GEORGES ARVANITAS ART TAYLOR DOUG WATKINS PRETORIA NM
$
586
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RECORDED SEPTEMBER 10, 1958 IN PARIS. ONE OF THE FINEST DOUG WATKINS OUTINGS EVER! GEORGES IS A REVELATION AND A.T. REMAINS JUST HIMSELF. A BEAUTIFUL COLLECTION FEATURING DOUG IN "WHAT"S NEW" AND "SOFTLY AS IN THE MORNING SUNRISE" AND A.T. IN "A NIGHT IN TUNISIA" AND "OUR DELIGHT". THE POWELL ORIENTED GEORGES IN "CELIA". PLUS TWO COLLECTIVE BLUES "THREE A.M." AND "T.W.A.". HARD TO FIND IN ANY SHAPE.
MY 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.
VINYL: NM (I PLAYGRADED THIS ONE TO CHECK A SURFACE MARK OF 1 CENTIMETRE: IT IS NOT AUDIBLE. THE AUDIO AND VISUAL QUALITY IS BEAUTIFUL)
COVER: N-. THE FULLY LAMINATED FLIP OVER COVER IS IN ALMOST NEW SHAPE. NO WRITING ON THE BACK OR FRONT, NO STICKERS. MINOR WRINKLES ON 2 CORNERS, BOTTOM RIGHT AND LEFT. ALL THE SEAMS ARE SHARP, BUT FOR A 1" SPLIT OF THE SPINE SEAM.
LABELS ARE CLEAN
SEE MY OTHER BOP AND EUROJAZZ OFFERINGS NOW FOR SALE.
BID WITH CONFIDENCE, IF NOT SATISFIED, A FULL RETURN IS GUARANTEED, NO QUESTIONS ASKED. FOR SHIPMENT RATES AND PAYMENT OPTIONS SEE UNDER "SELLER'S PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS" HEREUNDER.
On Oct-05-07 at 09:58:12 PDT, seller added the following information:correction: read S/H at BUYER'S risk
On Oct-06-07 at 10:13:54 PDT, seller added the following information:Needless to add that this record is the authentic French album issued in Paris around 1958/59