STEPSON Orig ABC LP US PSYCH HARD ROCK Touch rare

	£		27
	$		35

STEPSON - SAME, US ABC ABCX-826. 1974.

ORIGINAL US WL Promo ISSUE.

Superb US Psych/Hard Rock....Jeff Hawks, Joey Newman & Bruce Hauser had all previously been in Touch (who recorded one of the all time great Psych Prog albums).......in between Newman had been in Blue Mountain Eagle.....Don Gallucci is also featured on one track as well as Jeff Simmons.

Original copies are now extremely rare....often going for $50/60+. This copy has a few light marks but it plays quite nicely plus the music is loud.

Condition is VG+/EX- (cover/record), cover has slight wear with promo sticker on the front, tape on top/bottom seams, but no cutout.

POSTAGE:

UK: £2.50 1 LP, £3.50 2 LPs, £4.50 3 LPs under 1 Kg, £5.50 over 1 Kg, £6 or £7 for 4, 5 or 6 LPs depending on total value. CDs £1.50 first then 50p each....CD Box sets of 3/4 CDs £2 first then £1 each. Slimline CDs £1 first then 50p each.

EUROPE: £4.25 first LP then £1.75 each, CDs £2 first then £1 each.....CD Box sets of 3/4 CDs £3 first then £1.50 each.

USA/CANADA/AUSTRALIA/FAR EAST: £7 first LP then £3 each, CDs £3.00 first then £1.50 each.....CD Box sets of 3/4 CDs £4.50 first then £2 each.

2LP, 2CD sets count as 2 etc.

Once the weight gets over 2Kg then one starts over again with a separate parcel....this usually equates to 6 LPs depending on G/F sleeves/heavy vinyl. 7" singles are the same postage rates as CDs.

In Europe, when the weight gets over 4 Kg then it's best to use the new 5 Kg rate for some countries, over 5/6 Kg and it's cheaper to use the 10 Kg rate.

PAYMENT:

PERSONAL CHEQUE IN UK STERLING/ POSTAL ORDERS or IMO IN UK STERLING/ PAYPAL.

GRADINGS:

I DO TRY TO PLAY/TEST GRADE ALL THE LPs I SELL.

MINT:

RECORD: PERFECT....AS NEW CONDITION, SO NO DETEORIATION IN THE SOUND QUALITY…..bear in mind that not all ‘new’ LPs are Mint because of the quality of the pressing etc....also SEALED/UNPLAYED LPs are sold as is.....

COVER: AS NEW CONDITION WITH NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS.......except maybe a deletion hole/cutout on a SEALED LP.

M- :

RECORD: SLIGHTY WORSE THAN M, LP may have several surface marks due to removal from it's sleeve etc....but certainly NO audible scratches....LP may have the occasional light crackle/hiss...but still in great condition.

COVER: SHOWS SIGNS OF BEING HANDLED WITH SLIGHT CREASING/WEAR...or may be a M cover with a very slight split seam or very slight showing of ring wear or a very slight sticker tear, but not all of these together.

EX:

RECORD: MOST REGUARLY PLAYED LPs KEPT WITH CARE FALL INTO THIS CATEGORY....LP may play with more hiss/crackle but not louder than the music......sometimes it may be a M or M- LP with one slight audible mark or a very slight edge warp but not affecting it.

COVER: SLIGHTLY MORE WEAR/CREASING/BENDING even some slight ring wear.....or may be a M or M- cover with a split seam(s) and minor sticker tears, but still nice.

VG+ :

RECORD: LP PLAYS WITH MORE NOISE DUE TO EITHER DIRT OR SLIGHTLY STRONGER SURFACE MARKS BUT STILL IS IN A VERY LISTENABLE CONDITION.....or it may be an LP which plays say M- but has one or a few audible marks/slight warp etc.....but still no skips/jumps.

COVER: HAS QUITE A LOT OF CEASING/BENDING often with FADING/RING WEAR/ STICKER TEARS/TEARS....or may be an EX cover with a split seam(s), but still acceptable.

VG:

RECORD: THE SOUND QUALITY OF THE LP IS AFFECTED BY SURFACE MARKS/ AUDIBLE MARKS or DIRT etc....but still plays through and is still in quite a REASONABLE condition.....it may be an LP which plays EX but has audible marks.....

COVER: PLENTY OF CREASING/BENDING/FADING/RING WEAR but still in one piece.

G: LP still plays through but is very noisy due to scratches/dirt etc....but still not totally trashed!!!

COVER: AS VG BUT TORN and starting to fall apart.

F/P: LP is trashed...for ornament purposes only...

+/-: Slightly better/worse than stated.