HW RE: site for collectors CDr dodgy ness ?

[David Dobbie]

Thanx for all your replies

I think you managed to understand my bit about record grades
I wrote
 > Always been dubious of NM, what does it mean surely a record is mint or e mean near mint?

I think I was trying to say its either mint or it isn't. I think I would except a record as mint if it looks perfect eg not the slitest bit of grime, scratch or worn looking grooves. I get fed up with Mint,  NM or M- gradings. that could only be EX or even worse I only buy these if the price is right. Allways been wary of Vinyl mail order, thats a scary world of crackles, scratches and drop outs. How do you know if a record has never been palyed and that doesn't allways mean its perfect I got Live Chronicles 2xLP on GWR / Profile still in unopened shrink wrap its way crackly good job it only cost me about £2 so thats cool.

Doug wrote

 > Any serious record collector/dealer will tell you that the only records
 > that are MINT are records that have never been played.  If a record has
 > been played once, but the vinyl is still in perfect condition, it cannot
 > be called Mint, hence the "Near Mint" (or "Mint Minus") grade.
 > -Doug (who, of course, wishes that everyone could buy a Warrior CD for £10)

too right and Quark  as well with big fat booklets double pack for a fiver
ok that is too much to ask for
is there some kind of licencing problem with these records?

 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: BOC/Hawkwind Discussion List
 > [mailto:BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET]On Behalf Of
 > chris at HAWKLORD.UKLINUX.NET
 > Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 02:33
 > To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET
 > Subject: Re: HW RE: site for collectors CDr dodgy ness ?
 >
 >
 >   Hi ya,
 >
 >   Is there like some cottage industry that creates a few pressings of
 >   vynal and sells them.
 >
 > Over the years I've seen many long forgotten albums in 'unplayed'
 > condition.   For instance I guarantee if you go to the
 > indoor market in
 > Cardiff you will find a pristene copy of x in search of
 > space complete
 > with booklet for about £8.   I can't believe the very same
 > copy has been
 >   there over 18 months so is it there are no Hawkfans bred
 > in Cardiff or
 > is there some clandesine supply of vynal?
 >
 >   Chris
 >

I grew up in Nottingham and Selectadisc there use to get strange old stuff in brand new copies of stuff five or ten years old. I think these were just copies turing up at warehouses etc.


Love and Pax
Dobbie