At Megadisc we specialise in a broad range of classic rock from the 60s, 70s and 80s, as well as metal from the 80s to the present day.

Payment methods:
- bank transfer to the company account
- cash on delivery (payment on receipt).

Of course, if a customer is not satisfied with a record we have sold, we guarantee a FULL REFUND (excluding shipping costs only) – provided, however, that it comes back to us (sleeve and record) in an unaltered condition, i.e. without even fingerprints on the vinyl.
So you can order with 100% confidence and trust – we grade our records as accurately and consistently as possible!
All records are graded visually (first the SLEEVE and then the RECORD), although the vast majority of them have also been listened to, in part or in full. The differences between grades (e.g. between M- and EX+) are very small.

Please make some allowance for the imperfections of the photos – some of them are overexposed, so that, for example, black looks dark grey; a minimally disturbed paper texture looks like clear wear, and bright reflections near the spines of sleeves sometimes look like worn patches.
All the records we offer are cleaned on a professional audiophile Clearaudio Matrix record-cleaning machine – the best on the market. The fluid, together with the dirt, is sucked out of the vinyl grooves under high pressure...

We send parcels within 2-3 days of receiving payment. All records are packed very securely (lots of cardboard + bubble wrap), and nothing can possibly get bent or damaged. We also take the vinyl out of the sleeves to avoid the sleeve edges being split in transit .................................GRADING – SLEEVE / RECORD .............

MINT (M) – sleeve and record exactly like new, without the slightest signs of use – as if they had left the pressing plant yesterday – unplayed. Sometimes even sealed copies (sleeves) are not in M condition! Copies like this very rarely come onto the market!

MINT- (M-) – sleeve and record are practically like new – the record may have some 3-4 tiny marks (absolutely not affecting anything); the sleeve may have one or two creases (1-2 cm), or small, 2-3 bends. Often new, unused copies already show slight wear, so this is my highest grade, not counting perfect 'sealed' copies.

EXCELLENT+ (EX+)
The copy may show minimal signs of use. The sleeve is in almost perfect condition, but may have a few (literally 3-4) small, almost invisible, accidental bends, e.g. on the corners or at the opening; or possibly faint scuffs on the front or back. The vinyl, on the other hand, generally looks great – almost like new, but here and there it may have a small number (e.g. a dozen or so) of tiny, superficial, isolated hairlines (so-called paper scuffs) – visible only under strong light and practically not affecting sound quality.
A long description, but my EX+ will satisfy 100% of fussy collectors. It is also a condition I accept in my own collection – and I am as fussy as they come....

EXCELLENT (EX)
The sleeve looks superb, but may have minor flaws such as a few bends; visible, light scuffs on parts of the edges, or the beginnings of wear from being pulled off the shelf (e.g. at the top and bottom) – even so, it still looks fresh and appealing. The vinyl may have a few tiny marks or light scuffs – affecting the vinyl's quality only minimally – without any sound interference (i.e. distortion). This is the borderline condition for fussy collectors.

EXCELLENT- (EX-)
The record looks good, but it is clear that it has been used. The sleeve may, for example, have a few clear bends, or fairly clear circular wear from being pulled off the shelf (so-called 'ringwear') – especially in the case of American records, which wore 'just from being looked at' and are very hard to find in perfect condition!
The vinyl may show numerous very fine marks ('paper scuffs') caused by removal from the inner sleeve – these may produce a very slight crackle, but without any significant deterioration in sound quality.

VERY GOOD+ (VG+)
The record is still well kept, but already shows numerous signs of wear – the sleeve may have visible scuffs on the edges and the surface; quite a few fairly clear bends; or very visible ringwear on the front and back.
The vinyl usually has a considerable number of surface (and a few somewhat deeper) marks - which unfortunately begin to affect the quality of the vinyl quite clearly, and to some extent the sound – crackles start to be clearly audible in quiet passages; slight distortion may also appear.

VERY GOOD (VG) – a grade that misleads collectors all over the world, because in this case a "very good" copy is at most "GOOD"... Our VG is 'very good', not 'very bad'!
The sleeve is clearly worn; it has plenty of bends and clear scuffs; worn edges – even with small pieces missing, but it will still satisfy a less fussy listener, e.g. a collector of first pressings who avoids spending large sums on expensive titles.
There are also such (poor) grades as GOOD, FAIR, POOR and BAD, but there is no point listing them here, as we generally do not sell records below VG+.

All records are carefully examined under bright light; most are also checked by listening, although I cannot guarantee 100% (only 90%...) that something minimal isn't hiding in the grooves... As a collector myself, I know exactly how frustrating it is to receive an incorrectly graded record!
Please remember, however, that we are dealing with vinyl records (as a rule fairly old ones – 25, 35 or even 50 years old) which may crackle or have slight surface noise from new – regardless of the label or country of origin.
From over 30 years of experience I know that although vinyl as such gives enormous pleasure, sometimes you have to accept certain shortcomings caused during pressing (e.g. the quality of the vinyl used – many labels, especially small ones, cut costs…), or defects hidden from the human eye. Of course I try to listen to most records, but unfortunately I cannot guarantee 100% that a few loud 'pops' (caused by a grain of sand) or a little surface noise towards the end of the last track on side B won't turn up somewhere… Anyone who cannot accept this (or suspects some trick in the fact that I mention it…) may be better off with CDs.

