ZZ Top - Rio Grande Mud LP - Original Pressing - Still In Shrink ( ) NM-/NM-
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Well...here's one that makes me want to stick my head in the oven!!! This fine, fine copy of ZZ Top - Rio Grande Mud was plucked from a bin in Atlanta in 2001 and was STILL SEALED at the time! It took every bit of will power I had not to immediately open it because I love this album (easily their most underrated!), but after several years of fondling it from time to time, I finally caved and had to find out if it was the real deal (an unplayed original)! It was, of course, the real deal...when that original blue label London (XPS-612) came out in its obviously untouched, crisp sleeve...I knew right then that I was an idiot! Haha! But anyway...at least I left the shrink on! The vinyl has been played twice since being opened and minus a couple small little corner dings from whatever it went through for 30 years before I found it, the cover is like new under the shrink wrap! So, it's 46 years old and has been played twice...do the math!
Vinyl = NM- Cover = NM-
GENERAL INFO:
These LP's are from my personal collection, which I began in 1997 (although I grew up on vinyl in the 70's of course!), and have been handled, cared for, and stored with the utmost care taken. The vast majority have been played only a few times at most, being that I transferred them all to digital from 2005-2006. Most were bought used - although I have purchased several New or SS over the years, and I put a lot of time, money, research, and fun into collecting them! Unless noted, each LP has been very well cleaned on a VPI-16.5 RCM, re-sleeved with a high quality anti-static inner sleeve (I always keep the original inner sleeve with the cover unless it was a plain white one), and with an outer plastic sleeve used to protect the cover. My LP's have always been stored vertically and in smoke-free homes and played on properly set-up, high quality turntables (usually some variety of Rega with a high-end cartridge). Although it's been a few years since I've parted with any of my vinyl, I have sold quite a few pieces over the years and have NEVER had my grading questioned - I am very picky and grade conservatively, which my feedback shows!
GRADING:
There's nothing I hate more than buying an LP that someone says is a "very strong VG+ or VG++", but is actually crap! A VG+ should be a REALLY NICE record that most collectors would be pretty happy with, not a catch-all category for everything a seller can't pass off as Mint, NM, or NM-! Equally awful is when people try to pass off an LP that's barely a VG+ (or worse!) as NM! I don't like buying crap, so I'm sure not going to sell crap - on that you can rely. I am human, though, and don't claim to be infallible, so if it would appear I made a mistake, please get in touch with me. I play grade my records using the following guidelines (pretty similar to Goldmine and what most other reputable folks use):
Mint = Still Sealed and perfect. Period. Near Mint (NM) = As damn near perfect as an opened record can be - should look/sound virtually unplayed. NM- = Extremely nice condition - scant little to hear or see that is less than pristine! VG+ = A very nice play, but you'll know you're listening to a record...perhaps faint surface noise in between tracks once in a while - or during a real quiet passage, but not extreme and does not interfere with your listening pleasure...no big pops, scratches, skips, or anything like that. A VG+ cover has wear and is less than perfect obviously. It may have obvious ring wear, dinged corner, little surface crease etc., but certainly doesn't appear abused or neglected. No writing, mold, rips, etc...I may occasionally use a VG++, which would denote that it's a very very very strong VG+...but really, at some point multiple +'s gets a bit silly...like VG+++++++++++...kind of ridiculous!
VG or lower - I really don't have anything that fits this category...If it didn't look and play like a pretty solid VG+, I either didn't buy it or I tossed it...there's no value in crap records! If I can't enjoy it or feel good about what I'm selling, I don't want it!
SHIPPING:
This item is available for sale and shipping in the 48 U.S. Continental States only and is 100% guaranteed to arrive as described! All LP's will be packed well, insured, and shipped USPS Media Mail in a record mailer and I am happy to offer combined shipping for up to 3 LP's.
Thanks for looking, bid/buy with confidence, please check my other items, and keep checking every week or so...I'm going to try to list 10-12 records per week for a while - the vast majority of them are great rock records and all of them in great shape! Feel free if you have any questions! Thank you!!!
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