Hank Mobley, Donald Byrd; Blue Note 1540; DG; RVG etch; 63rd, No R; Ear; MONO
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Rare as hen's teeth!
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VINYL: G+ (VG- playback) (4.0 of 10) Early MONO press; Deep groove, RVG hand etched, 63rd address, Ear marks, No trademark. Looks pretty marked up, and has a patch that looks dull. But no marks are feelable -- very resilient, heavy pressing. Plays with a bit of warm, old sounding crackle. Music is heard fine all the way through, and loud. ... nothing quite like a 15XX series, old-school pressing, that's for sure.
COVER: G (2.0 of 10) Clearly hurting. So I repaired the spine by glueing it back together. I also cleaned it up as best I could, and removed what I could of the ancient tape. But both seams are completely split -- I didn't want to tape or glue. I'll leave it up to the next owner if they wish to. Otherwise, lots of wear, but liner notes and art still all there! _______ Now the standard messages:
GRADING: Yes I use standard grading. HOWEVER, I will NEVER use the word "mint" or "near mint" to describe a used LP ... sorry, won't do it. The highest I go is VG+. I use a number after to more represent a combination of how the vinyl looks and how it sounds. 10 is the best. I'll describe what I see in addition. I've found the combination of these two can minimize expectation gaps. But ask questions when in doubt.
CLEANING: Yes. All vinyl is cleaned ... on my own machine I made. Vacuum machine. I wash and rinse with my own formula cleaners -- once with my enzyme cleaner, and rinsed with my own distilled water/alcohol formula. ... this process has worked for me for years.
TESTING: Yes. I've listened to the records I sell. I play on a Lenco L70, via AT MM cart; tube preamp, a Dynaco ST-70 all tube amp to KLH 17 speakers. An super tubey setup, right!?
SHIPPING: Free anywhere Media Mail, domestic. Overseas is BY WEIGHT, so check that weight before bidding, you overseas-ers! LPs shipped in a proper box with plastic sleeve, and yes, vinyl shipped outside the sleeve.
RETURNS: Generally a no go, unless you have a compelling reason. But if there's a serious problem, I'm sure we can figure it out with a return. I mean, I am an adult ... allegedly. But I do try to describe accurately, offer time for questions, and I deal in used records, not new stuff ... yes, it's always kind of a gamble buying via eBay, which is why I try to do my best to make an objective attempt to describe the LP in question. ASK QUESTIONS WHEN IN DOUBT. I promise, we can make this an easy transaction
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