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( The ) VERVE - A STORM IN HEAVEN.

Gatefold Album (single record - not double album) - 1993 - Hut Records. HUTLP10. Original first pressing of an iconic debut album by one of the best bands of their kind. 

Condition - my 'grading' system is simple - (1) MINT - that's virtually impossible if you're on an original 1st press. (2) PLAYABLE and DECENT - this is in that nick. I'm selling it played and to be played - it's what I bought it for and I assume the same in my buyer. This is not a record for people who are going to handle it with white gloves and just gaze at the thing. (3) F&&&&D - if it was that, I would not be flogging it. 

Basically - the record has a few light needle 'skeeter' marks where I've slipped putting the needle on - that's to be expected in any record this age that was genuinely played and cared for well. That's it - it's a pretty decent-nick version of a record that is listed on here for upwards of £150.00 - this is starting at a reasonable price IMO - it's down to if someone agrees with me or not. 

See images for track listing. 

See images for condition. Also, please read my note on grading here: 

GRADING

Let's call overcomplicated grading what it is: a right load of old cobblers. 

My position on grading is that there are only three real conditions for a record to be in. 

(1) Brand new / mint and/or sealed. 
(2) Used and in a variable but good state where buyer intends to play the thing. 
(3) KNACKERED.

I rarely sell brand new records and I never sell anything in Cat(3). If a record is used but clearly either unplayed or barely played, I give it a NM grade irrespective of the sleeve condition. Sleeves are just clobber for a tune. 

I will always work on the premise that you're buying a record to actually play it. That means dust, small marks/scratches, crackle/hiss to a reasonable degree is a part of the charm. I am not selling used records under the pretence they're in the condition of a new record. You're buying it for the songs. 

Anyone buying a record that hasn't been reissued but who wants it in the pristine state of a new record is just lining themselves up for disappointment. If a record hasn't ever been reissued then the best anyone can expect is a used one. They <all> have flaws. 

And if someone buys a used record in the best condition it can ever be in, and wants it to stay that way, they're hardly going to be able to play it. Catch-22! 

If there is a really notable flaw/blemish on record or sleeve - I will mention this above. However, overall, any record I sell is for people who intend to give the thing some PROPER WELLY. 

Thus: NO WHITE GLOVE VINYL ONANISTS, PLEASE. 

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P+P
 
I usually ship once or twice a week. Postage price includes price of a brand new record mailer as well as the shipping cost - for more detailed information, see full policy below. 

Many auctions for eBay have that irrelevant nonsense about 'comes from a smoke-free and pet-free home'.

I smoke 40 Woodbine a day and own a herd of Llama that become highly aggressive at the sight of anything I sell on eBay. 

SHIPPING has to reflect the true cost of the entire operation, not just the postage cost itself. The culture on eBay seems to be one where people are happy to pay £6.00 or whatever to concert ticket agents for two pieces of paper to be mailed to them. Well - I'm not a huge conglomerate, I'm a person in a front room so please don't kick off if there is a difference between cost price of postage and the charge for P+P. 

Specifically in regard to records, I have had a handful of people complain because a UK 2nd Class standard delivery is £3.00 but there's the cost of the record mailer and also the eBay+PayPal fees. This is exactly what the big companies do - they charge admin fees that cover their overheads. I am no different. In the end, even if there's a small difference, I have to put in a price <in advance> and I can't predict what I'll be charged because I don't know the end price of the record itself and that means quite often the postage and fees combined are <less> than what you pay me. 

The swing either way never more than a few pence. It isn't worth an argument and I don't engage on this issue. This text is final. 


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