PROCOL HARUM GRAND HOTEL RARE SWEET THUNDER PRISTINE MINT AUDIOPHILE LP 1973

$

155

VINYL

            Side 1:  Looks and plays Mint with a quiet audiophile surface

            Side 2:  same as side 1

LABELS

            Side 1:  a few light spindle marks

            Side 2:  same as side 1

COVER

            Front:  Mint and pure white, solid seams, no ring wear, no blemishes of any kind

            Back:  same as front, perfect

BOOKLET:  Mint, clean and flat

INNER:  will ship with an archival inner

DESCRIPTION:  Half speed mastered on translucent virgin vinyl with remarkable audio quality. Devoid of surface static. Very rare and impossible to find in this condition. Exceptional cover always kept in plastic.

   I ship once a week, but always within 5 days of your payment.

  Records are shipped in standard LP mailers with the record secured outside of the cover to avoid seam splits.

  Domestic shipping includes tracking.

  International shipping for a single LP is:

$24 for LP selling for $19 or less

$32 by Registered Mail for an LP selling between $20 and $74

$39 by Priority with for an LP selling for $75 or over

Fee will be adjusted after close of auction if incorrect. Any excess shipping charge will be refunded after accounting for box and postage.

I ship to: Canada, Europe (with exceptions), the UK, Japan, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Australia and Singapore              

I do not ship to: China, Central or South America, Mexico, Russia, Italy, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, India or Africa

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   I began buying records in the mid 60’s and I've always been fanatical about record care and storage.

   The records I sell are from my personal collection, including backup copies. I've never been one to buy VG records or anything with an audible scratch, which eliminates the vast majority. If I do miss an audible flaw, then kindly contact me and it will be rectified.

   I use standard US grading plus the UK grade of EX in order to eliminate the dreaded VG+++

   Records are first inspected under a halogen light (the only light that shows every flaw) and any blemishes are examined with a 10x power magnifier which allows the grooves to be fully inspected. Then they’re play graded on a Linn Sondek LP12.

   Over the decades, I've seen grading fads come and go, such as: “visual” grading by people who don't own a turntable; the current use of nonsense grades like NM+ and NM- as well as the dubious belief that there’s no such thing as a mint record.

   As a record buyer, I've had a lot of over graded “garage sale” LPs arrive covered with gritty dust and greasy fingerprints while the seller claims a “visual” grade based on fantasy. Be assured that my records will arrive clean and fingerprint free.