HANK MOBLEY QUARTET BLUE NOTE 5066 ORIG. 767 LEX., FLAT, EAR/P, DG, RVG, GREAT

$

1,625

UP FOR AUCTION IS A RARE AND CLASSIC ALBUM LED BY HANK MOBLEY TITLED "HANK MOBLEY QUARTET" RECORDED ON BLUE NOTE RECORDS. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 10 INCH MONO FLAT EDGE PRESSING, BLUE & WHITE 767 LEXINGTON AVE. NEW YORK CITY DEEP GROOVE LABELS, HAVING THE ETCHED RVG AND 9M, AND EAR/P MARK STAMPED IN THE TRAIL-OFF AREA ON EACH SIDE, LONG PLAYING MICROGROOVE, BLP-5066.

RECORD CONDITION

THE RECORD IS IN VG+/VG+ CONDITION (VISUALLY GRADED), THE VINYL HAS A NICE SHINY LUSTER.  BOTH SIDES HAVE SOME LIGHT THIN NON-FEELABLE SCRATCHES, A COUPLE OF NON-FEELABLE SCUFFS, AND SOME THIN NON-FEELABLE PAPER SLEEVE HAIRLINES.  THE RECORD HAS SOME LIGHT PAPER/STORAGE MARKS AND LINES/MOTTLING IN THE VINYL WHICH DOES NOT AFFECT PLAY.  BOTH LABELS ARE IN NICE CONDITION.  I PLAYED THE RECORD AND ON SIDE 1 AND THE 1ST TUNES PLAYED FINE, THE 2ND TUNE I HEARD SOME LIGHT SURFACE NOISE DURING THE SAX SOLO, THE 3RD TUNE PLAYS NICELY, HAVING MINIMAL BACKGROUND SURFACE NOISE.  ON SIDE 2 THE 1ST TUNE PLAYS NICELY WITH SOME LIGHT BACKGROUND SURFACE NOISE AT THE END OF THE TUNE, THE 2ND TUNE PLAYS WITH SOME LIGHT BACKGROUND SURFACE NOISE FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS, THEN GOES AWAY, THE 3RD TUNE PLAYS WITH MINIMAL SURFACE NOISE.  OVERALL I HEARD NO LOUD TICKS OR POPS, AND MOST TUNES PLAY WITH MINIMAL BACKGROUND SURFACE NOISE. 

COVER CONDITION

THE ORIGINAL COVER, WITHOUT AN ADDRESS ON THE BACKSIDE, BUT HAVING LINER NOTES BY EUGENE ST. JEAN, IS IN VG+ CONDITION, THE FRONT STILL HAS A NICE GLOSS BUT THERE IS SOME SURFACE FOXING.  THE BACKSIDE HAS LIGHT SURFACE WEAR/AGEING/BROWNING.  ALL SEAMS ARE SOLID HAVING NO CRACKS, NO CHIPS, NO SPLITS, JUST SOME WEAR NEAR EACH CORNER.  ALL CORNERS HAVE SOME WEAR/ROUNDING/DOG EAR.  NO STAMPS, NO WRITING, NO TAGS, NO STICKERS, NO CRACKS, NO SPLITS.

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

PAYMENT

PAYMENT WILL BE VIA EBAY. 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.  I COMBINE THE SHIPPING COST FOR MULTIPLE ITEMS/RECORDS.  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 $16 MORE.

RECORD PACKAGING

THE RECORD WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE COVER.  ALL RECORDS WILL BE SHIPPED IN A STURDY RECORD MAILER CARDBOARD 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!