Hank Mobley Soul Station – Blue Note BLP 4031 – Original Mono DG EAR – EXC-

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621

Soul Station

Hank Mobley

1960

Label : Blue Note

BLP 4031

Original MONO 1st pressing :

--- Label (both sides) : BLUE NOTE RECORDS INC. 47 WEST 63rd. NYC ; Deep Groove ; RVG stamped ; Ear stamped.

--- Cover (address) : BLUE NOTE RECORDS INC., 43 West 61st St., New York 23

RECORD GRADING (see photos) :

This is an original 1st press copy in pretty nice condition !

Cover : VG(-)

--- Front is solid VG- (very close to VG) : slight surface traces ; few small/slight surface marks.

--- Back is VG : some slight surface traces ; few small tears at top right ; 2 small BIEM stamps at top right.

--- Slices are VG- : 3 slices are VG with few surface marks (NO splits) ; Left slice is G with some surface marks + slightly split in the middle (2,5 inches).

--- Corners are VG/VG- : some wear marks.

--- Original inner sleeve : YES

Acceptable condition !

Audio : EXC- (VG)

Strong VG the sound quality is superb and impressive !

SIDE 1 (details) :

--- Track 1 is EXC- (strong VG) : NO skips ; NO clicks ; NO distortions ; A couple of very small tics ; Some very small cracklings (discrete).

--- Track 2 : EXC- (VG) : NO skips ; NO distortions ; 1 very small repetitive click during 50 seconds ; A couple of very small tics ; Some very small cracklings (discrete).

--- Track 3 : EXC- (strong VG) : NO skips ; NO clicks ; NO distortions ; A couple of very small tics ; Some very small cracklings (discrete).

SIDE 2 (details) :

--- Track 1 : EXC- (strong VG) : NO skips ; NO clicks ; NO distortions ; A couple of very small tics ; Some very small cracklings (discrete).

--- Track 2 : EXC- (strong VG) : NO skips ; NO clicks ; NO distortions ; A couple of very small tics ; Some very small cracklings (discrete).

--- Track 3 : EXC- (strong VG) : NO skips ; NO clicks ; NO distortions ; A couple of very small tics ; Some very small cracklings (discrete).

Nice condition !

Visual : EXC- (VG)

Strong VG the vinyl is visually nice !

This copy was probably played few times with care.

NO scratches ; NO feelable marks.

2 slight hairlines (NON feelable) on each side visible under light.

Few very small surface marks (NON feelable) visible under light.

Some very slight scuffs (NON feelable) visible under light.

Some very slight surface traces (NON feelable) visible under light.

Nice luster.

Nice condition !

Label : super clean !

Visually beautiful on both sides.

Just a couple of extremely small/slight spindle marks barely visible under light.

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