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How does this service work?
The seller will ship the CD to the digital conversion center in Arizona, USA where it will be format shifted onto a recordable CD directly from the CD only for your ears. The CD and the recordable CD will then be mailed to you. The digital conversion center will not retain any copies of the item.
What does it cost?
Price of the CD + 0 conversion to recordable CD + cost of shipping of the CD to Arizona + cost of shipping of the CD from Arizona to your location paid in advance.
Ever since this CD dropped in my mailbox I have been unable to keep it out of my CD player for more than a day. Playing it the first time I quickly picked out a couple of favorites like "My Baby Walked Off", originally recorded by Howlin' Wolf in 1952 at Sun in Memphis, TN, and "Making Plans", originally recorded by The Wilburn Brothers. Both songs are tranformed into raucuous rockabilly sides turning the original rockabilly trick, a major force Billy Hancock's original 1981 LP "Shakin' That Rockabilly Fever", one more time. During a second and third listening other songs began to grow on me and after listening a couple of more times "Passions" found an almost permanent place in my CD player. The passions referred to in the CD's title have to be the wide variety of musical styles included on this CD. Besides the excellent rockabilly tracks already mentioned Billy turns to soul, an anti war song and some of excellent ballads in both fifties and modern Springsteen style. The self-written "Chattanooga Tennessee" and "King of Fools" borrow from the fifties rockabilly style but have a stronger Rock & Roll feel. "No One Knows", a hit for Dion & The Belmonts in 1958, finds Billy in a great voice against a very simple backing featuring some beautiful slide guitar by Dave Chappell. From that same era comes "Cryin', Waitin', Hopin'", originally the B-side of Buddy Holly's "Peggy Sue Got Married". Further exploring his vocal abilities Billy, with the help of Maryland blues diva Mary Shaver, turns the 1967 soul classic "Storybook Children" into an emotional piece of music. Then he goes back even further with a haunting version of "The Coast of Malabar", a traditional love ballad, set several hundred years ago during the Irish wool/Indian tea trade. Even more daring is his approach to "Universal Soldier" the anti war anthem written by Buffy Ste. Marie and turned into a sizeable European hit by Donovan in 1965. The folksiness of the original is replaced with a modern, more John Mellencamp, type of Rock & Roll interpreting the message clearly for 2005 listeners. The instrumental "Crab Cakes" written by guitarist Dave Chappell and featuring Billy on electric 5 string bass is a tribute to the legendary guitarist Danny Gatton , who in the mid-seventies had a band called Danny & The Fat Boys, in which Billy Hancock was the singer and the bass player. And then there is "Frankie", a modern tearjerker, written by Billy and based on an actual 1980's incident in New York City. This is one of those ballads that grow on you the more you play them. The backing is simple and beautiful with piano, accordion and a heartfelt guitar break but the hook to the song is the chorus that keeps the listener, you guessed it, hooked. The end comes with a long smooth sax solo over the piano, accordion backing. Billy Hancock, the musicians, engineers and producer who created this piece of American Roots Rock can be proud. One has to have the right "Passions" for music to pull a CD with this wide a variety of musical styles together and make it work. It is by far the best American Roots CD I have heard this year and deserves at least a Grammy Nomination.
Vinyl
Absolutely perfect in every way. Certainly never been played, possibly even still sealed. Should be used sparingly as a grade, if at all.
CD
Perfect. No scuffs/scratches, unplayed - possibly still sealed.
Insert/Inlay/Booklet/Sleeve/Digipak: Perfect. No wear, marks, or any other imperfections - possibly still sealed.
Cassette
J-Card is crisp, clean and perfect in every way. Likely sealed. Cassette is brand new, and professionally produced. Used sparingly as a grade, should be free of even the slightest blemishes and/or defects. This grade should be used sparingly, if at all.
