Description: Here are The Babys with their 1976 LP self-titled. It is still sealed! The left side seam on the front cover does have the shrinkwrap opened on that side, but the side where you pull the record out is still sealed. The condition here says New, but wasn't bought recently. It was bought years ago, but never opened. There is no category other than New or Used. So I had to use New. There is a side cut at the upper left corner on front cover. I can see that there was a round sticker that was removed over on the right hand upper side front cover. Back cover on the upper left corner does have the name Mari written in blue ink there. It is actually on the gray cover as the shrinkwrap up there is torn up there a bit (and a little bit on the bottom, but would need to cut it open to get the record out). Interesting thing about this back cover is that this version does not have the two lines saying that Vocals were done by John Waite underneath the list of songs on Side Two like all the other versions I saw. This version has only the 3-line paragraph about who produced it. But I did notice a Promo version somewhere else where that back cover did not have the 2-line band name guys on it. So maybe this could have been a promo and that could have been the sticker that was removed? Questionable. The side seam does not show the Chrysalis label number except for a 0698 with 1976 Chrysalis Records Inc. Printed in U.S.A. So I will rate the cover as Mint or Mint- (due to the right side bottom and top does have a little tear of the shrinkwrap there, but in general still sealed). The vinyl would have to be Mint, too, since never opened up. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Feel free to email me for more information on an item. Depending on your state, they may charge sales tax now and it may show up on your invoice. If buying 2 or more records, don't pay yet. Let me send you an invoice combining both records to save on the postage costs. SHIPPING: Will ship within one day of receiving payment and I will ship between Monday and Friday. Will ship in LP mailers with inserts and bubblewrap for protection. Will provide tracking number also within the USA. Ships out of the Cleveland, Ohio area via Media Mail. _______________________________________________________________________________ Guidelines I use to rate the quality of these records (based on the Goldmine Grading Guide): NM:Near Mint - Vinyl, still shiny, as if opened for the first time. No writing or stickers on the vinyl. No obvious scratches. Label: No writing or stickers and no fading of the label. NM-: Near Mint Minus - Similar to NM but will have some very light scratches on the vinyl not affecting the sound quality. No writing or stickers on label and no fading (or ringwear) on cover or label. EX: Excellent - Not quite a Goldmine Standard Listing, but being used by many now. Cover: No ink wear, minor creases to corners, no seam tears. Vinyl can have scratches, but not felt by your fingers. Sound quality must be mint. No more than 15% of the surface should have wear or scuffs on it. To me, EX is like a VG++. VG+: Very Good Plus - Similar to NM- except that on the label, there may be a sticker or writing, but it shows very little wear. There may be only a couple light surface scratches on the grooves, but do not affect the playback with noise or skips. You may only see these scratches if you put them under a bright light and really look for them. The cover might have light creasing or minor seam or corner wear, but still in great condition to show off. VG to VG-: Very Good to Very Good Minus - May not be that shiny anymore and you will see scratches without putting it under a bright light, but they still would not affect the quality of the playback. The sound quality is still pretty good, maybe a little noise, but not enough to detract from the listening experience. The label might have some fading around it, besides having stickers or writing. The cover may have obvious ringwear in the middle or around the perimeter of where the record was, maybe some side seam splits, or little tears at the top or side where the record goes back into. If less defects, then it's a VG. If it has all this just mentioned, then a VG-. G, G+: Good or Good Plus - It doesn't mean the vinyl is trashed. It plays though without skipping, but may have heavy noise or fuzz sound because of age, quality, or worn-down grooves. Heavy writing or stickers on the label, ringwear is very obvious on label and cover probably has seam splits. But, amazingly, if you have special audio LP recording software, you could probably clean up those crackles and fuzzes, if you want to create a CD of it for yourself. P: Poor - This is when the vinyl is warped to the point it warps the playback also. Or it's cracked, but it may or may not still play without a skip. If a picture sleeve is with it, this is torn or marked up bigtime. But someone may want to have it for nostalgia or even attempt to fix it. See my other listings for more great items!
Price: 24 USD
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
End Time: 2025-01-03T03:01:32.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5.38 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Features: Sealed
Format: Record
Record Size: 12"
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Material: Vinyl
Speed: 33 RPM
Record Label: Chrysalis Records
Case Type: Cardboard Sleeve
Language: English
Release Title: Self-titled
Sleeve Grading: Mint (M)
Artist: BABYS (THE)
Record Grading: Mint (M)
Release Year: 1976
Style: Pop
Genre: Rock/Pop
Inlay Condition: Mint (M)
Number of Audio Channels: Stereo
Type: LP