COLTRANE/PRESTIGE 7105 SAHIB SHIHAB MAL WALDRON NM-

$

455

WE ARE OFFERING FOR SALE A LIMITED NUMBER OF MUCH SOUGHT AFTER ORIGINALS DATING BACK TO THE FIFTIES. ALL ARE DEFINITE COLLECTORS ITEMS AND IN EXTREMELY GOOD SHAPE.  PLEASE SEE OUR OTHER ITEMS NOW FOR SALE.

JOHN COLTRANE'S FIRST ALBUM RECORDED UNDER HIS NAME. PRESTIGE LP 7105. ORIGINAL DEEP GROOVE MONO PRESSING. ONE RECORDING SESSION WITH 2 BASIC GROUPS. MAL WALDRON/RED GARLAND PIANO PAUL CHAMBERS BASS AL HEATH DRUMS JOHNNIE SPLAWN TRUMPET SAHIB SHIHAB BARYTONE SAX). RVG AND PRLP 7105 HAND-ETCHED IN DEAD WAX.

CONDITION VINYL: NM- (LONG STORAGE HAS LEFT FAINT MARKS ON VINYL AND LABELS, BUT NOTHING SERIOUS). LAMINATED COVER: NM- (THE SEAMS ARE FIRM, BEAUTIFUL SPINE, MINOR FRAYING AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM SLEEVE MOUTH, FAINT TRACES OF A LONG HIBERNATION). HAS  THE ORIGINAL PRICE IN PENCIL ON THE BACK (299 BELGIAN FRANCS). COMES IN THE RICE PAPER INNER SLEEVE. RECORD AND SLEEVE HAVE THAT TYPICAL STORAGE SMELL. WOULD HAVE RATED NM, IF NOT FOR THE TRACES OF THE LONG STORAGE. RECORD SELDOM, IF EVER PLAYED.

                                               GRADING IS VISUAL ONLY, NO PLAYGRADING, UNLESS MENTIONED.

VINYL GRADING SCALE: M:PERFECT, NM:NEAR PERFECT, E:NO WEAR, SHINY SURFACE, BUT SOME MINOR BLEMISHES (SLEEVE MARKS OR NEEDLE DROPS OR A SMALL NEGLIGEABLE SCRATCH), VG:VISIBLE WEAR AND SOME DAMAGE, BUT STILL VERY COLLECTIONABLE. I DON'T SELL G(ood) AND P(oor) MATERIAL. + or - to indicate variations on the above. Bidders should be aware that some records issued in the fifties, even if Mint, are not Hi Fi. Sometimes the vinyl or the pressings are low quality, with inevitable background noise. IMHO the absolute quality standard as set by Contemporary Records is seldom, if ever, met by other labels.

SEE OUR OTHER  RARE 50'S JAZZ ALBUMS NOW FOR SALE

BID WITH CONFIDENCE, IF NOT SATISFIED, A FULL RETURN IS GUARANTEED, NO QUESTIONS ASKED. 

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SHIPMENT IS AT BUYERS' RISK. SELLER DOES NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOST OR DAMAGED ITEMS.  SHIPMENTS IN NEW, CUSTOM DESIGNED, LP MAILERS GIVING PROTECTION TO THE SLEEVE CORNERS THROUGH THE SYSTEM 1 SMALLER BOX WITHIN A BOX. ITEMS SHIPPED VIA UNREGISTERED MAIL CANNOT BE TRACED, SO IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO HAVE YOUR PARCELS SENT VIA REGISTERED MAIL. PAYPAL BUYERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THEIR PARCELS SENT VIA REGISTERED MAIL AT THEIR COST ($ 6.50). S/H FOR 1 OR 2 ALBUMS; TO FRANCE € 9; TO WESTERN EUROPE € 13.50; Rest of the World $ 22.