Vinyl: *BOSTON*1st LP Album, Epic Records/JE34188/VG/1976 release/original press

Record label has both JE 34188 and AL/BL 34188 catalognumbers.

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All records sold are from smoke-free environment and willreceive a thorough professional style cleaning before packing carefully inspecial LP mailer to ensure safe deliveries.

Standard shipping is via USPS Media Mail which can take upto 10 days. If you prefer a faster delivery, please contact me before paymentand I will send you a quote. If acceptable, please wait for final invoicebefore making payment. Seller reserves right to relist a sold item if paymentnot received within 5 business days.

I grade my LP records according to Goldmine gradingstandards (see below). If you receive an item from me that you feel is notsatisfactory, or would like to return an item if you feel an item is not asdescribed, please CONTACT ME FIRST via eBay's contact member link BEFORELEAVING FEEDBACK, and I will make every effort to gain your satisfaction.

GOLDMINE GRADING STANDARDS

Mint [M]: Absolutely perfect inevery way - certainly never played, possibly even still sealed. (More on stillsealed below). Should be used sparingly as a grade, if at all.

*Near Mint [NM or M-]: A nearlyperfect record. Many dealers won't give a grade higher than this implying(perhaps correctly) that no record is ever truly perfect. The record shows noobvious sign of wear. A 45 rpm sleeve has no more than the most minor defects,such as almost invisible ring wear or other signs of slight handling.

An LP jacket has no creases, folds,seam splits or any other noticeable similar defect. No cut-out holes, either.And of course, the same is true of any other inserts, such as posters, lyricsleeves, and the like. Basically, Near Mint looks as if you just got it homefrom a new record store and removed the shrink wrap.

*Many dealers have added anadditional conservative grade of [NM-], [E] or [VG++] to this guide to describejust under [NM] or "almost [NM] perfect with a few minor flaws". -Rarebro Records

Very Good Plus [VG+]: Shows somesigns that it was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who tookgood care of it. Record surfaces may show some slight signs of wear and mayhave slight scuffs or very light scratches that don't affect one's listeningexperience. Slight warps that do not affect the sound are OK.

The label may have some ring wear ordiscoloration, but is should be barely noticeable. The center hole is notmisshapen by repeated play. Picture sleeves and LP inner sleeves will have someslight wear, lightly turn-up corners, or a slight seam-split. An LP jacket myhave slight signs of wear also and may be marred by a cut-out hole, indentationor corner indicating it was taken out of print and sold at a discount.

In general, if not for a couple ofminor things wrong with it, this would be Near Mint. All but the mostmint-crazy collectors will find a Very Good Plus record highly acceptable.

Very Good [VG]: Many of the defectsfound in a VG+ record are more pronounced in a VG disc. Surface noise isevident upon playing, especially in soft passages and during the song's introand fade, but will not overpower the music otherwise. Groove wear will start tobe noticeable, as will light scratches deep enough to feel with a fingernail)that will affect the sound.

Labels may be marred by writing, orhave tape or stickers (or their residue) attached. The same will be true ofpicture sleeves or LP covers. However, it will not have all of these problemsat the same time, only two or three of them.

Good [G], Good Plus [G+]: Good doesnot mean bad! A record in Good or Good Plus condition can be put onto aturntable and will play through without skipping. But it will have significantsurface noise and scratches and visible groove wear.

A jacket or sleeve has seam splits,especially at the bottom or on the spine. Tape, writing, ring wear or otherdefects will start to overwhelm the object. If it's a common item, you'llprobably find another copy in better shape eventually. Pass it up. But if it'ssomething you have been seeking for years, and the price is right, get it.

Poor [P], Fair [F]: The record iscracked, badly warped, and won't play through without skipping or picture sleeve is water damaged, split on all three seams and heavilymarred by wear and/or writing. The LP jacket barely keeps the LP inside it.Inner sleeves are fully seam split, and written upon.

Except for impossibly rare recordsotherwise unattainable, records in this condition should be bought or sold forno more than a few cents each.

Still Sealed [SS] : Let the buyerbeware, unless it's a U.S. pressing from the last 10-15 years or so. It's tooeasy to reseal on. Yes, some legitimately never-opened LPs from the 1960s stillexist. But if you're looking for a specific pressing, the only way you can knowfor sure is to open the record. Also, European imports are not factory-sealed,so if you see them advertised as sealed, someone other than the manufacturersealed them.