CAROL & HENRY SCHAAFSMA
SPOKEN STORY SERIES, VOL. 2 LP
- Educational - Fairy Tales to assist Japanese children in learning English
....ORIGINAL 1963 MONO LP....gatefold sleeve with attached inner Stories booklet....Japan pressing....
ORIGINAL: NIVICO (RCA Victor Japan) LE-1005 LP
FORMAT: MONO
YEAR: 1963
CONDITION (Please see grading table below for definitions):
***THIS LP IS PLAY-GRADED***
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OUTER SLEEVE: EX (overall nice...gatefold sleeve....very light general ageing from storage; has light paper fold type crease line front top right; has original Nivico stickers front and back over RCA Victor labeling; has original price sticker front top right....see photos)
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INNER SLEEVE: Replacement sleeve....has attached Story bookled inside gatefold
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LP: EX (overall nice....has a few spots of faint superficial paper sleeve type marks from storage; has one visible superficial hairline on part of S2 - no affect on play....overall, plays nicely on my Denon with the odd faint surface crackle due to quietness of spoken word in spots)
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LABELS: VG++ (....has a few small faint spindle marks each side; has Nivico stickers over RCA Victor info each side; has 2 small spindle type center-hole edge paper tears S2....see photos)
***I ALWAYS COMBINE SHIPPING ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES TO KEEP SHIPPING COSTS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE***
FINE PRINT AND OTHER SPECIFICS (Please read)
Packing of LP’s & 45’s
All of my records are shipped in sturdy cardboard LP or 45 rpm mailers.
Packing of 78’s
78’s are shipped in an oversized box with the actual record “sandwiched” between cardboard. The 78 “sandwich” is then placed in the oversized box on top of peanut foam filler material below, above and around the record to cushion it as well as possible.
Grading (PLEASE READ SO THERE ARE NO SURPRISES)
All records are carefully graded. In an attempt to give customers an accurate impression of condition rather than adhere to somewhat arbitrary criteria, I give an "overall presentation" grade, supplemented when necessary with additional remarks (which is more often than not). Please refer to my grading system below for a more detailed explanation as well as my general comments above in the grading description.
GRADING DESCRIPTIONS
RECORDS:
- Sealed: Store stock new
- Mint: Like new or near new with only one or two small insignificant defects
- Near Mint/M-: Extremely nice. Would be Mint, except for a possibly a couple of light hairlines or scuffs
- VG++: Still a very nice record with all or nearly all of its original gloss but may have a few more light, surface marks, hairlines, needle tracks or the like
- VG+: A nice, but used record that may have a series of light scuffs or scratches. It probably plays with a some pops
- VG: A well-used record that still should sound OK when played, but may have moderate surface noise, pops, and even a possible skip.
- VG-: A very well-worn record that plays through, probably has skipping and snap, crackle, pop
- Good: Probably will play through but with much in the way of surface noise, pops, crackles, skips etc.
- Fair: You’re getting this record just to own.
- Poor: The sky’s the limit as far as condition in the negative sense
PLAY-GRADING: Most of my records are play-graded unless I state that they are visually graded. With regards to play-grading, I always leave additional commentary with regards to the grading.
COVERS:
There are really too many possible defects regarding covers to be as specific in my definitions as I had been with my record grades. But please keep in mind these general grading guidelines
