Louis Smith; Here Comes, Blue Note 1584; 63rd, DG, NO R RVG stamp, Ear; RARE LP

$

383

What you're looking at: Very Rare Blue Note album! To be honest, it is super awesome to own this LP for a short time. The record is an original deepgroove, RVG in the runout, with Ear marks. It's a very rare pressing of Louis Smith ... and I feel like it should go to a museum. The record itself is rated a VG-, and will crackle on both sides. There are scratches, but I didn't experience any skipping. The cover has NO SPLITS -- which is amazing. Also, it retains a great gloss with some age, and some ink stains on the back. The same with most of my auctions, please look at the picture closely -- I try and make them descriptive.

As your attorney, I suggest you buy this album. 

How it stacks up:

RECORD: VG- (5.5 of 10) Obviously has scratching, but nothing horribly deep. You'll experience lighter crackling, but no real background hissing. It's not perfect, but it's not horrible. It's pretty close to low VG, play-wise.

SLEEVE: Lover VG+ (7.5 of 10) I'll give it a VG+ for having no splits, a strong spine, and still being glossy. It does take a hit for some ink on the back, and general wear.

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.