BILL EVANS, The Complete Riverside Recordings, limited edition USA, 18 LPs
$
300
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BILL EVANS COMPLETE RIVERSIDE RECORDINGS LIMITED EDITION I8 LP DISCS
I acquired this set a number of years ago from a local, mostly classical, FM radio station that was clearing out its record library (you can see a filing label on the corner of the slipcase). As a Bill Evans fan I was excited to have a source for so much great music, and planned to play the discs. But after looking at them, I suspected that, except for sides 1,3, and 24, they were essentially un-played. Sides 1, 3, & 24 show center hole scuffs (see picture of side 1 showing center hole scuffing).
I found another source for the music, and have not played any of the discs, not wanting to be the first to set a stylus in the groove. So I cannot, therefore, comment on the sound quality. There are no thumbprints or smudges. That's not surprising, having been in a mostly classical radio station music library.
The slipcase has significant shelf scuffing but the inner boxes are pristine. The booklet and record sleeves are crisp, too, except for a couple of sleeves whose corners were crinkled a little (probably by me).
You can draw your own conclusions from my conjecture, and bid accordingly; and you can play them or preserve them, but it's time for me to pass this set along.
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