The Five Keys (King) 688 R&B HIGHLY HIGHLY RARE ORIGINAL LP NM

$

200

The Five Keys – The Five Keys (King) 688, quite rare, difficult to find original pressing with original black crownless two inch King label, the iconic cover has full top seam split and two-thirds split bottom seam, and some corner wear, otherwise front and back are in nice shape and suitable for framing, overall strong VG, vinyl with great gloss with no definable marks, lack of spindle marks on the label indicates that is was rarely (if ever) played, NM   

15th listings info

Our fifteenth series of auctioning records includes our X-Mas holiday sales with the following genres are being offered: American Rock & Roll, Foreign (primarily British) Rock & Roll, classic Rhythm & Blues, collector’s Soundtracks, and some Blues & Jazz with additional Autographed Albums included within these genres and as well as Christmas albums. These are often difficult albums to find as we have discovered over the past 40 or so years. The beginning bid prices are based on their rarity. Many items were signed in person and obtained from individuals who stated as such. Some come with COA. One week post shipping you will have 30 day guarantee period to pass JSA & PSA/DNA authentication. For those signed articles that do not pass authentication, upon return of the signed article your money plus shipping cost will be returned to you.

Check our other listings. We are semi-retired & are enlightening all who wish to be of our lifetimes of acquisitions that include books on music, history and science, collectibles, & an extensive lp record (10" & 12”) collection of 50's-80's that include rare blues, jazz, rock, rhythm & blues, soundtracks, pop, exotica, childrens, etc... with some 45's, picture discs, test pressings, etc. We offer all original material and much difficult to find especially in clean condition. Any specific wants, we may have it and can put it up on Ebay Buy It Now.

The LPs from our meticulously curated collection have been and continue to be stored in smoke free, and climate controlled locations. We always handle our merchandise with the utmost care.  The majority of records are original pressings in near mint to very good plus condition and often in their original factory cellophane with original sleeves and inserts.  In the coming months we will be offering albums of different genres as well as ones we have done previously. We have 100s and often 1000s within each genre. We have an on-line store that you can contact us about if you wish to examine more of these. Four images will be usually provided for each album including labels, which will reveal song lists and indicate in many instances the edition of the album (original, second, etc.). The grading of each album follows Goldmine for the most part and is included below (GRADING SYSTEM).  Please understand, the grading is based on visual assessment unless stated otherwise. We keep our vinyl in their sleeves outside of their covers, together placed in archival quality plastic sheets. Our continued goal is to present  archival quality music whether it consists of classic titles or rare obscurities from every genre to the entire range of music aficionados; novices to experts. 

It is our purpose to satisfy our clientele. We value your interests and wish you to continue to purchase more items from us on eBay. Records are evaluated under a bright, direct light, including sunlight when possible. They may be play graded when necessary. Sealed records were obtained that way and never rewrapped by us. Unless boots, we try to authenticate all items as factory issues and purposely have them in clean condition for your listening experience. We strive to note defects in the description, especially with regard to the vinyl. The front and back photographs of the cover and labels will help you assess their condition as well. If you have any questions please contact us through Ebay's messaging system. We will return payment upon the safe (undamaged) return delivery of the item we had sent.

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