through the centre of the front cover. Spine showing about 6 breaks/creases along its length. Colour gatefold photo still with great colour saturation, however there is a slight amount of adhesive tape residue along the top and bottom margins. The rear cover shows some ring wear plus discolouration along the bottom margin where there was once some adhesive tape. No writing on front , rear or inner gatefold cover.

POSTAGE & HANDLING COSTS :  

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WITHIN AUSTRALIA: Standard parcel post

$8.00 AUD any state or territory

INTERNATIONAL : International airmail parcel post

New Zealand          $ 11.00 AUD

Asia/Pacific            $ 13.00 AUD

USA/Canada          $ 15.00 AUD

UK/Europe             $ 19.00 AUD

GRADING SYSTEM

NEAR MINT (NM)

Vinyl : Appears virtually flawless. Obviously handled with extreme care. Superb lustre to vinyl. A couple of minor surface sleeve scuffs (at most) may be present but are hard to see and do not affect sound. Plays perfectly with negligible noise.

Covers: Artwork close to perfect with only minor signs of wear and/or age. Minor impressions to the cover (due to the outer edge of the vinyl resting inside) may be present.

EXCELLENT (EX)

Vinyl : Minimal wear to vinyl, with excellent lustre. Minor surface scuffs (no more than 15% of the surface) are visible but only slightly. No scratches. Play is excellent with minimal noise.

Cover : Artwork close to perfect. Some impression to the cover (minor outer ring wear) but no ink wear. There may be some slight creases to the corners, but not wrinkled and obtrusive to the eye. The corners can show slight wear. No seam splits, writing on the cover or taped repairs.

VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+)

Vinyl : The vinyl will show some wear, surface scuffs and some very light scratches to no more than 30% of its surface. Still has great lustre and looks as though it has been handled with care. Plays extremely well with no obtrusive clicks or pops. There may be small writing on the record label(s).

Cover : Artwork looks clean with slightly more ageing. Flat white paper on back of cover may be slightly yellow due to ageing. No stains or mildew from water damage. Some minor wear to the seams or spine, but no tears or holes popping through. The corners will be slightly dog eared yet no crackly bends defacing the artwork. There may be small writing on front and/or rear of cover.

VERY GOOD (VG)

Vinyl : The vinyl appears to have been well played but still has some lustre. The vinyl may be faded, slightly grayish, because of the surface scuffs and light scratches to greater than 30% of the surface. There will almost always be some surface noise when the record is played. The dynamics are still excellent however, overpowering the surface noise. The surface noise will be minor crackle or a slight hiss, but should only be heard in between tracks or in low musical passages. The occasional click or pop may be present but no jumps or skips. The record still plays very well. There may be small writing on the record label(s).

Cover : The cover looks worn and used but still has some attractiveness. There may be some seam splitting and ring wear, where the ink has begun to wear off, plus some writing on the front and/or rear cover. It will look aged and more yellowish due to contaminants in the air. No taped seams or water damage.

GOOD (G)

Vinyl : The record looks very well played, dull, grayish and with many scuffs and scratches. It still plays OK without skips or jumps but has distracting surface noise, such as crackle or hiss that is continually heard plus some loss of dynamics caused from grooves being worn. Several loud clicks or pops may be present during play. There may be small writing on the record label(s).

Cover : Cover is very worn, however, some artwork of value can still be noticed. Seam splits (possibly taped and repaired, but only with scotch tape), ring wear with much ink loss, some writing and tears may be present.