Lee Morgan; Blue Note 1541; OG, First MONO; RVG; Ear; Lexington; DG; Frame cover

$

344

True first pressing. A bit rough, but plays through with pops and clicks. 
See below for more detail:

VINYL: G+/Weak VG- (5.0 of 10) First MONO press. Deep groove; RVG hand etched; Ear marks; flat edge; Lexington labels. LP has hairlines and dull marks on the surface. Side 1: pops and clicks on first track, play clears up for other two. Side 2 actually played better, but there will be surface noise on playback in general. Only one hairline can be (very lightly) felt, on side 1 (photos you can see, last track). Plays through, and isn't unbearable, but isn't great either. Rare as hen's teeth though.
COVER: VG- (5.5 of 10) Frame constructed cover. Beautiful dull gloss. Art and liner notes are fine. Bottom seam is completely split, and spine and top seam are very weak. Top seam also has a little split on it. _______ 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