THE SMOKE- IT´S SMOKE TIME rare ORIGINAL in MINT from 1967 BEAT

	€		445
	$		517

METRONOME MLP15.279 GERMANY 1967

 1.Press

RECORD: MINT-

Surface has still an clean shine and looks MINT

COVER: M- to EX

top and bottom seam is split little bid in insertion, as most at these old covers 

 See Pictures to form your own grading

 Labels are clean and without spindle wear

STUNNING LP FROM TOP UK PSYCH/FUZZ/FREAKBEAT BAND "THE SMOKE" ONLY RELEASED IN GERMANY IN 1967. THE LP WAS RECORDED IN LONDON LATE 66 MAKING IT ONE OF THE FIRST PSYCH/FREABEAT LP'S RELEASED. WITH MOST OF THE TRACKS ABOUT DRUGS-DOPE AND ACID AND BEING BUSTED-THEY WERE SOON BAND IN THE UK-BUT IN GERMANY THEY GOT MORE RADIO PLAY AND THE LP GOT RELEASED THERE,BUT NOWHERE ELSE,WHICH IS A SHAME AS IT HAS SOME TRULY CLASSIC FUZZ/FEEDBACK TRACKS.VERY HARD TO FIND NOW AND ON MOST COLLECTORS WANTS LIST.LOVELY PERIOD COVER-THEY LOOKED THE PART AND PLAYED IT AS WELL.

TRACKS-MY FRIEND JACK,YOU CANT CATCH ME,HIGH IN A ROOM,DONT LEAD ME ON,I WANNA MAKE IT WITH YOU,I WOULD IF I COULD BUT I CANT,ITS GETTING CLOSER,WE CAN TAKE IT,WATERFALL, ETC

Grading :

Mint (M) Absolutely perfect in every way. Certainly never been played, possibly even still sealed.(More on still sealed under "Other Considerations"). Should be used sparingly as a grade, If at all.
Near Mint (NM or M-) A nearly perfect record. Many dealers won't give a grade higher than this implying (perhaps correctly)that no record is ever truly perfect. The record should show no obvious signs of wear.An LP cover should have no creases, folds, seam splits or other noticeable similar defects

EX is something between VG+ or M- the record plays mainly M- but looks more Vg+

Very Good Plus (VG+) . A Very Good Plus record will show some signs that it was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. Record surfaces may show some signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or very light scratches that don't affect one's listening experiences. Slight warps that do not affect the sound are "OK". The label may have some ring wear or discoloration, but it should be barely noticeable. The center hole will not have been misshapen by repeated play. Picture sleeves and LP inner sleeves will have some slight wear, lightly turned up corners, or a slight seam split. An LP cover may have slight signs of wear also and may be marred by a cut-out hole, indentation or corner indicating it was taken out of print and sold at a discount. In general, if not for a couple things wrong with it, this would be Near Mint-. All but the most mint-crazy collectors will find a Very Good Plus record highly acceptable.

Very Good (VG) Many of the defects found in a VG+ record will be more pronounced in a VG disc. Surface noise will be evident upon playing, especially in soft passages and during a song's intro and fade, but will not overpower the music otherwise. Groove wear will start to be noticeable, as with light scratches (deep enough to feel with a fingernail) that will affect the sound. Labels may be marred by writing, or have tape or stickers (or their residue) attached. The same will be true of picture sleeves or LP covers. However, it will not have all of these problems at the same time, only two or three of them. 

Good (G), Good Plus (G+)  Good does not mean Bad! A record in Good or Good Plus condition can be put onto a turntable and will play through without skipping. But it will have significant surface noise and scratches and visible groove wear (on a styrene record, the groove will be starting to turn white). A cover or sleeve will have seam splits, especially at the bottom or on the spine. Tape, writing, ring wear or other defects will start to overwhelm the object. It is a common item, you'll probably find another copy in better shape eventually. Pass it up. But, if it's something you have been seeking for years, and the price is right, get it...but keep looking to upgrade.

+ and - are used as appropriate.

About me: I´m an record collectoer and HiFi enthusiast since over 45 years and had in my collectors live nearly all collectable good and rare records arround the world. Over ten years ago I stopped collecting and nearly sold all my beloved records. Meanwhile I found my love back to these old black discs and started again collecting some years ago. I grow up with the Beat music and later with all this progressive which come up since the end of 60´s. I saw groups like Guru Guru; Agitation Free; Xhol; Between and others at the time when they just started their career, sometimes before they had out their first record. So these leaves much impressions in my head and makes me at least to that collector and lover of music which I´m still now.

If you have the feeling my grading is not as yours, let me know, You can send back records if you are realy not satisfied . But be fair because I´m not an dealer.

Payment is expected within 5 days of auction end.

Zahlung bis spätestens 5 Tage nach Auktionsenden oder kurze Info an mich falls sich Zahlung verzögert, auch kein Problem, man sollte nur miteinander sprechen.

Time for complainments has to be done in between two days.

Reklamationen bitte innerhalb 2 Tagen

 VERSANDKOSTEN/SHIPPING COSTS

DEUTSCHLAND versichert bis 500,- EURO kostet 5,00 Euro mit Hermes

SHIPPING COST FOR EUROPE

I can send with post as maxiletter which costs in Europe 4,40 Euro uninshured postage up to 500 gr. mostly only one record but not packed with additional cartboard; up to 1000 gr. 7,90 EURO mostly one or sometimes two records packed well.

registered mail add. 2,05 EURO

extra insurence per 100,-€ worth add 1,50 EURO

I normaly send the article direct one day after the money is on my account. But unfortunaly as I´m out for business often over the week, it can happen that I need the full dispatch time from 5 days, at meantioned in the postage options. Please be fair and give me full stars when it´s in that range. Of coarse you has to add shipping time, which I cannot realy guaranty for.

Worldwide shipping costs please ask

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I´m a privat seller and cannot give any guarantee, I also don´t be liable for lost parcels.