Lot 242:
Sold for: £22
Description
A collection of approximately twenty five vinyl LP records, primarily dating from the 1970s and 1980s. The group encompasses a variety of genres including Pop, Rock, Soul, and Disco. Notable titles identified from their jackets include Michael Jackson’s Off The Wall on the Epic label, The Beatles’ Rock ‘N’ Roll Music – Vol 2 (Music For Pleasure MFP 50507), and solo works by Paul McCartney & Wings (Band on the Run) and John Lennon (Imagine). The collection also features several albums by ABBA including Arrival (Epic EPC 86018), Super Trouper, Voulez-Vous, and the double album The Singles: The First Ten Years.
Other artists represented in the assortment include Dire Straits with Brothers in Arms on the Vertigo label, Genesis (Duke), The Beach Boys, and Gordon Giltrap (Fear of the Dark, TBT 1). Elvis Presley is featured with Elvis in Concert and a Camden compilation. Further inclusions are Lionel Richie (Can’t Slow Down), Quincy Jones (The World Within / The Money Runner, MFP 50441), Level 42, Barbra Streisand, Dionne Warwick, The Stanley Clarke Band, Dr. Hook, and the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. Several jackets bear original retail price stickers or circular promotional labels.
Condition report:
The cardboard sleeves exhibit varying degrees of shelf wear consistent with age and use. Notable fraying and loss to the spine are visible on the Gordon Giltrap jacket and the ABBA Singles spine (photo 1). Ring wear, corner scuffing, and small tears to the openings are present across multiple covers, such as the Dire Straits and Beatles jackets (photo 3). The Lionel Richie sleeve shows significant creasing and edge wear (photo 4). While the internal vinyl discs are not visible for individual inspection, the external condition suggests a grade of Good to Very Good for the media, showing typical signs of previous play.
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