The Clash / London Calling, Rare, Original Vinyl LP. **(Train In Vain ERROR)**

	£		25
	$		33

Welcome to my auction for The Clash, London Calling, Rare, Original vinyl record, which has TRACK 5 IS TRAIN IN VAIN etched into side four of the dead wax. Track 5 on side 4 is missing from the listing on both the inner sleeve and outer LP sleeve The record has been test played and visually graded with the following issues noted ;

There is light hairline marks on all sides of the vinyl with some minor vinyl clicks in places, although the audio is crisp and full sounding. There is a small seam split to one of the inner sleeves (see photo) 

I believe the grading to be a  correct reflection of the audio quality and vinyl condition including LP inner sleeve and outer sleeve.

Please feel free to message me with any questions / concerns regarding this auction item.

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VINYL  INFORMATION.

LP NAME ; London Calling.

ARTIST ; The Clash

YEAR ; 1979.

LABEL ; CBS.

COUNTRY OF MANUFACTURE ; England.

MATRIX NUMBER (S) / VINYL CONDITION.

SIDE 1 ; CL  1-2-A-1  CBS-S-CLASH - 3A   timtom / Excellent.

SIDE 2 ; CL  1-2-B-1  CBS-S-CLASH - 3B   timtom / Excellent.

SIDE 3 ; CL  3-4-A-2  CBS-S-CLASH - 3-C2 timtom / Excellent.

SIDE 4 ; CL  3-4-B-2  CBS-S-CLASH - 3-D2 TRACK 5 IS TRAIN IN VAIN / Very Good, Excellent ( A few light hairline scratches on this side but did not effect playback )

LP SLEEVE INNER CONDITION ; Excellent + ( Small seam split to one of the inner sleeves )

LP SLEEVE OUTER CONDITION ; Excellent  + ( Faint trace of sticker residue on top left corner )

POSTER / LYRIC SHEET CONDITION ; N / A

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Thank you for looking and please check out my other auction items for sale.

Thomas.

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Below is the guide that in my opinion is the best to grade vinyl records

Record Collector Magazine's Grading Guide:

"MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.

EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and / or creasing.

VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.

GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc.

FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and / or defaced.

POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

BAD: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection filler."

As well as the above grades, Near Mint is often used as well; this is really for a record that appears new but is known to have been played because the label has light spindle marks or because it has come from a previous owner and is assumed to have been played by them. For records which appear to fall between the accepted grades, + and - are also often added to the grading.