Kenny Dorham - "Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia" 1956 Blue Note 1524

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Kenny Dorham "'Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia" Blue Note BLP 1524 1st Issue released 1956  

Blue Note BPL 1524 with Lexington address; RVG, Plastylite "Ear" marked in Dead Wax both sides, Flat Edge & Deep Groove.  Recorded live May 31st 1956 at The Cafe Bohemia in New York City. White - Blue label, 33 1/3 Microgroove Long Playing on label.  Matrix numbers hand - etched Side 1; BN-LP-1524 - A and Side 2; BN-LP-1524 - BVinyl plays well no needle sticks with the following notations; Side 1A (Monaco) has a bit of crackling at start of song, balance of song plays very clean; Side 1B (Round About Midnight) 1st 1/3 of song plays well, middle 1/3 there are a few blemishes on the record that causes some crackling/pops and a skip - balance of song plays well; Side 1C (Mexico City) plays well with some standard surface noise.  Side B1 (A Night in Tunisia) 1st 1/2 of song has 2 or 3 scratches that causes crackle as needle passes through each rotation, balance of song plays very well; Side B2 (Autumn in New York) and B3 (Hill's Edge) both play very well.Jacket is in very good condition with very little wear and tear, artwork and back cover bright and readable, no discoloration on back cover.  No rips/tears or seam splits80% of the Vinyl plays well with the noted exceptions above and is graded as VG.  The Jacket is graded VG+.

Goldmine's Grading/Conditions:

S: Sealed Album

MINT (M): Perfect! This record looks like it has just left the manufacturer, with NO flaws whatsoever. It looks as though it had never been handled. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains. No stickers address labels, writing on the covers or labels. No tears or seam splits. No wear to the cover or record period! Age of the record has nothing to do with it.

NEAR MINT or NM, M-: this record appears virtually flawless A very minor scuff and very little else can appear on the vinyl. It should play without any noise over the flaw. The flaw is very hard to see. The cover looks as close to perfect with only minor signs of wear and or age. Minor impressions to the cover (due to the outer edge of the vinyl resting inside) may be acceptable, however the artwork is be as close to perfect as can be.

EXCELLENT or EX or VG++: minor scuffs which are only slightly visible. There may be more than a few scuffs and NO Scratches COVER: Artwork is still as close to perfect as can be. Some impression to the cover (minor outer ring wear) but no ink wear! Some slight creases to the corners, but not wrinkled and obtrusive to the eye. The corners can show white (where the artwork pasted slick was) meaning, slight wear. No seam splits or writing on the cover or taped repairs can make this grade.

VERY GOOD PLUS or VG+: record shows wear, surface scuffs. The vinyl still has a great lustre, but the flaws will be noticeable to the naked eye. If the flaws don't cause any surface noise, the vinyl can still make the VG+ grade. COVERS: A virtually clean cover, but may have small writing on it; the artwork looks clean with slightly more aging. The back of the cover usually gives away the age of the cover. Flat white paper will be somewhat yellow yet no stains or mildew from water damage. Some minor wear to the seams or spine, but no tears or holes popping through. The corners will be slightly dog eared yet no crackly bends, defacing the artwork. In essence, a VG+ cover should have no more than 3 flaws mentioned.

VERY GOOD or VG: this record is a record that is good enough. They are not really going to look very good, but it will STILL play very good. There will almost always be some surface noise when they are played. The Dynamics should still be excellent, overpowering the surface noise. A VG record will appear well have been played but still have some lustre. VG covers will look worn & used with some ring wear where the ink has worn, giving the cover a look of snow falling. If the artwork looks snowy all over, it is less than VG condition. There may be some writing on the cover (still, no large letters in magic marker). It will look aged and more yellowish due to contamination's in the air (sometimes looking like cigarette smoke). Still it should be decent.

GOOD or G: A good record will look very well played & possibly dull. However a good record should still play. It will have distracting surface noise. Such as crackle that is continuous or some hiss. Will also have some loss of dynamics caused from grooves being worn. It should play without any skips or any obtrusively loud pops or repeated clicks, caused by deep scratches. Good means that it will play with some form of decency, so one can still enjoy the music even though you can still hear noise caused from the wear. A Good cover will have just about everything wrong with it. It will have seam splits (possibly taped repaired, but only with scotch tape. No duct tape or masking tape repairs. These are big turn offs. May have magic marker writing on the cover but still if they are in huge letters, it is a big turn – off.  In essence, the cover will look virtually trashed, but some artwork will still be noticed. If the artwork is worn, it is POOR and the cover is worthless.

On a scale from 1 (Poor) to 10 (Perfect) the above grading’s are equivalent to: MINT - 10, Near Mint - 8, Excellent - 7, Very Good Plus - 6, Very Good - 5, Good - 2

All vinyl records are from my father’s estate who was a professional jazz guitarist and leader of his own Big Band in the 1980’s & 1990’s in Canada.  Buying vinyl records (to listen to the music) was one of his hobbies throughout his life.

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