Ringo Starr Self-Titled 1973 LP 'Ringo' Sealed Promotional LP w/in-store poster
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I am a 40 year collector of LPs and 45s from the 50s and 60s. I have been collecting The Beatles UK LPs for 25 years. All of the LPs I have listed on eBay are from my personal collection.
I have also been an audiophile for 40 years (analog only). The unsealed LPs listed have been play-graded on high quality equipment (turntable, tone-arm, cartridge, pre-amp, amp, speakers, and subwoofers). My system picks up the slightest surface noise on vinyl; i.e., ticks, pops, hiss, and sibilants due to groove wear. The standard I have used in adding a record to my collection has been how well it played (no surface noise present) in addition to how it looked. Over my years of collecting I have continuously upgraded my personal collection of Beatles LPs to where almost all of them play as new. To me, this means quiet surfaces; i.e., no ticks, pops, crackle, or hiss in the music or the dead wax.
The outer sleeves/covers of these LPs have been stored in polyethylene sleeve protectors since I acquired them. I also removed the LPs from the original Emitex inner sleeves and stored the LP in a custom rice paper sleeve while keeping the original Emitex inner sleeve in the LP jacket.
I have used strict grading standards of the UK publication Record Collector. I will use a mint grade only if I know a record has never been played. Unless a record is sealed, M- is my highest grade. I have described the flaws, if any, on the labels, vinyl, and sleeves. All the LPs I have listed will play as good as, or better than, they look. If you wish to see larger pictures than those shown on Ebay, I can send you much larger photos attached to an e-mail. I hope you find something you can add to your collection and enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed listening to vinyl records for the last 57 years.
This is a sealed promotional copy of the US LP Ringo released in 1973. It is Apple Records catalog # SWAL-3413. This was the only LP by a single Beatle that all four Beatles played on (separately) after the breakup of the Beatles in 1969. All four Beatles wrote or co-wrote all but two songs on this LP.
In the mid 1960s through at least the early 1970s Capitol (Apple) Records designated its promotional LPs with holes punched in the upper right hand corner of the LP cover. These promotional records had the same labels as the commercially released LPs; however, they were very early pressings. Often they were the first ones off the production line. The LPs were designated as promotional LPs by the use of a large hole punched in the upper right corner or small holes that spelled the word ‘PROMO’ or ‘FREE’, also punched in the upper right corner. This is one of those promotional LPs.
Copies of this LP for in-store promotion came with an 11.5” x 34.5” poster. Although this LP is sealed the gatefold sleeve is very thick, and I can see through the promo hole punched in the upper right corner a thick, white insert between the gatefold panels that I have to believe is the poster for in-store promotion. Thus, all the evidence I can see indicates this is the promotional LP that contains the in-store poster and has the extended version of the song “Six O’Clock”.
The LP is sealed within tightly wrapped shrink wrap. There are no tears in the shrink wrap, no crunched corners, no ring wear, or marks of any kind. The lower right corner of the reverse side of the LP shows a very slight crease. This is only on the rear panel and not on the front panel of the gatefold sleeve.
Payment, Shipping, and Returns:
Please do not remit payment until you receive an invoice. The buyer is responsible for all shipping costs. All boxes and other shipping materials are new. Each LP is carefully packaged in custom made LP mailing boxes with the disc removed from the sleeve cover. This LP will be double-boxed. The LP mailing box will be placed inside a larger box filled with Styrofoam material. Shipping costs include only the actual costs of shipping and the required shipping materials. Shipping services within the US are USPS Priority Mail and the cost is $19.00.
I will ship to any location in the world. Shipping costs vary widely outside the US. International shipping services are either USPS International or Federal Express International. For all locations outside the US please contact me for an exact shipping cost. The buyer is responsible for any customs or import duties. Shipping costs include a signed for receipt.
Satisfaction guaranteed. Notification of intent to return an LP must be made within 48 hours of receiving the LP and must be returned to me within 7 days of receipt. Shipping costs are not refundable and the buyer pays return shipping. A returned LP must be packaged in the same manner in which it was received and I must receive it in the same condition as it was received by the buyer.
Other Listings:
I have many other Beatles LPs listed on Ebay, including UK original Parlophone pressings, UK Factory Samples, and UK export LPs.
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