Near Mint (NM or M-)
Vinyl
A nearly perfect record. A NM- record has more than likely never been played, and the vinyl will play perfectly, with no imperfections during playback. Many dealers won't give a grade higher than this implying (perhaps correctly) that no record is ever truly perfect. The record should show no obvious signs of wear. A 45 RPM or EP sleeve should have no more than the most minor defects, such as any sign of slight handling. An LP cover should have no creases, folds, seam splits, cut-out holes, or other noticeable similar defects. The same should be true of any other inserts, such as posters, lyric sleeves, etc.
CD
Near perfect. No obvious signs of use, it may have been played - but it has been handled very carefully.
Insert/Inlay/Booklet/Sleeve/Digipak: Near Perfect. No obvious wear, it may have only the slightest of marks from handling.
Cassette
Sleeve should be totally crisp and clean with only the slightest evidence of handling. Tape is likely new, free of any wear or damage.
Very Good Plus (VG+)
Vinyl
Generally worth 50% of the Near Mint value. A Very Good Plus record will show some signs that it was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. Defects should be more of a cosmetic nature, not affecting the actual playback as a whole. Record surfaces may show some signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or very light scratches that don't affect one's listening experiences. Slight warps that do not affect the sound are "OK". The label may have some ring wear or discoloration, but it should be barely noticeable. Spindle marks may be present. Picture sleeves and inner sleeves will have some slight wear, slightly turned-up corners, or a slight seam split. An LP cover may have slight signs of wear, and may be marred by a cut-out hole, indentation, or cut corner. In general, if not for a couple of minor things wrong with it, this would be Near Mint.
CD
A few minor scuffs/scratches. This has been played, but handled with good care - and certainly not abused.
Insert/Inlay/Booklet/Sleeve/Digipak: Slight wear, marks, indentations, it may possibly have a cut-out hole (or similar).
Cassette
Sleeve has slight wear, marks, indentations, and/or may possibly have a cut-out hole (or similar). Tape has been taken very good care of and may have light marks or spindle wear. Should play cleanly with minimal noise or degradation.
Very Good (VG)
Vinyl
Generally worth 25% of Near Mint value. Many of the defects found in a VG+ record will be more pronounced in a VG disc. Surface noise will be evident upon playing, especially in soft passages and during a song's intro and fade, but will not overpower the music otherwise. Groove wear will start to be noticeable, as with light scratches (deep enough to feel with a fingernail) that will affect the sound. Labels may be marred by writing, or have tape or stickers (or their residue) attached. The same will be true of picture sleeves or LP covers. However, it will not have all of these problems at the same time. Goldmine price guides with more than one price will list Very Good as the lowest price.
CD
Quite a few light scuffs/scratches, or several more-pronounced scratches. This has obviously been played, but not handled as carefully as a VG+.
Insert/Inlay/Booklet/Sleeve/Digipak: More wear, marks, indentations than a VG+. May have slight fading, a small tear/rip, or some writing.
Cassette
Sleeve will contain more wear, marks, and/or indentations than a VG+. May have slight fading, a small tear/rip, or some writing. Shell may have heavier marks and wear than VG including plastic discoloration. Should play with some stronger hiss or degradation, but not enough to overpower music.
Good (G), Good Plus (G+)
Vinyl
Generally worth 10-15% of the Near Mint value. A record in Good or Good Plus condition can be played through without skipping. But it will have significant surface noise, scratches, and visible groove wear. A cover or sleeve will have seam splits, especially at the bottom or on the spine. Tape, writing, ring wear, or other defects will be present. While the record will be playable without skipping, noticeable surface noise and "ticks" will almost certainly accompany the playback.
CD
There are a lot of scuffs/scratches. However it will still play through without problems. This has not been handled with much care at all.
Insert/Inlay/Booklet/Sleeve/Digipak: Well worn, marked, more obvious indentations, fading, writing, than a VG - possibly a more significant tear/rip.
