Cat Stevens - Tea for the Tillerman - LP  (Pink Label, Island Records)

	£		50
	$		66

Please read my GeneralInformation after the item description before placing a bid.

Cat Stevens

Tea For The Tillerman

Island Pink Label ILPS 9135

1970 UK stereo vinyl LPrecord

ThisLP is in excellent condition visually and very good condition aurally. As with all my vinyl items,this record has been mine from new and only ever played on quality equipment.This was one of my favourite LPs until CDs came along and I could no longer bebothered with the palaver of playing vinyl.

Grading

VISUALLY:EX for bothvinyl and sleeve – more detail below.

AURALLY:VG - formore detail see below.

Run-outStamping/Engraving

SideA:    engraved – ILPS 9135 A-3  u

SideB:    engraved – ILPS 9135 B-3    u

TrackListing

SideA

1.Where Do The Children Play

2.Hard Headed Woman

3.Wild World

4.Sad Lisa

5.Miles From Nowhere

SideB

1.But I Might Die Tonight

2.Longer Boats

3.Into White

4.On The Road To Find Out

5.Father And Son

6.Tea For The Tillerman

VisualDescription

OuterSleeve

Thegatefold outer sleeve is in excellent condition, bright and shiny, as good asnew apart from: some scuffing to the corners at the fold, some light scuffingat the other corners, some minor creasing at the hinge and the two foldedsides. On the back, top left corner, is a biro impression number and a bit ofbiro impression at the top centre.

InnerSleeve

Unfortunatelythe inner sleeve has disappeared at some time over the last 48 years. The LPwill be in a new white inner sleeve.

Record

Thevinyl is immaculate, bright and shiny, with no visible marks or scratches. Thelabels are clean, clear and bright.

ListeningTest

Therecord plays through without any skips. On both sides there are the usual vinylsounds to be heard in the run-in and the run-out. The same sounds are audiblebetween tracks and in the background during quieter passages. On both sides thevinyl noises are quite noticeable at the start of track one but become muchless after a minute or so. On Side A, track 2, there are one or two ‘pops’about 1 min in. On Side B the background noises become more noticeable in thelast 2 min or so of music. Otherwise it’s overall a great sound.

GENERAL INFORMATION

After a few years absence, dealing with a house move andmedical mechanical issues, I’m back, selling my vinyl, science fiction, and theoccasional other item. Before my ‘absence’ I sold hundreds of Science Fictionbooks and magazines, and I had made a start on selling my vinyl, LPs, EPs andsingles. During this selling period I received top ratings throughout – but ofcourse these disappear due to my extended period of inactivity. Hopefully thistime around I can build up the same reputation.

All vinyl is from my own personal collection, dating from1950s onwards, and has been owned from new only by me. I was fanatical aboutcare of my vinyl, as friends will testify. I never lent out any of my records,and so, unless stated otherwise for pre-1970 items, records have only ever beenplayed on a Thorens TD 160 deck equipped with a Shure M75 ED TYPE 2 cartridge.They have always been stored within their sleeves, and cleaned before playing.

Before being offered for sale, each disc is cleaned withcleaning fluid and cloth, cleaned with a carbon fibre brush on the turntableand then played. A note is made of any audio defects.

The item will be packaged in a purpose made strong cardboardenvelope with additional protection from corrugated cardboard sheets whereappropriate. The disc itself will be in a new plain white inner sleeve, packedoutside the card outer sleeve. The original inner sleeve will be inside theouter.

PRICING

I use ebay’s recommendations as a guide, also noting whatdealers are asking for a similar item, but ultimately it’s my feeling of whatis the minimum I would be happy to accept for this record.

GRADING

I use a Grading system as described below. I don’t use theterm ‘Mint’, because that should apply only to a record that is still sealed inits original packaging and has never been played. All mine have been played:that’s why I bought them! In fact, due to the production process used for vinylthere was probably never an LP in mint condition!

Excellent: The record shows some signs of having beenplayed, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and anycontent might have slight wear and/or creasing.

Very Good: The record has obviously been played, butdisplays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite visible surface marksand the occasional light scratch. There will be normal wear and tear on thecover, inner sleeve and other content, consistent with the playing of therecord, without any major defects.

Good: The record has been played many times, so that thesound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some instances ofdistortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents will suffer from scuffingof the edges and corners, folding, maybe some splits, discolouration, etc.

I might further use VG+ for a record which I feel is betterthan Good but not quite Excellent. However, I shall give a full visual andaudio description so you decide for yourself.

Anything less than Good will have been scrapped, unless ithas some unusual feature.

Finally, on the point of rarity, I shall make no claims onthis score – you’ll have to decide that for yourself.