Lou Donaldson; Blues Walk, Blue Note 1593, DG, ear, RVG, 63, no R
$
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Description
What you're looking at: Classic Donaldson; and an original pressing! Very early Blue Note pressing with ears, deepgrooves, RVG and 9M in the runout, and 63rd street labels with no R. The vinyl borders VG and VG- -- but plays VG for sure. Very loud. The cover is decent, but has some aging and seam wear/cracks. Great gloss though.
How it stacks up:
RECORD: VG/VG- (5.5 of 10) Plays remarkably well. Very loud album. There is pretty consistent scuffing/light scratching. Works well for an everyday player.
SLEEVE: VG/VG- (5.5 of 10) No real splitting. The bottom seam has some cracking towards the spine for 3", and there is some shredding on the top left corner. Slight shredding on the opening. HIGH gloss, and great art. Decent enough jacket.
NOTE: I am listing a few great jazz albums that I recently acquired. There are Blue Note, Prestige, Savoy, and some others. Most of the albums are in VG condition, but a few are in VG+ -- check them out!
NOTE: I'm happy to say that I can now vacuum clean ALL records that are sold!
MY GRADING SCALE:
OK, my goal is to be as specific as I can without being ridiculously wordy. I give one of these (from worst to best): G, G+, VG-, VG, VG+, VG++. That is it. No more letters, thus VG++ is a very good record. NM does NOT exist in my scale.
AFTER THE GENERAL GRADING SCALE, I have a second number in parenthesis, which is meant to be more specific. I find that a number is more specific than a general sector of opinion, thus the number will be between 1 and 10. This is meant to give you a more-specific idea of what you are getting into audio quality wise, the former is more for visual.
That being said, I play with a customized Thorens TD 165 through Polk Speakers and a Pioneer receiver. If I played the record, I will write so in the description; otherwise, I listen to small parts of the record for testing -- not the whole thing.
RETURNS: Generally returns are a no go, unless you have a compelling reason; also, I will give a TWO week grace period for exchanges (that means the buyer pays shipping back to me if they want a return). I give plenty of chances to see what you’re buying (audio clips, emails, two part grading system and a full policy description) and, as I see it, the buyer has as much responsibility as the seller to a) know what they are buying and b) have the decency to ask prior to purchase.
COMBINED SHIPPING: I charge a flat rate of $4 for one record, which covers postage, plastic sleeves, replacement inserts, shipping boxes, etc … After that, if you purchase more, it is $1 extra for each record domestically.
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING: I now will ship overseas of whatever the quote is. so CHECK THE QUOTE BEFORE BIDDING!!
I really hope this answers all questions and concerns; however, if it doesn’t, EMAIL ME. Other than that, bid happily.
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