Cassette
Sleeve will be well worn, marked, and contain obvious indentations, fading, and/or writing, more so than a VG grade - possibly a more significant tear/rip. Tape will have heavy wear on shell. Felt stopper may be missing. Tape may have minor creasing, but not broken. Must play through, may have heavier degradation that will overpower music.
Poor (P), Fair (F)
Vinyl
Generally worth 0-5% of the Near Mint price. The record is cracked, badly warped, and won't play through without skipping or repeating. The picture sleeve is water damaged, split on all three seams and heavily marred by wear and writing. The LP cover barely keeps the LP inside it. Inner sleeves are fully split, crinkled, and written upon.
CD
The CD (if it is included) may or may not play some or all of the tracks. See the seller's comments for details.
Insert/Inlay/Booklet/Sleeve/Digipak: Very worn. It may have obvious writing on it, it may be ripped/torn, or significantly faded, or water damaged.
Cassette
Sleeve will be torn, heavily stained, showing general heavy damage, or will be partially missing. Likewise, tape will be heavily damaged, showing complete fading on the face, crinkled tape, missing screws or teeth, staining, and other heavy wear. Cassette will more than likely not play through.
Standard Jewel Cases
Standard Jewel Cases are not graded as they are replaceable.
Generic
The term "generic" refers to a type of sleeve that is not specific to the release. A generic sleeve is either a plain sleeve or a company sleeve with standard company artwork. A sleeve that is graded as "generic" needs no further grading, as a generic sleeve generally adds little value to the item and can be easily replaced. Sellers can further specify a generic sleeve's condition in the listing.
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Shipping Costs
The shipping costs vary from country to country and are calculated according to the precise weight of the order.
In this way I can guarantee you the most favourable shipping costs.
The buyer has to pay within five days after receiving the invoice.
If untracked shipping was chosen by the buyer, the seller cannot be held responsible for loss or damage during the shipping.
Postal rates bpost Belgium:
BELGIUM: Prior mail no tracking up to 100 grams (1 cd without jewel case): 4,40 euro up to 350 grams (up to 4 cd's without jewel case or 2 cd's / 1 double cd with jewel case): 6,70 euro
NEDERLAND, LUXEMBOURG, GERMANY, FRANCE : A prior mail, no tracking up to 100 grams (1 cd without jewel case): 7,90 euro up to 350 grams (up to 4 cd's without jewel case or 2 cd's / 1 double cd with jewel case): 13,30 euro up to 1000 grams: 11,60 euro A prior mail, with tracking up to 5 kg: 18,10 euro
REST OF EUROPE: A prior mail, no tracking up to 100 grams (1 cd without jewel case): 7,90euro up to 350 grams (up to 4 cd's without jewel case or 2 cd's / 1 double cd with jewel case): 13,30 euro op to 2000 grams(NEDERLAND/LLUXEMBOURG/GERMANY/ France 11,60euro up to 2000 grams REST OF EUROPE 13,75 euro from 2000 grams up to 5000 grams NEDERLAND/FRANCE/LUXEMBOURG/GERMANY 16 euro from 2000 grams up to 5000 grams REST OF EUROPE 36,20 euro OUTSIDE OF THE EEC: Shipping outside of the EEC always as a NON-Normalised letter in a well protected bubble sized envelope. To avoid problems with VAT and other customs regulations items will be shipped one at a time, without the jewel case (including all artwork). Shipping costs 8 euro.
Ask for shipping costs for digipacks and box-sets, as they have their specific weight.
If the above information doesn't apply to your order, please contact me for the exact shipping costs you will have to pay, before you order, don't forget to mention in your message to which country the item has to be sent.
The shipping costs vary from country to country and are calculated according to the precise weight of the order. In this way I can guarantee you the most favourable shipping costs.
The buyer has to pay within four days after receiving the invoice. If untracked shipping was chosen by the buyer, the seller cannot be held responsible for loss or damage during the shipping.
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If untracked shipping was chosen by the buyer, the seller cannot be held responsible for loss or damage during the shipping.
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