OPEN MIND - OPEN MIND PHILIPS ORIGINAL(VERY RARE - LP)

	£		353
	$		467

OPEN MIND - OPEN MIND (PHILIPS) ORIGINAL LP IS VERY NICE CONDITION!! THE COVER IS VERY GOOD WITH A COUPLE OF SOFT CREASES TO THE BOTTOM CORNERS, VERY MINOR! LAMINATION IS QUITE NICE, JUST A LITTLE GRUBBY OVER THE AGES, A BIT OF LAMINATION BUBBLING NEXT TO THE SPIDE, WHICH IS BECOMING QUITE COMMON-PLACE THESE DAYS, AS THE YEARS PASS BY! THE TITLE, "OPEN MIND" & "PHILIPS" & EVEN THE CATALOGUE NUMBER "SBL 7893" ALL VERY LEGABLE, JUST A BIT OF WEAR, LAMINATION REMOVAL, HEAR OR THERE, BUT MINIMAL THROUGHOUT! TOP & BOTTOM EDGE VERY NICE, EXCEPT ON THE BOTTOM-RIGHT CORNER, WHERE THERE IS A SEAM SPLIT, WITH CAREFUL RESTORATION & A BIT OF CAREFUL COLOURING IN, IT COULD BE MADE TO LOOK BETTER! I LEAVE LP'S AS I FIND THEM, IN THEIR NATURAL STATE! RESTORATION IS UP TO YOU? & THIS IS ONCE AGAIN, MINIMUL! THE OPENING EDGE IS ALSO VERY GOOD, A COUPLE OF SOFT THUMB CREASES, QUITE TIDY, ALL IN ALL!  THE REVERSE OF THE SLEEVE IS ALSO QUITE NICE, NO RING-WEAR AT ALL!! AMAZING!! BUT BEING COMPLETELY LAMINATED THROUGHOUT HELPS! ONCE AGAIN, LAMINATION COULD DO WITH A PROFESSIONAL CLEAN! I DON'T POSSESS THESE AMAZING RESTORATION SOLUTIONS! NO WRITING!! EITHER!!  THE LABEL, (SIDE 1) HAS AMAZINGLY (1) SPINDLE MARK, I AM SURPRISED PERSONALLY, PERAHAPS SIDE (2) WASN'T PLAYED MUCH? (SIDE 2) HAS ABOUT (5) SPINDLE MARKS ONLY, TOO! BLACK & SILVER LABEL IS VERY CLEAN, DEAD WAX AREA TOO! THE VINYL CONDITION, SIDE 1 & 2 ARE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME! A FEW LIGHT HAIRLINES, ALL VERY SMALL, MORE LIKE PAPER SCUFF TYPES, MOSTLY CAUSED BY THE LP BEING REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE OVER THE YEARS, BUT ALL MICRO-LIGHT & NOTHING FEELABLE, IT IS HARD TO GRADE CONVINCINGLY BY WRITING, BUT I HAVE OWNED IT FOR YEARS & AM ONLY PARTING WITH IT AS I HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED A BETTER COPY! BUT THIS IS DEFINATELY A KEEPER! IT PLAYS VERY NICE ON (SIDE 1), BARELY NO CRACKLES OR POPS AT ALL!  & DEFINATELY NO JUMPS OR WARPS EITHER! ON EITHER SIDE! ON (SIDE 2) THERE IS A BIT OF CRACKLING THROUGH, (HORSES & CHARIOTS), BUT DIES AWAY BEYOND THAT & EVEN THAT SONG IS NOT MUCH EITHER! I HAVE TRIED TO GRADE AS ACCURATELY AS I CAN? ANY MORE DETAILED QUESTIONS, I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER! IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND NOW! SUCH A BRILLIANT LP & ALWAYS BEEN RECOGNISED AS A RARE & DESIRABLE LP & WILL NEVER GO DOWN IN VALUE & MUSICALLY GREAT! A FAVOURITE LP OF MINE!  I HAVE PLACED A ( 99P ) STARTING BID & NO RESERVE EITHER! VERY RISKY I KNOW, BUT I EXPECT IT TO SELL, (I HOPE)?AND A TRUE EXCELLENT MINUS/EXCELLENT MINUS GRADING!!

