BILLIE HOLIDAY 4-record 78rpm album COMMODORE RECORDS
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BILLIE HOLIDAY 4-record 78rpm album COMMODORE RECORDS
This 4-record set comes from sessions in 1939 and 1944 with sidemen including Eddie Heywood, Vic Dickenson, Doc Cheatham, Big Sid Catlett, Frank Newton, Tab Smith and Jimmy McLin. Cover illustration by John De Vries from a photo by Skippy Adelman. Records are graded visually as follows; however, upon playing, the surface noise may be more audible on some (listen to excerpts on video clip):
527 I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues/Yesterdays (VG to VG+ with scuffs and groove wear)
553 I’ll Be Seeing You/I’ll Get By (G+/VG with scuffs and groove wear, small scratch on label))
559 I Cover The Waterfront/Lover Come Back To Me (VG with groove wear)
569 She’s Funny That Way/How Am I To Know (VG/VG+ with scuffs and groove wear)
Cardboard album cover has some surface, edge and corner wear and there is some damage to the binding on the spine. Inner pages are all intact.
See grading codes below. See photos for label damage, markings, stickers, etc.
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78 RPM RECORD GRADING
Most of the following descriptions are based on the Vintage Jazz Mart grading codes.
N (new) or M (mint): New and unplayed. NM or N- (near mint): Nearly same as M but played a few times. or showing minimal storage wear.
E+: plays almost like new, with very few signs of handling, such as tiny scuffs from being slipped in and out of jackets.
E (excellent): Still very shiny, near new looking with few or no visible signs of groove wear but may have a few inaudible scuffs.
E-: still shiny, but without the luster of a new record. Very little wear, plays distortion-free. May have a few minor scuffs.
V+ or VG+: An "average" looking 78 in which scuffs and general use has dulled finish somewhat. Wear is moderate but playing is generally free of distortion. Surface noise still not pronounced.
V or VG (very good): Moderate, even wear throughout but still very playable. Surface noise and scratches audible but not too intrusive.
V- or VG- = quite playable; may have some distortion in louder passages but music remains loud in most places. Surface noise from wear and scratches are below music level.
G+: gray throughout or quite scuffed but still serviceable. Music begins to sound muffled.
G (good): quite worn/damaged, but surface noise still below music level. Listenable.
G-: Music muffled from wear but still exceeds surface noise.
F+: Music remains audible over surface noise but listening uncomfortable.
F (fair): Surface noise is as loud as the music.
P (poor): unplayable.
[+ and - denote in-between grades. Grades with a slash in between indicate the condition of Side A/Side B.]
Note: Some 78s look mint or near mint and may be graded so, but may play with some surface noise due to poor quality pressing material.
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