JONI MITCHELL CLOUDS ORIG 1969 REPRISE FOLK ROCK LP-CAPITOL RECORD- 2 COLOR LABL

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This is a very rare original near mint pressing of the second album by Joni Mitchell, Clouds, released by Reprise Records in 1969 through the Capitol Records Record Club, issued with a Capitol Records catalogue number, SKAO 92003. This album was manufactured by The Capitol Records manufacturing plant in Jacksonville, IL. It should be noted that at times recordings released via record clubs have been disparaged as inferior. While not all record clubs and editions are the same, Capitol Records at that time was probably one of the largest manufacturers of records in the US, along with Columbia Records, pressing records for many different record labels. Many record labels such as Warner Brothers, Reprise and Atlantic/Atco Records did not manufacture their own records, using other manufacturing entities. Capitol was always acknowledged as one of the best record manufacturers in the world. I have owned and still own many of these Capitol record pressings and have always considered them high quality. This album includes such notables as Both Sides Now, Chelsea Morning, and Tin Angel, among others.

The LP visually is in near mint condition and plays very cleanly. The gatefold cover is in very good condition, primarily because of moisture damage in a small area along the bottom front and back cover, although most visible along bottom back cover. Three of the four corners are very sharp with just minor tip wear, with more wear near bottom mouth corners due to moisture damage. The spine is solid and clean. The top seam is strong with no splits and just minor spot rub wear. The bottom seam is reasonably clean except near mouth where the slick has lifted or is missing partially for about 4 inches with more rub wear The front cover is reasonably clean with some damage that can be felt although not really visible near of bottom front corner The back cover is reasonably clean except for the small visible area near the lower seam and mouth. The inside of the gatefold is reasonably clean except for visible moisture damage near the mouth corners on both sides of gatefold. In grading I use Excellent instead of VG++ for those items deemed just a notch below near mint.

Please understand that opened play graded copies may have been graded several weeks before listing and may be available for sale for some time, so the LP must be cleaned again before play. LP's are cleaned manually as I no longer have machine, so matter may have settled in the grooves in the interim. Please do not claim LP is not as described if you play the LP without first cleaning the LP.

The LP will be shipped within 24 hours of payment, which is expected within 3 days of auction end, in specially made LP mailer with the LP separated from the cover (for unsealed items) and well packaged to protect the item from damage during shipment. Returns are accepted if contact is made within 30 days after LP receipt with the buyer paying return shipping cost and as long as LP is returned in the condition received. Return of sealed items will only be permitted if returned unopened. Please note that I will not grant partial refunds

Shipping cost is $4 per LP which includes cost of material used. To reduce shipping cost, I will combine shipping on multiple items bid and won during the same auction cycle. Please do not pay until I have had the opportunity to manually adjust the shipping cost. I cannot hold items for multiple auction cycles as it will affect my EBAY standing in so far as it concerns shipment time.

 I only accept bids from continental US based buyers and will only ship to an address within the continental US, recorded for the buyer on PAYPAL, which is the only method I can accept for payment. However, if a buyer registers on Ebay with an address that is not their residence but merely the address of an international freight forwarding commercial entity that then forwards the item outside the US, I will cancel that transaction and block the bidder from future auctions. I cannot and will not be responsible for damage that may be caused to an item because it is subject of international reshipment. 

Please keep in mind that I am a person looking to sell their collection and not a store or commercial seller. I play grade open items sold and do the best I can in the process to give an honest assessment of the item As is shown by my feedback I think I do a good job of satisfying most buyers. I leave feedback for all buyers and if you are satisfied with the transaction I would greatly appreciate positive feedback from the buyer as well. It does not take very long and is very important to me as seller. If for any reason you cannot leave positive feedback or are not satisfied, please have the courtesy of contacting me before leaving negative or neutral feedback. In almost all cases the issue can be worked out to the buyers satisfaction even if it means returning the item. If the item is not as described I will bear all shipping costs including return shipping. If a buyer behaves in a rude or unreasonable manner, and/ or fails to contact me to address issues they have with an item before negative or neutral feedback is left, I will block that buyer from further auction participation. I also reserve the right to block any buyer that leaves negative or neutral feedback when I have done everything possible to put the buyer in a position as if the transaction had not taken place.

If a buyer requests LP return because it is claimed that an LP is not as described and on return it is found that LP is just as described, I will block that person from further auction participation. I felt I had to take this action as I have encountered few too many people who do not do their due diligence in cleaning the record before play, or are just plain dishonest. I will also report to eBay any buyer that returns an album at my expense where there is nothing wrong with album. If you want to return an album that you just do not want and there is nothing wrong with the LP, then unless you want to be blocked from future auctions, you must pay return postage, simple as that.

I am auctioning almost 5000 records of my own collection, including rock. soul, blues and jazz, that are very clean and, included are some very rare items that rarely are available