SBL. 7893 it is Silver/Black label & the matrix numbers on the dead wax are (side 1) 844241    1yn3   420 (side 2) 844241     2y//2   420, matrix numbers are machine stamped, 100% uk original pressing, it also has the original white innersleeve! lovely!

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MY GRADINGS:-

UNPLAYED  =  PERFECT OR STILL SEALED

MINT             =  PERFECT BUT PLAYED PREVIOUSLY

MINT MINUS = VERY CLOSE TO PERFECT, COVER LOOKS

                          LOVELY WITH NO FAULTS, EXCEPT VERY

                          SLIGHT SIGNS OF BEING HANDLED!! THE

                          VINYL WILL LOOK ALMOST PERFECT WITH

                          NO SCRATCHES/SCUFFS/HAIRLINES AT ALL

EXCELLENT

PLUS              = VERY SLIGHT SIGNS OF BEING HANDLED!!

                           AND THE VINYL WILL BE FREE OF

                           SCRATCHES/SCUFFS/HAIRLINES, BUT

                           UNDER STRONG LIGHT, THERE MAY BE

                           SOMETHING VERY SLIGHT, PROBABLY

                           CAUSED BY THE LP COMING IN & OUT OF

                           IT'S SLEEVE OVER THE TIME? BUT VERY

                           MINOR!!

EXCELLENT  =  SIGN'S OF HANDLING ON THE SLEEVE!!

                            PERHAPS A BEND CREASE? BUT IT WOULD

                            BE SLIGHT! OR RUBBING OR MINIMUL

                            RINGWEAR? PERHAPS SOME WHITENING

                            TO THE EDGES OF THE SLEEVE, BUT ALL

                             VERY SLIGHT! NOTHING MAJOR, THE

                             VINYL WILL HAVE NO SCRATCHES/SCUFFS

                             /MARKS VISIBLE IN ORDINARY DAYLIGHT!!

                             BUT UNDER BULB-LIGHT MAY SHOW THE

                             SLIGHTEST OF WHISPY HAIRLINE'S OR

                             VERY TINY PROBLEMS WHICH ARE VERY

                              MINOR INDEED!! NON THAT WOULD BE

                             OFF-PUTTING AT ALL!! AND PLAYING

                              QUALITY WOULD ALSO BE UNAFFECTED

EXCELLENT

MINUS                =  MORE SIGNS OF HANDLING AND

                                PERHAPS A MINIMUL STICKER TEAR? OR

                               A FEW BEND'S? OR ONE BEND WHICH IS

                               MORE OBVIOUS? EDGE SCUFFING &

                               MORE OBVIOUS SIGNS THAT THE LP HAS

                               BEEN HANDLED WITH SLIGHTLY LESSER

                               CARE THAN ONE WITH A BETTER GRADE

                                BUT STILL VERY NICE!! THE VINYL MAY

                               HAVE A HAIRLINE OR A SCUFF MARK?

                                BUT WOULD BE VERY SLIGHT &

                               NON-FEELABLE!! AND NOT TOO

                               OBVIOUS IN ORDINARY DAYLIGHT!! BUT

                                STILL VERY NICE, A KEEPER, REALLY!!

VERY GOOD

PLUS                   =  MORE SIGNS OF USAGE THROUGHOUT!

                                 COVER WILL HAVE MORE SIGNS OF

                                  DAMAGE! OBVIOUS EDGEWEAR! &

                                  BENDS PERHAPS? WRITING ON SLEEVE

                                  MAYBE? BUT STILL VERY

                                  PRESENTABLE INDEED!! THE VINYL

                                  WOULD HAVE AN OBVIOUS SCRATCH/

                                  OR SCUFF'S AND HAIRLINES? BUT

                                  WOULD'NT BE BAD AT ALL, AND NOT

                                   MANY! AND ALL NON-FEELING STILL

                                  A NICE COPY & WILL PLAY WELL!!

VERY GOOD        =  MORE OBVIOUS DAMAGE TO COVER &

                                   VINYL, LESSER THAN THE "VERY GOOD

                                  PLUS" GRADING, BUT STILL NOT TOO

                                  BAD!! PLAY WILL STILL BE NICE!! BUT

                                  MAY HAVE SLIGHT PARTS WHERE THE

                                  VISIBLE DAMAGE MAY CAUSE THE ODD

                                  CLICK OR POP OR CRACKLING, BUT

                                  ONLY ON THE QUIET PARTS & BETWEEN

                                  THE TRACKS!!  AND THE COVER WILL

                                  HAVE MORE PROBLEMS!!

