PLAYBACK BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN PROMO Circus Song + mailer +

$

118

Format: 33 rpm 7 inch extended play record
Artist: Various -- See Track list
Title: Playback
Label: Epic, Columbia and Columbia Custom Labels ("not for sale")
Number: AS 52
Release year: 1972 or 1973
Mono/Stereo: Stereo
Grade (cover/record): VG+ (very minor ringwear, minor edge browning -- NO tears or splits) / VG+ (minor scuffing)

Notes: This record was a subscription only promo release that was mailed to subcribers and intended to introduce new acts/music to listeners in advance of release. The Bruce Springsteen track was recorded live at the Ahmanson Theater and was not otherwise avaiable. This lot also includes the envelope in which the single was mailed, along with the cardboard card included to protect it in mailing and an insert soliciting the receiver to renew his subscription. The envelope has a tear to the top as shown and light edge browning. The insert is like new.

Tracks are:

Taj Mahal: Smokey Factory Blues
Bruce Springsteen: Circus Song
Loundon Wainwright: Down at the Bar
Taj Mahal: Little Red Hen Blues

All records I sell are strictly and conservatively Goldmine graded. I have collected, traded and dealt records for 25 years and all records are, of course, guaranteed. All 45s are packed in brand new Bags Unlimited cardboard mailers with two pieces of protective cardboard; records are separated from picture sleeves, if any, and placed in separate poly lined sleeves. Both are then placed in protective plastic outer sleeves.

FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF SALES, EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO PAY IS INCLUDED HERE. PLEASE DO NOT WAIT FOR A MESSAGE FROM ME TO PAY. PLEASE EITHER PAY WITH PAYPAL OR NOTIFY ME THAT YOU INTEND TO MAIL PAYMENT.

Postage, packaging and handling by priority mail in U.S. and by airmail to Canada for one 7 inch record: $5.75
Postage, packaging and handling by First Class (for records without sleeves), or Media Mail (for records with sleeves) mail in U.S. for one 7 inch record: $3.25
$50 worth of insurance is an additional $1.35. $100 of insurance is an additional $2.30.

Airmail to Europe (including Scandinavia), Japan, Australia and New Zealand: $8.50
Surface mail to Europe. Japan, Australia and New Zealand: $6.40

For U.S. sales, add $0.50 for each additional record up to three. Over three will be individually calculated. For sales to Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, add $2.25 for each additional record by airmail, and $1.10 for each additional record by surface mail, up to three. Over three will be individually calculated.

Other locations vary and will need to be determined on a case by case basis. I am happy to find out while the listing is pending if a potential buyer wants to email his or her address.

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GRADING

Goldmine grading is different from UK Record Collector Grading in that there is no Excellent grade. The grades are M, M-, Vg+, Vg and G. I don't sell records that are graded below Vg unless they are extremely rare. I AM ASTOUNDED AT HOW POORLY MANY DEALERS GRADE. I HAVE SEEN RECORDS GRADED VG+ WITH THE EXPLANATION THAT THERE IS ONE LONG SCRATCH ON A SIDE. A RECORD WITH A LONG SCRATCH IS NOT VG+. I HAVE SEEN RECORDS GRADED M- DESCRIBED AS HAVING A FEW LIGHT SCRATCHES. M- RECORDS DO NOT HAVE ANY SCRATCHES! AS A BUYER, I HAVE OFTEN BEEN DISAPPOINTED BY INFLATED GRADING. YOU WILL NOT BE WHEN BUYING FROM ME. MY FEEDBACK REFLECTS THAT I MEET AND OFTEN EXCEED EXPECTATIONS OF RECORD QUALITY. SO DO NOT LET MY GRADES AND YOUR PAST EXPERIENCE FOOL YOU. I GRADE CONSERVATIVELY AND I DESCRIBE ALL DEFECTS. Here is Goldmine's (AND MY) explanation of the grades

Mint (M)
Absolutely perfect in every way - certainly never played, possible even still sealed. Should be used sparingly as a grade if at all

Near Mint (M-)
A nearly perfect record. Many dealers won't give a grade higher than this, implying (perhaps correctly) that no record is ever truly perfect. The record should show no obvious signs of wear. An LP jacket should have no creases, folds, seam splits, or any other noticeable similar defect. No cut-out holes, either. And of course, the same should be true of any other inserts, such as posters, lyric sheets and the like. Basically, an LP in Near Mint condition looks as if you just got it home from a retail record store and removed the shrink wrap.

Very Good Plus Plus (VG++)
This grade is between M- and VG+, and is a record with minimal paper scuffing (up to six hairline paper scuffs) but nothing even remotely approaching a feelable mark. A jacket graded VG++ might have minimal ringwear or be M- with a bit of sticker residue, but it would certainly have nothing even approaching a tear or split. All defects are noted for this and any grade below M-.

Very Good Plus (Vg+)
A Very Good Plus record will show some signs that it was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. Record surfaces may show some slight signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or very light scratches that don't affect one's listening experience. Slight warps that do not affect sound are OK. The label may have some ring wear or discoloration, but it should be barely noticeable. The center hole will not have been misshapen by repeated play. LP inner sleeves will have some slight ring wear, lightly turned-up corners, or a slight seam split. An LP jacket may also have slight signs of wear and may be marred by cut out hole, indentation or corner indicating it was taken out of print and sold at discount. In general, if not for a couple of minor things wrong with it, this would be Near Mint. All but the most mint-crazy collectors will find a Very Good Plus record highly acceptable.

Very Good(Vg)
Many of the defects found in a Vg+ record will be more pronounced in a VG disc. Surface noise will be evident upon playing, especially in soft passages and during a song's intro and fade, but will not overpower the music otherwise. Groove wear will start to be noticeable, as will light scratches (deep enough to feel with a fingernail) that will affect the sound. Labels may be marred by writing, or have tape or stickers (or their residue) attached. The same will be true of picture sleeves or LP covers. However, it will not have all of these problems at the same time, only two or three of them.