Having checked well over ten thousand vinyl records, I also know that a record's country of origin in no way determines its sound quality! Of course (very expensive) British or (much cheaper) American pressings are known for their high sound quality (though not always for perfect vinyl..), yet I have come across hundreds of British, American and especially Japanese first pressings that sounded much weaker than their counterparts from France, Italy or the Netherlands!
Believe me, for example, most original Pink Floyd records sound much worse in their British versions than in the German editions! For example, the first pressing of the British LP "Sgt. Pepper..." (yellow and black Parlophone, 1967) is one of the worst versions in existence, while the original Australian edition is a killer! If you get the chance - check it out for yourself!
The sound of a vinyl record depends 'not on its country of origin' but on the sensitivity of the ear and the technical skills of the sound engineer (whether Italian, French or Japanese…) who prepared the master tape or its copy; and above all on the person responsible for cutting the grooves – which then become an integral part of the matrix!
That is also why vinyl reissues released today are generally so unsuccessful (e.g. the dreadful Classic Records, though Sundazed is excellent), because young sound engineers raised on the compact disc (and with no idea how OLD, ORIGINAL vinyl SHOULD sound) cut out part of the high-frequency range (reverb, echo, hiss – the most important things) – supposedly for the sake of purity and fidelity of sound…....................................................................................
AND A FEW MORE PERSONAL REFLECTIONS...

The originality of vinyl is determined by details, details and more details. Knowledge of the subject comes very slowly and gradually - with experience, i.e. with thousands, or rather tens of thousands, of copies flicked through (studied, compared)! In our descriptions we ALWAYS point out whether a pressing "is a first" (original)! And to tell the truth, it doesn't matter at all whether it is a British, American, German, Japanese or Italian first (they all played well!) - what matters is that the record is "original" - from the period, from the earliest possible matrices (A1/B1 does not necessarily mean a first pressing!); that the type of paper matches the artist's original intentions, and so on and so forth.
It's worth remembering, for example, that a record's catalogue number or the production date printed on the label or the sleeve is the least important and most misleading element of its originality! Just think of the example of Parlophone, Island or Vertigo records, where numbers stayed the same for years while the labels changed very often...
Hence the worst period for vinyl was the 80s, and especially the reissues of classic titles (shallow, thin grooves pressed in poor-quality, increasingly skimped-on vinyl - the rising price of oil...); on the other hand, metal, for instance, was often pressed simply superbly!
Slightly older collectors probably remember the old days well, when practically every album played great - even on poor equipment! However, the years of vinyl's degradation (I repeat: poor reissues in the shops) meant that the CD, though an inferior sound carrier, left the black disc no chance!
Please also remember that the price of an original record also depends on the size of the first run; the current popularity of the artist (or title) - i.e. demand; the number of reissues; how many copies in excellent condition are circulating around the world (all those dark, easily scuffed sleeves and paper inner sleeves without a plastic lining did nothing to improve the condition of records)...
In general, the most valuable and most sought-after are considered to be well-preserved albums released back in the 60s - let's say up to 1970-1971.
True, even then in 'developed' countries there was no problem getting good, expensive (non-record-damaging) equipment; however, young people generally listened to rock on cheap equipment and, having a good time, didn't worry much about the condition of the vinyl... And when people finally came to their senses and rock had in the meantime acquired a certain patina, then... the original first pressings had disappeared from the market for good, and reissues appeared in the shops - new, shiny, but... somewhat worse in sound and often poorer in artwork too!
It was even worse with MONO records, which were played with thicker and heavier styli, so the sound degraded at an alarmingly fast rate! The last records in mono versions came out in Great Britain in 1970 (I'm leaving aside titles that were not recorded in stereo, such as the first 2 albums by The Rolling Stones...)
So inevitably there are incomparably fewer well-preserved copies of Revolver, Aftermath and Piper At The Gates Of Dawn in the world than of Houses Of The Holy or Selling England By The Pound - not to mention the relatively "late" Wish You Were Here...
I am writing about this because I would like people to understand why, for example, my records from the 60s are generally noticeably more expensive than titles released just 2-3 years later.
I don't want to sound preachy here, but an original and, on top of that, beautifully kept edition of an old record by a well-known and collected artist cannot be very cheap! Bargains do happen, of course, but it is practically impossible to buy first pressings in excellent condition abroad for pennies (e.g. 1-5 euros). After all, records are imported from "over there", and in Poland all that remains from that era is scrap, or late reissues (and originals) from the early 80s...
So the prices of our LPs are based on the European market and, for obvious reasons, may come as something of a surprise, or even an unpleasant disappointment, to some collectors... On the other hand, I try to take our local realities into account as much as possible, and in many cases I list records at prices well below their real value!
I am writing all this because I find it hard to accept a situation in which battered (but inexpensive) third or fourth pressings (e.g. from the second half of the 70s) are regularly described on Allegro (the Polish auction site) as originals by some unscrupulous (or perhaps merely uninformed...) sellers. Sometimes it really makes my blood boil...
Unfortunately, especially among very young people, there is a belief that used vinyl in a bent and badly worn sleeve is perfectly normal... Hence, for example, Allegro is full of descriptions such as: "record condition: almost very good - only the dog has chewed off a corner of the sleeve - but the release is already 15 years old"... Carnage!
For me it makes absolutely no difference (well, almost...) how old a record is - a worn Beatles album from 1965 will be graded the same as, say, a Metallica LP from 1991 - except that the Beatles will still look proud, while Metallica will look pitiful... So there is no such thing as: "the record is in great condition for its age"... Either someone looked after it and respected it for years (and in the end it paid off...) - or not. Of course a 40-year-old copy kept in perfect condition has to be impressive, but that is simply reflected in the price...

Unfortunately, the cruel truth is that we don't manufacture time machines yet; so for beautifully kept copies from 35-45 years ago you pay much, much more than for used, worn ones - in so-called "very good" (VG and worse) condition. Very old pressings in excellent condition are certainly worth more than 80s reissues, or brand-new (often very attractive and leaving no alternative) reissues.

Happy listening!

JACEK LEŚNIEWSKI