DONALD BYRD 6TET W/MOBLEY BYRD'S EYE VIEW TRANSITION 4 US 1st w/booklet RVG M-

$

1,000

Dear friends, this is my last auction for this season. I'll come back in autumn ! (Early september). Many thanks for Your steady attention and for Your greatly welcome interest and appreciation .

Arriverderci !

ATTENTION TO US BIDDERS: I'm located in Italy and not in the USA ! The specified shipping cost to the USA ($ 4) is not correct ! Correct shipping rates are shown below. Please don't pay before the invoice comes. Thanks for  Your understanding !

DONALD BYRD

BYRD'S EYE VIEW

TRANSITION TRLP J-4

Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone -1,3/5) Horace Silver (piano) Doug Watkins (bass) Art Blakey (drums)

ALL GRADINGS ARE BASED ON THOROUGH VISUAL INSPECTION AND A FULL AUDITION

RECORD

1st rare original 1956 US mono pressing with super clean labels and wearless spindle hole

Flat edge

Matrix / runout (Side A)  : TRLP - J - 4 A and RVG engraved by hand !! (see pic) 

Matrix / runout (Side B) : TRLP - J - 4 B engraved by hand

This thick, heavy vinyl shines and sparkles as new and looks carefully played very few times

Visual grade

Side A: NEAR MINT (STRONG)

Excepting a couple of extremely light, thin, hardly visible under a strong bulb lamp hairlines and a tiny, faint wax stain...both above flaws absolutely unfeelable ..., the playing surface looks free of any other signs of wear or handling. With NO scuffs, NO marks, NO scratches, NO groove wear

Side B: CLOSE to NEAR MINT

Excepting rare, extremely light, thin, hardly visible under a strong bulb lamp and unfeelable sleeve hairlines / scuffs, the playing surface looks free of any other signs of wear or handling. With NO marks, NO scratches, NO groove wear

Audio grade: VERY VERY CLOSE to MINT

Plays absolutely great on both sides with NO blemishes of any kind! With NO tics, NO clicks, NO skips and with NO surface or background noise, especially in the quieter passages too !

Superb high fidelity sound !

This record comes with the original (M) 10 pages booklet (see pic)

Cleaned with CLEAR AUDIO VACUUM MATRIX using its PURE GROOVE professional solution

COVER : CLOSE to MINT / NEAR MINT-

1st original solid, framed laminated front, blank blue textured rear jacket in fine condition

The front side retains its striking, nearly wearless original shape with NO laminated lifting

There's only an absolutely insignificant, minuscule, hardly noticeable hint of lightest wear near the top corners

NO other flaws !

Tight edges

Sharp corners 

Seams and spine: INTACT with NO wear

With NO ring-wear, NO dog-eared corners, NO seams splits, NO tears, NO writings, NO stamps, NO holes

Slightly faded (around the edges) blue blank textured back side (NM-) with a small hint of removed clear tape, near the top seam 

NOTE : our records are strictly graded . Please check our feedback seller. Email for any question.

METHOD OF PAYMENT

PAYPAL

Complete payment is welcome within 4 days of purchase

SHIPPING COST

ITALY

PACCO CELERE 3 (within 3 Kg): $ 13,00 (You'll receive the parcel in 3 business days) 

 EUROPE

PRIORITY AIRMAIL (with NO tracking number)

(within 1 Kg) : $ 11,80

(within 2 Kg) : $ 19,70

AIRMAIL REGISTERED (with the tracking number)  (You'll receive the parcel in 7-10 business days)

 ( within 1Kg)  : $ 17,00

 ( within 2 Kg)  : $ 25,00

USA / JAPAN

PRIORITY AIRMAIL (with NO tracking number)

(within 1 Kg) : $ 18,00

(within 2 Kg) : $ 32,80

 AIRMAIL REGISTERED (with the tracking number)  (You'll receive the parcel in 7-10 business days

(within 1 Kg) : $ 23,60

(within 2 Kg): $ 38,00

Ask, by email, for other delivery options rates