SOFT MACHINE 1ST LP ORIG 1968 ABC PROBE PSYCH ROCK LP WITH MOVING PARTS COVER

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32

This is a very rare clean original pressing of the revolutionary first album by UK psych progressive band, The Soft Machine, Volume One, originally released on Probe ABC Records in 1968. This is the original first pressing in the gatefold cover with moving parts. This killer psych album is regarded as one of the most influential of the era and clean in its original package is very difficult to find. Near mint copies of this classic in the recent past have sold for close to $100.

The LP visually is on the very high end of very good to very good plus condition, showing on Side 1 some storage spots and barely visible inaudible marks perpendicular to the grooves caused by removal of the record from the inner sleeve, and few very light barely visible inaudible needle trails and some light storage spots on Side 2. The LP plays very nicely even between cuts. The gatefold cover is in very good condition. All corners are relatively sharp with some tip wear. The spine is strong with some rub wear particularly near the top but no splits. The top non pocket seam where the wheel is housed has a 5-6 inch split near the middle of the seam. The top seam on the pocket side of the cover is strong with slight rub wear but no splits. The bottom seams on both sides of the gatefold are strong with slight rub wear and no splits. The front and back covers are very clean with just light wear. There is a small cut out hole through both sides of the cover at the top of the cover near the mouth. In grading I use Excellent instead of VG++ for those items deemed just a notch below near mint.

If you are the type of collector for whom a missed hairline would be a dealbreaker in an otherwise clean LP, save yourself the time and me the expense of return postage by seeking out your holy grail elsewhere

Please understand that opened play graded copies may have been graded several weeks before listing and may be available for sale for some time, so the LP must be cleaned again before play. LP's are cleaned manually as I no longer have machine, so matter may have settled in the grooves in the interim. Please do not claim LP is not as described if you play the LP without first cleaning the LP.

The LP will be shipped within 24 hours of payment, which is expected within 3 days of auction end, in specially made LP mailer with the LP separated from the cover (for unsealed items) and well packaged to protect the item from damage during shipment. Returns are accepted with buyer paying return shipping cost and as long as contact is made within 30 days of receipt and LP is returned in the condition received. Return of sealed items will only be permitted if returned unopened. Please note that I will not grant partial refunds

Shipping cost is $4 per LP which includes cost of material used. To reduce shipping cost, I will combine shipping on multiple items bid and won during the same auction cycle. Please do not pay until I have had the opportunity to manually adjust the shipping cost. I cannot hold items for multiple auction cycles as it will affect my EBAY standing in so far as it concerns shipment time. I only accept bids from continental US based buyers and will only ship to the address recorded for the buyer on PAYPAL, which is the only method I can accept for payment.

Please keep in mind that I am a person looking to sell their collection and not a store or commercial seller. I play grade open items sold and do the best I can in the process to give an honest assessment of the item As is shown by my feedback I think I do a good job of satisfying most buyers. I leave feedback for all buyers and if you are satisfied with the transaction I would greatly appreciate positive feedback from the buyer as well. It does not take very long and is very important to me as seller. If for any reason you cannot leave positive feedback or are not satisfied, please have the courtesy of contacting me before leaving negative or neutral feedback. In almost all cases the issue can be worked out to the buyers satisfaction even if it means returning the item. If the item is not as described I will bear all shipping costs including return shipping. If a buyer behaves in a rude or unreasonable manner, and/ or fails to contact me to address issues they have with an item before negative or neutral feedback is left, I will block that buyer from further auction participation. I also reserve the right to block any buyer that leaves negative or neutral feedback when I have done everything possible to put the buyer in a position as if the transaction had not taken place.

If a buyer requests LP return because it is claimed that an LP is not as described and on return it is found that LP is just as described, I will block that person from further auction participation. I felt I had to take this latest action as I have encountered few too many people who do not do their due diligence in cleaning the record before play, or are just plain dishonest. If you want to return an album that you just do not want and there is nothing wrong with the LP, then unless you want to be blocked from future auctions, you must pay return postage, simple as that.

I am auctioning almost 5000 records of my own collection, including rock. soul, blues and jazz, that are very clean and, included are some very rare items that rarely are available