GORGEOUS PRESSING OF MOJO HAND LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS NM

$

609

PLEASE TAKE TIME TO CAREFULLY READ THE DESCRIPTIONS BEFORE BIDDING, THANK YOU!

Most of the albums you will be viewing are from my 50+ year old collection and are original issues. Sometimes I include albums given to me or purchased from friends or relatives. I do not go to swap meets, garage sales, or thrift stores. I do go to record conventions as time permits. You will be bidding for very rare, original issue and quality albums. Sometime I will list rare re-issues or later pressings. They will be stated as (re) in the listing. I use Goldmine Standard Catalog as a grading guideline and tend to get somewhat conservative in my approach.

All records are played through prior to listing for accurate grading.

(NM or NM-) NM records are shiny with no visible defects such as writing, stickers or needle marks on the labels. The album cover should have no creases, folds, seam splits or any signs of human handling. It also will have no ring wear.

(VG+) or (Excellent) May show some slight signs of wear, including light scuffs or very light scratches that do not affect the listening experience. Slight warps that do not affect the sound are OK. Minor signs of handling are OK. The cover might be marred by a cutout marking, small hole punch, a cut in the spine or a promotional stamp and even a tiny bit of ring wear.

(VG) Have more obvious flaws such as lack of gloss, groove wear, light scratches and needle marks. When played there will be surface noise that will not overpower the music overall. Noise in the passages, between songs is common. The cover may have minor seam splits, writing, tape, stickers, ring wear and scuffs.

(VG-) Is just a compounding of the VG category. Many obvious flaws but if the record is rare, may very well be worthwhile. I usually do not usually list records lower the above grades.

Remember, when you are bidding, most of these records are usually 50+ years old and have been out of print for a very long time. When you consider that, damage, loss, and normal use or wear has reduced the market to the point that few of these wonderful treasures are even available today.

I ship worldwide and accept Paypal, Cashier's check, or personal check. My auctions usually close Saturday or Sunday and I ship the next day (Monday morning) with a delivery confirmation or Customs Declaration. If you are not getting your albums within a few days, check with your post office.

Due to the value of my collection, I will help save you shipping fees. I have ordered special album boxes for shipping. All boxes will have FRAGILE, Phonograph Record stickers. This is an attempt to let the postal people know they are handling sensitive boxes. There will also be a mailing conformation. Albums will have clear covers with inserts. Thank you for your interest. I hope the information is of value to you. Be sure to review my feedback and PLEASE TAKE YOUR TIME AND CAREFULLY READ THE DESCRIPTIONS BEFORE BIDDING! Thank you and Good luck bidding!

FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION: Originally recorded in 1962 on the Fire Label FLP-104, you are bidding for a mega rare near mint pressing of Mojo Hand by Lightnin' Hopkins and recorded on the Fire Label FLP-104 and manufactured and distributed under the label FLP-6001 by Blues Interactions Inc. Tokyo, Japan. The thick album cover is in mint condition. There are no seam splits, ring wear, discoloration, writing, tape, tears, scuffs or wrinkles and the liner notes in back are as nice. The black shiny record is beautiful and the labels have but a couple of light spindle marks. I inspected the record under a 100 watt light and there were no scratches, scuffs or groove lines and few paper cuts from removing the rare record from the sleeve. I played the record just prior to listing and it was like listening to a new record, No sticks, skips, pops or hisses. The songs include; Side 1, Mojo Hand, Coffee For mama, Awful Dream, Black Mare trot, Have You Ever Loved A Woman. Side 2, Glory Bee, Sometimes She Will, Shine On Moon, Santa. A very rare collectible and most difficult to find in any condition. Based on the Goldmine guide, the album is graded Mint, the quality of the listening experience Mint and the record NM. There is no reserve.