Metallica Ride the Lightning Megaforce RARE 1st US Pressing Vinyl Record 1984

$

215

VERY RARE Original 1st US Pressing on Megaforce Records in stunning condition!!! Please see photos of dead wax area and compare/confirm those to the ones on Discogs. 

This is the real deal! Please see the photos and how pristine the jacket is... 

Vinyl—(NM/EX+) A nice, clean, and beautiful copy! Plays perfectly!

Jacket—(NM) Excellent condition with no real ringwear, top and back are flawless and great seams. Will be hard to beat other than a sealed LP.

Insert—(VG+) Very Good Plus condition with some light ring wear and creasing. 3” split at bottom of insert.

Will be packaged in a special 1” heavy cardboard box, with record in new plastic sleeve outside Jacket to prevent any splits happening to Jacket. Then all that will go int a heavy plastic sleeve sealed between two cardboard pieces, held by rubber bands and boxed. I have bought and sold hundreds of audiophile LP’s from MFSL, Nautilus etc and know how to properly and safely ship rare LP’s.

FREE SHIPPING to lower 48. Item will be shipped with Tracking Numbers and those will be provided to buyer. Please pay via PayPal. Please contact me with any questions.

Goldmine Grading Scale with a couple of extra grades. The Scale Is As Follows:

MINT (M) ~ Pristine condition. Looks as if it just came off the manufacturing line, also listed as New, Sealed, Unopened, unused. Overall perfect condition!

NEAR MINT (NM) ~ Looks as if it just came from a store and was opened for the first time. Possibly played a few times if ever, with little evidence of play/wear. Overall in “like new” condition. May have a few small visible flaws that do not affect play. Labels are clean but may have some very light spindle marks, or marks from handling.

Excellent Plus (EX+) ~ Record may have some surface marks excluding it from being Near Mint. The marks are superficial and the sound quality will not be affected at all.  The Jacket is just shy of Near Mint. May contain very light  ring wear, shelf wear,staining or small visible flaws, seams and spine fully intact. Overall this grade implies the record/jacket is just shy of being Near Mint (NM). Labels may have one of the following: writing, names, light/little spindle marks .

Excellent (EX) ~  These records will show faint signs of wear such as light scratches/blemishes/scuffs. However the marks are superficial and they will not affect the quality of the sound too much. A Excellent record will play with little to no surface noise and will have a great listening experience. Jacket may have 2-3 of the following: light ring wear, wear on the corners/ seams, small names, stickers, notch/ corner cuts, creases, and light discoloration. Labels may have spindle marks, small writing such as initials, and small stickers.

VERY GOOD PLUS (VG+) ~ Most collectors who want to play these records will be happy with VG+. Shows signs of wear, light scuffs or scratches may be present but they do not affect playback other than faint surface noise heard sporadically in between tracks, or the occasional soft click/tick from a surface mark here or there. Jacket may have a 3-4 of the following: ring wear, shelf wear, seam splits (less than 1” long), writing, creases, discoloration, names, stickers, notch/corner cuts . Labels may also have a few of the following: writing/names, stickers, some spindle marks.

VERY GOOD (VG) ~ These records show more obvious signs of wear and handling. Record has surface noise that is noticeable in some spots but perhaps is quiet and clean in other spots. Clicks and pops may be heard, especially during a song’s intro/outro but will not overpower the music. Some of the scratches can be felt with a fingernail. The jacket can have more pronounced ring wear, shelf wear, stickers, marks, staining, seam splits on any or all 3 sides but they are still fairly intact, writing, cuts, and discoloration. Record Labels may have writing, names, stickers, and can have spindle marks.

GOOD PLUS (G+) ~ Significant and obvious wear and handling including surface noise throughout, audible scratches which cause clicks and pops and crackle but no skips or repeated grooves. Jacket may have significant ringwear and/or staining, seam splits and all 3 sides, cuts/rips/tears. shelf wear, stickers, and discoloration. Labels or jacket may have writing, names, stickers, be partially peeled off, and can have numerous spindle marks.