Reaction 1972 German hard prog Polydor LP

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ARTISTE, RECORD TITLE AND LABEL REACTION Polydor 2371 251 (pressed in Germany ) An original 1972 German Polydor jacket laminated on both sides (see results of my grading below). Please note that I will be away from Singapore from 16 th June till 3rd July and would appreciate if successful bidders could effect payment by the 14th June so that I could ship them out before I leave as payment after that date could cause delays in posting as I prefer to pack and post personally. In this respect, this would be the last batch I will be listing till I return. I may,however, schedule some to close after 3rd July while I am away. UK buyers please also note that I am based in Singapore but the system assumes that as a seller on Ebay,UK should indicate a UK postage cost of 4GBP which may not even cover surface postage let alone registration (ie tracking). Please read my shipping section below. Bidders who are viewing this on Ebay, US & Canada please note that I originally listed this under Ebay, UK where I ticked the item condition as 'used'. I did exercise the option of listing it under Ebay, US & Canada(for a fee of course!). Somehow, these listings are appearing under Ebay US & Canada as 'like new' and I can't seem to change it under that site . It should read as 'used'. GRADING RESULTS: The jacket is graded as VG++. Though there are no tears or writings , there are some signs of wear at the corner edges as well as a surface scuff towards the top right hand corner at the front. Side 1 has a surface scuff traversing the entire side. It did not seem to have gotten into the grooves and did not seem to have affected play. Side 2 has a couple of light lines which also did not affect play. There is also some surface scuff on the label on side 1. It maintains its lustre and brilliance. Tracking at 1.7g with a Lyra Helikon SL cartridge mounted on a Linn LP12/Naim ARO tonearm, there were some very light and very occasional extraneous surface noise which were not intrusive. The playing is graded as between Excellent to Near Mint in view of this. How I Clean and Grade my Records Cleaning: Cleaning is usually done on a Loricraft PRC 4 cleaning machine using the US made Walker Audio 3 stage cleaning solution . Playback Equipment: Playback is through a Linn LP12 turntable/Armeggedon/Naim Aro tonearm/Lyra Helikon SL cartridge and through a brace of active Naim 250s/135s into Naim DBL speakers. For 45s I use a second Linn/Lingo/Aro/Linn Troika though I change them occasionally as the arm tubes can be easily transferred from one deck to another. I use both Goldmine and Rare Record Price Guide grading system as a guide and came up with the following: · Mint I only use this for sealed items. The record is virtually unplayed and is in a brand new condition. Cover is pristine. Up till now, I have never used this grading and, chances are, never will, due to my conservative nature in matters of record grading. · Near Mint Very little or negligible flaws. Faint lines or very faint creasing on laminated covers visible under a strong light is acceptable but nothing serious. Records which show some signs of having been played such as very faint spindle marks are allowed but there should be no lessening in sound quality. . · Excellent Item obviously played, though not often,and enjoyed with some slight noise. The record should be nice and shiny but may have a few light marks which should not intrude on play. Slight wear on cover is acceptable. · Very Good Many more imperfections which are noticeable but not obtrusive. The record has been played several times but there should be no major deterioration in sound quality despite some noticeable surface marks and light scratches. Normal wear and tear or writings on the cover is acceptable but there should not be any major tears. I do not offer any records below Very Good unless its extremely rare. Shipping I use brand new custom mad... read more

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