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* A carton containing a collection of 7-inch vinyl singles, primarily late 20th-century pop, rock, and soul

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Description

A large collection of 7-inch vinyl singles housed in a cardboard carton, dating from the late 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s. The assortment spans various genres including pop, rock, soul, R&B, hip hop, dance, and reggae. Notable artists and labels identified within the collection include John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band (Power to the People on Apple Records), Paul McCartney (Pipes of Peace and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reggae on Parlophone), and a significant selection of Madness singles on Stiff Records, including My Girl (BUY 62), Embarrassment (BUY 102), Shut Up (BUY 126), It Must Be Love (BUY 134), and In the City (BUY 140). Other identified artists include Status Quo, Take That, Chesney Hawkes, Erasure, Hot Chocolate, Sister Sledge, The Stylistics, Slade, Candi Staton, Olivia Newton-John, The Shamen, Bell Biv DeVoe, The Beloved, Aswad, Monie Love, and K7. Records are presented in a mix of original lithograph-printed paper picture sleeves and generic paper or card sleeves. Several generic sleeves feature handwritten artist and title information in ink or marker. UK record labels represented include Apple, Parlophone, Stiff, Jet, H&L, and Atlantic/Cotillion.


Condition report:

The collection is in mixed, well-used condition. Many original paper picture sleeves exhibit significant signs of wear including creasing, ring wear, edge fraying, and small tears. Generic sleeves show various stages of age-related discolouration and wear. The vinyl surfaces show signs of frequent play and typical domestic storage, with some visible surface marks and dust.