THE PRETTY THINGS (2/LP) Real Pretty (Rare Earth Records) 1976 (SS)

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THE PRETTY THINGS (2/LP) Real Pretty (Rare Earth Records) 1976 (SS)

Another Pretty Things album I'm listing.  This is a double LP set named "Real Pretty."  It is the S.F. Sorrow LP and the Parachute LP.  Rare Earth record label R7-549R2 from 1976.  On the back bottom cover there is also a note about 1976 Motown Record Corporation. 

The front cover is still in shrink wrap but is opened only half the way down at the right side.  I can't get the LPs out unless I tear the shrink wrap further down and I won't do that.  Actually, the shrink wrap is open at the left side of the front cover, but I can't remove it easily without causing more tears, so I'm leaving it alone.  There is a drill hole at the upper left hand side, as you can see in the photo.  There is also a drill cut at the bottom right side of the front cover.  There is some blue ink on the shrink wrap itself at the upper right side by the Sale sticker.  But I took a photo of me moving the shrink wrap so you can see that there is only a small blue dot on the actual cover, not the whole blue smear.  The back cover does have a tear of the shrink wrap at the upper right side.  I can't believe it was $1.99 way back when. 

Since I can't take the LPs out, I can't see the condition, but I have to assume they are MINT, as they were unplayed.   I love the Pretty Things and even met singer Phil May sometime back between 1999-2000 when they played a small bar venue at the Grog Shop in Cleveland, OH.  They sounded super cool and I hope they come back to the States again.  In 2014 they were doing tons of gigs throughout Europe. 

I rate the album cover as Excellent only due to torn shrink wrap and drill holes...and the vinyl would have to be at MINT condition, I would think, since the LPs weren't able to be taken out and played yet.  

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Will ship within one-two days of receiving payment via Paypal and will ship between Monday and Friday. Will ship in 45 rpm and LP mailers with inserts and bubblewrap for protection. Will provide tracking number also within the USA. Ships out of the Cleveland, Ohio area. I will ship via First Class mail to Great Britain, Germany, France, Netherlands, and Japan for $13.00 shipping charges on 7-inch 45 rpm records and $19.00 for 12-inch albums. For overseas countries, I will email you the invoice which includes this shipping charge over and above the winning bid.

Returns: I follow the eBay policy - 14 days money back, but buyer pays return shipping charges.

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Guidelines I use to rate the quality of these records (based on the Goldmine Grading Guide):

NM:  Near Mint - Vinyl, still shiny, as if opened for the first time. No writing or stickers on the vinyl. No obvious scratches. Label: No writing or stickers and no fading of the label.  LP cover should have no creases, folds, seam splits or similar defects. 

NM-: Near Mint Minus (My grading item/description).   Similar to NM but will have some very light scratches on the vinyl not affecting the sound quality. No writing or stickers on label and no fading (or ringwear) on cover or label.

EX: Excellent - Not quite a Goldmine Standard Listing, but being used by many now. Cover: No ink wear, minor creases to corners, no seam tears. Vinyl can have scratches, but not felt by your fingers. Sound quality must be mint. No more than 15% of the surface should have wear or scuffs on it. To me, EX is like a VG++.

VG+: Very Good Plus - Similar to NM- except that on the label, there may be a sticker or writing, but it shows very little wear. There may be only a couple light surface scratches on the grooves, but do not affect the playback with noise or skips. You may only see these scratches if you put them under a bright light and really look for them. The cover might have light creasing or minor seam or corner wear, but still in great condition to show off.

VG to VG-: Very Good to Very Good Minus - May not be that shiny anymore and you will see scratches without putting it under a bright light, but they still would not affect the quality of the playback. The sound quality is still pretty good, maybe a little noise, but not enough to detract from the listening experience. The label might have some fading around it, besides having stickers or writing. The cover may have obvious ringwear in the middle or around the perimeter of where the record was, maybe some side seam splits, or little tears at the top or side where the record goes back into. If less defects, then it's a VG. If it has all this just mentioned, then a VG-.

G, G+: Good or Good Plus - It doesn't mean the vinyl is trashed. It plays though without skipping, but may have heavy noise or fuzz sound because of age, quality, or worn-down grooves. Heavy writing or stickers on the label, ringwear is very obvious on the cover and cover probably has seam splits. But, amazingly, for the vinyl, if you have special audio LP recording software, you could probably clean up those crackles and fuzzes, if you want to create a CD of it for yourself.

P: Poor - This is when the vinyl is warped to the point it warps the playback also. Or it's cracked, but it may or may not still play without a skip. If a picture sleeve is with it, this is torn or marked up bigtime. But someone may want to have it for nostalgia or even attempt to fix it.