Cortex Troupeau Bleu Disques d'Esperance French grail

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Cortex - Troupeau Bleu LP on Disques d'Esperance, 1975, ESP 155 524. Original French pressing. One of the most sought-after French LPs. A little bit difficult to categorize, as it touches on a lot of genres. It's jazzy, funky, poppy, Brazilian and French all at the same time. Brilliant music by Alain Mion with Guy Boyer engineering. Vinyl is VG++ to M- (minimal paper scuffs, extremely clean), cover is VG+ (crease in upper left corner, someone wrote a number on front and back), labels VG+ (discotheque stamp and numbered, same number as on cover so it may have been the store that separated the vinyl from the cover). Extremely rare. Tracks: La Rue, L'Enfant Samba, Troupeau Bleu, Prelude a 60 Round, Go Round, Chanson d'un Jour d'Hiver, Mary et Jeff, Huit Octobre 1971, Sabbat (1ere partie), Sabbat (2eme partie), Sabbat (3ieme partie), Madbass.

About me: I've been collecting records for a long time, over 20 years, but more heavily beginning in the early 90s. I'm not a professional dealer. The items I'm auctioning are coming from my collection. I remember the feeling of listening to some of these records for the first time; hopefully now I will be passing that feeling on to some of you. I'm also familiar with the feeling of receiving a record in worse condition than described and feeling cheated; I have no desire to have any transaction end that way here. Every record here is visually inspected and play-graded and will be shipped in sturdy record mailers. I'm selling off some of my records because I sadly need the money, but it's also my aim that the record brings you happiness and not regret. I'm putting up some killer rarities so please check my other auctions for more soul, funk, jazz, Latin, Brazilian, African goodness. My scale goes: S/S (still sealed), M-, VG+, VG, VG-, G, F.

Payment:?

Paypal preferred. Personal checks only from US buyers with feedback rating over 100; item will not be shipped until check clears. Payment to be made within seven days of auction's close. I will send you an invoice at the end of the auction. If you have won multiple items please wait for my invoice because eBay checkout will probably give you an incorrect shipping total. Buyers with less than 20 feedbacks should contact me before bidding for approval or your bid may be canceled!??

Shipping:

LPs:

US (media): 1-2 LPs = $4.00

US (priority): 1-2 lps = $8.00; 3 lps = $10.00

Canada (first class int'l): 1 lp = $7.00; 2 lps = $9.00; 3 lps = $11.00

Europe (first class int'l): 1 lp = $13.50; 2 lps = $17.00; 3 lps = $20.50

Japan/Australia (first class int'l): 1 lp = $13.50; 2 lps = $17.00; 3 lps = $20.50

45s:

US (first class): 1-3 45s = $3.00

Canada (first class int'l): 1-3 45s = $3.50

Europe, Asia & Australia (first class int'l): 1 45 = $6.50; 2 45s = $7.25; 3 45s = $8.00

PLEASE NOTE: Registered shipping is strongly recommended for any item over $100 and REQUIRED for any item going to ITALY, FRANCE and RUSSIA (sorry, your countries' postal services have very bad reputations). That's an additional $11.50 for international registered mail.

All other locations or quantities, please e-mail for a quote.

I want the records to arrive safely and in the condition I sent. If you have any special shipping instructions, want insurance, etc., please let me know. Records will be securely packaged in vinyl mailers with cardboard stiffeners and with the record sleeved outside the cover in a polysleeve to prevent seam splits.

Good luck and happy bidding!