VERY GOOD

MINUS                  =  CERTAINLY MORE DAMAGE

                                   THROUGHOUT!! RIPS/TEARS/STAINS/

                                  WRITING/BENDS/FADING ALL POSSIBLE

                                  BUT STILL VERY STRICT! THE VINYL

                                   WILL STILL BE OKAY! BUT THERE WILL

                                  BE DEFINATELY MORE SCRATCHES &

                                   HAIRLINES TO A MORE VISIBLE

                                  DEGREE, BUT STILL VERY PLAYABLE!!

                                   BUT LOOKS TO HAVE BEEN WELL

                                   PLAYED!!

GOOD PLUS         =  COVER/VINYL, WORSE THAN ABOVE

GOOD                    =  COVER/VINYL, WORSE THAN ABOVE  

GOOD MINUS        =  COVER/VINYL, WORSE THAN ABOVE

FAIR PLUS            =  COVER/VINYL, WORSE THAN ABOVE

FAIR                       =  COVER/VINYL, WORSE THAN ABOVE

FAIR MINUS           = COVER/VINYL, WORSE THAN ABOVE

POOR PLUS           = COVER/VINYL, WORSE THAN ABOVE

POOR                     = COVER/VINYL, WORSE THAN ABOVE

POOR MINUS         = COVER/VINYL, WORSE THAN ABOVE

BAD                        = TOTALLY UNPLAYABLE/TRASH COVER

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MY GRADINGS ARE VERY STRICT!!!! I TEND TO GO BY THE RECORD COLLECTOR GRADINGS!!!!  IF YOU WANT TO KNOW A MORE DETAILED GRADING FOR ANY PARTICULAR LP? PLEASE GO TO, "ASK SELLER A QUESTION" & ASK AWAY? I WOULD BE GLAD TO HELP!!!

I ACCEPT:-  PAYPAL/CASH/CHEQUES/POSTAL ORDERS, FROM ALL UK BIDDERS!!!!

I ACCEPT:-  PAYPAL/CASH, FROM ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD!! ALL FOREIGN BIDDERS ARE WELCOME!!!!

POSTAGE COSTS ARE ESTIMATED!! IF I HAVE OVERCHARGED, I WILL REFUND THE OVERCHARGE!! SOMETIMES I HAVE LOST, USUALLY WHEN IT'S A HEAVY GATEFOLD LP & IT HAS A HIGH VALUE & IT GOES TO THE USA OR JAPAN, ETC... BUT IT TENDS TO EVEN ITSELF OUT! PLUS STIFFENERS & PACKAGING ARE INCLUDED IN THE AMOUNT!! E-MAIL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS?

ALL LP'S ARE SENT OUT IN CRUCIFORM STYLE PACKAGING, WITH STIFFENERS & IN A PVC COVER, WITH THE COVER & VINYL SEPARATED FROM EACH OTHER!! IT IS THE SAFEST WAY TO GET TO YOU, IN THE SAME CONDITION IT IS SENT!!

I TRY TO GRADE AS CAREFULLY AS I CAN!  I DO GUARANTEE ALL ITEMS THAT I SELL/AUCTION, AND IF YOU ARE VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE RECORD YOU RECEIVE, I DO OFFER A MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE ON ALL ITEMS I ADVERTISE, BUT I WON'T REFUND THE POSTAGE OR PAYPAL COMMISSION, I'M AFRAID!!!

IF YOU BID OR BUY-IT-NOW, I EXPECT TO BE PAID WITHIN 7 DAYS FROM WINNING BID!! IF THERE IS A DELAY, PLEASE LET ME KNOW BY E-MAIL, COMMUNICATION IS ALL I NEED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM!! I AM UNDERSTANDING TO ALL SINCERE CUSTOMERS, BUT TO ALL OTHERS, PLEASE DON'T BID!!

ANY OTHER QUESTION'S? PLEASE ASK? GOOD LUCK!!!!

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