Johnny Griffin The Congregation Blue Note 1580 Original Mono W63rd RVG DG Ear NM
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Description
The Congregation
Johnny Griffin
1958
Label : Blue Note
BLP 1580
Original MONO 1st pressing
Label : 47 WEST 63rd - NYC ; No "R" / No "INC"
Cover Address : BLUE NOTE RECORDS, 47 West 63rd St., New York 23
Deep Groove
RVG stamped
Ear stamped
RECORD GRADING (see photos) :
This is a RARE original 1st press copy in fantastic condition !
Cover illustration by Andy Warhol.
Cover : EXC+ (solid VG++)
Beautitiful laminated cover very well preserved !
--- Front : splendid.
--- Back : very nice (slight aging sign ; few very small stains at top and at bottom ; 2 small BIEM stamps at top left).
--- Slices : beautiful (just a slight flaking 4 cm at top slice near the opening à NO split).
--- Corners : very nice (TINY wear sign ; top right corner small ding ; bottom right corner TINY split).
--- Original Blue Note inner sleeve : YES
Superb condition !
Audio : NM
The sound quality is great and impressive !
NO skips ; NO clicks ; NO tics ; NO distortion ; NO background noise ; Just some EXTREMELY small surface noise during the bass solos (DO NOT disturb at all the music).
The audio recording is amazing here !
Great condition !
Visual : NM
The vinyl is visually splendid !
This copy has probably been played just once or twice, not much more, with care.
NO scratches ; NO hairlines ; NO scuffs ; NO feelable marks.
Visible under light & NON feelable : Just 2 or 3 TINY surface marks BARELY visible and some TINY surface traces on Track 1 (Side 1) à NO impact on Audio.
Very slight storage warp (NO impact on Audio).
High luster.
Great condition !
Label : clean !
Visually splendid on both sides.
Just 1 or 2 EXTREMELY slight/small spindle marks BARELY visible under light.
This is a magnificent original copy.
See the grading policy in the store pages.
All records are carefully inspected and listened before grading. So you can buy with confidence.
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