HANK MOBLEY BLUE NOTE 1550 ORIG, NY 23, DG, 9M, FLAT EDGE, P/EAR

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UP FOR AUCTION IS A CLASSIC ALBUM LED BY HANK MOBLEY TITLED "HANK MOBLEY QUARTET" RECORDED ON BLUE NOTE RECORDS.  THIS IS AN ORIGINAL MONO PRESSING HAVING THE BLUE/WHITE 47 WEST 63rd NEW YORK 23 LABELS, FLAT EDGE PRESSING, EAR/”P”, RVG, AND 9M IN TRAIL-OFF AREA, DG BOTH SIDES, LONG PLAYING MICROGROOVE, BLP-1550.

RECORD CONDITION

THE RECORD IS IN VG+/VG+ (VISUAL GRADE) CONDITION.  VINYL HAS SOME INTERNAL LITE LINES/MOTTLING IN AREAS.  BOTH LABELS ARE IN NICE SHAPE.  VINYL HAS A NICE SHINE.  BOTH SIDES HAVE MOSTLY JUST SOME SHORT LITE THIN NON-FEELABLE SCRATCHES, SCUFFS AND SOME PAPER SLEEVE HAIRLINES.  OVERALL THE RECORD PLAYS HAVING SOME CONSISTENT LITE BACKGROUND SURFACE NOISE DURING THE QUIETER MOMENTS/INDIVIDUAL SOLO’S.  DURING THE LOUDER MOMENTS, WHEN EVERYONE IS PLAYING, IT SOUNDS BETTER.  SIDE ONE – 1st TUNE HAS THREE LITE TICKS, 2nd TUNE HAS NO TICKS, 3rd TUNE HAS TWENTY LITE TICKS.  SIDE TWO – 1st TUNE HAS NO TICKS, 2nd TUNE HAS A COUPLE OF LITE TICKS AT THE END, THE 3rd TUNE HAS FIVE LITE TICKS AT THE BEGINNING.  

COVER CONDITION

THE ORIGINAL NEW YORK 23 COVER IS VG+.  THE FRONT HAS A BEAUTIFUL GLOSS WITH MINIMAL FOXING, THE BACK SIDE HAS LITE FOXING WITH SOME LIGHT BROWNING/AGEING AROUND THE EDGES AND A SMALL “Q” BLACK INK STAMP AT UPPER RIGHT-HAND AREA.  UPPER SEAM IS SOLID WITH NO SPLITS, NO CRACKS OR CHIPS, THE SPINE SEAM HAS A TWO INCH LONG PAPER TEAR BUT NO CRACKS OR SPLITS, THE LOWER SEAM HAS A FOUR INCH SPLIT FROM THE OPENING EDGE, NO CHIPS OR CRACKS. THREE OF THE FOUR CORNERS HAVE MINOR WEAR.  NO STAMPS, NO WRITING, NO PAPER TEARS, NO STAINS.

ALL RECORDS HAVE BEEN CLEANED USING A VPI RECORD CLEANING MACHINE WITH VPI RECORD CLEANING FLUID.

PAYMENT

PAYMENT WILL BE PER EBAY PAYMENT POLICY. PAYMENT IS EXPECTED WITHIN 4 DAYS AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE AUCTION.

SHIPPING

THE SHIPPING COST IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BUYER AND CAN BE ESTIMATED BY REQUEST DURING THE AUCTION OR IT WILL BE DETERMINED AFTER THE AUCTION HAS ENDED.  DISREGARD THE $3.80 MEDIA MAIL SHIPPING COST LISTED IN THE AUCTION AS THAT IS NOT REALISTIC FOR ALL LOCATIONS/COUNTRIES I SHIP TO.  PLEASE DO NOT PAY UNTIL YOU RECEIVE MY INVOICE WITH THE TOTAL COST.

I SHIP WORLDWIDE, RECORDS TO BE SHIPPED OVERSEAS WITH A VALUE OVER $75 USD MUST BE SENT USING REGISTERED MAIL WHICH TYPICALLY ADDS TO THE COST OF SHIPPING BY $17 OR MORE.

RECORD PACKAGING

THE RECORD WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE/COVER.  ALL RECORDS WILL BE SHIPPED IN A STURDY CARDBOARD RECORD MAILER BOX WITH CARDBOARD INSERTS ON EACH SIDE OF THE RECORD/COVER TO HELP REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE DURING SHIPPING. 

SATISFACTION GUARANTEE & RETURN POLICY

I PROVIDE A "SATISFACTION GUARANTEED" OR YOUR MONEY BACK POLICY, LESS RETURN SHIPPING, IF YOU ARE NOT FULLY SATISFIED WITH THE RECORD.  RECORD MUST BE RETURNED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIPT.  ONCE RECEIVED AND IN THE SAME CONDITION AS SENT A REFUND WILL BE GIVEN AS MONEY BACK.

THANKS FOR LOOKING AND GOOD LUCK!