BPLEASE NOTE: I WILL ONLY GRADE AN OPENED LP NEAR MINT (NM) IF I CAN GUARANTEE IT HAS NEVER BEEN PLAYED (i.e. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER). OTHERWISE, NEAR MINT MINUS (NM-) IS THE ABSOLUTE HIGHEST GRADE I WILL ASSIGN AN OPENED LP.
HUGE Springsteen lot on vinyl!
1) Tunnel Of Love - original Robert Ludwig mastered Carrollton first pressing from October 9, 1987 on Columbia with glossy printed inner sleeve with complete lyrics. LP is VG++ with a few light paper scuffs. Cover is VG+/VG++ with a hint of ring.
2) Greetings From Asbury Park - Terre Haute pressing from 1975 on Columbia with right-side loading cover with oversized postcard gatefold and no barcode!!! LP is a beautiful VG++ with a few light paper scuffs. Cover is VG/VG+ with some light edge wear.
3) Born In The U.S.A. - original Robert Ludwig mastered Carrollton first pressing from June 4, 1984 on Columbia with glossy printed inner sleeve, original 10 X10 insert sheet with complete lyrics and oversized hypes sticker in the top right hand corner on the front cover!!! LP side 1 is a beautiful VG++ and side 2 is a gorgeous near mint minus. Cover is still in the original shrink wrap. Even has the original $7.99 Jerry's Records (R.I.P.) price sticker in the top right hand corner on the front cover. A high grade copy with impeccable provenance. This is what collecting is about.
4) Nebraska - original Dennis King mastered Carrollton pressing on Columbia from 1982 with rigid glossy printed inner sleeve with complete lyrics!!! LP side 2 is a nice VG with 2 small scuffs that can be lightly felt and side 1 is VG++ with a few barely visible paper scuffs. Cover is a nice VG+ with a hint of ring.
5) The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle - barcoded Pitman/Masterdisk pressing from 1983 on Columbia!!! LP is a beautiful VG++. Cover is VG+/VG++ with a hint of ring.
6) Born To Run - MEGA RARE original Greg Calbi mastered Terre Haute gatefold first pressing on Columbia from August 25, 1975 with NO barcode, MCR dead wax etching and Jon Landau's name misspelt as John on the rear cover (ONLY genuine first pressings have this error as it was covered with a sticker on subsequent pressings and by the printer on later pressings)!!! LP is VG+ with a few light paper scuffs. Cover is just barely VG with some ring.
7) Darkness On The Edge Of Town - Mike Reese mastered Carrollton pressing from 198? with NO barcode, glossy printed inner sleeve, glossy 11 X 11 insert sheet with complete lyrics and the title track printed in two lines of text on the rear cover!!! LP is a beautiful VG++ with a few barely visible paper scuffs. Cover is VG+, close to VG++, with a hint of ring.
8) The River - WILDY RARE original CBS Special Products pressing with unique labels made just prior to the distribution of regular stock copies with both original glossy rigid printed inner sleeves, glossy fold-out insert sheet with complete lyrics and Emw (
Electrosound Group Midwest, Inc.) dead wax etching!!! LPs are VG++/NM- with a few barely visible paper scuffs. Cover is VG+/VG++ with a hint of ring. You will not be disappointed.
9) Live 1975-85 Box Set - original Pitman pressing of this BIG five LP box set on Columbia from 1986 with all original glossy full color printed inner sleeves and beautiful original 36-page booklet!!! LPs are a gorgeous near mint minus. Cover is VG/VG+ with no splits, no seams and some light wear.
Buying every item in this collection individually would easily cost around $50.00 in shipping ALONE so don't sleep Boss collectors. Shipping will only be $10.00 inside the US and much more outside the US so please wait for an invoice.
I USE GOLDMINE GRADING~
NEAR MINT: LOOKS UNPLAYED
VG++: VERY VERY MINIMAL SIGNS OF USE
VG+: AVERAGE SIGNS OF USE, NOTHING DEEP, SUPERFICIAL
VG: STILL AN OK RECORD, NOISE BETWEEN SONGS
GOOD: WORN BUT PLAYS FINE WITH DISTRACTING NOISE
POOR: FILLER COPY ONLY. LOTS OF SCRATCHES