STILL RECORDS AFTER ALL THESE YEARS!
MICHAEL SCHONBACH
6 Franklin Court Northampton, MA 01060-2014 USA
PHONE (NO FAX) (9 am to 9 pm Eastern time) (413) 586-0270
e-mail: info@stillrecords.com

SHIPPING - PAYMENT

FOR SHIPPING WITHIN THE U.S.: Shipping is $3.50 for the first item, 50¢ for each additional item for USPS Media Mail. Insurance is optional; if you want to insure your package, add $2 to the cost of your order. FOR PRIORITY MAIL, U.P.S., OR SHIPPING OUTSIDE THE U.S.: tell me the destination and I will give you a quote. ALL PAYMENTS MUST BE IN U.S. DOLLARS.
I accept the on-line payment method, PAYPAL. My user name is my e-mail address. I also will accept a personal or cashier's CHECK or MONEY ORDER. Make it out to Michael Schonbach and send it to me at the address above. Many items are one-of-a-kind and while I try to update my website regularly it is necessary to check availability before sending payment.
TO RESERVE RECORDS e-mail me anytime at info@stillrecords.com or call me between the hours of 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Eastern Time. My answering machine is on whether or not I am at home. I will hold items for one week (if you need more time don't hesitate to ask).

GRADING

I play virtually all of my listings, but of course time does not allow me to listen to everything all the way through. I generally play the first few minutes of each side and any sections which display visible defects. I spot check everything else. Still, mistakes will occasionally be made. Please forgive me. ALL RECORDS ARE GUARANTEED to be in the condition stated. If you are not satisfied I will gladly give you a credit or refund including your shipping cost to return the item.
EACH ALBUM IS GRADED TWICE: FIRST THE COVER, THEN THE VINYL.

sealedThe original shrink wrap is unopened.
newThe album is unplayed but not shrink-wrapped. Older records I sometimes call “unplayed”. I usually listen to at least a bit of these to verify their condition.
m-:(mint minus): Nearly flawless.
ex:(excellent): The cover exhibits the first signs of wear. The vinyl may have a few isolated light ticks or a bit of surface noise. ex+ and ex- are slightly better or worse than ex.
vg+:(very good plus): The cover shows some wear. The record may have a few light scratches and/or surface noise but is mostly in very good condition.
vg:(very good): The cover may have some combination of scuffing, bent corners, edge or ring-wear, writing, or a seam- splits. The record has been played frequently. There will be surface noise and/or scratches. But there is still life left in the record.
vg-(very good minus): The cover shows significant wear but is intact. The vinyl is scratched or noisy. There may be a skip but to avoid a "g" rating the rest of the record should be vg+ or better.
g(good): A misnomer but a standard term. Poor, may skip. g+: Fair, may skip.

ABBREVIATIONS & CODE WORDS

The following refer to manufacturer’s cuts in the record jacket (usually indicating deleted titles): cc- cut corner; coh- cut-out (drill) hole; cos- cut-out slit. Other abbreviations include: u/p- unplayed; gtfld- gatefold record jacket; shrink- shrinkwrap ("in shrink" means the shrinkwrap is still on but has been opened); woc- writing on cover; noc- name on cover; ioc- initials; toc- tape; wobc- writing on back cover; woil- writing on inner label; ss- seam split. Folkways Syndrome- Vinyl deterioration, usually the result of an album's old age. It usually results in some degree of surface noise. Surface Noise: Noise unrelated to specific scratches in the vinyl. It is particularly common to pressings on the Folkways label. All records are American pressings unless otherwise stated.

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