Mating Call; Tadd Dameron/Coltrane, DG, 50th,RVG etch, OG Copy, Prestige 7070

$

191

Oh boy. A big fish just swam my way ... This thing right here. is. .... amazing. You'll enjoy this record tick and crackle free, in its near-original state. ... it's great.
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VINYL: VG+ (9.0 of 10) Original Prestige label, 50th address, RVG hand etched in runout, deep groove. It has only a handful of the lightest marks, and it plays flawlessly. Great sheen. ... I don't think this record saw a lot of play in it's life -- some moving, yes, but actual play? I don't think there was much. In fact, I'm listening to it as I type ... and I'm filled with the Prestige spirit.
COVER: VG (7.5 of 10) So right off the bat I'll say it: there's some splits, and that's why it's not VG+. 2" top opening, and, oddly, 4" bottom seam (going to corner) and 2" of the bottom corner. But after that, the cover looks amazing ... I mean, I actually have no idea how this thing was stored, but it's the strangest split areas I've seen -- especially for this cover looking so amazing otherwise. I mean, look at the back -- no soiling. And the gloss is fully intact and absolutely glorious. Heavy cardboard, in all its glory. _________________________________________________________________ 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 Denon 103 MC cart; tube preamp, standard solid state amplification to KLH 17 speakers. An accurate-sounding system if I say so myself. 
SHIPPING: $4.99 for 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 damn compelling reason. I 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.