FRANKLIN MINT 22 VOL JAZZ RECORD SET 88 RECORDS MINT-
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UP FOR AUCTION IS THE FRANKLIN MINT (GREATEST JAZZ RECORDINGS OF ALL TIME) RECORD COLLECTION
I WISH I COULD OFFER THE COMPLETE COLLECTION (25 VOLUMES). THESE CAME FROM AN ESTATE AND THE SOMEONE GOT OFF WITH 3 OF THEM. I KNOW THE SET WAS COMPLETE BECAUSE THE OWNER NUMBERED THEM ALL CONSECUTIVELY WITH SMALL ROUND NUMBER TAGS ON THE BACK SPLINE AS SHOWN.
ANYWAY WHAT WE HAVE IS 22 OF THE 25. MISSING ARE VOLUMES 7,9 AND 11 CONTAINING RECORDS RECORDS 25,26,27,28,33,34,35,36,41,42,43,AND44. THE AUCTION IS FOR THE REMAINING 22 VOLUMES. 88 RECORDS IN ALL.
THEY ARE ALL ON THICK QUALITY TRANSLUCENT RED VINYL. THESE WERE OFFERED IN 1982 BY THE FRANKLIN MINT RECORD SOCIETY. YOU WOULD HAVE SPENT A BUNDLE OF MONEY TO COLLECT THEM ALL. THEY WERE SENT AT THE RATE OF ONE SET EVERY 2 MONTHS WITH A PAYMENT EVERY MONTH.
THE QUALITY OF THESE RECORDINGS IS INCREDIBLE. I WOULD RATE THESE MINT BUT I KNOW THEY HAVE ALL BEEN PLAYED ONCE. I WOULD ONLY USE A MINT GRADE ON RECORDS THAT I KNOW HAVE NEVER BEEN PLAYED. THEREFORE I WOULD GRADE THEM MINT-. RECORD 79 SIDE A HOWEVER DID NOT ESCAPE. IT HAS 2 SCUFFS ACROSS THE LAST 4 TRACKS. IT IS AUDIBLE ESPECIALLY ON THE LAST TRACK. THE REST OF THE RECORDS ARE IN NEW CONDITION SAVE FOR A VERY VERY TINY SCUFF OR A TINY NEEDLE MARK ON A FEW. THE BOOKS ARE ALL THERE INCLUDING THE COMPLETE CROSS REFERENCE INDEX, ISSUES 1 THRU 100. THE BOOK IS A COMPLETE LISTING OF THE ARTISTS AND SONGS ON EACH SIDE. IT ALSO CROSS REFERENCES BY ARTIST AND SONG TITLE.
THE OWNER MARKED ALL 8 TRACKS ON THE BACK OF THE BOOKS WITH A SMALL A THRU H TO COINCIDE WITH HIS TAPES.
THIS COLLECTION CAME WITH ABOUT A HALF A TON OF RECORDS. THE OWNER TAPED EVERYTHING ON REEL TO REEL. FROM THE CONDITION OF THE REST OF THE COLLECTION IT APPEARS THAT HE PLAYED EVERYTHING ONCE AND STORED THE RECORDS. UNFORTUNATELY HE PUT HIS STICKER ON THE FRONT AND A SMALL NUMBER TAG ON THE END. THEY ARE ALL REMOVABLE WITH LIGHTER FLUID AND A LITTLE PATIENCE. I REMOVED THE STICKERS FROM THE FIRST 2 SETS WITH NO DAMAGE. E-MAIL ME FOR ADVICE ON THIS.
THE ONE PAGE LETTER FROM FRANKLIN MINT THAT WAS SENT WITH EACH BOX SET IS NEATLY TAPED TO THE INSIDE OF THE BOX SET COVER.
I HAVE BEEN DEALING IN COLLECTABLE RECORDS FOR 25 YEARS AND I TRY TO BE HONEST AND COMPLETE IN MY DESCRIPTIONS AND GRADING.
GOOD LUCK R.T.
